Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Almost overkill. Does he need 16GB of flash drive? Walmart also sells them in 2-4-8-16 GB sizes. Well put together and solid. Stewart At 12:15 AM 11/2/2009, you wrote: I forgot to add this was a Sandisk flash drive. Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net Join my Mafia

Re: [CGUYS] Eudora 8, Beta 7

2009-11-02 Thread Marcio
-Original Message- From: Sue Cubic scu...@earthlink.net Sent: Nov 2, 2009 2:36 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Eudora 8, Beta 7 At 01:41 AM 11/2/2009 -0200, you wrote: Sue you can still download Eudora 7 from the site www.eudora.com. And if you have your

Re: [CGUYS] POP and MAPI...

2009-11-02 Thread Marcio
But I can access it from any place/computer... Marcio -Original Message- From: Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net Sent: Nov 2, 2009 2:56 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] POP and MAPI... earthlink. is pop. Stewart At 10:06 PM 11/1/2009, you

Re: [CGUYS] online storage

2009-11-02 Thread Tony B
Don't fall for this. The person claimed he needed to read his emails when he wasn't online. I pointed out the fallacy involved. Namely, that if he had a job that *really* required this, he could get cell coverage over most of the country. Of course, it turned out he really has no such need, and

Re: [CGUYS] POP and MAPI...

2009-11-02 Thread Jordan
Most internet services provide email that can be accessed from any computer, anywhere, called webmail. I think it's also safe to say that you have to go into your email services settings and change it to IMAP. It would not be IMAP by default. It is also my understanding that IMAP sort of

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Tony B
Yes, flash drives - or hard drives of any type - can and do fail suddenly and without warning. That's not a problem if you're just using them to transport files. And it shouldn't be a problem if you're doing regular backups to them, since you should be warned of failure when writing data. But do

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread David K Watson
I have washed and dried flash drives before, usually my son's when he left it in his pants and I didn't find it. I've also done the same with DS game cartridges. They've always survived the wash, but perhaps that is because we have a front loader, so they don't spend much time being completely

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread mike
35 bux is not a horrible price, if you look around at Newegg or Fry's you can find em under 30 with free shipping. I bought a couple of 8 gig microsdhc cards I use with my phone, they were ten bux a peice. On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, flash drives - or

Re: [CGUYS] online storage

2009-11-02 Thread mike
Not sure where you are looking, but there are 70 dollar unlimited data cell data plans out there, and 100 dollar unlimited everything plans. These plans have various ways of tethering to a laptop if you are looking for that. This can be extra cost, or something simply not denied by the carrier

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread David K Watson
Besides making sure that the drive is sturdy, another thing to consider is the protection for the USB tip. If the drive has a separate cap for the tip, it inevitably will get lost. Jeff should consider getting a drive with a USB tip that slides or folds out from a built-in cover. Another thing

[CGUYS] Apple fixes your wagon...and yours

2009-11-02 Thread mike
So Apple once again has 'fixed' iTunes so it will not work with palm pre at all. Whom does this help or hurt? It doesn't do a damn thing for paying apple customers...and for those who bought a pre, who may have considered a mac or ipod, they are now at odds with Apple over their purposely

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-11-02 Thread David K Watson
I had read that some android phones other than the Droid don't have the 256MB application limit. Perhaps it's just that they have more hardwired memory. I don't really buy your argument for memory expansion. With the iPod, you plug it into your computer and swap files between it and your

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-11-02 Thread mike
The android phones out now have a max onboard memory allotment of 512 megs. Half is for the OS etc and the other is for what you want to add. I never had an argument for for memory expansion, I only had how it is. Syncing your ipod with music and pictures is much easier then anything for

Re: [CGUYS] Apple fixes your wagon...and yours

2009-11-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Apple is defending its brand and its infrastructure from the other companies trying to make money on Mac OS (psyster, mostly) and from iTunes - other phone vendors. Apple made those investments and are trying to make sure competitors can't rip them off. Why do you expect Apple to share its

Re: [CGUYS] Apple fixes your wagon...and yours

2009-11-02 Thread mike
How is MSI making money off apple? How is palm making money being able to sync to itunes? How is Apple being ripped off? The money Apple might be losing aren't even pennies, but they are taking potential customers and going out of their way to make things hard to save those fractions of a cent.

Re: [CGUYS] Eudora 8, Beta 7

2009-11-02 Thread mike
Yes it does. On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Sue Cubic scu...@earthlink.net wrote: I haven't really searched, but does T'Bird have the colored labels? I use that feature in Eudora quite often. * ** List info,

[CGUYS] MAC security networking primer - suggestions?

2009-11-02 Thread johnleehol...@gmail.com
Question: Is there a newbie-friendly website that provides very good online advice on using Macs, especially regarding security and networking wireless and hard line? Story behind the question: A friend in a different city bought a Macbook Pro recently and has moved to an apartment where the

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Jordan
Costco also generally sells 8G drives and 4G flash drives in a 3 pack. I suggest going with one of those. A 16G flash drive is probably unnecessarily huge. Don't go to Wal-Mart. Jeff Miles wrote: I haven't really been paying attention to this thread, but now I think I should have. My son,

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread mike
Why? My first thought is you may have encountered name brand stuff that had not passed QC well enough to be sold at other retailers? I've never heard of this but could be..? Is a walmart sandisk different from a fry's electronics sandisk? I have a friend who bought some name brand jeans there

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I know there are certain prejudices out there, but the Sandisk drives I got at Walmart are the same. I get some of my stuff at Walmart as it is the local store. I have to drive 20 miles plus to get to an alternate store. (I did go to our local office supply store for some HP ink cartridges,

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 2:00 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Why? My first thought is you may have encountered name brand stuff that had not passed QC well enough to be sold at other retailers? I've never heard of this but could be..? Is a walmart sandisk different from a fry's

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Reid Katan
On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: Don't go to Wal-Mart. Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Why? Because WalMart is evil. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
There are definitely more evil things in this world to be wary of besides Walmart. Stewart At 05:29 PM 11/2/2009, you wrote: Don't go to Wal-Mart. Why? Because WalMart is evil. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Jeff Miles
I would change that to, there are definitely more evil things in this world to be wary of along with Walmart. Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net Join my Mafia http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/status_invite.php?from=550968726 On Nov 2, 2009, at 3:47 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: There

Re: [CGUYS] MAC security networking primer - suggestions?

2009-11-02 Thread tjpa
On Nov 2, 2009, at 1:39 PM, johnleehol...@gmail.com wrote: Question: Is there a newbie-friendly website that provides very good online advice on using Macs, especially regarding security and networking wireless and hard line? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1401

Re: [CGUYS] online storage

2009-11-02 Thread Sue Cubic
At 09:51 AM 11/2/2009 -0500, you wrote: Don't fall for this. The person claimed he needed to read his emails when he wasn't online. I pointed out the fallacy involved. Namely, that if he had a job that *really* required this, he could get cell coverage over most of the country. Of course, it

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: There are definitely more evil things in this world to be wary of besides Walmart. You mean like republicans and Microsoft? (-: At 05:29 PM 11/2/2009, you wrote: Don't go to Wal-Mart. Why? Because WalMart is evil.

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread mike
And dems and acorn. On Nov 2, 2009 5:26 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: There are definitely more evil things i... You mean like republicans and Microsoft? (-: At 05:29 PM 11/2/2009, you wrote: Don't go to Wal-Mart. Why?

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I was thinking more like Al Qida, Fascists, and anything along that line. Now for you religious ones, Satan always ranks up there in the top 10. Stewart At 06:28 PM 11/2/2009, you wrote: And dems and acorn. On Nov 2, 2009 5:26 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Quoting Rev. Stewart

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread mike
Rev sticks to the old standards. On Nov 2, 2009 5:39 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: I was thinking more like Al Qida, Fascists, and anything along that line. Now for you religious ones, Satan always ranks up there in the top 10. Stewart At 06:28 PM 11/2/2009, you

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Nothing wrong with that. Evil will always be with us. That is one of those things we live with. Many things can be called evil, but it just takes us away from the real evil in the world. Stewart At 06:42 PM 11/2/2009, you wrote: Rev sticks to the old standards. On Nov 2, 2009 5:39 PM,

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread tjpa
On Nov 2, 2009, at 6:47 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: There are definitely more evil things in this world to be wary of besides Walmart. Can you give us some examples? * ** List info, subscription management, list

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread mike
He did. On Nov 2, 2009 6:27 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 2, 2009, at 6:47 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: There are definitely more evil things i... Can you give us some examples? * ** List info, subscrip...

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread tjpa
On Nov 2, 2009, at 8:12 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Many things can be called evil, but it just takes us away from the real evil in the world. Or it could be that you just don't know much about the history of Walmart.

[CGUYS] Real Windows 7 Reviews Start to Appear

2009-11-02 Thread tjpa
New operating system adds a few cool features, but look, feel and performance are the same Windows 7 review: 'New' OS is just Vista with small changes http://gcn.com/articles/2009/10/26/gcn-lab-review-windows-7-vista-by-another-name.aspx Contrary to popular belief, W7 slows down netbook

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Tom I know a lot of history about a lot of things, but one of the things I have learned is that you need to know a lot more than modern history to be able to make any rational judgements on the nature of evil. Walmart and it's type will come and go along with the ebb and flow of things.

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread mike
Walmart concentration camps? The killing fields at walmart? On Nov 2, 2009 6:42 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 2, 2009, at 8:12 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Many things can be called evil, but it ... Or it could be that you just don't know much about the history of Walmart.

Re: [CGUYS] Real Windows 7 Reviews Start to Appear

2009-11-02 Thread mike
You should be since you claimed win7 was going to be horrible. I'll take self proclaimed MFB Leo laports review that win 7 ran faster on his netbooks and enjoyed it. Keep shootin, Tex On Nov 2, 2009 6:56 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: New operating system adds a few cool features, but look,

Re: [CGUYS] online storage

2009-11-02 Thread Marcio
Sue, we are in the same boat. Eudora 7 and Earthlink. I am using Earthlink webmail from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. And I use Eudora with a Brazilian e-mail provider... Both work great form me. But let me say that I had to change this group to earthlink because for some reason the Brazilian Terra

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-11-02 Thread b_s-wilk
Since Mike is so desperate to find out what the Droid can't do that the iPhone can, here's two: Because the Droid is built for Verizon's mostly CDMA network, you don't have simultaneous data and voice. So you can't for example do a web search for restaurants while making dinner plans with your

Re: [CGUYS] This brings me to another question...

2009-11-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Jawhol. Stewart At 09:13 PM 11/2/2009, you wrote: Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com escribió: I usually write in brazilian portuguese some e-mails. Here in Brazil we hace accents such as ´ ` ^ ~. When I write words with the accents they appear all garbled out... and also when I receive e-mail in

Re: [CGUYS] online storage

2009-11-02 Thread b_s-wilk
Don't fall for this. The person claimed he needed to read his emails when he wasn't online. I pointed out the fallacy involved. Namely, that if he had a job that *really* required this, he could get cell coverage over most of the country. Of course, it turned out he really has no such need, and

Re: [CGUYS] online storage

2009-11-02 Thread db
In WA state, unlimited calling and a data plan for an iPhone is $130/ mo. It's only $70 / mo where you are? db That's REALLY expensive. Our Internet and landline and mobile combined are less than $70, plus my husband's PAYGO is about $50 a year. Nobody needs to pay $150 a month for one