Re: [CGUYS] POP and MAPI...

2009-11-02 Thread Jordan
Most internet services provide email that can be accessed from any computer, anywhere, called webmail. I think it's also safe to say that you have to go into your email services settings and change it to IMAP. It would not be IMAP by default. It is also my understanding that IMAP sort of synchron

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Jordan
Costco also generally sells 8G drives and 4G flash drives in a 3 pack. I suggest going with one of those. A 16G flash drive is probably unnecessarily huge. Don't go to Wal-Mart. Jeff Miles wrote: I haven't really been paying attention to this thread, but now I think I should have. My son,

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-03 Thread Jordan
But shopping at Wal-Mart is a choice. If you are aware of the history and are a socially responsible and moral being, not shopping at Wal-Mart is a choice you can easily make. It's easier to avoid the evil we can see. Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: There are definitely more evil things in this wo

Re: [CGUYS] online storage --HIJACKED!!

2009-11-07 Thread Jordan
Clearly, you have not been reading Tom's posts very carefully. Rich Schinnell wrote: At 03:06 PM 11/7/2009, tjpa wrote: Date:Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:05:15 -0500 From:tjpa Subject: Re: online storage --HIJACKED!! For example I would not trust Apple. Repeat after me: For example I would

Re: [CGUYS] Real Windows 7 Reviews Start to Appear

2009-11-07 Thread Jordan
Chris Dunford wrote: Windows fan bois; most of them don't see the PCs as anything more than a hammer. They couldn't care less who makes it as long as it can drive whatever nail it is that they have a use for. No one has said anything to me about any problems. Who was it that said MS doesn

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-22 Thread Jordan
Again, yours is the perspective of the pure urban dweller. Some of us spend little or no time in densely populated areas, and are thankful for it. tjpa wrote: On Nov 21, 2009, at 1:25 AM, b_s-wilk wrote: It makes sense to use redundant remote storage for business. It's overkill for an individu

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-22 Thread Jordan
I do feel your pain. tjpa wrote: On Nov 22, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Jordan wrote: Again, yours is the perspective of the pure urban dweller. Some of us spend little or no time in densely populated areas, and are thankful for it. Don't I know it. Who's that standing at the top of the

Re: [CGUYS] ATT keeps whining, Apple attacks

2009-11-25 Thread Jordan
John Duncan Yoyo wrote: On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:43 PM, mike wrote: I know plenty of smokers who didn't get lung cancer, doesn't mean smoking doesn't cause it. Yep, My point was that smoker's smoke may have caused lung cancer in people who never smoked. Or more likely emphysema

Re: [CGUYS] Gulag

2009-11-30 Thread Jordan
Adil Godrej wrote: P.S. Okay, I'm done. It's going to be a long week at work. I'll accept whatever you send my way, but I'm afraid I will not be able to respond. Yeah, I'm running away from the fight. It's only the ethical thing to do (being as I'm at work). (Did I just hear a collective sigh

Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

2009-11-30 Thread Jordan
You have given good advice about drives here before so I'm not sure what any of us can offer. I like to shop and buy from OWC, or at least look there and then compare prices. I've always bought Hitachi, and have never had a drive problem, and been leaning toward the 7200rpm drives, for whateve

Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

2009-12-02 Thread Jordan
I'm sorry for the misguidance about Firewire. I thought I had read somewhere that they were phasing it out, can't recall where, and then was looking for an inexpensive Mac notebook for a friend. The new MacBooks don't have Firewire but there was a $750 refurb that had it. I think he got one. T

Re: [CGUYS] google web crawlers and the WSJ

2009-12-04 Thread Jordan
As the chief moony fades, it looks like much of the radical crap he has supported will struggle, since his sons seem too busy living the high life to care. And on another subject: Oh, please, please let the likes of Sara and Beck run for office. That would be interesting.as long as the

Re: [CGUYS] google web crawlers and the WSJ

2009-12-04 Thread Jordan
where Newt was just middle of the road? tjpa wrote: On Dec 4, 2009, at 3:48 PM, Jordan wrote: Oh, please, please let the likes of Sara and Beck run for office. That would be interesting You mean Huck was not loony enough for your tastes? You should read more of his stuff

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Jordan
By the way, if you go to System Preferences-Accounts and click on Login Items, you can see what's loading at startup and add or remove programs. I don't know a specific answer to the shortcuts question, but I think I read that more of this capability was added to Snow Leopard. Again, in System Pr

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Jordan
I type slowly and only take my hand off the mouse when necessary, so I'm no authority on keyboard shortcuts. But in 10.4.11 at the bottom of keyboard Shortcuts, it appears as though you can add Apps and maybe assign shortcuts to them. Just guessing. Reid Katan wrote: I've looked through there

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-22 Thread Jordan
Right. I don't know what the Dock does when it gets "full". When you've got more icons than can fit in a given space (vertical or horizontal). Do the icons shrink to make more room? start a second row? They shrink. I like mine on the right. Humans eyes scan better in the horizontal plane. Mayb

[CGUYS] AAAHH, the old days

2009-12-22 Thread Jordan
ating, but the computer played Doom really well. Jordan Stewart said: |I remember my first Windows 98 machines had maybe 512 MB in them. Unthinkable now, |but this was the case for a long time. | |My fist PC had 64K in it and I had to replace all the chip banks to get it to 640K | |St

Re: [CGUYS] AAAHH, the old days

2009-12-23 Thread Jordan
Yes, I had no real need or funds for a computer even though I had had a bunch of training, so I came in quite late. I'm kind of glad I didn't buy anything in the early days. I didn't actually buy until just before Windows 3.0. Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: I came into computers rather late.

Re: [CGUYS] Wi-Fi foe sues neighbor for using electronics - The Santa Fe New Mexican

2010-01-09 Thread Jordan
Thank you Betty and all! This is one of the best posts in a while. Robert Michael Abrams wrote: On Jan 9, 2010, at 1:47 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Tom Sharpe | The New Mexican Posted: Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 1/8/10 A Santa Fe man who says he suffers from electromagnetic sensitivity is suing h

Re: [CGUYS] bug

2010-01-13 Thread Jordan
Cool! Now the first result is the mail-archive for computerguys. Google is watching. On 1/2/10 2:48 PM, John DeCarlo wrote: On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Christopher Rangewrote: The address shown with the link, after the search, is not the address that comes up in the URL Locator, when

Re: [CGUYS] bug

2010-01-14 Thread Jordan
Get real Tom! It's a Windows machine. t.piwowar wrote: On Jan 13, 2010, at 8:30 PM, Jordan wrote: Now the first result is the mail-archive for computerguys. A shame that it was not one of our brighter moments. Did that computer ever get

Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?

2010-01-29 Thread Jordan
A new improved model could be called a "Maxipad." :-) Perhaps because of its ability to absorb so much umdata. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness,

Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?

2010-01-29 Thread Jordan
phartz...@gmail.com wrote: It's simple: try this i (change), etc. The idea of Obama always was government for the rest of us. Too simple, and isn't working. Steve It's not working because he's not doing it. *

Re: [CGUYS] safari and new windows vs tabs

2010-01-30 Thread Jordan
John Duncan Yoyo wrote: FWIW Safari does the same things on a Snow Leopard Mac. I recently put Snow on my MacBook Pro and I have not seen this behavior. But maybe it only happens on some web sights. I would not use it if it did. *

Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?

2010-01-31 Thread Jordan
To me, for someone to choose implies that they are reasonably informed about the options. I believe that great masses of Windows users are not sufficiently aware of the Mac and OS X as a serious option. Do I even want to respond to this? Your response is incorrect. Prefer means "tend to

Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?

2010-01-31 Thread Jordan
phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Jordan wrote: To me, for someone to choose implies that they are reasonably informed about the options. I believe that great masses of Windows users are not sufficiently aware of the Mac and OS X as a serious option

Re: [CGUYS] Wait

2010-01-31 Thread Jordan
Constance Warner wrote: At this point, why not WAIT AND SEE what happens when the iPad gets into the stores and people actually buy it and start using it? It seems to me that the discussion has gone about as far as it can go at this point, at this imperfect state of knowledge about the device

Re: [CGUYS] Wait

2010-01-31 Thread Jordan
tjpa wrote: On Jan 31, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Jordan wrote: More of us should have heeded David Pogue's advice quoted early in this discussion. Quote provided by Tom, but you didn't respond as suggested. I'm aware of that and appreciate it, (I read Pogue all the time)

Re: [CGUYS] apple-stanza-usb

2010-02-06 Thread Jordan
b_s-wilk wrote: > I have T-Mobile... There's another DC dead zone, I think along Rhode Island Avenue. Curious. I also have T-Mobile. My office is on Rhode Island Ave. No dead zone. The area is a couple of miles north of there, closer to where RI Av merges with Baltimore Av, in a resid

Re: [CGUYS] Creepy or what?

2010-02-22 Thread Jordan
just being lazy, using a tool that I know well instead of spending the time figuring out how to make the scanner simple to use. Jordan Jeff Miles wrote: This says every laptop comes with a remote control. None of mine have. And I have a 17" Macbook Pro with the intel chip set. Not n

Re: [CGUYS] iPad's in cars

2010-04-03 Thread Jordan
I was just catching up on some of the technology videos at the NY Times site: http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/technology/1194811622271/index.html I think it was the video of their 2nd day of CES coverage where they had a guy talking about a new Garmin unit that can communicate with a dev

Re: [CGUYS] Cox Modem Troubleshooting

2010-05-09 Thread Jordan
I gave up on Comcast modems many years ago.(They might be better now) I got a Motorola Surfboard and it has been flawless. It still is, in spite of its age. I do keep a back-up on hand though. It just makes sense. Richard P. wrote: During the last week, my cable modem for Cox Cable loses its I

Re: [CGUYS] Recs 4 hw "support" for netbook

2010-07-09 Thread Jordan
Just go to the home store and get a little piece of plexiglas the same size as the netbook.. One Man wrote: I 'm travelling and using a samsung netbook. I like the navy lid. I sit on the couch at my bro's, cross my legs and balance the netbook on a pillow. This can't be good as it blocks the

Re: [CGUYS] IE page failure

2010-12-13 Thread Jordan
I'm sorry you got no answers from the wizards of this group but I'll go out on a limb and say that that is because you answered your own question and solved your problem. Avoid IE and use one of the many alternatives. On 12/12/10 12:30 AM, D Freye wrote: This thursday while trying to reach a

Re: [CGUYS] XP sounds question -

2011-03-21 Thread Jordan
Turn the volume down all the way or set it to mute. On 3/21/11 11:37 AM, Tom Chambers wrote: List members - I hate computers that talk to me , so when I'm setting up a machine for my own use I always set it to "no sounds" in the control panel. That works for most sounds , but in

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Store acting weird

2007-09-06 Thread Jordan
OK, thanks. They're just overloaded. I guess there really was no other explanation for what I was seeing. Jordan Tom Piwowar wrote: I've been checking out the Apple site lately. All of the site loads and works fine except for the store. On Firefox 2.0.0.6 the "Store" load

Re: [CGUYS] Weird Sites With Weird Names

2007-09-16 Thread Jordan
That's the two letter ISO (International Organization for Standardization) country code for China. I'd guess that the characters are being converted into the words you see. I'm just spitballing here, but that's my guess. The stamp is probably worth 3 ¢. Alvin Auerbach wrote: I googled "The "G

Re: [CGUYS] Weird Sites With Weird Names

2007-09-16 Thread Jordan
In case you are interested, here's what I found: http://www.bcpl.net/~j1m5path/isocodes.html http://postage.20m.com/0003550.htm Alvin Auerbach wrote: I googled "The "G" rate make-up stamp" (an old postage stamp) and came up with several weird sites with weird names (example below) that have in

Re: [CGUYS] SD card isn't recognized in Windows Explorer

2007-10-16 Thread Jordan
Can't the computer be told to do something else when it sees the camera? David Turk wrote: That's the thing. You can plug the camera directly in to the computer, & the Kodak Easyshare software can see the camera, but Windows Explorer can't. I don't care for the Eayshare software, which is wh

Re: [CGUYS] The Worst Thing about Macs

2007-10-22 Thread Jordan
I remember seeing a certain level of elitism coming from Mac users maybe 13 years ago. I was fully entrenched in Windows because I felt like I needed to know as much as possible about it for work. And what was up with the 1 button mouse thing anyway. It turns out that they were right. The Mac OS

Re: [CGUYS] The Worst Thing about Macs

2007-10-23 Thread Jordan
I'm very happy using Exposé gestures to view all windows or application windows or desktop, and Command h or alt command h to clear up clutter. And just clicking on an app in the dock to bring it forward is easy enough. But I admit I no longer know or have a need to know any such tricks for Wind

Re: [CGUYS] The Worst Thing about Macs

2007-10-24 Thread Jordan
There is no such thing as a Mac that comes with a 1 button mouse anymore. (even though it looks like a 1 button mouse) And you can use any mouse you can buy. I prefer a trackball and have almost always used a Logitech with several buttons. (It is easier, but that doesn't stop the sense of pan

Re: [CGUYS] The Worst Thing about Macs

2007-10-25 Thread Jordan
OK, so I'm a nut for spending the $50 on a keyboard. It could be worse. But I found that I typed better on my old Titanium Powerbook than on the iMac keyboard, so I got the new keyboard for the iMac. It's very much like the Mac laptop keyboards, and the old iMac keyboard is positively clunky co

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Will Not Provide Safari 2.0.2, or 2.0.3, or 2.0.4

2007-10-26 Thread Jordan
I have never understood the glowing talk of Apple's superpower browser, Safari. I have always thought it was lame and featureless. (although according to the stats, I guess it is fast.)Indeed Camino has a similar presentation, but is clearly superior to Safari to me. I use it for a specific tas

Re: [CGUYS] Update OS X 10.3.9 to 10.5?

2007-10-26 Thread Jordan
cently and I like that a lot. Thank you Tom. Jordan mike wrote: I've been reading that this is not a major release, I'm wondering what denotes it as major for those mac users on the list thinking of getting it? Mike **

Re: [CGUYS] Update OS X 10.3.9 to 10.5?

2007-10-27 Thread Jordan
That is a really nice and compelling feature. For some people this will be valuable. But for those of us who don't generate critical or important data or files all day, it's not enough to merit a purchase. I might feel different in a few months or if I started having trouble. Tom Piwowar wrot

Re: [CGUYS] No Classic in Leopard! Help!

2007-10-28 Thread Jordan
David Pogue of the NY Times has a rundown of some of the new ways things work in 10.5 that you might find interesting. http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2007/10/25/technology/circuitsemail/index.html * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND

Re: [CGUYS] Standards & Flash

2007-10-29 Thread Jordan
I don't see this discussion as ranty or worshipful, and does Steve really have anything to do with it? Though I find it hard to believe that someone working in the MS complex would be using a Mac, I guess it's possible. It would not be surprising that a contractor would be using a Mac for the re

Re: [CGUYS] Reliable, free broadband speed test sites?

2007-11-03 Thread Jordan
I would guess that Comcast service, and the way they control or not control speed, varies widely. Especially where they have bought out other services. Out here in the boonies beyond Gettysburg, PA we get a little less than what Jeff is getting. Plenty fast though. And I can change modems or ro

Re: [CGUYS] OT; Animator versus Animation

2007-11-05 Thread Jordan
Fantastic! Thanks for passing it along. Not off topic at all. Richard P. wrote: I know this is off topic, but I thought this was quite a creative use of Flash. There are two parts, watch part one first. Even Avast makes a guest appearance in part 2. Part 1: http://alanbecker.deviantart.com/

[CGUYS] Thunderbird Quitting

2007-11-10 Thread Jordan
Ever since I put a cloned copy of my iMac hard drive on this iMac, Thunderbird has been has been quitting after working fine for a while. I've tried pitching the plist file and installing a new Thunderbird with no improvement. Any Ideas? Thanks **

Re: [CGUYS] Thunderbird Quitting

2007-11-12 Thread Jordan
That didn't occur to me, but the OS was totally up to date. Is it possible to somehow force it to do an update it does not need? It's a pain in the butt to start over, but the process makes me dig into areas of the system that I tend to forget about. It makes me more effective when I help others

[CGUYS] Thunderbird Quitting

2007-11-13 Thread Jordan
I finally had a drastic solution to my Thunderbird quitting problem. I installed a fresh copy of OS X. Besides Thunderbird quitting, Seamonkey was acting strangely, and then the iMac had a kernel crash. I had never had any problem with any of this before installing the copy made with Carbon Cop

Re: [CGUYS] Thunderbird junk mail

2007-11-16 Thread Jordan
On the Mac: Preferences/Privacy/Junk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had to reinstall thunderbird and can't figure out how to have the mail deemed as junk by thunderbird dumped into the junk folder, as it used to do. Any suggestions? *

Re: [CGUYS] IP camera osx

2007-11-20 Thread Jordan
I just did a Google search of "wireless camera Mac", without the quotes, and saw some promising hits. Did you try that? Charles Ballinger wrote: I'm looking for a wireless IP camera that can be config'd and managed by OSX v1.4.11 (I think I'm following Tom and holding off a bit on 10.5). I've

Re: [CGUYS] iMac G4 memory upgrade

2007-11-22 Thread Jordan
I doubt if you'd notice a reduction in speed, but did you look into how easy it would be to install the card? Stephen Brownfield wrote: Looking at the specs for my iMac G4, I see it can take an Airport Card. Can it take an Airport Extreme Card? I would not mind going wireless, however, I'd h

Re: [CGUYS] Internet Radio Beats Digital

2007-12-09 Thread Jordan
I have a regular FM that is fairly hi-tech made by Sangean. When this subject last came up I did a little looking around at the Wi-Fi radios and discovered that Sangean is making a few that sound pretty interesting. They might be worth a look if you are interested in this. http://www.sangean.co

Re: [CGUYS] Internet Radio Beats Digital

2007-12-10 Thread Jordan
Interesting- the Roberts radio in the article Tom links to is the same as a Sangean in this country. No surprise really. Jordan wrote: I have a regular FM that is fairly hi-tech made by Sangean. When this subject last came up I did a little looking around at the Wi-Fi radios and discovered

Re: [CGUYS] I'm so confused...need simple instructions. was:Re: [CGUYS] ATT DSL ok? Update

2007-12-16 Thread Jordan
I know this goes against what the cable company says, and what we all believe, but the last few times I've had a problem with my cable connection I've had to use the opposite turn on order to get it going again. Yes, I'm saying I turned on the router and then the modem. If nothing else works, j

[CGUYS] CPU temperature

2007-12-20 Thread Jordan
I'm not sure if this is a processor question or a Mac question. I have one of the last G5 iMacs, before they went to Intel CPUs. I have the iStatPro widget and a little app called Hardware Monitor. They each show CPU temperature. The temp indicated by iStat changes pretty slowly and in my obser

Re: [CGUYS] iPod battery

2007-12-26 Thread Jordan
I've never replaced an iPod battery, but in general I like this company, and I think the NuPower batteries are very good. They have PDFs or videos to show you how. I've been happy with batteries I've bought for 2 Powerbooks. I assume you Googled "iPod Battery" or so

Re: [CGUYS] Sun Buys MySQL

2008-01-18 Thread Jordan
Apparently not! Tom Piwowar wrote: $1,000,000,000 Who says you can't make money with open source software? Any comments on the future of a very critical piece of software? * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put

Re: [CGUYS] Suddenly a disk drive is not formatted in Windows XP

2008-01-27 Thread Jordan
Wow! What an opening! Anyone care to respond? Robert wrote: Before reformatting, I want to know if there is a problem with Windows instead of the drive. * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands

[CGUYS] Router or Airport?

2008-02-06 Thread Jordan
and 1 really flaky Netgear. They have a good reputation but... Thanks, Jordan * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PR

Re: [CGUYS] Router or Airport?

2008-02-06 Thread Jordan
Thanks, Are you aware of this little software update for Intel Macs? http://tinyurl.com/2r3e2l * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [CGUYS] Router or Airport?

2008-02-06 Thread Jordan
Yes, so I've heard. The Macs we use most of the time are Intel Macs so it should not be an Issue. I'm not sure we'd notice a higher speed. But the greater range would be nice! Matthew Taylor wrote: Yes. As I recall though "N" degrades to "G" if any non-"N" systems connect to it. **

Re: [CGUYS] Router or Airport?

2008-02-06 Thread Jordan
Thanks, It's better range that appeals to me. There is a brick wall within the house that I'm hoping to get WiFi through. I know there are a few options for me. A removable antenna might work because I could have the router box where I could plug ethernet cable in, and locate the antenna where

Re: [CGUYS] is isass.exe a virus?

2008-02-13 Thread Jordan
Nice font Matthew. Thank-you. Matthew Taylor wrote: That is why I like the comic fonts - they feel more natural and are to my eye less confusing. * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <==

Re: [CGUYS] CGUYS.ORG & Footer Updated

2008-02-16 Thread Jordan
I like the changes and the web page. I love the fish. Thanks Tom * For information about the list, managing your list subscription, list rules, * * list archives, privacy policy, calmness, and a member map go to CG

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-17 Thread Jordan
The more I hear about Islam, the more it becomes apparent that as with some religions in this country, it has been hijacked by extremists. I only had to see Jon Stewart's interview with Mark Siegel, Benazir Bhutto's former speech writer, to be reminded of this. http://tinyurl.com/yrl2rd Steve R

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-17 Thread Jordan
There's an interview with Mark Seigel on Book TV right now and again at 9 pm and mid-night. A refreshing view of the Muslim world. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calm

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread Jordan
e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jordan, I don't dispute your basic premise, however I think it's unfair to label those who are offended by the public display of these images as "extremists". Islam (to my limited understanding) has a fundamental objection to "graven images&

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread Jordan
I'm not sure I understand what you mean, but can't a fantasy be hijacked? Jeff Myers wrote: Since all belief in a deity is irrational, religion invites extremism. So, I'm not sure "hijacked" is the right word. * **

[CGUYS] No call list

2008-02-18 Thread Jordan
Did you try putting the # in a Google search? Just a thought. gerald wrote: the two canidates in my district, wynn and donna ? got about 2.5 million dollars for the house primary campaign, they spent most of it on deamon dialers to call residents in the area, and bad mouth the other guy. we

Re: [CGUYS] Podcast neophyte questions.

2008-02-24 Thread Jordan
u can click on 2007 and get all those shows the same way. The same is true for 2006. I noticed the reference to Audible for 2001, so you can check the other years. I hope this helps Jordan Stephen Meskin wrote: I have just investigated the podcast site for one program I really like, Studio 360.

Re: [CGUYS] Neighborhood security cameras

2008-02-25 Thread Jordan
It seems to me like you could make a plexiglass box to put the camera in and mount it to the outside of your house and run power to it through a window. Just an idea. My posts don't seem to get through lately. Would someone please just comment if you see this? Tom Piwowar wrote: Someone tri

Re: [CGUYS] gmail replies

2008-02-25 Thread Jordan
Exactly! Yes I'm relatively new. It's frustrating to have to go to my gmail inbox on the web to see if the post made it. There are lots of convenience advantages for me though. Tony B wrote: Are you new to gmail? I hate this "feature" too and wish they gave us the _option_ to see our own replie

Re: [CGUYS] Neighborhood security cameras

2008-02-26 Thread Jordan
There's a $100 set at Costco.com that is wireless and infra-red capable. I just did a search for security camera at the Costco site. But hey, what do I know. I live on a farm in the boonies and I have 3 big dogs running around.

Re: [CGUYS] Investment Tracking Recommendations?

2008-03-13 Thread Jordan
That's right! It might be better to invest in euros in a european company or fund right now. Tom Piwowar wrote: Today it is reporting a YTD return of -13% and a 1 year return of -3.6%. It would be better to put my dough in a mattress while spending 3% of my savings on wine, women, and song.

Re: [CGUYS] Investment Tracking Recommendations?

2008-03-15 Thread Jordan
The European countries may look bad but the dollar has dropped dramatically in relation to the euro lately. gerald wrote: yea, like ireland or spain or italy. they gotta bounce soon. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=IBEX:IND Blah, Blah Blah. ***

Re: [CGUYS] Investment Tracking Recommendations?

2008-03-15 Thread Jordan
The European countries may look bad but the dollar has dropped dramatically in relation to the euro lately. And, I shouldn't have to add, is likely to continue to, since the radical right that has been in charge have made us so weak. ***

Re: [CGUYS] safari3.1 update

2008-03-24 Thread Jordan
If you are on dial-up, a fast browser won't make a difference, eh? rlsimon wrote: Izit faster than Opera (latest full ver 9.25, I use 9.50beta) ?? Also, is the 39mb dld because it has dozens of languages; therefore is there a slipstreamed version of USA inglich only or is there an "update" to l

Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-04-03 Thread Jordan
One other suggestion on the trackball: I used the Logitech one everyone else is recommending and I liked it. But my thumb didn't like it after a while so I tried this one: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/trackballs/devices/189&cl=us,en I like this one even better and some of the

Re: [CGUYS] MHTML: what's up with that?

2008-04-22 Thread Jordan
I am no authority on these things but I think it's safe to rely on wikipedia for information about this sort of thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MHTML Apparently Firefox won't like it without a specific extension(windows and Linux only) but Thunderbird will. Good old ms! Constance Warner wr

Re: [CGUYS] LCD monitor question

2008-05-05 Thread Jordan
Honestly Tony, take a deep breath and accept that you are mistaken this time. Even I have seen articles that say that studies have shown that more screen real estate makes people more productive. And I've switched from a Powerbook to an iMac, so I can attest to this fact. I think Tom didn't both

Re: [CGUYS] Adobe Reader/ Firefox conflict?

2008-05-22 Thread Jordan
mends, is working fine on most pdfs. Also, I Googled "pdf test" and tried the first one on the list and it worked for that. Jordan Richard P. wrote: In the last week, I've been unable to open any PDF's through Firefox. At first I thought it might have something to do with Adob

Re: [CGUYS] Adobe Reader/ Firefox conflict?

2008-05-22 Thread Jordan
. Interestingly, if I scroll up or down so that the YouTube player is at the edge of the window, it reappears. By the way, Safari does pdfs quite well. Jordan db wrote: Although I haven't experienced your problem, I have found firefox to be problematic on various machines. Particularly in

Re: [CGUYS] Fool MLS: Make Safari "look" like IE on Windows?

2008-05-23 Thread Jordan
I don't know if this of any use to you , but the MLS site works fine on my iMac using Firefox. Jordan Alvin Auerbach wrote: Thanks Michael, I will not be able to try using this for a while (although I've set it up), as it's for when my GF uses my computer, and she will not

Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...

2008-06-06 Thread Jordan
This is all very interesting but I'm still very happy running rock solid 10.4. Maybe I'll just hold out for 10.6 before changing. Jordan Steve Rigby wrote: Apple is said to be planning to make the latest upgrade, 10.6, of their Leopard OS an Intel ONLY version, cutting out the

Re: [CGUYS] Missing messages

2008-06-08 Thread Jordan
Yes, that is frustrating. I think it's because Google thinks everyone does web mail, or they want everyone to use apps on the web instead of on their computers. Jordan Ralph wrote: I use two gmail accounts - one I download to my computer via pop access, and the other I leave online.

Re: [CGUYS] Missing messages

2008-06-10 Thread Jordan
ough gmail. Should I try to do anything to see if there is spam being sent from my computers? Thanks, Jordan * Dear Comcast Customer:* ACTION REQUIRED: Comcast has determined that your computer(s) have been used to send unsolicited email ("spam"), which is generally an indicator of a

Re: [CGUYS] Missing messages

2008-06-10 Thread Jordan
Even more funny and interesting: My Thunderbird wants to know if the Comcast email is a scam. I'm thinking yes! After I received the Comcast email this morning, I sent the earlier email to CGUYS and an email to myself at the Comcast address. Obviously gmail is working because CGUYS got the mail

Re: [CGUYS] Missing messages

2008-06-10 Thread Jordan
Thanks Tom. I don't deal with ports enough to have much knowledge of them but gmail has me on port 587 for SMTP and 995 or something like that for pop. So, would I know or should I care if 25 is blocked? I only use gmail. Tom Piwowar wrote: You may want to make a note of it if you do discover

[CGUYS] Cell Phone

2008-06-13 Thread Jordan
A Friend of mine has asked my advise on "renting" a cell phone when they go on a trip to Montana in September. I don't really know much about the ins and outs of cell phone deals, but my guess would be the a prepaid one like they used to have at Radio Shack would be the best bet. But I don't th

Re: [CGUYS] Cell Phone

2008-06-14 Thread Jordan
Thanks all, With your advice and a bit of research, I've put together some good info for them. Jordan * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a membe

Re: [CGUYS] Cell Phone

2008-06-14 Thread Jordan
Yes, I checked coverage for a bunch of carriers. Some have no coverage, and some cover the towns and highways pretty well. Tony B wrote: I doubt large parts of Montana actually have any cell coverage. If they're going camping, they'll need a satellite phone. *

Re: [CGUYS] video compression

2008-07-02 Thread Jordan
I'm no authority, but I can't help wondering if the first tech put a filter on the line, either on the pole or somewhere on or in your house. If I were you I'd look at all the connectors you can see for tubular connector a couple inches long, and remove it. It's just a possibility. Scott McClu

Re: [CGUYS] Camera recommendation?

2008-07-12 Thread Jordan
I think Digital Photography Review is still the the best place I have ever seen for seriously comprehensive reviews of still cameras. http://www.dpreview.com/ Get advice and ideas of what models to look at and then go there and compare. Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With thanks to everyone

[CGUYS] Process name (null) on OS X

2008-07-14 Thread Jordan
There is a curiosity I've noticed lately. Beside the symbols for the Thunderbird, Sunbird, and Audio Hijack applications in Activity Monitor, it calls the process name (null) instead of their names. These apps seem to be working properly and quitting them a restarting them does not help. I did

[CGUYS] iMac problem

2007-11-07 Thread Jordan Fairman
I have a hard drive with a clone of an iMac's drive made with Carbon Copy cloner. I'd like to install that clone on another iMac. Is there a simple way to do this or do I have to go folder by folder, copying files over. I usually just do some research and/or just dive in and figure it out as I

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