Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-17 Thread Jordan
Yes, that is what I was referring to. You got it right the first time. On Jul 16, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Jordan wrote: Talking to sharp people about the good stuff they sell can be satisfying and stimulating to some of us. Sounds like an Apple Store. t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 16, 2009, at 7:30 PM

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-18 Thread Jordan
Libraries and bookstores are exciting. Jeff Miles wrote: I've only seen the one. That was in the largest mall in Hawaii. I'm a Mac fan, but this place was the furthest from exciting. I was even looking for new and exciting things for my Mac, but nothing jumped out at me. I was going to us

Re: [CGUYS] silvery

2009-07-18 Thread Jordan
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Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread Jordan
phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: I know both kinds and I don't ask. And they don't tell, either. Apparently these folks who have switched did not want to provide you with any reason why they switched. That seems odd to me because, to t

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread Jordan
Jeff Wright wrote: I'm thinking Jordan might be the 21st hijacker. We'll have some questions for you, so please make yourself available and don't try to leave the country. We'll know if you try. There's an app for that. Be careful when you come for me. Strangers

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread Jordan
t had to put in a coffee shop. And libraries exciting? You need to get out more. Please don't get me wrong on this. Reading is a wonderful, exciting and enlightening thing. But you throw a few books in a store doesn't make the store great. Jeff M On Jul 18, 2009, at 6:00 A

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-19 Thread Jordan
Eric S. Sande wrote: It's simply not important to me what other people's motivations are. Use what works for you. Full stop. In audio, there's quite a bit of discussion along these lines. As long as it's bit-perfect digital output, the only discussion revolves aroud the interface. Appar

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-19 Thread Jordan
. The only person I've ever heard of who switched from Mac to Windows was an employer I had around '96. I don't think he was too happy with the situation, but I left about then. Have a good day phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Jordan wrote: App

Re: [CGUYS] GMail Warning about Betty's Post

2009-07-19 Thread Jordan
I don't know if my computer isn't displaying this stuff right or what but these symbols and foreign language puncuation don't look like upside down letters to me. ʍ ǝı This site will flip text over for you: http://www.revfad.com/flip.html Robert Carroll wrote: b_s-wilk wrote: " Yes, it's m

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread Jordan
t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 19, 2009, at 8:14 AM, Jordan wrote: But what is really sad is that so many people these days have lost their curiosity , and imagination. Do you think Mac owners exhibit curiosity and imagination (creativity too) to a greater extent than PC owners? It seems like just

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread Jordan
Surprise, surprise! Mr Wright in another pissing contest. Jeff Wright wrote: See how that works? Your self-worth isn't dependent on the latest fashions that the pop stars are wearing. The fact that you keep bringing this up says more about what you think about than what any Mac user thinks

Re: [CGUYS] GMail Warning about Betty's Post

2009-07-20 Thread Jordan
Aaaah, thank-you. I thought it was in the character encoding but I had forgotten how easy it was to switch it. Clicking on unicode did the trick. betty wrote: I don't know if my computer isn't displaying this stuff right or what but these symbols and foreign language puncuation don't look like

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

2009-07-22 Thread Jordan
Some good stuff! Thanks John Duncan Yoyo wrote: The best quote on Apple people I have read in a while is this strips punchline- http://www.dieselsweeties.com/archive/2324 * ** List info, subscription management, l

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption "useless"

2009-07-25 Thread Jordan
Yet another belligerent ass! t.piwowar wrote: Also check out Zdziarski's website for a lengthy attack on health care reform... http://www.zdziarski.com/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, pr

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption "useless"

2009-07-25 Thread Jordan
Yet another belligerent ass! Mike wrote: But a correct belligerent ass. Sent from my iPod On Jul 25, 2009, at 6:59 AM, Jordan wrote: Yet another belligerent ass! t.piwowar wrote: * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption "useless"

2009-07-25 Thread Jordan
There is so much money against doing what the public wants and needs right now that I think all we can hope for is a step in the right direction. If we could get something in there that is not insurance it would be good. Every other industrialized country in the world has single payer healthcar

[CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
OK iTunes fans, I've got a question for you. I've got my audio tracks showing in a list and Date Added and Date Modified are headings in the list. But of the 11047 "songs" in the list, there is not 1 date shown in those columns. Some have been in iTunes for years, and some were added in recent

[CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
I hope your mother has recovered well. Ten years ago I joined the PA Farm Bureau so I could get group rate Blue Cross through them. I don't recall exactly, but the cost then was about $350 per quarter, per person. Three or four years later it had gone to $1000 per month for my wife and I. Seve

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
Thanks Tom: t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 26, 2009, at 9:37 AM, Jordan wrote: OK iTunes fans, I've got a question for you. I've got my audio tracks showing in a list and Date Added and Date Modified are headings in the list. But of the 11047 "songs" in the list, there is not 1

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

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
"Microsoft stores to mimic Apple's with 'Guru Bars'" http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/24/microsoft_stores_to_mimic_apples_with_guru_bars.html "A leaked presentation has exposed Microsoft's tentative plans for its retail stores -- and the high degree to which they'll imitate Apple s

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
unes 7 and Tiger. t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 26, 2009, at 9:37 AM, Jordan wrote: OK iTunes fans, I've got a question for you. I've got my audio tracks showing in a list and Date Added and Date Modified are headings in the list. But of the 11047 "songs" in the list, ther

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
owar wrote: On Jul 26, 2009, at 12:56 PM, Jordan wrote: In iTunes Library.xml dates and times are there. I presume you mean the Date Added and Date Modified are in the xml file. You can force the iTunes Library file to be rebuilt from the iTunes Library.xml file. Maybe that will give yo

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
26, 2009, at 12:56 PM, Jordan wrote: In iTunes Library.xml dates and times are there. I presume you mean the Date Added and Date Modified are in the xml file. You can force the iTunes Library file to be rebuilt from the iTunes Library.xml file. Maybe that will give you what you need. Note

Re: [CGUYS] Health care debate

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
If he is against the public option then he is against the people of this country and for the greedy corporations that make the costs so high. These costs are born by everyone now, including the small businesses and individuals he claims to be concerned about. But I suspect you know this. Rev.

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

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 26, 2009, at 1:49 PM, Jordan wrote: Can you imagine the nightmare of an MS guru bar!? But maybe if they had free drinks...? That would only encourage fist fights. Its a good thing that the NRA didn't get its gun slinger bill passed. Now you're talki

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 26, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Jordan wrote: But when I tried it, instead of rebuilding the library from the xml file it changed the xml file to match the empty library file. (no empty text file needed. It creates a new itunes file, and did nothing to a text file named iTunes

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
I have loaded books on CDs into iTunes. Many of them have dozens or even a hundred tracks on each CD, and a book might be 10 or 15 CDs long. These audio files typically have a name like Track 1, Track 2, and so on, there are no differentiating titles, up to 25 or 99. So when I first loaded up a

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-26 Thread Jordan
I have old fashioned filing habits on the computer. I do not use and know nothing of tags. But I do know where stuff is. Now that I know to join the tracks I'm pretty happy. Except, I have messed with everything in all the iTunes files I can find this afternoon and still no dates. Sent from m

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan
Except for the specific problem with the multitude of audio files I mentioned, which I have a great solution for, I'm pretty happy with my filing system. I have little need for another system. That said, since a couple of these Mac apps insist on putting files in a big pile, and I'm starting to

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan
Thanks, I do or have done some of what you describe. As I've said the joining files eliminates the multitude of tiny files, and adding names and labels in the various categories will keep things totally clear. I also take a step that takes the location of these files out of iTunes hands. For e

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan
Thanks, I'm OK on backups and I tried starting over with iTunes, and reimporting some files and there are still no dates. I'll start fresh again with this when I have another block of time, which may be soon if it keeps getting hot and steamy out. Again, because of the filing methods I've adopt

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan
b_s-wilk wrote: With audio books I generally have no problem listening to them in iTunes. On an iPod it's another story. I was listening to a collection by Neil Gaiman, with 70+ chapters. On my iPod they were out of order, but not in iTunes. I took the book and merged all of the chapters, addi

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan
Here is an article from Macworld that I think nails this subject down pretty well: http://www.macworld.com/article/136824/2008/11/audiobooks.html George Carr wrote: As Jordan and Steve described, I also join all the tracks before importing an audiobook CD, then make a playlist of all the CD&#

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan
nd it did change the modified stamp in both iTunes and WinExp. If Jordan Gets Info on a track, does it show the Date Modified:? All this may be a moo point* since it sounds like maybe he's finding other alternatives. *<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIkJ4BUChxI>

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Jordan
To show or hide hidden files on Mac put this with a yes or no in Terminal: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES b_s-wilk wrote: You shouldn't see the .DS_Store file. It's supposed to be invisible. It stores metadata about contents of a folder. Are you using any of the utiliti

Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-28 Thread Jordan
phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:20 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Single-payer did NOT prevent you from getting the care you need. Managed care did. Be informed and you can be better served. When I hear all the railing against a single-payer system, with the attendant call

Re: [CGUYS] Health care debate

2009-07-28 Thread Jordan
Tourbus Rider Stuart Carlow wrote: So what does all this healthcare debate on The Computer Guys listserv have to do with computers? Uumm... if we didn't have to pay so much for healthcare, we could get better computers. Not to mention better food and other good stuff. Well, some of us co

Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-28 Thread Jordan
On Friday Bill Moyers Journal was a discussion about healthcare where one of the interviewees suggested basically phasing in Medicare by decades or by state. Sensible discussion and ideas so I don't have much hope for it. But you can see the interview or read the transcript here: http://www.pbs

Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-29 Thread Jordan
Andy Gallant wrote: I strongly object to paragraphs five and seven of your posting, and in particular, to your use of highly objectionable terms and comparisons. Radical right Obama hate media can't resist such disgusting crap. **

Re: [CGUYS] Finally an FCC that earns its keep

2009-08-02 Thread Jordan
TPiwowar wrote: On Aug 2, 2009, at 2:16 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: Yes, I'm sure the FCC is much more knowledgeable about running Apple than Apple is. The question is whether or not the FCC can squint its way past 1934. I'm not holding my breath, since it still has commissioners [cough]Copps[/co

Re: [CGUYS] Wireless keyboard w. built-in mouse/ pointer for mac??

2009-08-02 Thread Jordan
db wrote: Yes, but those are all PC keyboards mostly with separate mice except for the expensive ( $185 )one made by Apple and it has no integral pointer / mousepad. The reason I am looking for such is to turn a white Tiger macbook with a broken unreadable screen into a multimedia center machi

Re: [CGUYS] Wireless keyboard w. built-in mouse/ pointer for mac??

2009-08-02 Thread Jordan
To continue: I use the Logitech cordless optical trackman on the iMac that I use for EyeTV in the living room. I just checked it and with used batteries it was still working from 8 feet away. I could use one of the bluetooth keyboards, but I haven't sprung for that. db wrote: Yes, but those ar

Re: [CGUYS] Wireless remote control app for iPhone?

2009-08-03 Thread Jordan
db wrote: As another alternative solution re: my previous post ( Wireless keyboard w. built-in mouse/ pointer for mac?? ) about controlling a white tiger laptop attached to a digital TV, I am researching remote control apps for the iPhone. I see ones that will let you control iTunes. Does an

Re: [CGUYS] Finally an FCC that earns its keep

2009-08-03 Thread Jordan
phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:10 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: Sunk costs is a reasonable ...er... reason for not investing in a new platform. Actually, it is an understandable rationale for not shelling out for a new platform. But if money is limited, and who's i

Re: [CGUYS] Returned Mail that I never sent

2009-08-03 Thread Jordan
trac...@aol.com wrote: I have been receiving notices entitled Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender >From MAILER-DAEMON. Does this mean that I have a virus and how can I get rid of it? I think it's more likely that someone is spoofing your address and you are getting some of the undeliv

Re: [CGUYS] Road runner cable access with a third party router

2009-08-05 Thread Jordan
Wayne Dernoncourt wrote: Art Clemons Does any of that make sense? I understand that the local cable office does have a WAP version as well as a non-WAP version of the modem. One other approach when the cable company or other broadband ISP doesn't want to open up its firewall set

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-06 Thread Jordan
I agree with the comments made here on this subject but submit that the essence of the problem lies with the lack of common sense of most drivers. I have a GPS mounted on my windshield. But it is mounted such that it does not block my view of the road. And I am very careful about what kind of si

Re: [CGUYS] A Computer Question ... Horrors!

2009-08-06 Thread Jordan
TPiwowar wrote: On Aug 5, 2009, at 7:57 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Safari sucks. Use Firefox or SeaMonkey. Some people get really bent out of shape about Safari, but Safari is innovating while others are not. While others boast of W3C compatibility, Safari is not only the first to achieve that, it

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-06 Thread Jordan
phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Everyone who has such a device mounted to their windshield will say that it does not block their view. Would you really expect to hear anyone say otherwise? Agreed. It's still a lack of common sense thing. It would not surprise me at all to hear someone who has som

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-06 Thread Jordan
phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Jordan wrote: Exactly! Mine does not block my view anymore than that sticker. The road can not be seen through the part of the windshield it blocks. Actually, and I did not mention this previously so we must remain quiet

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-07 Thread Jordan
For maybe 20 years I've been putting Beltronics remote radar detectors in my cars. Crutchfield used to sell them. I don't know if they still do. But the receiver was mounted behind the car grill and a tiny unit is mounted inside the car, preferably out of site. Nothing blocking the view. Nothing

Re: [CGUYS] Brutal Zune Review..and on to winmo

2009-08-08 Thread Jordan
Jeff Wright wrote: With 65,000 apps available for the iPhone and less than a dozen for the competitors it is going to be very hard to catch up. The competitors are still making some of the mistakes Apple made in its early days and they will need to fix those first. Right now Apple appears to be i

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

2009-08-08 Thread Jordan
Jeff Wright wrote: Except this isn't true. You constantly talk derisively about the people you are supposed to support and save the greater portion on your spleen for those who are best able to do their work with Macs. That is what makes it an issue. I don't think I've ever known anyone wi

Re: [CGUYS] Brutal Zune Review..and on to winmo

2009-08-08 Thread Jordan
TPiwowar wrote: On Aug 8, 2009, at 11:17 AM, Jordan wrote: That said, I'm happy with a regular iPod and the simplest of phones. I can ooo and aaah over the latest iGadgets and Palms without really wanting one. I also don't have chunks of time, like a commute, where I could use one

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

2009-08-08 Thread Jordan
Jeff Wright wrote: Every right winger like yourself has a stronger reality distortion field. Now go back to your worship of Dick and Sara and leave the rational discussion to others. You know Jordan, I want to be nice to you, I really do. I an truly blessed! But then, you shoot your

[CGUYS] LISTSERV

2009-08-08 Thread Jordan
I don't know if this is just for Tom or if others have an understanding of this but: I'm considering starting List for a local food group I'm involved with. I've started looking at some manuals from L-Soft and AOL, and they are voluminous. The LISTSERV list owners guide looks like it will tell

Re: [CGUYS] LISTSERV

2009-08-09 Thread Jordan
Ahh! Thanks all. I should have thought of this. I've actually been on a couple of Yahoo groups. Good points Stewart. These are mostly low tech people. Gardeners and community organizers. Simple is better. I'm glad I don't have to digest those manuals. Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Depends on wh

Re: [CGUYS] Difference between a mailing list and a web forum

2009-08-10 Thread Jordan
Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: The moon is made of green cheese, and Oh yeas Elvis is alive. I like the Men In Black version; He's alive but he just went home. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archive

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-13 Thread Jordan
I totally depends on what you expect and what you want to use it for. I've been out of the loop on the details of what is going on in the bike world for a few years, but I can safely say that this bike is a basic entry level bike. If you want a bike to "get your feet wet" in the mountain bike re

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon smtp and Port 25

2009-08-17 Thread Jordan
Fred Holmes wrote: No, I'm not running a mail server. I need to help someone set up his/her mail client for a third party POP/SMTP mail account, and he/she is connected via Verizon (dunno if FIOS or DSL, but I presume FIOS). I'm trying to find out what to expect, although a quick test should

Re: [CGUYS] LISTSERV

2009-08-20 Thread Jordan
I think Google is doing the a good job of making its Groups, on-line apps, and other tools accessible and easy to use, but as the article suggests, control and security are difficult and complicated. And then there's the resisting the urge to become another evil corporation thing. TPiwowar wro

Re: [CGUYS] syncing iPods

2009-08-20 Thread Jordan
I'm not a syncing expert. I've never sunk an iPod at all. But in iTunes/preferences/devices/ check Disable automatic syncing for iPhones and iPods. One Man wrote: I want to add some songs on my iTunes playlist to my friend's iPod, which is already synced to another iTunes How can I do this,

Re: [CGUYS] LISTSERV

2009-08-21 Thread Jordan
TPiwowar wrote: On Aug 20, 2009, at 9:04 AM, Jordan wrote: I think Google is doing the a good job of making its Groups, on-line apps, and other tools accessible and easy to use, but as the article suggests, control and security are difficult and complicated. Is that fair? The article says

[CGUYS] iMac problem

2009-08-22 Thread Jordan
My 2 year old intel iMac won't boot. I got a grey kernel crash screen yesterday, but it restarted and ran fine in the evening so I didn't take any time to investigate. This evening it started strangely, displayed properly, but would not run Eye TV. I tried to restart it and now all it does is p

Re: [CGUYS] iMac problem

2009-08-23 Thread Jordan
TPiwowar wrote: On Aug 22, 2009, at 9:50 PM, Jordan wrote: My 2 year old intel iMac won't boot. I got a grey kernel crash screen yesterday, but it restarted and ran fine in the evening so I didn't take any time to investigate. This evening it started strangely, displayed properly,

Re: [CGUYS] Mysterious iChat / AIM messages transcripts appearing on iMac desktop ?

2009-08-23 Thread Jordan
db wrote: It's a new computer and the most he might have done was accidentally clicked on the iChat icon on the Dock (he says he didn't..) ... which could have launched the program. Somehow it got launched. (I think maybe iChat gets automatically launched if you access the camera or microph

[CGUYS] Logmein

2009-08-23 Thread Jordan
db or anyone else, how did the logmein work for you, and are there any other programs like that, that work for the Mac? Thanks * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmnes

Re: [CGUYS] Logmein

2009-08-23 Thread Jordan
db wrote: LogMeIn is easy as cake... a great tool. Web based it takes all the tech out of setting up VNC / remote desktop login etc. The Free version does most of all you want. No SFTP or printing to the controlling computer that you get with Pro. A PC controlling a Mac won't have the comman

Re: [CGUYS] iMac problem

2009-08-23 Thread Jordan
OK, thanks for the confirmation! I've been kind of busy since this morning and was afraid to shut it down or let it go to sleep. TPiwowar wrote: On Aug 23, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Jordan wrote: I think I had tried that at one point last night, but in any case, it didn't start it just

Re: [CGUYS] Asking for prepaid cell phone recommendation

2009-08-24 Thread Jordan
David Cowdrill wrote: I live in No. Va. also and use T-Mobile pre-paid for uses like you describe. Advantages: - low cost: first year I paid $100 for 1000 min. Used 500 in first year, second year is $50 for another year. Hard to beat $4 per month. Disadvantages: T-Mobile coverage is spotty.

Re: [CGUYS] Asking for prepaid cell phone recommendation

2009-08-24 Thread Jordan
Sue Cubic wrote: That's what's nice about TracFone. They buy space on all of the major companies' towers. You get coverage from whatever tower you're nearest. I don't know how much I trust that. Tracfone won't show you a coverage map that you can zoom in on. I checked them out years ago when

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-25 Thread Jordan
This is interesting stuff. Some if the things I read in the late 90s and early 2000s seemed to suggest that the Linux and BSD type platforms were antiquated. Probably FUD. But Apple is still moving forward and further refining and updating the OS X core. TPiwowar wrote: This explains a lot.

[CGUYS] "Postcard" virus

2009-08-27 Thread Jordan
Has anyone gotten a warning or seen anything about the "Postcard" virus? A friend of mine forwarded a big panic about not opening anything in an email entitled Postcard. As a Mac user I guess getting emails like this are the greatest threat. Here's what it says: *checked with Norton Anti-Virus,

Re: [CGUYS] "Postcard" virus

2009-08-27 Thread Jordan
Tony B wrote: If you really looked this up at Snopes, you sure didn't read very well. If you trusted _someone else_ to look it up at Snopes and read it, shame on you. http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp I didn't say I looked it up at Snopes or anywhere else. I would have no rea

Re: [CGUYS] "Postcard" virus

2009-08-27 Thread Jordan
t.piwowar wrote: WFBs can't detect that they are being mocked. Shh! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ *

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Lied?

2009-08-29 Thread Jordan
t.piwowar wrote: MacWorld's extensive coverage of Snow Leopard makes me think Apple lied. This upgrade offers many significant improvements. Maybe Apple marketing isn't impressed because they want big flashy additions (which I'll probably never use). In contrast in Snow Leopard I'm seeing lots

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-29 Thread Jordan
I've read discussion of what you can update with the $30 version of Snow Leopard, but I have a specific question that I'm not sure about and have not seen anything written about. This notebook has Leopard, but I did a migration from My iMac when I got it. I'm thinking of getting a fresh start wi

Re: [CGUYS] NEWS FLASH: Apple adds date to menu bar !!!

2009-08-29 Thread Jordan
phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:42 PM, One Man wrote: I lost interest when Dan Frakes began his review with "a minor tweak ... *9* years in the making" -- viewing the date in the menu bar. Come on. How difficult is it to click on the time for the pull-down menu of t

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Lied?

2009-08-29 Thread Jordan
David K Watson wrote: (sorry for forgetting to fix the subject line in the previous post) Well, I'm certainly happy so far. Everything I use works in the 32 bit kernel although EyeTV has a few issues and Office 2004 and some older games still need Rosetta to be installed. In the 64 bit kernel,

Re: [CGUYS] What really happens to the computers we recycle?

2009-09-01 Thread Jordan
Bill Wajert wrote: To put it straight we have not been the "Land of the Free" for decades. We have become the "Land of the Regulated." We've had 8 years, really many more since it started before Reagan, of tearing down regulations. It doesn't work.(like we didn't already know that) Look wh

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-04 Thread Jordan
katan wrote: On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:50:30 -0400, t.piwowar wrote: America has its Dick Cheney. CGUYS has Chris Dunford. Ever notice how The List can have a pleasant conversation, or even a lively debate. . .until Tom joins in? No. *

Re: [CGUYS] Vark

2009-09-06 Thread Jordan
Jeff Miles wrote: I've found this list to be pretty quick at answering questions. Here, I'll test it. How do I get Safari to open when I click on a link in Mail? I've got it set to Firefox now, but want to change back to Safari. I used to know this, but this morning I couldn't find the

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-07 Thread Jordan
I hate to throw cold water on all this fun, but wasting time talking about all this fear and straw men is just what the right wing wants you to do. That little video posted a while back is enough for any rational person to get the picture. http://brightcove.newscientist.com/services/player/bcpi

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-09 Thread Jordan
t.piwowar wrote: On Sep 6, 2009, at 5:06 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: That food, which uses a mixed but largely free market system, is so cheap and plentiful that even the poor can easily afford it, is lost on the socialized medicine proponents. Did you see the Time cover story about cheap food? Th

[CGUYS] Keyboard problem

2009-09-09 Thread Jordan
The nice Apple keyboard that I use on the iMac has a problem. The cde and 3 keys have stopped working. Is there anything I can tinker with that might fix this? It's a couple years old, but does anyone think Apple will do anything for me on this? Thanks **

Re: [CGUYS] Keyboard problem

2009-09-09 Thread Jordan
This is the thin, low profile, full width, aluminum, $50 keyboard, which I love. The keys that failed are all in a row and failed the same day, suggesting to me that the failure is electronic rather than a physical problem with individual keys. There has not been any foreign material near this

Re: [CGUYS] Keyboard problem

2009-09-10 Thread Jordan
This is the thin, low profile, full width, aluminum, $50 keyboard, which I love. I cover it when I'm not using it, nothing was spilled on it and the keys that failed are all in a row and failed the same day. Doesn't that suggest that the failure is electronic rather than a physical problem with

Re: [CGUYS] Keyboard problem

2009-09-11 Thread Jordan
b_s-wilk wrote: I agree that you probably need a new keyboard. Now that you have nothing to lose, open the keyboard and try to fix it yourself anyway. Betty Yes! I am that kind of person. I'll have to see if I can do it more gently than the guy in the link you gave. Heating it up a but will

[CGUYS] Mac alternative spell checker

2009-09-15 Thread Jordan
I'm looking into a better spell checker than the one that comes on the Mac. Sometimes the one on the Mac does a lousy job of guessing what I'm looking for. Does anyone have knowledge or experience with an alternative that the Mac can use instead of the native one? Thanks! ***

Re: [CGUYS] Mac alternative spell checker

2009-09-16 Thread Jordan
TPiwowar wrote: On Sep 15, 2009, at 11:41 AM Sep 15, Jordan wrote: I'm looking into a better spell checker than the one that comes on the Mac. Sometimes the one on the Mac does a lousy job of guessing what I'm looking for. http://www.rainmakerinc.com/

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 10 Sep 2009 - Special issue (#2009-870)

2009-09-17 Thread Jordan
Fred Holmes wrote: At 02:46 AM 9/17/2009, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: It is insane to think that a faceless corporate bureaucrat is better than a faceless federal bureaucrat. If one doesn't like what the faceless corporate bureaucrat decides, one can drop the insurance and go with someon

Re: [CGUYS] Server settings and password

2009-09-24 Thread Jordan
Maybe some clarifications are in order to start: Bill L'Hommedieu wrote: I've my hi-speed broadband with Comcast and I cant access the Mac Mail through the server settings now set. Mac Mail meaning the Mail program on your Mac, or mail from Mobile Me, or what? The techies at Comcast seem to be

[CGUYS] Saving Web Pages with Firefox-Followup

2009-10-12 Thread Jordan
I've been away and I don't know if anyone suggested this, but I think for some circumstances making a PDF of a web page is the best way to save the info. It's perfect for receipts. * ** List info, subscription management,

Re: [CGUYS] Snail Mail

2009-10-13 Thread Jordan
I have in the past, but not recently. It's a pain for me to track though because I have gmail sent to Thunderbird, so I don't know if my posts made it unless I check the archives, or someone responds. By the way, I'm one of those who bought the package with Snow Leopard, but I'm in no hurry to i

Re: [CGUYS] Mac keyboard.

2009-10-17 Thread Jordan
Maybe it's just my opinion, but once you use the Apple low profile keyboard, every other keyboard feels clunky. Reid Katan wrote: Just got a Mac Mini and realized I don't have a USB keyboard to jack into it. Other than it being a nice keyboard, is there something about a Mac keyboard that's wo

Re: [CGUYS] Saving Web Pages with Firefox-Followup

2009-10-17 Thread Jordan
Some of us suggested saving pages as a PDF. It's really the best alternative to printing out a web page. (it's a far superior solution to me) Is this not possible with Windows? computerg...@att.net wrote: Hello all: Thank you everyone who replied to my post a while back. Briefly, I am try

Re: [CGUYS] Saving Web Pages with Firefox-Followup

2009-10-18 Thread Jordan
Ahh, yes. But you sounded like you were looking for a replacement for printing web pages out. Fred Holmes wrote: At 07:36 PM 10/17/2009, Jordan wrote: Some of us suggested saving pages as a PDF. It's really the best alternative to printing out a web page. (it's a far superior s

[CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-10-31 Thread Jordan
I'm new to flash drives. The SanDisk flash I have loads a separate "volume" called U3 System which is clearly meant for Windows users. Is there a way to get rid of this on the Mac? Thanks * ** List info, subscription man

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-01 Thread Jordan
using terminal did not work. Thanks again John DeCarlo wrote: Google U3 Removal. There are ways to get that space back. On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Jordan wrote: I'm new to flash drives. The SanDisk flash I have loads a separate "volume" called U3 System which

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-01 Thread Jordan
The SanDisks and the Cruzer ones I was working with had uninstalls on them. It was having to dig out my Windows computer to uninstall that I didn't like. Yes, I know I'm spoiled. tjpa wrote: On Nov 1, 2009, at 6:06 AM, Rich Schinnell wrote: Maybe I missed something but I have had flash drives

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