Re: [CGUYS] Has Apple Crossed the Line?

2009-06-26 Thread mike
Who is? On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:15 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: P.S. I think the cons/neocons are siding against Apple because they hate Apple even more. (Though recent events prove that even cons/neocons may not be as righteous as they claim to be.)

Re: [CGUYS] Has Apple Crossed the Line?

2009-06-26 Thread Mike
Awesome...i just got done ripping all my babylon 5 dvds to my system behind my entainment center. Now i can sit with my ipod touch and play my favorite episodes. :) Sent from my iPod On Jun 26, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: I know I'll regret asking...how do

Re: [CGUYS] Has Apple Crossed the Line?

2009-06-26 Thread mike
send the full text and highlight in crayon where any or all of these terms are contained. Might also want to pay better attention, I've seen you call Mark, Mike, or vice versa...or attributing things said by one user to another.. Also, I didn't start the thread about broken links, nor did I even

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

2009-06-25 Thread mike
Ok, I give..WTF are you on about with this one? On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 5:21 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 25, 2009, at 7:00 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: Seriously? You're bitching because they're having a sale? Going to feign a difficulty with reading comprehension? Why am I not

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

2009-06-25 Thread mike
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions A small rundown of what is what. On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting. I think I'll get one for my own system. Instead of arguing, I wonder if we could discuss which version I might want for prosumer use

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

2009-06-25 Thread mike
Got a link for this? Googling it I can't verify it. Can you? On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Frank Sestir fses...@verizon.net wrote: Versions below Win7 Pro don't give you WinXP Mode. You might want to consider that when choosing. Tony B wrote: Interesting. I think I'll get one for my

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

2009-06-25 Thread mike
Good to know, thanks. On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Frank Sestir fses...@verizon.net wrote: Try here: Compare Win7 Versions http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/compare-editions at the Microsoft site. mike wrote: Got a link for this? Googling it I can't verify

Re: [CGUYS] Nokia and Siemens and Iran

2009-06-24 Thread mike
WOW..you can link bush/microsofticons to *anything* can't you? On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:21 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 24, 2009, at 8:59 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Nokia and Siemens last year sold and installed an internet spying system to the Iranian government. This

Re: [CGUYS] Nokia and Siemens and Iran

2009-06-24 Thread mike
I don't pick sides, I know enough to stay away from both. On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 2:53 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 24, 2009, at 11:51 AM, mike wrote: WOW..you can link bush/microsofticons to *anything* can't you? Your loyalty to evildoers of every ilk is indeed impressive

Re: [CGUYS] Newsgroup hosts?

2009-06-24 Thread mike
Forte has a good service, at least when I used it...cheap too. When I still had cox, they had just started having a retention time of about four minutes, their newsgroups became useless. On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Fred Holmes f...@his.com wrote: I'd like to subscribe to the

Re: [CGUYS] RIAA is very happy and elated

2009-06-24 Thread mike
Or the wacko left just sits in denial and blames others for their problems. On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 3:01 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 24, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: I'm sure that you voted for some of the clowns that are directly responsible for this situation,

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-23 Thread mike
In a digital society, where the SS card is now mandatory at birth...id card and id number still have the same effect as a national id. On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: It has become a defacto federal ID card. Well, a little nitpicky, but not so much ID

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread mike
I wasn't aware there WASN'T a carrier who didn't want the SSN. On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: According to Slashdot's article here http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/06/21/2359255/SSN-Required-To-Buy-Palm

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread mike
Government ID that the government has allowed to be turned into the one stop national credit ID. Also, why would showing your license be any different then letting them keep the license while you test the car? On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:51 AM, One Man one911...@yahoo.com wrote: It's a deal

Re: [CGUYS] Unhappy Verizon Customer Killed

2009-06-21 Thread mike
A sad, sad statement on the perception of the telcos today that Eric felt he even had to say this. Course he doesn't work for qwest where the driver would have backed over the customer to ensure he wouldn't have to return to fix the problem he had just made worse. On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:57

Re: [CGUYS] I Got 9

2009-06-21 Thread mike
Damn those who think of themselves and their family before the State.. On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 1:39 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 21, 2009, at 1:47 PM, Steve at Verizon wrote: There's a lot of this going on these days, and not just at the Fed level. Many states are selling the

Re: [CGUYS] Unhappy Verizon Customer Killed

2009-06-21 Thread mike
Some states have good Samaritan laws on the books so standing by is a crime. On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 1:57 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 21, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Case in point. May people recite the Ten commandments and say the 5th (in my church, in

Re: [CGUYS] I Got 9

2009-06-21 Thread mike
Indeed, indeed...people..the community banding together...not the STATE demanding it under penalty of imprisonment. On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 2:10 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 21, 2009, at 4:44 PM, mike wrote: Damn those who think of themselves and their family before the State

[CGUYS] selling used mp3's

2009-06-21 Thread mike
http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-06-18/music/byte-this/ Interesting article about web sites cropping up selling 'used' mp3's you maybe want to be rid of. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] selling used mp3's

2009-06-21 Thread mike
I remember Garth Brooks? was trying to get royalties from used sales of his albums. On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: From what I understand of the Amazon TOS, this is kosher. But, since the recording labels get screwed out their cut on the 2nd, 3rd and

Re: [CGUYS] Unhappy Verizon Customer Killed

2009-06-21 Thread mike
That's your man, Tom Daschle... On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 2:57 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Maybe we would be better off if the state provided us with a Soylent Green style of exit. That would take care of the sick and the poor and provide more fuel for the hogs?

Re: [CGUYS] selling used mp3's

2009-06-21 Thread mike
True, but how often have people been ripping mp3's off their cds and then selling them to used stores? On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net wrote: This is only a bad thing if you happen to own stock in or own one of these record labels. It's good for

Re: [CGUYS] I Got 9

2009-06-20 Thread mike
This kind of thing is done with almost every topic, it's just not noticed when it is already your view. Can you say, 'The debate is over' ? These kinds of so called debates aren't good for anyone on any topic. How often do we get real news on the RIAA? Ever hear the letters EFF on network or

Re: [CGUYS] I Got 9

2009-06-20 Thread mike
That's the problem, guys like you who just want to blame the 'other side'. Both are responsible. Keep blaming your bogey men..the cons/neomicrosoftians. On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 10:09 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 20, 2009, at 11:49 AM, mike wrote: This kind of thing is done

Re: [CGUYS] I Got 9

2009-06-20 Thread mike
Perhaps, never truer words have you spoken. On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 10:41 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 20, 2009, at 1:23 PM, mike wrote: That's the problem, guys like you who just want to blame the 'other side'. Both are responsible. Keep blaming your bogey men..the cons

[CGUYS] colbert on natal

2009-06-20 Thread mike
Steven Colbert unveiled a new MS product...the Ex-Box. It comes with not only no controller, but no games and no console...for only 500 dollars! http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/20/video-stephen-colbert-unveils-the-microsoft-xxbox/

Re: [CGUYS] Bing Usage Stats Bogus

2009-06-19 Thread mike
Reuters is a stooge of MS too?? Oh when will it end? *yawn* On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 9:51 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Why am I not surprised? http://www.reuters.com/article/bigMoney/idUS17601820090618 * **

Re: [CGUYS] Bing Usage Stats Bogus

2009-06-19 Thread mike
. On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 10:55 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 19, 2009, at 1:33 PM, mike shoots off his mouth without reading the link: Reuters is a stooge of MS too?? Oh when will it end? Why am I not surprised

Re: [CGUYS] Bing Usage Stats Bogus

2009-06-19 Thread mike
I know, I have trouble understanding Piwowar, it's like trying to understand mandarin while under water. On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 12:59 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: You really have a reading comprehension problem. This explains a lot. On Jun 19, 2009, at 2:06 PM, mike wrote

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Doing No Better Than Mr Softie

2009-06-18 Thread mike
I imagine it would be easier to inject bad code from a bogus seeder. Unless you are going to asking everyone to do hash checks. On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:43 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: http://www.pcworld.com/article/166913/

Re: [CGUYS] Example of Why Network Neutrality Should Be Law

2009-06-16 Thread mike
How many minutes are included? On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 7:45 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: My $50/year T-Mobile pay-go phone includes free data, but only to a few limited sites. I can get weather and CNN among other things. Not bad for free. On Jun 15, 2009, at 10:18 PM, Rev. Stewart

Re: [CGUYS] free online driver scan

2009-06-15 Thread Mike
Google belarc advisor, it may be what you need. Sent from my iPod On Jun 15, 2009, at 7:33 AM, Bill rib...@gmail.com wrote: Our dear friends at M$ may have what you need... http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/safetyscanner.mspx Everyone take cover and set you mail box

Re: [CGUYS] Spiteful Win7 Release

2009-06-15 Thread mike
. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:27 AM, David K Watson davidkirkwat...@gmail.comwrote: From:mike xha...@gmail.com I like how once again Apple is forcing users to upgrade their OS if they want to run the newest Safari. Good thing they have no market share to speak of. It looks like either

Re: [CGUYS] free online driver scan

2009-06-15 Thread mike
Are you fully updated? On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, Every site that claimed to do an online scan, by their link showing up in a search on Google, said the download was free. But to get the software to work properly, I had to buy it.

Re: [CGUYS] Spiteful Win7 Release

2009-06-15 Thread mike
only in the sense that it is the Snow Leopard OS version, as opposed to the Windows, iPhone, Tiger or Leopard OS versions. From:mike xha...@gmail.com Perhaps I wasn't clear, a new version of safari is shipping with snow cat, this version of safari won't run on earlier versions of os x

Re: [CGUYS] Spiteful Win7 Release

2009-06-15 Thread mike
Well in my defense, it's exceedingly difficult to keep up with your changing of the subject just enough to make your argument so 'you win' no matter what. It's interesting that the irony of the fact that safari is so tied to the OS that it can't be run on previous OS's is lost completely on mac

Re: [CGUYS] Spiteful Win7 Release

2009-06-15 Thread mike
waiting for lesser browsers to catch up. This makes Safari the de-facto standard for web developers who care about advanced features. As I said earlier, you seem woefully uninformed. On Jun 15, 2009, at 2:18 PM, mike wrote: Perhaps I wasn't clear, a new version of safari is shipping

Re: [CGUYS] Spiteful Win7 Release

2009-06-15 Thread mike
I'll assume you don't realize, but you can run 64 bit code in leopard. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:03 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: To waste our time with more fictitious Mac problems, Mike now feigns inability to distinguish the number 32 from the number 64. On Jun 15, 2009, at 7:33 PM

Re: [CGUYS] Spiteful Win7 Release

2009-06-15 Thread mike
Windows update doesn't use IE anymore...hasn't for over two years. Since vista came out. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:20 PM, Fred Holmes f...@his.com wrote: Put wget on each machine, and a whole bunch of batch files with a single GUI interface to wget such that the installer/user can click on

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

2009-06-14 Thread mike
Windows has a 'run as' command so you can open an application as any user that has a profile on the machine. I imagine OS X has a similiar feature. It's very simple. On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: Good point! I expect you are right about that. But that's more

Re: [CGUYS] Spiteful Win7 Release

2009-06-14 Thread mike
Knowing reporters tdoay, if he had access, he would not have read them. On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:21 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: So you think the reporter who wrote the article had access to all the OEM contracts? On Jun 14, 2009, at 8:18 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: Without looking

Re: [CGUYS] Spiteful Win7 Release

2009-06-14 Thread mike
I like how once again Apple is forcing users to upgrade their OS if they want to run the newest Safari. Good thing they have no market share to speak of. On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: So you think the reporter who wrote the article had access to all

Re: [CGUYS] Spiteful Win7 Release

2009-06-14 Thread mike
Enlighten us. On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 10:54 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Strange comment. I guess you don't know how computers work. On Jun 14, 2009, at 1:34 PM, mike wrote: I like how once again Apple is forcing users to upgrade their OS if they want to run the newest Safari. Good

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-13 Thread Mike
Win 98 to win2k was not a consumer upgrade path. Sent from my iPod On Jun 13, 2009, at 5:19 AM, Wayne Dernoncourt way...@panix.com wrote: mike Have no idea what you are so excited about. I never said you could upgrade from 98 to w7...that was the point. XP and OS X came out within months

Re: [CGUYS] DTV debacle

2009-06-13 Thread mike
It's probably better it isn't on his radar yet..we'd only have one channel if left up to BHO. On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 9:05 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Don't fail to look after the Bush plan for converting to digital fire scheduled for next January. Some have said that doing so in the

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-13 Thread mike
Stop walking in the store and buying MS stuff. There, I fixed it for you. On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 10:58 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Another is how we let M$ continue to rip us all off. * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] DTV debacle

2009-06-13 Thread mike
There shouldn't have been a coupon, another huge ripoff. Why do I have to pay for some yahoo down the street to watch another episode of jerry springer? On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Steve at Verizon stevet...@verizon.netwrote: I know there are some who believe Bush is the cause of all

Re: [CGUYS] iPod fast forwarding

2009-06-13 Thread mike
Click the center button once, the progress bar will change to a progress diamond, use the clickwheel to move forward. On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: On my old iPod if I wanted to start listening in the middle of a program, I could hold down the center button

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

2009-06-13 Thread mike
so why don't you? On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: I run sever different browsers too. But what I'd really like to do is run Firefox with 2 different sets of settings. John Duncan Yoyo wrote: I run three browsers. Some are better for some things than

Re: [CGUYS] DTV debacle

2009-06-13 Thread mike
It's just TV...you aren't missing much. On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 7:10 PM, betty b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: It *was* broke, now it's fixed. For a while, anyway. You wouldn't really consider driving a 1940 model car today, would you? Your 'fire' analogy is a really bad one because DTV is a set

Re: [CGUYS] jimmy fallon and natal

2009-06-12 Thread Mike
Did you notice when atari put out their first gaming console you had to be within six feet of it otherwise their so called joystick wouldnt work? Obviously a gimmick, it will never work. Sent from my iPod On Jun 11, 2009, at 10:23 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 12, 2009, at

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-12 Thread mike
Seems most are not mentioning upgrading from XP to 7 would be like asking Apple to do a straight upgrade from os 9 to 10.6. All your programs and settings too...why can't I run that program I've been running since system 7 on 10.5?? Some of the xp'ers out there are undoubtedly still running crap

Re: [CGUYS] jimmy fallon and natal

2009-06-12 Thread mike
MS has antigravity boots coming out???!! AWESOME! On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:57 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 12, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: I repeat the questions: Did it work, or not? Was it a staged demo performed to a prerecorded video, or not? You are just

Re: [CGUYS] jimmy fallon and natal

2009-06-12 Thread mike
Rev, you've got to stop putting in facts, Tom has a harder time with his hate ms rants. On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: In the one comments I saw about the Jimmy Fallon show, they mentioned that the Suits were worn as A.) A Jimmy Fallon

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-12 Thread mike
...@ngc.com wrote: Oh, really, Mike! Let's see. Mac OS 9 was discontinued in the late 1990's. M$ was selling Windows 98 and ME. So show me the 98-to-W7 upgrade or cut the WFB BS that twists the reality most list members know. Both venders made their upgrade versus compatibility

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-12 Thread mike
IT guys can even screw up a mac network. I have a friend who works at a local community college supporting hundreds of windows pc's and quite a few mac systems. Neither have had problems of any kind in years. Good IT is hard to find, but once you do things run smoothly, mac or windows. On Fri,

Re: [CGUYS] jimmy fallon and natal

2009-06-12 Thread mike
a product in competition with products that are in stores now. That's fakery. That's spreading FUD. That's M$. On Jun 12, 2009, at 1:54 PM, mike wrote: I don't think this thing will launch in 2010, but I do think it will appear in retail channels at some point. This seems

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-12 Thread mike
as clean as upgrading an OS X from one version to another. On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 12:03 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 12, 2009, at 10:01 AM, mike wrote: Seems most are not mentioning upgrading from XP to 7 would be like asking Apple to do a straight upgrade from os 9 to 10.6. All your

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-12 Thread mike
Looking at OS X, it's very capable and has been for some time. What else is there to do? The iPhone I think hit this extremely quickly, 3rd gen is hardly an upgrade. Better video? wow. Other then that it's on faster hardware, but the OS is basically the same. On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:55

Re: [CGUYS] Spiteful Win7 Release

2009-06-12 Thread mike
Yeah..this all looks to make sense except one problem. Firefox. Damn those guys keep continuing to make inroads into windows. Maybe the opera guys should realize...they just suck and have turned into whiney little boys. On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 12:25 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-12 Thread mike
Moto Q is nothing to brag about :p I've waited some time and should be, barring any acts of God, be getting an iPhone around September. I can get a refurb 3g for 80 bones from AT$T, and with the included options etc, family plan...I'll even drop my current tmobile bill about 10 bux. On Fri, Jun

[CGUYS] jimmy fallon and natal

2009-06-11 Thread mike
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/11/jimmy-fallon-rocks-out-with-project-natal/#continued Jimmy on his late show playing natal. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness,

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-11 Thread mike
I'm surprised you don't think MS was at the heart of the Bush 'crimes'hmm, maybe you do. On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 6:12 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 10, 2009, at 10:36 PM, mike wrote: As far what Tom is talking about, he can blame MS as he always does, but it's more of an ISP

Re: [CGUYS] pentium d 945

2009-06-10 Thread mike
I checked all fans, used a shop vac to blow the case out etc. Idle, the two programs report the cpu at 48c. Once I start transcoding, it jumps to 70, CPU activity of course jumps to 95% plus. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: It's certainly possible. Especially if

Re: [CGUYS] pentium d 945

2009-06-10 Thread mike
of a cpu would be so hard to pin down since that is such an important factor in the health of the computer. Thanks, I might just open it up and stick a big fan on it while I transcode. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:37 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 9, 2009, at 6:56 PM, mike wrote: I've

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-10 Thread mike
Apple is going to let you upgrade from puma to snow leopard for 29 bux? Not bad. On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 5:57 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 9, 2009, at 8:43 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: The cheapo Win7 releases at Best Buy seem to be 50 and 100 for upgrades. I heard it was from

Re: [CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-10 Thread mike
Where do you meet these people? On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 6:05 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 9, 2009, at 10:59 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I also have noted in those MS ads that the buyers are making their decisions solely predicated upon two factors: The cheaper cost and the

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-10 Thread mike
I think the difference here is live.com is gone for searching...people might not realize they are by default being pushed to bing instead of live now. As far what Tom is talking about, he can blame MS as he always does, but it's more of an ISP problem. Even if MS begs them to do this, they have

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-10 Thread mike
Seems most users are comparing the cost of going from XP to 7 and then into snow leopard from 10.5. XP came out 8 years ago...even if 7 users pay 500 dollars it is less then Mac users have paid since 10.1 came out. On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 12:25 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Apple is

Re: [CGUYS] Why Apple wins. every. time.

2009-06-10 Thread mike
Right, netbooks aren't computers but iPHONES are not phones but computers... If I live to be 100, I'll still not get tom-logic. On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:27 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 10, 2009, at 9:59 PM, Tony B wrote: It's apparently a story about expensive cell phones. Who

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread mike
Did that security hole ever get compromised? That's the argument from the mac side, macs have big security holes that are never compromised so that equals good security, I hadn't seen that this extension caused one security problem. Perhaps it did and it didn't come up in my searches? On Mon,

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread mike
Since we have pirate day, can we have l33t speak day...Jeff already has a good start. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: The web has been largely a OMG!!! M$ hAx0red FF!!!1! * **

[CGUYS] pentium d 945

2009-06-09 Thread mike
I've been googling (no bing for me) for a little bit but I haven't been able to find a good number. While transcoding video on CPU in the subject line, everest and cpuz reports that the temp is up over 70c. Is that possible? I'm worried, should I be real worried as in not use the CPU for such

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-08 Thread mike
Bonjour is not a component of iTunes, it is used by iTunes and by many other programs. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 5:53 AM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.comwrote: Bonjour is a component of iTunes. ,Net isn't a component of Firefox. -- John Duncan Yoyo

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-08 Thread mike
They will bring in their own version of law and order would be a better way to say it. To keep it in tech, Obama is (again) about to break another campaign promise and bring in an ex lobbyist and google exec into the admin, to be the new deputy CTO. Some reports say he is leaving google for the

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-08 Thread mike
How about just notifying us of seperate components that have nothing to do with itunes being installed? I realize to you Apple doing this is A-ok double plus whatever you say, but some of us don't like it apple or MS. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:56 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 8,

Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

2009-06-08 Thread mike
Then we'll compare it to OS X...oh wait...that was taken out in seconds at the last pwn to own contest... On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 1:40 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 8, 2009, at 1:35 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: O Rlly? You and others keep telling us how 7 is little more than Vista 2nd

Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

2009-06-08 Thread mike
Limited personal testing for months...proves you know a lot less then me. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 1:37 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Okay, so it is buzzword compliant. But how does it work in the real world? You don't know and I don't know. All I have to go on is the company's past track

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-08 Thread mike
And people wonder why you aren't on the radio anymore. Only you could link a software glitch to being in favor of child molesting. You need serious help...get some. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 2:03 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 8, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: Here, let me put

Re: [CGUYS] Unacceptable behaviour

2009-06-08 Thread mike
Nah, he's called other people thieves for no reason...others gaybashers...have to expect this. This is the real Tom. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Matthew S. Taylor taylorsmatt...@gmail.comwrote: Tom; That was seriously uncalled for and wholly inappropriate. Such an accusation is

Re: [CGUYS] Unacceptable behaviour

2009-06-08 Thread mike
I'm light and airy..like a butterfly on the...oh damn he died in that scene. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: In all seriousness, I thought it was pretty damn funny. Lighten up guys. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Matthew S.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-08 Thread mike
You KNOW it runs faster? How long have you been running it? On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 3:34 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 8, 2009, at 5:06 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Apple makes money on two different components. Hardware and Software. They sell their OS for a smaller amount

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-08 Thread mike
They'll give you that version for free since you qualify. On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 3:32 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 8, 2009, at 6:04 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: Accordingly Apple will charge $29 for the upgrade. How many zeros will we need to add to that to get M$'s Win7 price?

Re: [CGUYS] myEarthLink News Article - Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo Wii at E3

2009-06-07 Thread mike
soo...you have any proof of you conspiracy (once again against MS shock!) or is this just more baseless stuff from your attic? And when this comes out, are we going to get treated with your admitting you were wr...wro...wrr Mistaken? On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 8:18 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-07 Thread mike
Orphaned? Apple won't even let you run new versions of safari on 'old' versions of OSX. By the time 7 comes out, XP will be 8 years old...just how long should MS continue to babysit customers who still want software they used a crowbar to go from 98 to get working on XP and now want to work

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-07 Thread mike
I was thinking...great lengths seems to be hitting the 'uninstall' button in the extensions of firefox for that extension. Whew...I'm tuckered out after that ordeal. I had to *restart* firefox too. On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 8:36 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 7, 2009, at 8:45 AM, John

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-07 Thread mike
, 2009 at 3:15 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 7, 2009, at 4:23 PM, mike wrote: I was thinking...great lengths seems to be hitting the 'uninstall' button in the extensions of firefox for that extension. Whew...I'm tuckered out after that ordeal. I had to *restart* firefox too

Re: [CGUYS] myEarthLink News Article - Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo Wii at E3

2009-06-07 Thread mike
I think Tom had a moment of clarity and was describing what he was doing was posting FUD. On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: On Jun 7, 2009, at 11:43 AM, mike wrote: soo...you have any proof of you conspiracy (once again against MS shock

Re: [CGUYS] myEarthLink News Article - Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo Wii at E3

2009-06-06 Thread mike
You have a link on suspected price? On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 1:17 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jun 3, 2009, at 11:59 PM, Rev. Stewart A. Marshall wrote: I am not sure how unbiased this persons comments are but it kind of tells the story of E3. Nintendo and Sony look to be using

Re: [CGUYS] Blogging: is it worth it?

2009-06-05 Thread Mike Sloane
I think it is a vain waste of time for people who nothing else to do with their lives. I do. Others may differ, and they can put it on their blog that I won't read. :-) Mike Constance Warner wrote: 1. Do you blog? What's your blog like? 2. Do you get anything out of it (besides

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-03 Thread mike
Aisha Tyler twittered that Natal was really cool after spending time using it at E3. I know anyone who disagrees with Tom's World™ is an MS stooge but I think the rest of us can agree Tyler isn't much of a stooge. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:35 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: The question is

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-03 Thread mike
No, he said they sent out developers units so game companies can code for it. On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: Understood but it is still in development. What I was talking about on the Wii is in PRODUCTION! Stewart At 12:20 PM

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-03 Thread mike
You are starting to sound like Tom, I usually don't expect insults from you. Calm down Rev.. You said you had seen much that was vaporware, my point was that it was already in production, already in the pipeline. It's not been released yet, but it will be. It's not a development tool, the

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-03 Thread mike
Well...it's kinda hard for you to start dictating the terms of the thread, especially when Chris started it and in the first email it was clear he was talking about something not yet on the shelf. I personally would not compare the Wii and the Xbox, I've said before that I don't believe the two

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-03 Thread mike
Very Very. I think the collective cell phone company motto is, we aren't happy unless you aren't happy. On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: I did not see that in his note sorry. He seemed to be putting down the Wii which has developed a

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread mike
I think the Wii one can only assume you are 'running' because of your movement on the footpad. The natal appears to be the Wii for full body, not just hands and feet. It's a full body motion sensing system. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote:

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

2009-06-01 Thread mike
If anyone can pull defeat from the jaws of victory MS can.. I do wonder about 'computer journalists' when they get the easy wrong however, buying security software a must? Those full blown free security software packages not good enough for him? On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:03 PM, t.piwowar

Re: [CGUYS] When I think know...

2009-06-01 Thread mike
I know live.com and gmail are 10 meg total size. ISP's are usually smaller by quite a bit but vary. On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:52 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: I wasn't aware that having a Mac allowed

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

2009-06-01 Thread mike
Are you sure? With Vista MS implemented 47 different versions of it's os so it would be easy to see it as higher then XP and especially 95 and 98 considering there was only one version. Comparing XP pro to Vista business...what was the increase? On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Brian Jones

Re: [CGUYS] Wither the newsmag?

2009-05-31 Thread mike
Do you say that because of how badly Fox news does in the ratings? On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 9:19 PM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: Newspapers are not managed by the brightest bulbs it seems... Yes,

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