Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 7:18 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: You cannot have oil drilling off-shore without without accidents, spills and likely occasional disastrous consequences. Ditto for nuclear. * ** List info, subscripti

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 7:18 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I know he was, and personally I disagreed with that political decision. I thought such a wide open proposition was a recipe for looming disaster, and so did many others, including, as you point out, at least some conservatives. He threw hi

[CGUYS] A New Age of Enlightenment

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
http://www.appleinsider.com/print/10/04/30/kraft_foods_adds_new_support_for_employees_choosing_macs.html "Following the general trend away from top-down, centralized corporate computing monoculture, Kraft Foods has initiated a "Bring Your Own Computer" program for its employees, providing new

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-01 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 1:19 PM, tjpa wrote: Back in the 18th century it was possible to be proud to be a Virginian. These days all we can be thankful for is that we are not Arizona. Though some of us aspire to that too Another example... http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9022692

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-01 Thread tjpa
On Apr 30, 2010, at 4:30 PM, mike wrote: http://gizmodo.com/5528388/scosche-takes-a-crack-at-a-dashboard-ipad-mount-%5Bupdated%5D Almost cool enough to convince me to buy a car. * ** List info, subscription management, l

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-01 Thread tjpa
On Apr 30, 2010, at 1:01 PM, Jeff Miles wrote: I hate being stuck in the middle. I have to agree with you Mike. I'm a stanch liberal, but also a strong advocate of toting guns. For those who think guns kill people and not people kill people, by that logic we should ban cars. We should also b

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-01 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 5:52 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote: Don't be ashamed of being a Virginian, Tom, here's a nice warm bowl of grits and some frizzled ham for you, along with some Jeffersonian democracy. Back in the 18th century it was possible to be proud to be a Virginian. These days all we can b

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-01 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 12:39 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Also statistics can be misleading. Statistics can be misused or misinterpreted, but they are never misleading. They just are what they are. * ** List info, sub

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-05-01 Thread tjpa
On Apr 30, 2010, at 2:21 PM, Jeff Miles wrote: Can't you just tape them together and put them in a player piano? Great idea. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-29 Thread tjpa
On Apr 29, 2010, at 6:43 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote: Why did I think you lived in VA? I do. Wanna see my collection of assault weapons and cruise missiles? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, priv

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-29 Thread tjpa
On Apr 29, 2010, at 8:00 PM, Robert Carroll wrote: I still have some important punch cards. Most of them are in the right order. Me too. And several cartons unused. What am I offered for 2000 cards in pristine condition? ***

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-29 Thread tjpa
On Apr 29, 2010, at 6:36 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: I believe that statistics show that the suicide rate increases the higher density the population. That's reported suicides. When nobody notices it doesn't get reported. The sun just bleaches your bones.

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-29 Thread tjpa
On Apr 29, 2010, at 12:56 PM, mike wrote: That's why the murder rate in DC is one of the highest in the country. Places where people walk around with guns is safer than those places who don't. Towns with pop 10 usually do have lower murder rates, prolly have higher suicide rates though. Wh

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-29 Thread tjpa
On Apr 29, 2010, at 2:33 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: None of this whole affair is devoid of wrongness, in my humble opinion. I think it was wrongheaded for an Apple Corp. insider to take a highly secretive prototype iPhone into an establishment well known for being a watering hole that caters

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-29 Thread tjpa
On Apr 29, 2010, at 11:23 AM, David K Watson wrote: Whether the police were within the law in executing their warrant is a matter of dispute, but even if being a blogger makes Jason Chen a journalist, there is already some legal precedent that shield laws can't be used to enable journalists to hi

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-29 Thread tjpa
On Apr 29, 2010, at 5:06 AM, Jeff Miles wrote: And how is this different then today? When I call in a crime I just get a case number for the insurance company. You must have a bunch of tea baggers running your city council. ***

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-29 Thread tjpa
On Apr 29, 2010, at 8:56 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Additionally, it was at first denied by the San Mateo Police that Apple ever had any hand in the raid and search of the premises in question. We now know that to have been untrue, and a silly thing for the authorities to have said in the fi

[CGUYS] Palm Does About as Well as It Could

2010-04-28 Thread tjpa
Wow! This is an interesting change of fortune and hopefully a new lease on life for Palm. The only question is whether HP has recovered enough from the dark days of Carlie's rule to pull off a project that takes serious engineering. I don't know. I have not been watching HP that closely of

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-28 Thread tjpa
On Apr 28, 2010, at 9:54 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: You tend to be so predictable Tom. I sure am. Those old tablets Moses was carrying still have some meaning to me. * ** List info, subscription management, list rule

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-28 Thread tjpa
On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:49 PM, mike wrote: Sounds like you read half of Jason Calacanis's breakdown where he said everyone involved including Apple were d#$ks. I bet that if we were to come over to your house and help ourselves to your belongings you would be singing a tune similar to Apple.

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-28 Thread tjpa
On Apr 28, 2010, at 3:25 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: However, it is my position that they brought this upon themselves either through intent or through foolishness. In either case, they should shoulder the blame themselves in this instance instead of lashing out at others by causing the power

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-28 Thread tjpa
On Apr 28, 2010, at 11:51 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I also think that Apple was also silly to let something super-secretive be taken out in public. Unless, of course, what essentially transpired is what they wanted to have happen. Releasing new products without field testing is not a good

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-27 Thread tjpa
On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:49 PM, mike wrote: Hardly see that, considering the tactics Apple has used in the past if they were any other company they'd be lambasted in the press. I'm sure somehow they will come out squeaky on this one too. If this were MS we'd be hearing the caterwauling till

Re: [CGUYS] McAfee vs. MS Security Essentials

2010-04-27 Thread tjpa
On Apr 26, 2010, at 11:44 PM, Alvin Auerbach wrote: Which is best for Windows 7: Run McAfee, run MS Security essentials, or run both? Did not MS assure us that this time they got the security thing right? Why should you be running any AV software at all? **

Re: [CGUYS] 2 ques: disposing of reel to reel; pagemaker program

2010-04-26 Thread tjpa
On Apr 26, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Mother Geek wrote: I have an Ampex reel to reel tape player/radio/tuner/amp that needs to be disposed of as it is no longer worth my time or money to keep it running. I am trying to keep it out of the landfill, as least as much as possible. I am looking for sugg

Re: [CGUYS] ArsTechnica: Low-income states have highest broadband competition

2010-04-26 Thread tjpa
On Apr 25, 2010, at 11:54 PM, Roger D. Parish wrote: Interesting article. I like Ars because their reports typically look deeper than just the headline. "In more prosperous states where there are many users, and more wealth, this tended to attract the largest providers," the survey cont

[CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-25 Thread tjpa
http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-brief/49505-the-end-of-an-era-sony-officially-kills-floppy-disks I recently tossed several 1,000s of them. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy *

Re: [CGUYS] Seek advice about removing programs

2010-04-23 Thread tjpa
On Apr 23, 2010, at 11:42 AM, Michael S. Altus wrote: I want to remove unnecessary programs from my Windows XP computer. I use the computer mainly for writing in Word, web browsing, reading PDF files, and keeping track of numbers in QuattroPro. Many PCs come loaded with crapware and removin

Re: [CGUYS] McAfee antivirus program goes berserk, freezes PCs

2010-04-23 Thread tjpa
So I restored the missing svchost,exe file and restarted. All the many missing functions immediately started working again, but after about a minute the PC again announced that it was going to restart itself. The count down timer gave no option to cancel. After restart the PC was back broke

Re: [CGUYS] McAfee antivirus program goes berserk, freezes PCs

2010-04-22 Thread tjpa
On Apr 21, 2010, at 8:47 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: I knew there was a reason I did not use them. Me too. I didn't unpack my PC until just a few days ago. Running Mac only for 3 weeks was sure pleasant. This fiasco demonstrates a number of important truths... 1) Security as an afterthough

Re: [CGUYS] McAfee antivirus program goes berserk, freezes PCs

2010-04-21 Thread tjpa
On Apr 21, 2010, at 7:05 PM, mike wrote: There is this fix posted by mcafee. http://vil.nai.com/vil/5958_false.htm So McAfee blew away svchost.exe, which is the launcher for many services. That could account for the large number of things that stopped working. Replacing svchost.exe should c

Re: [CGUYS] McAfee antivirus program goes berserk, freezes PCs

2010-04-21 Thread tjpa
On Apr 21, 2010, at 7:00 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: Any way to do a restore to a previously know good point? That service is broken too. McAfee picked a very critical file to delete. * ** List info, subscription mana

[CGUYS] McAfee antivirus program goes berserk, freezes PCs

2010-04-21 Thread tjpa
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hADm2LTOJUNBSPziYG0KGH7jTUVwD9F7M9HG1 I spent several hours troubleshooting this one before the news got out. Looks like it blew away a good chunk of the Registry. The computer had no Task Bar or Start button. Desktop icons could not be moved.

Re: [CGUYS] Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

2010-04-17 Thread tjpa
Despite the gripes, many people are wiseing up to realize that the don't need to pay $1000+ per year to watch TV. "Nearly 800,000 U.S. TV households cut the cord" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100413/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc1598 *

Re: [CGUYS] iPad exceed radiation limits

2010-04-17 Thread tjpa
On Apr 16, 2010, at 10:34 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: The iPad, as currently configured, exceeds the RF radiation limits for most European countries and for Israel. Israel is already banning them from sale there and will not allow them to be brought into the country by travelers. Actually s

[CGUYS] Printing from iPad

2010-04-15 Thread tjpa
A fantastic workaround that lets you print directly from your iPad. No major modifications needed. http://www.pcworld.com/zoom?id=194341&page=1&zoomIdx=1 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, priv

Re: [CGUYS] Where to buy XP computer?

2010-04-15 Thread tjpa
On Apr 15, 2010, at 7:02 PM, Richard P. wrote: It looks like the only Microsoft computer's being advertised are the Windows 7, 64 bit version. Hardly, get one of these for $150. It even comes with XP installed. http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Dell-Optiplex-GX270-2.4-GHz-Desktop-XP-Pro-Co

Re: [CGUYS] Where to buy XP computer?

2010-04-15 Thread tjpa
On Apr 15, 2010, at 7:02 PM, Richard P. wrote: A senior friend went out to a local electronics store and bought a new Dell, 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium computer to replace his old XP which has a failing hard drive. Unfortunately, the only program that he has that will run on the new computer is

Re: [CGUYS] Is USB 3 Dead?

2010-04-15 Thread tjpa
On Apr 15, 2010, at 2:56 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: So, how would a device attached to such an interface be able to receive DC power by way of the fiber optic connection? Surprise! The cable also contains copper. * **

[CGUYS] Is USB 3 Dead?

2010-04-15 Thread tjpa
An interesting end to the FireWire vs. USB battle that once raged here -- all was for naught... http://blogs.computerworld.com/15932/intel_knifes_usb_3_0_baby_super_speed_to_light_peak * ** List info, subscription manage

[CGUYS] Ruling all but ensures net neutrality

2010-04-15 Thread tjpa
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175141/Dead_Hardly._Ruling_all_but_ensures_net_neutrality?source=CTWNLE_nlt_wsmgnt_2010-04-15 "the passage of net neutrality is a foregone conclusion" * ** List info, subscription ma

Re: [CGUYS] NEF plugin for Irfanview

2010-04-14 Thread tjpa
On Apr 14, 2010, at 3:19 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Why use an ever-changing format when you can use a reliable universal standard like TIFF or the largest JPEG. With basic SLR and darkroom, and scanner, or digital camera and Photoshop, I can get whatever kind of image I want and not have to worry

Re: [CGUYS] NEF plugin for Irfanview

2010-04-14 Thread tjpa
On Apr 14, 2010, at 4:35 PM, chad evans wyatt wrote: http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/33769/with-the-push-of-the-ipad-a-photograph-goes-global/ Great story. Nice to read about people working cooperatively with a happy result for all. ***

Re: [CGUYS] Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

2010-04-13 Thread tjpa
On Apr 13, 2010, at 12:24 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps Mr. Parish is going to bop you in the nose for such a response. The report is rich with useful information, but you have to read it. What a hardship! *

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

2010-04-07 Thread tjpa
On Apr 7, 2010, at 12:52 PM, Steve at Verizon wrote: I thought the court's ruling stated that Congress authorized the FCC to regulate only Telecommunications. If Congress wishes for the FCC to regulate Broadband, then it should do so. Hence Comcast, not a Telecommunications company, but a Br

Re: [CGUYS] Why I won't buy an Ipad...

2010-04-07 Thread tjpa
He is making a common mistake. He thinks the iPad is a computer when it really is a very powerful phone. On Apr 7, 2010, at 11:54 AM, mike wrote: Cory Doctorow is getting some heat among the mac faithful for this one. Interesting read, two excerpts for your pleasure. * clearly there's a lot

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-05 Thread tjpa
On Apr 5, 2010, at 8:17 PM, David D Odell wrote: Why? It's not like they have to keep refilling the line more often. Hey! Be careful. With Verizon cutting back on new construction Eric will soon be depending on management thinking annual refills are essential. ***

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-04 Thread tjpa
On Apr 4, 2010, at 2:52 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Only things you have to fight off are Teapartiers and termites. What's the difference? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** *

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-04 Thread tjpa
On Apr 4, 2010, at 11:44 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I guess you know that only about half of the public in the United States, and perhaps even less than that, agrees with you. Stop reading those Fox News push polls. *

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-04 Thread tjpa
On Apr 4, 2010, at 6:49 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: In many places you can get 1Mbps for 1 euro. Here it's insanely higher, and not available many places, especially nowhere like here. Just keep repeating the neocon mantra: we are the USA, the best of all possible countries. Love it or leave it.

Re: [CGUYS] My download speed

2010-04-04 Thread tjpa
On Apr 4, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote: Not really. Most of the traffic is server to client, not vice-versa. But when I want it I want it. I think your analysis is based on some dated notions of what people do on the Internet. When I upload photos to Flickr or video to YouTube I'm

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

2010-04-04 Thread tjpa
On Apr 4, 2010, at 2:37 PM, mike wrote: Kinda long for our list, but seemed short enough to post here in full. A good editorial about why the Apple family of pods don't multitask. Makes good sense. Thank you for posting. *

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-03 Thread tjpa
On Apr 3, 2010, at 4:12 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote: The speeds on the map are somewhat misleading. The FCC says that anything over 768 kBPS qualifies as "broadband." Nothing in that says anything about symmetric or asymmetic (and they are setting the bar too low). So things in the USA are really

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-03 Thread tjpa
On Apr 3, 2010, at 1:45 PM, mike wrote: The day must end in Y, Tom is blaming the neomicrosofticons again. And the neomicrosofticons continue to insist that our slow connections are just fine and that any news of better service in other countries must be some statistical aberration. The onl

Re: [CGUYS] iPad's in cars

2010-04-03 Thread tjpa
On Apr 3, 2010, at 12:33 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I see that at least one car maker, Hyundai, is already going to include an iPad as an accessory to at least one of their models It solves a big problem for car makers by letting them add many computerized features to the car without havi

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-03 Thread tjpa
On Apr 3, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Steve at Verizon wrote: Technically Canada has a low population density when you divide its population by the size of the country. However, it is highly concentrated. Over three quarters of its population lives within 90 miles of the US border. Also see this map

Re: [CGUYS] It's an app world, and it could swallow all computing

2010-04-01 Thread tjpa
On Apr 1, 2010, at 9:30 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Look at grocery stores. Increasingly, they want us to use their digital checkout systems as opposed to actually wanting to give a person a job as a cashier. I will avoid those job killing devices any time I can. I was getting a bit miffed

Re: [CGUYS] It's an app world, and it could swallow all computing

2010-04-01 Thread tjpa
On Apr 1, 2010, at 7:23 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Not a chance. Do you actually think that it would be preferable for workers in close proximity to one another to use phones to communicate with one another as opposed to merely speaking to each other? That is the stuff of teenage lifestyles

Re: [CGUYS] Cellphone choices [WAS It's an app world, and it could swallow all computing}

2010-04-01 Thread tjpa
On Apr 1, 2010, at 7:07 AM, MrMike6by9 wrote: There are very strong hints that a new iPhone will be released before the end of the year that will be Verizon compatible. We all know that someday this will happen. It is about as informed as predicting a sunrise. *

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Runs Out of iPads

2010-04-01 Thread tjpa
On Apr 1, 2010, at 10:45 AM, mike wrote: A fairly concise list of pos/negs found in major reviews of the ipad from the mac fan bois set of reviewers. Most aspects seem to cover what was already covered here Can't trust those folks at PC Magazine. They are always running down PCs and boos

Re: [CGUYS] Replacement large format scanner

2010-04-01 Thread tjpa
I have been using DC Freecycle to get rid of surplus stuff. So far I have always gotten several takers within 10 minutes of posting and pick up within a few hours. This saves me the trouble of getting rid of the junk and eliminates the unhappiness of discarding something that is still usefu

Re: [CGUYS] domain value

2010-04-01 Thread tjpa
On Mar 31, 2010, at 2:40 PM, gerald slawecki wrote: i own a domain site ppiusa.com, that i no longer use. someone seems to be interested in purchasing it, and has asked how much i want for it. how do i go about determining value? anyone have a feeling for value? i did not consider it to

[CGUYS] It's an app world, and it could swallow all computing

2010-03-31 Thread tjpa
This is a good illustration of the point I was trying to make. The times they are a changing... "The sea change here is that people are gradually moving away from spending time with TV and computers to their mobile devices and that mobile time is increasingly less about talking and all abou

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 21 Mar 2010 to 22 Mar 2010 (#2010-38)

2010-03-24 Thread tjpa
On Mar 24, 2010, at 5:10 PM, chad evans wyatt wrote: Seems to me that Mike is owed a considered reply on this. As soon as Mike can turn up even ONE real OS X virus. Until then he is a raving lunatic. It is like listening to the wing nuts in Congress raving about health care.

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 21 Mar 2010 to 22 Mar 2010 (#2010-38)

2010-03-24 Thread tjpa
On Mar 24, 2010, at 11:35 AM, mike wrote: Tom can say anything he wants about people he doesn't know, his ideology will win out for him every time. Mike is once again completely unresponsive, unable to cogitate a relevant reply of any kind. He sits slack jawed at his computer. A bit of dr

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 21 Mar 2010 to 22 Mar 2010 (#2010-38)

2010-03-24 Thread tjpa
On Mar 24, 2010, at 2:07 AM, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote: Uhhh, in the past, the Mac marketplace was much smaller, the likelihood of finding a Mac to infect was equally likely small. If there was three chances in a hundred systems of infecting a computer, would aim for the three systems? Mac OS 9

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 21 Mar 2010 to 22 Mar 2010 (#2010-38)

2010-03-23 Thread tjpa
On Mar 23, 2010, at 2:48 PM, mike wrote: Yeah I covered that too in the past. I'm not arguing you are not safer on a mac, I'm arguing the same thing Miller is verifying, macs are safer because they are such a small portion of the market and the hackers don't spend time going after them, no

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-22 Thread tjpa
JK on UB... Taking the lead on broadband http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_14725748?source=most_emailed "Internet access is a powerful economic equalizer. Expanding high speed Internet access will create jobs and improve educational opportunities in our libraries and community colleges across

Re: [CGUYS] Apple security and Charlie Miller

2010-03-22 Thread tjpa
On Mar 21, 2010, at 9:27 PM, mike wrote: That's the point...it's about being intellectually honest. Macs aren't safer because they have magic code That's just silly. Coding a secure OS is not magic. It is hard work. The creators of BSD and OS X did the hard work. The creators of Windows

Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

2010-03-21 Thread tjpa
On Mar 21, 2010, at 5:53 PM, mike wrote: People make the same argument for extended warranties, completely a waste of money for people who have bought them...unless they needed one. I'm not advocating either one, extended warranties or buying online, but for those who have been burned it's

Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

2010-03-21 Thread tjpa
On Mar 21, 2010, at 7:45 PM, betty wrote: You'll see why you might want to spend more if the TV arrives broken, left on your doorstep, and you either can't return it or have to jump through hoops to get an RMA. Yes there are good online retailers and delivery services, but you take a ig chan

Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

2010-03-21 Thread tjpa
On Mar 21, 2010, at 4:06 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Buy locally, even from a big box store. Costco is OK; Sears has good sales; Beast Buy sometimes has good sales; Fry's too; avoid Walmart. DON'T BUY ONLINE OR HAVE IT SHIPPED!! That is unless you can be home to accept it AND have the delivery truck

Re: [CGUYS] Apple security and Charlie Miller

2010-03-21 Thread tjpa
On Mar 21, 2010, at 11:59 AM, mike wrote: There was no question in your last email...kinda hard to evade an answer when there is no question. I understand. Faith cannot be questioned. We just accept. All computer operating must be as buggy as Windows. It can not be any other way. ***

Re: [CGUYS] Apple security and Charlie Miller

2010-03-21 Thread tjpa
On Mar 21, 2010, at 10:43 AM, mike wrote: Yer right, guys who worked for the NSA doing computer security are probably know nothing hacks. You bet I'm right. And there you go with an evasive answer. * ** List info, subs

Re: [CGUYS] Apple security and Charlie Miller

2010-03-21 Thread tjpa
On Mar 19, 2010, at 11:37 AM, mike wrote: Charlie Miller, famous for taking down macs at the pwn2own contests says he is going to reveal no fewer than 20 zero day exploits in OS X at the next CanSecWest. WFBs take it as an article of faith that all computer operating systems must be as de

Re: [CGUYS] Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement EarthLink - Technology News

2010-03-19 Thread tjpa
On Mar 18, 2010, at 10:43 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Tom, Ms. Cyrus was speaking to her pubescent fans, most of whom spend far too much time socializing and whiling away their time on their various computers, which includes cell phones, and not enough time on what they need to be focused on.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement EarthLink - Technology News

2010-03-18 Thread tjpa
On Mar 18, 2010, at 8:01 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: stay away from the internet as much as is possible and most certainly do not anchor your lifestyle to it I repeat, some of you folks have a real problem dealing with change. You are ignoring that many new technologies that greatly simpli

Re: [CGUYS] Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement EarthLink - Technology News

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 9:29 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I believe that you have made an assumption that is incorrect. I use the G3 I have mentioned pretty much only to have Freehand available and to interface with my plotter/cutter. The good for you. The only other down side I can think of is

Re: [CGUYS] Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement EarthLink - Technology News

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 7:51 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: My G3 Mac desktop still runs great, and most importantly to me, it runs Freehand, an application that I just cannot really do without unless I want to spend a lot of money. Obsolete? Definitely. Useful? Absolutely. I think? I think I sh

Re: [CGUYS] Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement EarthLink - Technology News

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:33 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Quite possibly. What, may I ask, is the difference between the life of a product as opposed to the useful life of a product? The internet has made it a lot shorter. Today it is hard to compute in isolation. **

Re: [CGUYS] FreeHand [Was: Apple to charge $107 for iPad...]

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 12:12 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: I like FreeHand. I used Illustrator on and off since Illustrator 88. I hate it. It appears to be written by coders who know nothing about illustration or drawing. FreeHand [Altsys, Aldus] used so many of the metaphors that those of us who actuall

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 6:42 PM, mike wrote: I know Tom will come up with some Obama is God or something about right wing nuts or neomicrosofticon plot...but this is from the AP. Indeed...paying more out than they bring in. This assertion, while consistent with your totally nutty logic, isn't

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 6:15 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Glad to hear that Tom, problem is not many people live in your version of reality. Following your logic, since we will all be dead, we are dead. So we might as well step off the cliff now. Your thought process is just not a way to p

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 5:27 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Technically it is. I read a story this week, that stated that SS would start paying out more than it brought in. That is the definition of bankruptcy. It's that time travel thing again. They are not, but they will, therefore they ar

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Phone 7: Too Much Like the iPhone?

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 4:51 PM, mike wrote: Funny you never posted this when Palm did it...or Android...or Blackberry that copied push notification before Apple did it. That was way cool when Blackberry copied Apple before Apple even did it. No I don't think Apple has developed time travel ju

Re: [CGUYS] Is Verizon giving up on building out FIOS?

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 3:59 PM, rleesimon wrote: Isn't there something wrong here? The market has spoken. But don't fret. You will have no time for TV and Internet. We are raising your insurance rates so you'll need a second job to pay for it. ***

Re: [CGUYS] PDF creation application

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:43 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: WordPerfect is a far superior product to Word. WordPerfect was very late migrating to Windows and had very poor marketing. Thus MS already had the market share. And Word is "good enough" for 99% of the people, so they didn't consider trying

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:41 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Totally unfair criticism. No more unfair than what you wrote about government. This morning as I switched on NPR I was assaulted by an idiot screaming "Medicare is bankrupt, everything the government does is bankrupt." Maybe the g

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 16, 2010, at 7:33 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Everyone likes to interpret data to their advantage. This list has been full of it over the years. No. These days we have people who are shamelessly willing to invent their own reality. See today's NYT... The New Rove-Cheney Assaul

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 2:44 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: So that is why we had such a volatile conversation. I have no where to go, so I must make this situation work! That is part of what Vocation is about. Working where you are and doing the best possible job you can. No matter what. T

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:47 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: My wife and I had a very volatile discussion last night as she thinks it is unfair that I serve a group that does not see my worth or pay me accordingly and expect me to do all the work. Wives are generally very good at telling the em

Re: [CGUYS] noPad4me

2010-03-16 Thread tjpa
On Mar 15, 2010, at 9:05 PM, mike wrote: When do these new batteries get into laptops? Not for you PC boy! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, an

Re: [CGUYS] noPad4me

2010-03-16 Thread tjpa
On Mar 15, 2010, at 8:39 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: By not putting your refurbs on the secondary market you keep the price higher and control the market for your device. Sounds just like Apple Apple sells lots of refurbs, both at their store and through secondary retailers. What's you

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-16 Thread tjpa
On Mar 15, 2010, at 8:54 PM, mike wrote: Those environmental policies of leaving nice highly flammable dead wood and brush year after year really helped us get some good fires in. You comment shows that you do not understand the issue. One more thing you know little about. *

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-16 Thread tjpa
On Mar 15, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Tom most governmental positions that are not controlled by Civil Service law are filled with pols frat boys and sorority sisters. That happens when traitors and terrorists who hate government get elected. I have been through several s

Re: [CGUYS] Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement EarthLink - Technology News

2010-03-16 Thread tjpa
This is a non-issue. These batteries typically last longer that the useful life of the product. Apple typically picks up the cost for premature failures. This smarter design is also a very fair tradeoff for a slimmer, simpler device with a longer battery charge. That is a daily benefit. The

Re: [CGUYS] noPad4me

2010-03-15 Thread tjpa
On Mar 15, 2010, at 8:24 PM, rleesimon wrote: The apple offer to "replace" the ipad with another one if the battery doesn't hold a charge for $100 is a joke .so you get some refurb someone else slimed upon .why does everything else accommodate a battery change that you can get from china via

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-15 Thread tjpa
On Mar 15, 2010, at 6:36 PM, rleesimon wrote: Wing nuts want to provide broad band via those stinkin' ugly wires around all over the place. Finally, all that hardware gets jammed up with every neighbor downloadin' his daily dose of porn. The way to get broadband out is multivalent approach

Re: [CGUYS] RIM on the Brink

2010-03-15 Thread tjpa
On Mar 15, 2010, at 3:18 PM, mike wrote: Holding something the size of a poptart to your face to talk is one thing...holding something the size of a pan of lasagna is another. My iMac 27" is a heck of a lot larger than an iPad yet we find it is terrific for phone calls. No, I do not walk ar

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-15 Thread tjpa
On Mar 15, 2010, at 3:36 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Anyone want to talk about New Orleans and the aftermath of Katrina. (Problems essentially caused by fouled up Corps of Engineers projects.) If the wingnut propaganda were true, this would not have happened. The government would hav

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