Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption useless

2009-07-25 Thread mike
I still can't get past not having search plug ins. I might use chrome or safari if it just had some good search options. On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: Who uses IE? I do. I like IE8 a lot. It's the first version of IE I've ever liked.

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption useless

2009-07-25 Thread mike
Search doesn't work fine unless I just want one search engine...I have over a dozen I use all the time. Check out mycroft for available plug ins for FF. And I'd not use IE, I just can't get past it's...past. On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: I still

Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-25 Thread mike
Ridiculous, every move a corporation makes is selfish and in it's own best interest...apple takes care of it's customers because it sees a return on that investment, not because they are big hearted. If a company puts aside profit, they cease existing...or become the government and we know where

Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-25 Thread mike
And these other computer makers probably don't sell premium units like Apple nor charge what Apple does. On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 2:08 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 4:03 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote: I have no experiences with other computer

Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-25 Thread mike
This seems extreme even for Apple. Why would they do something like this outside the 1 year warranty or 3 year extended? This seems more like a very pleasant mistake on Apple's part then anything near the norm. The times I've dealt with Apple they have been fine, but not crazy like this seems

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

2009-07-23 Thread mike
This was your initial comment. *I see the hobbyist excuse for buying PCs instead of Macs quite often. It's a misconception*. This is the comment I've been working from, I didn't buy a pc or a mac, I said I was building them. I've said repeatedly I've built to run OS X to solaris to windows or

Re: [CGUYS] OS X blackhat training

2009-07-23 Thread mike
Exactly. He found the exploit and wrote it in a couple hours...took over the mac in about as much time as it takes to go to a web page. Same way most windows machines are taken over. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: But is that not what

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

2009-07-23 Thread Mike
Can you let me know what you are talking about? Sent from my iPod On Jul 23, 2009, at 8:13 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 23, 2009, at 2:43 AM, mike wrote: This is the comment I've been working from, I didn't buy a pc or a mac, I said I was building them. I've said repeatedly

Re: [CGUYS] OS X blackhat training

2009-07-23 Thread mike
Tom didn't misunderstand, he just refuses reality. His apple fan bois-ism is too meaningful to him. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: Tom you either did not read what I wrote, or misunderstood. They all do their homework. That is what

Re: [CGUYS] OS X blackhat training

2009-07-23 Thread mike
of people harbor the belief that the Mac doesn't have these problems, but it does.* On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Mike, can you defend this couple of hours with reference? I recall reading that he spent several days or a few weeks finding

[CGUYS] yes I know it's macrumors but...

2009-07-23 Thread mike
http://www.macrumors.com/2009/07/22/apple-to-release-subsidized-tablet-through-verizon-later-this-year/ It's reported from info from the WSJ. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** **

Re: [CGUYS] OS X blackhat training

2009-07-23 Thread mike
resistant.* * It works. It is real. This is not something that I have made up, Dai Zovi said. It seems that a lot of people harbor the belief that the Mac doesn't have these problems, but it does.* On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Mike, can

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

2009-07-23 Thread Mike
Now you are making your usual sense. Sent from my iPod On Jul 23, 2009, at 1:20 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 23, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Mike wrote: Can you let me know what you are talking about? Who? What? Who woke me? What's the whatsyoumaycallit? Where? What? Who

Re: [CGUYS] OS X blackhat training

2009-07-23 Thread mike
Too true, mac os is safe regardless of it's less then stellar security, but in the end, safe. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 1:43 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 23, 2009, at 1:20 PM, mike wrote: Note Dai Zovi admits to being a mac fanboy also. Here is a relevant few paragraphs. I love

Re: [CGUYS] OS X blackhat training

2009-07-23 Thread mike
...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 23, 2009, at 5:50 PM, mike wrote: Too true, mac os is safe regardless of it's less then stellar security, but in the end, safe. How do you define less then stellar security? Looking at Apple's excellent record and then looking at M$'s defective product, WFBs declare

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

2009-07-23 Thread mike
Yes because I have no clue why you brought macs into this... On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:20 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Are you still confused??? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

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

2009-07-22 Thread mike
What are you talking about? You write your own ROMS so you can put os x on homemade motherboards? On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:16 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: You think you can build a mac from scratch? Do you solder your own motherboards?

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

2009-07-22 Thread mike
Which I said I had done...which sort of takes complete care of your argument to buy a mac to tear into instead of just building a pc and run whichever OS you want. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:32 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: However, there's no reason for building PCs because you

Re: [CGUYS] OpenOffice 3.0 dialog box

2009-07-22 Thread mike
Any chance you can begin to type the first few letters of the one you want and it sorts? On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 9:46 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: In the dialog box for opening a document in OpenOffice 3 [Vista], the list of translators/converters isn't in alphabetical order. It's a

[CGUYS] OS X blackhat training

2009-07-22 Thread mike
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/20/advanced_mac_osx_rootkits/ Advanced rootkit design techniques from a OS X security expert. You know the guy that hacked a mac in like 30 seconds. * ** List info, subscription

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

2009-07-22 Thread mike
I don't have any misconceptions, I don't have a mac tower laying around to build some hacintosh. I get most my computer parts either free or wholesale...I've built a whitebox hacintosh. I've said that twice. I don't know why you keep pushing the mac angle. Hardware hobbyists are not going to

Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup

2009-07-21 Thread mike
If he had a billion dollars he could just hire little chinese kids to make copies of his drives by hand with crochet needles and silk. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:15 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Well if you had a Mac, either Carbon Copy Cloner (free) or SuperDuper (free or $28) will make

[CGUYS] Foxconn employee suicide [CGUYS] WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds

2009-07-21 Thread mike
http://shanghaiist.com/2009/07/21/foxconn_employee_committed_suicide_1.php I can't say that anyone over at MS or their contractors ever lost their life over leaked zune stuff. Imagine the headline from Tom if this was MS...

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-20 Thread mike
You think you can build a mac from scratch? I've looked at tiger, newegg...fry's, none have apple compatible motherboards. In point of fact I have built a pc specifically with parts to run OSX..never could get the sound going but otherwise ran fine. I never said you couldn't add ram or a new

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-20 Thread mike
Indeed, I wondered myself after I hit the send button why I typed tow and not toe...alas, no unsend button yet to be had in gmail. On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:16 AM, David K Watson davidkirkwat...@gmail.comwrote: I know it is pedantic, but Mike the correct usage is toe the line, not tow

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-20 Thread mike
I have both types in my life, those who loved linux before OS X and switched to X when it came out and never looked back, and those in linux who still look at OS X as the fisher price OS of the unix world. On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:16 AM, David K Watson davidkirkwat...@gmail.comwrote: Neal

Re: [CGUYS] WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds

2009-07-20 Thread mike
I think your headline should be more like 'rabid apple user goes nutball' since he is an apple user. On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:02 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Beverly Hills, CA resident Gregory McKenna has filed a 124-page complaint in a U.S. District Court in Missouri against Apple...

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-20 Thread mike
What do I look for when looking for apple approved boards so I can build my own apple machine? On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:41 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 20, 2009, at 12:07 PM, mike wrote: You think you can build a mac from scratch? I've looked at tiger, newegg...fry's, none

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-19 Thread mike
I took the initial question as an honest inquiry...after being told I'm wrong for why I don't specifically use a mac, I was dismissed summarily. I see now this was all a trick...I'll keep better watch out for such things next time :p On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread mike
Your logic problem here is you believe using a mac makes you creative. Anyone who has to use a mac to be creative, ain't so creative. Those who feel compelled to write will do so with computer or quill, in whatever conditions. On that note, a fun book to be sure..you should stay away from it

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread mike
Right, but they weren't on macs so obviously they were morons to a high degree. On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 3:10 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 5:37 PM, t.piwowart...@tjpa.com wrote: I guess it also proves that creative people don't use PCs willingly.

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread mike
Pot calling kettle...come in.. On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 3:06 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 19, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: Tom, your sophistry is truly pathetic at times. Do you think PCs owners exhibit hostility and resentment against non-PC owners to a greater

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 16 Jul 2009 - Special issue (#2009-657)

2009-07-18 Thread mike
Not quite race, but I sure do like going into Harbour Freight. On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 8:15 AM, William Wajert wrws...@swbell.net wrote: Walk into a Fredericks of Hollywood ? -Inline Message Follows- On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Jeff

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-18 Thread mike
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...@yahoo.es wrote: John Hodgman and Justin Long are acting as computers. They're cartoon characters, especially Hodgman, as always. Never once did they claim to be

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread mike
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, checking out what works and doesn't. Changing CPU's and motherboards. I felt

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread mike
BTW, if my mothers computer ever gives up the ghost, I'll move her to a mac mini...she has the money and doesn't need any more power then that. 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

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 16 Jul 2009 - Special issue (#2009-657)

2009-07-18 Thread mike
Problem is, the saleswomen aren't actually *wearing* the product... On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 8:34 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 11:15 AM, William Wajertwrws...@swbell.net wrote: Walk into a Fredericks of Hollywood ? Bingo! (for the guys, at

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread mike
Apple does make bargain systems, it's just you get bargain size with it. A gig of ram? That's it? For my mom or even my wife fine, I've got six gigs in my main system, four in the other two I have here. I'm almost hoping the pc at my moms will die so I can get her a mac, but no luck...built a

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread mike
True, I was not dissatisfied with the OS, but then I have no issues with windows either. On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 11:44 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: Mike said that tinkering was his reason to change to Windows. He did not say he was dissatisfied with the operating

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread mike
I don't ask my friends who drink mr. pibb, why aren't you drinking dr. pepper? I wouldn't notice if they had switched. On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 1:07 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Jeff Wrightjswri...@gmail.com wrote: I know both kinds and I

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread Mike
that would run linux or windows or solaris...I've built one to run os x too. And screwless chasis are the bomb, been using em for years. Sent from my iPod On Jul 18, 2009, at 9:18 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 9:03 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: I did. I

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-17 Thread mike
You surely haven't missed the last 3 years of get a mac ads? On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 7:57 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: 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

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-16 Thread mike
Never, never, nevernever, let iTunes manage your music if you already know what you are doing. On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: On Jul 15, 2009, at 6:06 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: They really are temping the anti-trust hammer of justice, aren't they?

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-16 Thread Mike
Burger king got the second best location on every corner... Sent from my iPod On Jul 16, 2009, at 10:46 AM, rleesimon rleesi...@gmail.com wrote: Back a ways, mcdonalds did lotsa research on traffic patterns, etc. to decide where to put their stores ...burger king came along and built their

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-16 Thread mike
And we all know economists agree on everything... On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 11:01 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Not by my logic. What I stated is the way it is viewed by economists. * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-16 Thread mike
The kind of people that don't think apple is their way of life and that they are just a hardware company. The idea is MS would build a store right next to the apple store, see one, you'd see the other. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: What

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-16 Thread mike
Sounds like she escaped the Apple walled garden. She realized suddenly there was something called 'choice' and 'variety' out there. After buying 7 ipods myself, I decided when I need something new I will probably go with the sansa. I can get a 2 gig sansa for 70 bux, for less then 20 more I can

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-16 Thread mike
Yah, ipods aren't like that at all...right..yeah.. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 2:55 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:22 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps his daughter realized for the price of a CD she can jam a 120 gigs of music onto a Zune

Re: [CGUYS] Advertising for cell phones

2009-07-16 Thread mike
Your parents probably didn't anoint you either. From a young age, proving yourself was expected, so for you normal. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 3:00 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Jeff Milesjmile...@charter.net wrote: Several actually.

Re: [CGUYS] online bill paying when you're dead

2009-07-16 Thread mike
And just where is this info backed up in case your computer gets hit by a blimp? On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Steve at Verizon stevet...@verizon.netwrote: My wife and I both use Firefox and know how to access Saved Passwords in the Security tab of Options. Also handy when you revisit a

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-16 Thread mike
Well when you *pay* for them that usually means you got them from a vendor. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 3:09 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 16, 2009, at 5:22 PM, mike wrote: Perhaps his daughter realized for the price of a CD she can jam a 120 gigs of music onto a Zune the day she

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-16 Thread mike
Ah, the obtuse on purpose ploy...you can't fool me. On 7/16/09, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 16, 2009, at 6:14 PM, mike wrote: Well when you *pay* for them that usually means you got them from a vendor. She spent $30,000 on tunes? Wow. I want her allowance

Re: [CGUYS] Batch downloading of bank check images

2009-07-16 Thread mike
That's ok, they got you on camera. On 7/16/09, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 6:15 PM, t.piwowart...@tjpa.com wrote: I don't shop at *those* kinds of stores. What!! I'm talking about the Tyson's Apple Store. Steve

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-16 Thread mike
Yeah, thought it was 9.99 but it's 15 bux. Still not bad for those kids who want new music every 20 minutes. I've been sticking with getting new stuff from local bands. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: Well when you *pay* for them that usually means

Re: [CGUYS] foreign

2009-07-15 Thread mike
Just an FYI, removing unneeded languages from OS X is one of the ways to reclaim a small amount of HD space. On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 10:14 AM, chad evans wyatt cewyattph...@yahoo.comwrote: Seems complex. On my Mac, I simply summon up another language's native keyboard, there are literally

Re: [CGUYS] Advertising for cell phones

2009-07-15 Thread mike
I believe that's illegal, it is in some states at least. On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net wrote: Just a thought here, but didn't theaters have, or do have something that dampens the use of cell phones? And if so, why not incorporate this in places where

Re: [CGUYS] foreign

2009-07-15 Thread mike
keyboard in another native configuration surely is benefit. --- On Wed, 7/15/09, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: From: mike xha...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CGUYS] foreign To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 2:13 PM Just an FYI, removing unneeded languages from

Re: [CGUYS] The esteemed Chuck Grassley

2009-07-14 Thread mike
Well hopefully the ONE guy getting a job for this contract will be full time so the 10 mil is worth it. On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 7:28 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 13, 2009, at 7:09 PM, mike wrote: Report recently read that the O team is going to spend upwards of 10 mil

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-14 Thread mike
any kind of web service... and your webmail would be operating over the same DSL line to boot. db mike wrote: I switched from a local client to a web one because I've only got DSL available here, it was so slow with POP it was unbearable. On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Tony B ton

Re: [CGUYS] Advertising for cell phones

2009-07-14 Thread Mike Sloane
experience.) They are permitted to use the cellphones for emergencies when away from the vehicles or when the truck radios are out of range - they are often working in very remote areas of the county. Mike Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: By the way I have had to add a no cell phone announcement

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-14 Thread mike
is 'shared' is at least here, a canard. Even if it *is* shared, the speed is still so fast it's above the amount you are paying for. COX has really built out the infrastructure here. On 7/14/09, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 14, 2009, at 11:19 AM, mike wrote: I moved and was forced from

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-14 Thread mike
and their customers are stuck with a patched and taped system. On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 2:13 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 14, 2009, at 3:26 PM, mike wrote: DSL is old, outdated tech and as I've said before, the idea that cable is 'shared' is at least here, a canard. The technology used

Re: [CGUYS] The esteemed Chuck Grassley

2009-07-13 Thread mike
We keep hearing how tech savvy the big O admin is, he carries a blackberry and knows how to use it etc etc. Report recently read that the O team is going to spend upwards of 10 mil in the next six months to redesign a website. Well someone sure knows what they are doing...nothing like recovery

Re: [CGUYS] The esteemed Chuck Grassley

2009-07-13 Thread mike
Every team has to have one who isn't a ninny. On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 3:58 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: BTW Grassley is one of the few conservatives who is not an utter nincompoop. When he speaks or twits it is worth paying attention -- even if it taxes your brain.

Re: [CGUYS] Video codec search

2009-07-13 Thread mike
Old chinese proverb says, A closed mind is like...oh screw it who cares. On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 4:12 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 12, 2009, at 8:22 PM, mike wrote: That just proves he should stop buying cheap pc's. Is there any other kind

Re: [CGUYS] Video codec search

2009-07-12 Thread mike
That just proves he should stop buying cheap pc's. On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 1:52 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 4:20 PM, t.piwowart...@tjpa.com wrote: Why not buy a good one in the first place? I see the primary difference with NLE on Macs vs PCs

Re: [CGUYS] Video codec search

2009-07-12 Thread Mike
I dont know, I buy what I want, not what MS tells me to buy. Sent from my iPod On Jul 12, 2009, at 5:45 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 8:22 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote: That just proves he should stop buying cheap pc's. Perhaps so, but

Re: [CGUYS] firewire

2009-07-10 Thread mike
the opportunity to build 'em cheaper and worse. On Jul 9, 2009, at 9:11 PM, mike wrote: I don't think the four pin firewire port carries power? Can someone verify? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules

[CGUYS] Geocities going away

2009-07-09 Thread Mike Sloane
that. What has anyone else's experience with a free or reasonably priced Website been? I don't need any bells and whistles - hit counters, E commerce, surveys, animation, massive storage, or any of that stuff - just basic HTML text and image pages. Mike

Re: [CGUYS] firewire

2009-07-09 Thread mike
I don't think the four pin firewire port carries power? Can someone verify? On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Don't try to power an external drive with your laptop's power supply. Asking for trouble. Use a power brick. On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 7:12 PM,

[CGUYS] Not from The Onion: Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System

2009-07-08 Thread Mike Sloane
Breaking News Alert The New York Times Wednesday, July 8, 2009 -- 12:39 AM ET - Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is developing an operating system for a personal computer based on its

Re: [CGUYS] twitter spam fest

2009-07-08 Thread mike
Matt Sergeant shows he obviously doesn't use twitter or doesn't know how to use twitter. His implication being he trusted *every* url that showed up on email or IRC or IM before and now with twitter this is completely ruined. If some idiot user on twitter or IRC etc trusts urls and not the

Re: [CGUYS] Not from The Onion: Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System

2009-07-08 Thread mike
expected Google to run with that. It will be interesting to see Google advancing two distinct OS alternatives, while M$ can't seem to manage even one. On Jul 8, 2009, at 7:46 AM, Mike Sloane wrote: In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is developing

Re: [CGUYS] Not from The Onion: Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System

2009-07-08 Thread mike
You might want to re-read what I wrote. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: But iPhone runs a version of OS X (not something similar to Safari). Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Perhaps the distinction between chrome os and

Re: [CGUYS] Not from The Onion: Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System

2009-07-08 Thread mike
:46 AM, mike wrote: This is just an example of tech editors at major news outlets not understanding simple english. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness

Re: [CGUYS] Not from The Onion: Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System

2009-07-08 Thread mike
The register claims MS should also be happy with this new OS...it gives them the look of having competition without really having it. Another linux failure soon to launch.. So the question is, will google spend enough money to build a window system on top of linux good enough to make people

Re: [CGUYS] Attack Of the Windows Bots!

2009-07-08 Thread mike
I've read half a dozen stories on this and none list the affected OS version. Odd. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:28 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Washington Post, White House, FAA, DoD, Others, Targeted in Online Attack There are at least 60,000 Microsoft Windows systems infected with the

Re: [CGUYS] Not from The Onion: Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System

2009-07-08 Thread mike
I get the feeling the netbook...the real kind (10 inch etc), has missed it's time already. With smart phones like iphone and the new my touch from tmobile and htc hero, I think these devices will take the place where netbooks might have been a few years ago. Why have 3 devices? A home system, a

Re: [CGUYS] Difficulty powering on my computer

2009-07-06 Thread Mike
Make sure you have backed all your personal files up on an ext drive of some kind before you go any further. Sent from my iPod On Jul 6, 2009, at 6:31 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Unlikely. I'm not sure what you mean by half moon power switch, but the front panel switch is simply a

Re: [CGUYS] Bing FAILS on Big News

2009-07-05 Thread mike
So why do you keep giving Gates you money if you don't like his product so much? On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 7:33 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: The Gates Foundation does not send anybody dividends. I see you do not understand how this works. That explains a lot. On Jul 4, 2009, at 10:42 PM,

Re: [CGUYS] Bing FAILS on Big News

2009-07-04 Thread mike
Not sure if you are trying to convince yourself or others..or both? On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Constance Warner cawar...@his.com wrote: But, in spite of its limitations, I don't want to give these search engines a hard time for not ranking stories about Michael Jackson's death at the

[CGUYS] how long will apple deny truth?

2009-07-04 Thread mike
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/apple/5730555/Overheating-iPhone-3GS-Apple-blames-the-weather.html Amid reports that the 3gs is overheating, Apple offers good advice...don't use it in your hot car! When apple lovers begin to say, 'but we weren't using it in our car...'

Re: [CGUYS] how long will apple deny truth?

2009-07-04 Thread mike
Thanks for doing the expected and towing the Apple line. Keep denying the truth. No one mentioned battery as no one mentioned cars... On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 9:36 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 4, 2009, at 11:39 AM, mike wrote: Amid reports that the 3gs is overheating, Apple

Re: [CGUYS] Bing FAILS on Big News

2009-07-04 Thread mike
I thought about Gates and you, Tom, when Constance posted this. Bill Gates has literally saved millions with his charity work in Africa, vista or NT or xbox, the work of his life will be the good he did for millions of people. Can any of the giants of the tech field past or present come even

Re: [CGUYS] Bing FAILS on Big News

2009-07-04 Thread mike
Look at our schools, the inventions of Franklin are taught but not Tesla...criminal. On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: I was just reading about some of that last week on Wikipedia. Some of it goes back to Bell Labs. Stewart At 11:52 AM

Re: [CGUYS] Bing FAILS on Big News

2009-07-04 Thread mike
I must be stuck on the 4th...thinking Edison and wrote Franklin...apologies. On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com wrote: Look at our schools, the inventions of Franklin are taught but not Tesla...criminal. Tesla was not a contemporary of Franklin.

Re: [CGUYS] Bing FAILS on Big News

2009-07-04 Thread mike
Fictional in most respects. On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Constance Warner cawar...@his.com wrote: Actually, Mozart's death was widely mourned, and his funeral--at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna--was crowded with mourners. (BTW, the movie Amadeus, though colorful, was fictional in this

Re: [CGUYS] how long will apple deny truth?

2009-07-04 Thread mike
So now CPU's never overheat? I don't recall seeing a battery in my tower computers but they do seem to get hot.. On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 12:31 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 4, 2009, at 12:50 PM, mike wrote: Thanks for doing the expected and towing the Apple line. Keep denying

Re: [CGUYS] Bing FAILS on Big News

2009-07-04 Thread mike
PM, mike wrote: I thought about Gates and you, Tom, when Constance posted this. Bill Gates has literally saved millions with his charity work in Africa, vista or NT or xbox, the work of his life will be the good he did for millions of people. Can any of the giants of the tech field past

Re: [CGUYS] Bing FAILS on Big News

2009-07-04 Thread mike
Considering what each percentage point is worth in dollars, you don't need much market share to make some dough...just ask Apple. On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 2:44 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Business Week takes a clear look at M$'s market share hype...

Re: [CGUYS] anybody out there?

2009-07-03 Thread Mike Sloane
be careful what you wish for... Stephen Brownfield wrote: Is anybody out there? I have not received a single email from the Computer Guys list today. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

Re: [CGUYS] anybody out there?

2009-07-02 Thread mike
I'm just playing with things that explode ON windows...like urban terror! On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 4:58 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jul 2, 2009, at 7:10 PM, Stephen Brownfield wrote: Is anybody out there? I have not received a single email from the Computer Guys list today. We are

Re: [CGUYS] Bing FAILS on Big News

2009-07-02 Thread mike
It wasn't twitter, it was TMZ, the only outlet with the eggs to promote the story. The LATimes had the same story but were afraid to publish...verify a story with TMZ?? Not the times. And so the death of old media rolls on. On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 6:52 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Once

[CGUYS] itunes/ipod touch/remote/library

2009-07-01 Thread mike
I often use my ipod touch to play music on a computer I have connected to my home stereo..I've been poking around wondering if it's possible to stream from the computer to an ipod touch? I have sharing turned on but I don't get anything on the ipod touch. Is this just not possible or am I

Re: [CGUYS] Keeping Secrets on the 'Net

2009-06-29 Thread mike
Too bad the Times doesn't care about keeping the truth to save lives in all instances. On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 7:30 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Playing cat and mouse with the truth to save a life... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/technology/internet/29wiki.html ?_r=1ref=media

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

2009-06-26 Thread Mike Sloane
am not a Luddite or deny technological improvements, but I really wonder what it is that Win 7 is going to do for most users. Mike Chris Dunford wrote: Of course, then the question becomes: What are the odds I would ever need this? And it's a good question, too. My own view is that I've

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

2009-06-26 Thread mike
This can be said for any OS. I was using OS 9 far into the OS X cycle for much the same reasons...it worked. On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 4:40 AM, Mike Sloane mikeslo...@verizon.net wrote: I guess my question, after reading all the various specifications and comparison charts, is: why should I

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

2009-06-26 Thread mike
, db db...@att.net wrote: ut I really wonder what it is that Win 7 is going to do for most users. Transfer $ to MS. db Mike Sloane wrote: I guess my question, after reading all the various specifications and comparison charts, is: why should I upgrade from XP? It looks as if I would have

Re: [CGUYS] Has Apple Crossed the Line?

2009-06-26 Thread mike
I know I'll regret asking...how do you link your made up political bogeymen to this? On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 9:37 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: http://www.pcworld.com/article/167436/ does_apple_owe_banned_hottest_girls_an_apology.html Adults don't need some corporation telling them what

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

2009-06-26 Thread mike
While it's easy to agree that MS prices are high for vista users, most windows users don't upgrade till a new machine anyhow. On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:21 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Those M$ haters at PC World are at it again... http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/167434/

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