[CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-06 Thread Mike Sloane
NYTimes.com News Alert wrote: Breaking News Alert The New York Times Tue, April 06, 2010 -- 11:23 AM ET - Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-06 Thread David K Watson
Nice article, but I don't entirely buy it. First, just because the iPad has plenty of processing power and battery capacity and Apple may add more multitasking in a future OS release, this doesn't make a straw man out of Apple's argument that third party multitasking is a hamper to stability

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Nice article, but I don't entirely buy it. First, just because the iPad has plenty of processing power and battery capacity and Apple may add more multitasking in a future OS release, this doesn't make a straw man out of Apple's argument that third party multitasking is a hamper to stability

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-06 Thread Chris Dunford
... Apple's argument that third party multitasking is a hamper to stability ... Well, multitasking third-party apps certainly shouldn't be a hamper to the stability of a well-designed multitasking OS. (Now, before certain people get all bent out of shape because I'm saying that the iPad OS

Re: [CGUYS] Here I am again...in troubles.

2010-04-06 Thread Brian Jones
Careful there, Marcio! You are sure you are taking about a 'dual boot' and not 'windows XP mode', right? Windows XP mode will use the virtual machine software to share your network adapter with your XP mode virtual machine. It's quirky, but it works somewhat. Do NOT load an ethernet device

[CGUYS] workaround for safari blocking popups

2010-04-06 Thread Mother Geek
Do any of you know these sites: PithHelmet Privoxy as possibilities for blocking some popups and allowing others in Safari? I know there is the pulldown that one can toggle between off and on, but it does not always work. I am wondering if there is something else any of you are using? Or

Re: [CGUYS] Here I am again...in troubles.

2010-04-06 Thread Art Clemons
On 04/06/2010 04:00 PM, Brian Jones wrote: Careful there, Marcio! You are sure you are taking about a 'dual boot' and not 'windows XP mode', right? Windows XP mode will use the virtual machine software to share your network adapter with your XP mode virtual machine. It's quirky, but it

Re: [CGUYS] Twist in school spying scandal

2010-04-06 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
The head of the Lower Merion School District computer technology department is refusing to provide an affidavit explaining her role in the Harriton High School webcam spying caper. She is also attempting to avoid having to appear before the court in a hearing related to this case. Thus far,

Re: [CGUYS] Here I am again...in troubles.

2010-04-06 Thread Marcio
Thanks guys. I am now a little scared because the WIndows 7 is working fine and connects to my wireless network automatically. I am afraid to boot with XP because it may not connect automatically and I will then have to install the Linksys Wireless Driver for XP that is already working with the

Re: [CGUYS] Here I am again...in troubles.

2010-04-06 Thread Marcio
Thanks! I am scared because I donĀ“t want to mess what is working: WIndows 7 in the network... Will wait to get the courage to boot the XP... Marcio -Original Message- From: Brian Jones wjone...@carolina.rr.com Sent: Apr 6, 2010 5:00 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re:

Re: [CGUYS] Twist in school spying scandal

2010-04-06 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
To me that implies she is complicit. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 8:15 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: The head of the Lower Merion School District computer technology department is refusing to provide an affidavit explaining her role in the Harriton High School webcam spying

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Mike Sloane mikeslo...@verizon.net: A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks. I heard the tail end of this story on Market

Re: [CGUYS] Here I am again...in troubles.

2010-04-06 Thread Art Clemons
Marcio wrote: Thanks guys. I am now a little scared because the WIndows 7 is working fine and connects to my wireless network automatically. I am afraid to boot with XP because it may not connect automatically and I will then have to install the Linksys Wireless Driver for XP that is already

[CGUYS] Unknown Root Certificate in Firefox?

2010-04-06 Thread Art Clemons
Just when Firefox had released a new security update, this comes along. It is possible to disable the root certificate, although it's not really a good indication that the aforementioned certificate exists without anyone knowing or admitting knowledge about whom it belonged to.

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-06 Thread Eric S. Sande
I heard the tail end of this story on Market Place this afternoon. Then they said that Comcast's stock went *down*. What's up with that? It comes down to is an information service, as broadband is currently classified, regulable as a telecommunications service, which is the FCC's mandate. If