[CGUYS] Interesting Article

2009-10-28 Thread Mark A. Metz
Virtual ants designed to protect from other virtual invertebrates: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33509921/ns/technology_and_science-security/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** poli

Re: [CGUYS] Does the Press Hate M$?

2009-10-23 Thread Mark A. Metz
And to that point, perhaps the only substantive part of the article was the bit about the customer who bought a computer and suffered through a couple of hours of service that should have taken 15 minutes (according to the employee). The MS Stores will constantly be compared to Apple Stores an

Re: [CGUYS] Linux Mint

2009-10-22 Thread Mark A. Metz
Thanks for the info. on another distro to try. My hacker machines are an eMachines M6805 and a Powerbook G4. I downloaded and installed Linux Mint 'Gloria' Main (32-bit) and my first impression is it's like the description states. It's a wrapper around Ubuntu. It's very pretty and design or

[CGUYS] Super Wow!

2009-10-20 Thread Mark A. Metz
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Re: [CGUYS] Linux Mint

2009-10-19 Thread Mark A. Metz
This message seemed to have been eaten by Thunderbird on my MBP so I'll try again. Thanks for the info. on another distro to try. My hacker machines are an eMachines M6805 and a Powerbook G4. I downloaded and installed Linux Mint 'Gloria' Main (32-bit) and my first impression is it's like the

Re: [CGUYS] CORRECTION! Trapezoidal!!! Re: those hexagonal plugs

2009-10-18 Thread Mark A. Metz
You mean this kind of plug? http://www.meditronik.com.pl/doc/mini/usb-kabel-mini=foto=canon.jpg -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of Judy Cosler Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 1:00 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.C

Re: [CGUYS] Guide to blogging?

2009-09-18 Thread Mark A. Metz
There's plenty of information on-line. Here are a couple examples: http://www.becomeablogger.com/ http://www.masternewmedia.org/independent_publishing/blogging-how-to-blog/guide-to-publishing-first-blog-20071104.htm.htm -- From: "Ranbo" Sent: F

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-06 Thread Mark A. Metz
This discussion is on a subject outside my expertise, but I did receive a link to this video from one of my Science feeds (evolvingthoughts.net). I thought you all might enjoy it. http://brightcove.newscientist.com/services/player/bcpid2227271001?bctid=30583310001 Mark ***

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-31 Thread Mark A. Metz
What he means is: Leopard (10.5.X) will run on a Power PC (867MHz+ G4 or higher) or Intel Mac Snow Leopard (10.6.X) will only run on an Intel Mac (1GHz min.) I understand your confusion on the semantics and cat names, though. ; ) Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Same thing. The only Intel Mac'

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-28 Thread Mark A. Metz
What make/model of keyboard? Jeff Wright wrote: A client of mine got the 64-bit version of Windows Vista on his new computer and was no longer able to use his adaptive Keyboard (which by itself costs $395). I went to the website today and it still does not have 64-bit version. You'd thin

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-26 Thread Mark A. Metz
I'm not flailing here. I just don't understand and I'm not afraid to ask apparently ignorant questions. Keep in mind that I'm an experienced computer user, not a tech., so I don't quite understand the whole kernel level aspects of the discussed feature set. I have a Vista 64 machine that run

Re: [CGUYS] Sudden Mac OS X V4 Inefficiency

2009-08-26 Thread Mark A. Metz
Try renewing your DHCP lease, especially if the Windows machine is using the same DNS server(s). I'm on my iPhone so I can't give step- by-steps, but I think there is a button for this right in your network settings in System Preferences. You also may be able to renew by turning off and tu

Re: [CGUYS] How to access Documents & Settings folder in XP

2009-08-24 Thread Mark A. Metz
Ed, Give this a try. Take ownership of the folder. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421 Keep in mind which version of XP you are running to follow the instructions correctly. Ed Y wrote: I recently installed a new 750 Gig HD and installed XP pro. My old drive still contains information

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-07 Thread Mark A. Metz
If you have a choice, get a better scanner with real drivers. HP has awful drivers. If you can find a generic open source driver that works, use it. That's funny. I heard that same retort almost verbatim from someone before, a Mac person by the way. I'll take the Professional Mode scanner int

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Mark A. Metz
Thanks for the link to the article on the DC Bus iPhone app (Cavan any relation?). I use the Fairfax Connector so it doesn't help for me, but I'm sure it is advantageous for some. I used the commuterpages with my WM phone (free), but it doesn't seem to be supported for the iPhone (Yet?). As

Re: [CGUYS] Problem with Harddrive

2009-07-06 Thread Mark A. Metz
Hey Rev., You might try booting in Safe Mode > Properties for the drive > Security tab > Advanced > and take ownership of the drive and all it's subfolders. I'm no IT person, but I've had to do this with moved hard drives before. Later -- From:

Re: [CGUYS] Which MacBook Pro?

2009-05-22 Thread Mark A. Metz
Julie I've actually done a lot of foot work on this exact question for both platforms so I'll try to point you in the right direction. If your primary, power computing need for the MBP is Photoshop, I suggest you read this article: http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1247538 It

Re: [CGUYS] EMachines Recovery Disc cutoff date

2009-05-05 Thread Mark A. Metz
Sorry to hear about the complications with your eMachines computer. Take heart. I have an eMachines AMD 64 Athlon M6805 purchased in June 2004. It came with a recovery partition, but also included original XP sp1 disks, that I also still have. The computer was a great buy at the time and is