[CGUYS] Build from scratch [was: Switching, and why]

2009-07-21 Thread b_s-wilk
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Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-21 Thread b_s-wilk
From:t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com Do I get you right, you are saying that there is nowhere for Windows to go but down? An increasing number of people switching from PCs to Macs doesn't necessarily mean that Microsoft market share will decrease in the same proportion when you consider that

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-18 Thread b_s-wilk
John Hodgman and Justin Long are acting as computers. They're cartoon characters, especially Hodgman, as always. Never once did they claim to be real people--not actors, as did the actors pretending to be in real, unrehearsed situations, in the MS commercials. John Hodgman is pretty funny.

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-18 Thread b_s-wilk
stores, but it will innovate: semi-nude sales associates? Maybe I'll just go back to the beach. And find an Apple store to use as an internet café. Betty Not sure who you are responding to, but this isn't what we were talking about.. On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 7:43 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread b_s-wilk
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 9:03 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: I did. I switched at the time because of pricing mainly. I'm also more inclined to the pc side because the mac side is not for hobbyists in any way, I like taking apart my tower, putting in new parts, moving things,

[CGUYS] GMail Warning about Betty's Post

2009-07-18 Thread b_s-wilk
Richard P. richs...@gmail.com escribió: Betty, is that you or are you somebody else now??? Sometimes email programs are set to mark all foreign email as spam. My email is in Spain, some servers in the UK. The comment about semi-nude sales people in MS stores might have sent it your spam

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-17 Thread b_s-wilk
Only in the eyes to MS? Maybe you forgot those years worth of apple vs pc ads apple put out? I don't recall MS or pc users sputtering about with each one of those. Then after years, MS puts out an ad and the macheads go nutball over it. To apple they HAVE to be complimentary, but make no

Re: [CGUYS] Advertising for cell phones

2009-07-15 Thread b_s-wilk
I agree with all. Have you ever texted? I tried once and realized how stupid the concept was. Why not just call, and if they weren't available, leave a voice message? Text messaging is stupid. I'd never pay for it as a parent. I send text messages to my son all the time. When he can't talk on

Re: [CGUYS] silvery

2009-07-15 Thread b_s-wilk
People steal identities all the time. It does not require reading a passport rfid. Nor does reading a passport rfid make it any easier. It may be true in the future that muggers will carry rfid scanners. They may be small enough that they could be concealed in the clothing, and would

Re: [CGUYS] Annoying...so annoying....

2009-06-12 Thread b_s-wilk
My God... I am in Firefox... What a difference! I can type fast and no problems with letters... Will switch to it! But, just curious. Why? Why IE 8 has this problem? Here goes my passion for computers... In Firefox you can set the preferences [privacy tab] to delete the cache and

Re: [CGUYS] DTV debacle

2009-06-12 Thread b_s-wilk
I live at the northern tip of the Chesapeake Bay, about half way between Philly and Baltimore. With analog TV, I could get all Baltimore and all Philly stations, plus Harrisburg, and sometimes 4, 7, and 9 in DC, depending on the weather. Last week I got channel 6 in Philly, and 10 with audio

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-11 Thread b_s-wilk
Can I ask an enormously stupid and off the wall question? Why is it that some folks seem to have nothing but problems with Windows and I have nary a problem? Stewart, Is that a rhetorical question? You're a techie and know what you're doing. You know enough to see a mistake BEFORE it

Re: [CGUYS] DTV debacle

2009-06-11 Thread b_s-wilk
The Washington Post today, Thursday, June 11, has a good article about how the transition to digital television has missed virtually every single promised advantage over analog TV. The claims made by broadcasters and their lobbying organizations that were designed to ensure and garner

[CGUYS] Shiny new iMac [was: Apple Does it Right]

2009-06-11 Thread b_s-wilk
24 iMac = old time drive-in movie theater Get a USB drive adapter and try connecting the bare drive to your iMac, http://www.newertech.com/products/usb2_adaptv2.php. Find one discounted at macsales.com or provantage.com. Or get a Thermaltake or Startech USB HD dock if you have SATA drives.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-11 Thread b_s-wilk
Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net escribió: I will go with the last part before any of the other. (Although I seriously wonder if anyone has God on their side. I would much prefer to be on his side than have him on my side. theological diatribe here. Just kidding. I like your

Re: [CGUYS] Shiny new iMac [was: Apple Does it Right]

2009-06-11 Thread b_s-wilk
You plugged it into the keyboard? an unpowerd hub? HAHAHAHAHA! Dang! Try a powered hub, http://tinyurl.com/lp8ydu. Well dang, that was it. I didn't know there was a difference. Of course in my excitement over getting the new computer and setting it up, I didn't bother reading the book.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-10 Thread b_s-wilk
Apple is going to let you upgrade from puma to snow leopard for 29 bux? Not bad. Snow Leopard 10.6 requires an Intel Mac. $29 upgrade is from Leopard, 10.5. Apple sez: 'For Tiger® users with an Intel-based Mac, the Mac Box Set includes Mac OS X Snow Leopard, iLife® ’09 and iWork® ’09 and will

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-08 Thread b_s-wilk
The only definitive statement I made was $29. The rest was just a restatement of Apple's claim that the new version offers little more than performance gains. You think that no one can look at the quoted text where you definitively state that Snow Leopard runs much faster? You don't

Re: [CGUYS] Capturing HD video from mini-DV tapes

2009-06-03 Thread b_s-wilk
We'll probably output for several formats, for web use for promotional DVD's. I wasn't in on the planning session, so I don't know how much they would charge to convert it to standard def. Why not ask them to output as high def DVD movie [UTF w/VIDEO_TS] on DL disks, and deliver the disks to

Re: [CGUYS] Capturing HD video from mini-DV tapes

2009-06-03 Thread b_s-wilk
. But it's my impression the museum just hired shooters, so they have to do the ingesting themselves. If so, that means buying an HDV camcorder. On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:02 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: We'll probably output for several formats, for web use for promotional DVD's. I

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-03 Thread b_s-wilk
I've been looking at the Nokia N79 to replace my mobile phone and camera. It has WiFi and GSM; the WiFi lets me use Skype, GSM for my T-Mobile account. Found it at Dell, of all places. I'll get a DuoSIM to hold two SIM cards. There are some combo smart phones that have GSM and CDMA, probably

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread b_s-wilk
I don't recall anyone saying Wii was better than Xbox? Cheaper than the clearly superior PS3. And most gaming is still vastly superior on a PC than all three. But I dunno, given the internet and enough time it's possible you found some rabid Wii fan site where they think Wii is superior to

Re: [CGUYS] Capturing HD video from mini-DV tapes

2009-06-02 Thread b_s-wilk
We outsourced some video work, they're providing us with High-Def video on mini-DV tapes. We have a Standard Def camcorder that uses mini-DV tapes, but I don't think we can play back HD tapes retain the HD from it. I've seen some HD playback devices for sale; or should we just get an HD

Re: [CGUYS] Wither the newsmag?

2009-06-01 Thread b_s-wilk
I have read newspapers for many years now and am not looking forward to the day I can't walk out my door each morning and get the daily paper. So how can newspapers survive; what are they doing wrong? I used to read the Wall Street Journal. It was an excellent news-paper. They've gotten lazy

Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?

2009-06-01 Thread b_s-wilk
Computer World takes note that despite Win7 having fixed many of Vista's faults, there are still many ways for M$ to blow the deal. They seem to be getting ready to do so -- oh joy! http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=339666 Microsoft redefines

Re: [CGUYS] Wither the newsmag?

2009-05-31 Thread b_s-wilk
Only in your twisted world is a first-person account by a participant going to be branded an ideological narrative. You don't work in publishing. You work *for* people who work in publishing. It's like my driving to work makes me an expert on asphalt. I worked in publishing--newspapers,

Re: [CGUYS] Mac or PC laptop?

2009-05-30 Thread b_s-wilk
MacUpdate has a bundle of programs that includes Parallels Desktop 4 which retails at $80. Bundle of 11-13 programs is $50, original price individually is over $500. Parallels supports multiple virtual machines, multiple operating systems simultaneously. http://www.mupromo.com/

[CGUYS] Free WiFi [was: MIT's futuristic, networked bus stop design]

2009-05-29 Thread b_s-wilk
So scary! The MIT futuristic networked bus stop is overkill. The excess electronics are beyond what people need to take a bus. A map, an accurate schedule and basic protection from weather [for long waits] are about all that's needed. It's helpful to have announcements about the next bus or

Re: [CGUYS] External cases

2009-05-29 Thread b_s-wilk
Thank you for this timely response. I wanted to order one tonight. But I didn't want to waste time by getting the wrong one. Now that you've brought it up, I do remember the drives I used to use where IDE drives. I've heard the ones used now called ATA, but also heard a bunch of other things as

Re: [CGUYS] External cases

2009-05-29 Thread b_s-wilk
SATA=Serial ATA (PATA is parallel). The new version of SATA has been ratified at 6 gigabits/second (gbs)as well; no reason to wait for USB3. The new SAS (serial SCSI) is also 6 gbs. How is USB faster? It's not faster. In real-time, USB gives less than half the reported speeds. Can you

Re: [CGUYS] Neo-Office form problem

2009-05-29 Thread b_s-wilk
I've been sent a .doc form by email that I am supposed to print out, fill out, and send back via USPS. I don't use anything MS. NeoOffice shows the document best, but the spacing in the form does not come out just right, so that the paging, which is important on this form, does not come out

Re: [CGUYS] MIT's futuristic, networked bus stop design

2009-05-28 Thread b_s-wilk
For mass transit to work and not be a net drain it has to be survivable at a market price. Yep. In DC we have a world-class system, in some ways, at a lowball price. Nice trains, which are SRO in the rush hour, nice environmentally friendly buses, and low prices. Yet the city is still

Re: [CGUYS] MIT's futuristic, networked bus stop design

2009-05-28 Thread b_s-wilk
Betty that is key to making it work. Make ares where Cars cannot travel. Make public transport simple and easy and you would be surprised how it works. The Europeans have us beat when it comes to most transportation ideas. Part of our problem stems back to Americas individualism and short term

Re: [CGUYS] MIT's futuristic, networked bus stop design

2009-05-28 Thread b_s-wilk
Yes, many cities have roads paid for by tax dollars that the citizens are not allowed to freely use. How is this consistent with principals of liberty? They're called pedestrian zones. Or public transit zones. Reduces pollution. Makes downtowns more user friendly. You have the liberty to walk

Re: [CGUYS] Mac or PC laptop?

2009-05-28 Thread b_s-wilk
Thus, my question: can a Mac run PC programs well enough to make a Mac laptop a desirable choice, or is there no reason to prefer a Mac laptop over a PC laptop? Please note that I am not a PC or Mac partisan. I've never owned a laptop nor a Mac, so I have no opinion at all about the

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista SP2 is out

2009-05-27 Thread b_s-wilk
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd262148.aspx SP1 is required. I had Mac OS X, 10.5.3 on one of my computers. I downloaded a combo update that contained all of the updates from 10.5.4 to 10.5.7 and installed them in one package. Does Microsoft offer combo updates for Windows?

Re: [CGUYS] Was browsing newegg and this piqued my interest

2009-05-27 Thread b_s-wilk
The Applecare protection plan is 149$ and all the software I saw (filemaker, logic express, aperture, final cut, Iwork) had a price tag. Is this for pre-installation only or does Apple supply the media and let users install it for free? If I were to get a Mac, I would probably get a iMac and

Re: [CGUYS] Was browsing newegg and this piqued my interest

2009-05-27 Thread b_s-wilk
You'll never be a good MFB if you start worrying about cost. Being a good MFB is like joining scientology, you never worry about the high price of being pure. As expressed in another thread, the very idea of going into a computer store with a budget is not towing the line for Steve Jobs. Think

Re: [CGUYS] Was browsing newegg and this piqued my interest

2009-05-27 Thread b_s-wilk
Mark--You're getting drawn into the WFB reality distortion. Calm down. Macs are cheaper than PCs [TCO]. Don't be confused by comparisons with cults and scientology when the facts are in your favor. Mac owners are the ones with budgets that are written with long-term planning included. -- da

[CGUYS] MIT's futuristic, networked bus stop design

2009-05-27 Thread b_s-wilk
GreaterGreaterWashington.com sez: Bus stop 2020: A team at MIT has designed a bus stop of the future. Riders can plan a bus trip on an interactive map, surf the Web, monitor their real-time exposure to pollutants and use their mobile devices as an interface with the bus shelter. They can also

Re: [CGUYS] Was browsing newegg and this piqued my interest

2009-05-27 Thread b_s-wilk
I'm aware of TCO...but in this case she was asking for a 350 dollar choice and the only one she got from the mac fan crowd was 1000 to 1800. Did Marcia mention a price or price range? She mentioned netbooks because of the weight, and discounted the MacBook Air because she thought it was too

Re: [CGUYS] Software Development Tracking

2009-05-26 Thread b_s-wilk
OmniGroup.com has an excellent collection of project tracking software, but it's Mac-only. Have a look at it. Is this the kind of software you need? MS used to have MS Project, and it was very basic, but somewhat useful [is it still around?]. I'm sure there are better and more useful Windows

Re: [CGUYS] urgent query

2009-05-26 Thread b_s-wilk
I think the reason someone called you an Apple-head is because within the question the she specifically said an air was too expensive, she wanted a netbook. Your answer was to ignore what she wanted and her price range and tell her to...get an Air. We've been here before, for some of us price

[CGUYS] MacBook Air [was: urgent query]

2009-05-25 Thread b_s-wilk
It may be more than enough machine for a journalist. I was listing the complaints I heard elsewhere. David Pogue tests software, lots of it. He doesn't just observe and write about tech. He was in on the ground floor. He's also a composer, writing music, and scores for shows--on his Macs.

Re: [CGUYS] Wither the newsmag?

2009-05-25 Thread b_s-wilk
Yes, it's related to computers, sortakinda. The print media scrambles to remain relevant in the information singularity age. Michael Kinsley moons Time magazine on the way out the door and posts an overly-long, but spot on, critique of Newsweek's new model, which is to tell the booges to piss

Re: [CGUYS] urgent query

2009-05-25 Thread b_s-wilk
The *netbook* is a niche product Accordingly, some posters have theorized that there are some netbooks out there that are not crap. They also quoted prices for such non-crappy netbooks that were close to the price of the MBA. Yeah. That was Betty. An Apple-head. I'm not an Apple head, not

Re: [CGUYS] Wither the newsmag?

2009-05-25 Thread b_s-wilk
According to stats last year, 74 million people buy and read daily newspapers. That's not chump change. You really can't be well informed without reading the news. Radio, TV, Internet don't have the important details, especially for local news. I have several subscriptions--news, econ, tech,

Re: [CGUYS] Second thoughts [was: urgent query]

2009-05-24 Thread b_s-wilk
Livescribe :: Never Miss A Word http://www.livescribe.com/smartpen/desktop.html Pulse Smartpen Electronic pen. Records what you write and what it hears. Dumps info to Windows or Mac via USB. I've seen them. They tend to create GIGO. It's best to edit before putting into a doc, where you

Re: [CGUYS] urgent query

2009-05-23 Thread b_s-wilk
...I'd love the MacAir but not for $1800 for the flimsy version (solid state for $3000), since, as I said, I mainly work at my Imac, which I adore; by the way most tech-minded folks I know recommend against the Air, but if it were cheaper by half, I'd buy it in a heartbeat... Why not use a

Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives

2009-05-23 Thread b_s-wilk
As I stated, I currently have all Lacie drives, but they are more expensive than Western Digital. It's tempting just to go with Lacie again due to familiarity and also tempting to go with a cheaper alternative. I have used Lacie drives for years with good results. However thay have a

Re: [CGUYS] Which MacBook Pro?

2009-05-23 Thread b_s-wilk
No, Apple hasn't ceased with the 17 anti-glare. What I meant to say was that the 15 does not have that option, so that would be one advantage of the 17. It seems to me that the glossy screen of the 15 would show a lot of glare and be really annoying. I had an iBook with a matte screen. Now I

Re: [CGUYS] urgent query

2009-05-22 Thread b_s-wilk
Marcia, A netbook will probably not do what you need. They're very limited. MS Office--forget it. There's a good reason why they're called netbooks instead of notebooks, although they're much bigger than the netbooks two years ago, some of which could use SIM cards. Consider this first: *How

Re: [CGUYS] Which MacBook Pro?

2009-05-22 Thread b_s-wilk
Julie Kubal I'm about to purchase a new MacBook Pro. I'm planning to use this computer for as long as possible, basically until it dies. My current PowerBook G4 that I bought back in 04 is still running in fact, but it's now too slow for my needs. I primarily need to run Photoshop CS4 and

Re: [CGUYS] urgent query

2009-05-22 Thread b_s-wilk
Betty how familiar are you with a Netbook? My son has one it runs just about everything I can run on my Dell full size. They are very versatile and work very well. I tried one of the early netbooks in Europe. They were excellent. I'm very disappointed at the merely crippled small cheap

Re: [CGUYS] urgent query

2009-05-22 Thread b_s-wilk
That's right. Americans don't like to pay for quality, so they buy cheap little notebooks that don't do much and have keyboards that aren't much better than the smaller, more powerful devices. I'd rather save up and buy a quality device, quality bicycle, quality car, quality SW, quality

[CGUYS] Sony Pondering Downloadable Game Rental Service For the PSP

2009-05-21 Thread b_s-wilk
Could be try before you buy or just a ripoff. Good or bad for gamers? http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/21/0542218 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy,

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox tabs error

2009-05-20 Thread b_s-wilk
When I right click on a link that turns out to be dead... and tell it to open in a new tab, it opens up a Can't find this page message... on every open window I have. Broadbandreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/ has a list of DNS servers you can use. Switch DNS. I have several Locations

Re: [CGUYS] How do I change the sizes pf the partirions?

2009-05-20 Thread b_s-wilk
Marcio wrote: Computers are more or less like womem. When they are working well... wonderfull but when they refuse to respond to our needs...it is very hard to understand... We like it that way. Thanks for noticing. *

Re: [CGUYS] Kindle Sighting

2009-05-19 Thread b_s-wilk
A friend of ours loves it and won't do without it. We prefer non-electronic books ourselves. Easier to read and they don't break when you fall asleep reading and drop them : )) Paperbacks don't break when they get wet either, or when they get sand or dirt inside. I like to read books, then

Re: [CGUYS] Revealed Truth

2009-05-16 Thread b_s-wilk
That base is not nearly as broad as that of The Nation, many whose supporters are not wealthy. Thank you. Why am I not surprised that I was being mislead? Maybe the cons/neocons predilection for enhanced interrogarion comes from their knowledge that they would otherwise never tell the truth.

Re: [CGUYS] Revealed Truth

2009-05-13 Thread b_s-wilk
Seriously? You're comparing a crash program for atomic weapons while we're at war to this? The article made the points very well I thought: giving an award to a program $600,000,000 over budget and 8 years behind schedule is a bit much to take, as is depending on politicians to advance

Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software

2009-05-11 Thread b_s-wilk
Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net escribió: Graphicconverter is great. And it doesn't take a half minute to open. I'm still using it in nonpaid mode and it only takes about 10-15secs. to open. Due to Graphic Converter I've pretty much stopped using Photoshop, which does take about a full minute

Re: [CGUYS] Shareware {WAS: Photo editing software]

2009-05-11 Thread b_s-wilk
I'm not familiar with GraphicConverter, and I don't see a copy of the shareware license on the GC site, but my *hunch* is that this nonpaid mode is actually a violation of the license agreement after a certain allowable trial period. Shareware licenses almost always allow you to use the software

Re: [CGUYS] Revealed Truth

2009-05-11 Thread b_s-wilk
That EU lawsuit against Microsoft started in the last century when IE was pushed onto Windows users and Netscape was dying because of it didn't have that kind of access. Ten years later IE market share is down because IE is an awful program and there are finally alternatives that aren't hidden

Re: [CGUYS] Revealed Truth

2009-05-11 Thread b_s-wilk
...If it weren't for the monopoly and misbehavior by MS, IE would have died long ago. IOW, the market worked. The market didn't work at all. MS's monopoly prevented the market from working. Without competition, IE was everywhere. When competition was allowed, through lawsuits and

Re: [CGUYS] Are old LPs worth anything?

2009-05-10 Thread b_s-wilk
Re: Are old LPs worth anything? From: Tony B ton...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 21:07:46 -0400 Don't waste a lot of time, as most of these have probably been released digitally years ago. I especially can't imagine why you'd bother with tape, but even CD has been superceded by DVD, and now

Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software

2009-05-10 Thread b_s-wilk
WHERE the pics are is important because some of those pics should be backed up. Ask the average Picasa user where their pictures are, and you'll get an absurd answer like They're in Picasa!. That is a perfectly sensible and correct answer. No better and no worse than saying that the files are

Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software

2009-05-09 Thread b_s-wilk
Wired Magazine's March issue had a story about netbooks http://www.wired.com/wired/issue/17-03 that asked What about Photoshop? Their answer is http://fotoflexer.com/. Flickr.com also has photo editing tools. Betty My wife has requested photo editing software for her new computer. I am at

Re: [CGUYS] CD differences (?)

2009-05-09 Thread b_s-wilk
All CDs are data CDs. The difference is in the quality of materials used. A no-name disk probably won't last. I like Mitsui, Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim, the top versions of each. Some are rated at 30-50 years, but since computer CDs only date back about 20 years, it's hard to tell. We have a

Re: [CGUYS] Are old LPs worth anything?

2009-05-09 Thread b_s-wilk
My two cents: depends on what the LP is. A couple of years ago I bought an LP on eBay for over $100, recorded around 1953. Most don't sell for so much. They are like comic books: the rare and sought after comic book fetches a high price, most are not of much value even if they are old.

Re: [CGUYS] cyber pirates

2009-05-08 Thread b_s-wilk
Just another opening salvo in a cyber war that's sure to heat up as we become more connected. It will be interesting to see how low they can bargain the pirates. And what have they done with their website in the meantime? How can one ransom back something that was copied and not actually taken?

Re: [CGUYS] OT: Cable Digital TV

2009-05-07 Thread b_s-wilk
I ordered a Tivax STB-T8 yesterday. Has good reviews, customers and review sites. I have it and much regret the purchase. Poor sensitivity. Crummy remote. Slow to change channels. Poor display of program info. Suspect they paid for good reviews or the other boxes must be really bad. The RCA

[CGUYS] EMachines Recovery Disc cutoff date

2009-05-06 Thread b_s-wilk
I am trying to repair a wormy EMachines W3107 with a damaged recovery partition. I contacted tech support for a disc set, and they said: We do not keep recovery disc images prior to March 2006. and they could not provide a set. This is a very disturbing development ... Comments? Help?;

Re: [CGUYS] First time computer buyer

2009-05-06 Thread b_s-wilk
You don't say whether he wants a notebook or a desktop. I bought my daughter a HP desktop PC computer for Xmas this past year for about $350. It was not the cheapest: I wanted a dual-core processor. I am amazed at the quality and value when the mail-order computer arrived from HP. My

Re: [CGUYS] Phorm

2009-05-06 Thread b_s-wilk
The only protection is to toss all your cookies periodically. I have all my browsers set to delete cookies when I quit the programs. I also delete cookies when I'm online for a few hours. I don't care if that means I have to do a few extra clicks on web sites. No big deal. You still have no

Re: [CGUYS] OT: Cable Digital TV

2009-05-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Is the choice of antenna something we'll just have to wait to see what the signals will be like in June when analog signals are turned off? Channels will move. Frequencies and power will change. A box or antenna that is so-so now could be just fine in the summer. I ordered a Tivax STB-T8

Re: [CGUYS] Mail from MacBook through Mac mini Problem

2009-05-05 Thread b_s-wilk
Instead of connecting through another Mac or a PC, you should be connecting to the Internet directly through the wireless access point/router/modem, unless you have dialup. Your firewall settings are done there and not in the other computer. Do you have broadband access? Can you log in to

Re: [CGUYS] First time computer buyer

2009-05-05 Thread b_s-wilk
We have 3 PCs. I don't like the cheap [free] Compaq Presario notebook with Vista Home Premium. The HP notebook with Vista Business is a much better computer, but retails for twice as much as the Compaq. However, we got a display model for about the same price as the Compaq. We also have a ca.

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?

2009-05-01 Thread b_s-wilk
Please don't keep spreading this nonsense. All *my* programs are backed up. Many won't require reinstall even if I install a clean OS on my C drive, but those that do - even the ones I've downloaded - will install in moments. All of my programs and data are backed up too. Commercial programs

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Will Show You Net Books Done Right

2009-04-30 Thread b_s-wilk
Netbooks existed several years before that site decided to define what they are--in 2009 yet. The ones I saw and tried ran Linux or Windows PE, and were about half the size of the so-called netbooks today. Unfortunately anything running Windows PE isn't going to offer a good computing

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Will Show You Net Books Done Right

2009-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
http://www.pcworld.com/article/163961/new_apple_gizmos_coming_exclusive ly_to_verizon.html Everybody is guessing. I see that you continue to be confused about what a netbook is. No. Manufacturers have redefined their too-big notebooks as netbooks to confuse consumers as to what real

Re: [CGUYS] Apple One to One Training

2009-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
There are few NLEs that come close to Final Cut Pro. Maybe Avid, but it's even more confusing. Once you learn the basics of FCP, it has no rivals for professional video editing. And, yes, I've used quite a few apps/solutions over the past 15 years. No, I didn't have FCP training; RTFM and

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Will Show You Net Books Done Right

2009-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
What do you do with a netbook? It's too small for day to day computing. So what do you do? Email? Web surfing? Find restaurants? Directions? Tweet? Wall scribbles on Facebook? You write this condescending BS, but can't understand why people think Mac users are elitist? My son has one. He does

Re: [CGUYS] Prepaid the Majority

2009-04-27 Thread b_s-wilk
We picked up a Verizon 700 minute calling card for $20 at Costco. It's less than 3 cents a minute with no monthly or connection fee from land lines, no expiration. You have to read the fine print when you buy a card though. 10-4 that! You may find that in-state calls cost you twice as many

Re: [CGUYS] Silverlight

2009-04-27 Thread b_s-wilk
Can you name a single example of that? Probably not, because even Windows itself runs just fine on e.g. Macs. Not so for OS X - well, not easily anyway. Silverlight is still fairly new, but it works on all platforms. It's specious to claim that someday in the future when it becomes popular

Re: [CGUYS] folder list

2009-04-27 Thread b_s-wilk
Mike Did you do this on a Mac or in Windows? Does it or something similar work in Windows? Betty Thanks for the advice, Betty, that worked for me. Mike On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 10:02 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: I sometimes browse my hard drive from a browser, especially

Re: [CGUYS] folder list

2009-04-27 Thread b_s-wilk
Tree command. DOS. It's been so long. Can't you use the terminal, or I forget what it's called in Windows [start menu, somewhere], and bring up the tree, then copy and paste or save it as a text file? I can do that in the OS X Terminal. Or print screen? Win 7, firefox, looks like you

Re: [CGUYS] Webhosting Question

2009-04-27 Thread b_s-wilk
The main reason I didn't go with them for my sites is because they're in Europe somewhere and on the rare occasion when something goes wrong I want to be able to CALL a REAL person that speaks my own language. The parent company is German. Frankly, I would rather have a German than an American

Re: [CGUYS] What to look for in digital converter box?

2009-04-26 Thread b_s-wilk
The two converter boxes that I bought have a feature that it turns itself off after one hour of use (the box, not the TV). What this means is that you can't use a VCR to record a program later because the box will be turned off by the time of the recording. I don't know if all are like

Re: [CGUYS] Prepaid the Majority

2009-04-26 Thread b_s-wilk
We use the Verizon prepay. Same deal as far as paying $100 and and the minutes don't expire for a year. Good service and good coverage, important since I'm out in the boonies most of the time. It's our only long distance service so it took 6 or 7 months to go through those minutes. The most

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft DRM Infects FireFox?

2009-04-26 Thread b_s-wilk
Well, Tom, the DRM and Silverlight could have been installed by an streaming radio station. I tried disabling them and lo and behold tonight I couldn't get a connect to a streaming radio station I listen to online. I enabled them in order to get the streaming working. Are there radio streams

Re: [CGUYS] Prepaid the Majority

2009-04-26 Thread b_s-wilk
Do you use your cell phone primarily at home for long distance? If you do, then using a calling card or dial-around number will save you a lot more than prepaid cellular. Use the cell away from home, use the card at home. We picked up a Verizon 700 minute calling card for $20 at Costco. It's

Re: [CGUYS] folder list

2009-04-26 Thread b_s-wilk
I sometimes browse my hard drive from a browser, especially the 'invisible' system files, like the Samba manual or CUPS, instead of using command line. On my Mac I can browse my home folders/directory by using this location, file:///Users/betty/. I drag and drop the folder I want to view to

Re: [CGUYS] APPL vs MSFT Stats

2009-04-25 Thread b_s-wilk
iTouch/iPhone are fine machines, Tom, but they are emphatically NOT netbooks. Until you can show me someone typing a document at full speed into OpenOffice or an equivalent, I ain't buying that line for a second. My point is that a net book's keyboard is too small for serious typing. It is

Re: [CGUYS] Prepaid the Majority

2009-04-25 Thread b_s-wilk
I REALLY don't want to be found/availble 24/7. I have TracFone prepaid, and never use all the minutes before I have to renew yearly @ around $100/1000 minutes. What plan do you have that's mid $50's? I'd be interested! I keep the cell for outgoing when _I_ want it. Mine doesn't take pictures,

Re: [CGUYS] Video formats for Final Cut

2009-04-24 Thread b_s-wilk
My only concern was the availability of the format. Istockphoto, for example, looks like a lot of their stuff is .mov. We're going to be drawing on a lot of pre-recorded clips. It's fine to use .mov files, but since you use a Mac, iMovie will be faster and easier than FCP. Uncompressed

Re: [CGUYS] No netbook for you!

2009-04-24 Thread b_s-wilk
At one time they would have been at the high middle. I wouldn't put Denon or Onkyo in the same category as McIntosh. BO is probably closer to Apple in design philosopy and market niche, IMHO. So you are saying apple is for elitist snobs? Apple products are for people who want good quality

Re: [CGUYS] Video formats for Final Cut

2009-04-23 Thread b_s-wilk
You are correct. FC demands .mov files. Unfortunately, .mov rarely seems to work right on PCs, where you'd want .mpg or .avi. Uh, no. The .mov files can be the output, not the input for FCP. .mov files are simply MPEG4 files in a wrapper, similar to .avi. I have no problem with them in

Re: [CGUYS] SunOracle: Ballmer:!??

2009-04-22 Thread b_s-wilk
Ina Fried, CNET, http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/business/0,39044229,62053383,00.htm reports that Ballmer was completely flat-foot surprised at Oracle buying Sun after IBM turned their back on a deal. MS, Sun and Oracle (as well as IBM) are long-term rivals. Does ignoring Sun show that

Re: [CGUYS] Gmail, add to calendar, and Google calendar

2009-04-22 Thread b_s-wilk
Interesting. The .ics is a native calendar format for a variety of calendar apps. I used several .ics files last week when I transferred my calendar entries to my new iMac, and when I updated the online calendar links in iCal. It's easy to import. For one of the calendars I just dragged the

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