Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-03 Thread b_s-wilk
Can't speak for others, but I am on an account with Rogers Cable Systems in Ontario that gets me consistently up to 25 Mbps speed. And there is an account type that is one higher than that which tops out at 50. Mind you it doesn't;t come cheap but there it is. How much does Rogers Cable charg

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-04 Thread b_s-wilk
WOW! That is so absurdly expensive. The US is failing us. Broadband monopolies better be regulated soon, otherwise we're going to sink lower and lower. In many places you can get 1Mbps for 1 euro. Here it's insanely higher, and not available many places, especially nowhere like here. BUMME

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-04 Thread b_s-wilk
Gotta have that social networking thing, you know, not to mention the games. Dunno if Apple planned it that way, but if such a scenario transpires, what a way to inculcate flocks of youngsters into the Apple World... iPhones, iPods, iPads, and who knows what will be next. Maybe, slim chance, but

Re: [CGUYS] My download speed

2010-04-04 Thread b_s-wilk
"And in markets where Verizon's Fios service has been around the longest, insiders report penetration rates have exceeded 50 percent for Fios high-speed Internet and are approaching 50 percent for Fios TV." And do a little math (scary, I know). . .let's see, ($750+$600)*2(half the potentials t

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-04 Thread b_s-wilk
I am flummoxed. First they promote the over the air digital TV signal and make you go out and get "converters" so you don't hafta buy a new TV ...then you find out you only get 2 channels where you live (I have a 30' tower with uhf/vhf antenna 1h road south of Philadelphia ...no mountains here)

Re: [CGUYS] My download speed

2010-04-05 Thread b_s-wilk
"Eric S. Sande" escribió: On the downlink. On the uplink the speed is typically 1/10 of that as the providers have found yet another excuse for charging their customers extra if they want symmetric service. Not really. Most of the traffic is server to client, not vice-versa. It's a well

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-05 Thread b_s-wilk
phartz...@gmail.com escribió: It was a long and arduous search that I had to undertake in order to find a digital TV that had a highly sensitive tuner. I rely upon over-the-air TV, and there is virtually no information whatsoever from any TV maker regarding tuner specifications. I really do

Re: [CGUYS] My download speed

2010-04-05 Thread b_s-wilk
Rev. Stewart Marshall escribió: Multiplier is 1.52 I'd be thrilled to pay £9.00 for month for 20Mbps broadband, even if I'd have to pay it in US dollars. Today's rate: 9.00 GBP = 13.7698 USD. I'll pay twice that at $27.54! YES! We need Orange US! That's great. The dollar has gon

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Nice article, but I don't entirely buy it. First, just because the iPad has plenty of processing power and battery capacity and Apple may add more multitasking in a future OS release, this doesn't make a straw man out of Apple's argument that third party multitasking is a hamper to stability a

[CGUYS] Download US podcasts while traveling

2010-04-07 Thread b_s-wilk
I'm considering subscribing to a paid podcast, but the site only posts two weeks of podcasts at a time. I often travel for a month or more. Will I be able to download the podcast while overseas? Doesn't Apple restrict iTunes connections to US IP addresses--or did they change that? ***

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread b_s-wilk
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks. I heard the tail end of this story on Market Place this afte

Re: [CGUYS] workaround for safari blocking popups

2010-04-07 Thread b_s-wilk
Mother Geek escribió: Do any of you know these sites: PithHelmet Privoxy as possibilities for blocking some popups and allowing others in Safari? I know there is the pulldown that one can toggle between off and on, but it does not always work. I am wondering if there is something else any of

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread b_s-wilk
I thought the court's ruling stated that Congress authorized the FCC to regulate only Telecommunications. If Congress wishes for the FCC to regulate Broadband, then it should do so. Hence Comcast, not a Telecommunications company, but a Broadband company does not fall under the juristicion of the F

Re: [CGUYS] Making my website compatible with Internet Explorer 8

2010-04-08 Thread b_s-wilk
When I launch Internet Explorer on my Windows XP computer, opening my website, www.intensivecarecom.com, locks up the computer. Task Manager CPU Usage goes to 100%. I had already followed Microsoft's page, "Display Web sites in Compatibility View" (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_methodb2

Re: [CGUYS] cell phone recommendations

2010-04-08 Thread b_s-wilk
Any recommendations for a new cell? Requirements are: att service and free. From the customer reviews on their website they all sound like crap. But I guess poor sound quality is endemic to the industry. With thanks ... Get one with a low SAR rating. Which would mean not getting a "smart

Re: [CGUYS] Recommendation for MIDI to USB cable

2010-04-12 Thread b_s-wilk
Any MIDI knowledgeable users in the group? Just got a keyboard and would like to connect to my laptop. Looking for a good MIDI to USB cable. See some very cheap (like $6); any good? Also any concern about the cable vis-a-vis drivers for Win 7 64-bit? Don't want to go further with MIDI help in

Re: [CGUYS] Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

2010-04-14 Thread b_s-wilk
Perhaps Mr. Parish is going to bop you in the nose for such a response. The report is rich with useful information, but you have to read it. What a hardship! Useless! I looked through the report, DTV Converter Box Test Program--Results and Lessons Learned. Aside from bad puctuation, ye

Re: [CGUYS] NEF plugin for Irfanview

2010-04-14 Thread b_s-wilk
Lastly, "all digital images" share the "post processing" characteristic of film images in darkroom. Snapshot or not. Finishing the image is something photographers have done since the 1820's. But dibble-dabble with archaic file formats in post-production is time lost. If you must have capaci

Re: [CGUYS] NEF plugin for Irfanview

2010-04-14 Thread b_s-wilk
This is a problem, but for those who want the very best image it is a problem that is worth tolerating. The reason to capture the image in RAW format is that it is the only version of the data that is exactly what the camera captured. A TIFF or JPEG file is obtained by processing what the camera c

Re: [CGUYS] Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

2010-04-15 Thread b_s-wilk
t.piwowar escribió: On Apr 14, 2010, at 12:52 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Useless! My thoughts exactly. Only the object of our frustration differs. Do you have a source for data comparison of device tuners for current TVs, converters, DVD recorders, comparing them for consumers to decide

Re: [CGUYS] Need Internet Radio Recommendations

2010-04-16 Thread b_s-wilk
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:45:21 -0700 Ellen Rains Harris escribió: I have two of the Grace Digitals, and I love them. They do internet, Sirius and Pandora. At home I still use an FM transmitter connected to my iMac. It's a stereo transmitter for cars that I plugged into a DC/AC adapter. It

[CGUYS] Is Apple Readying for a Rematch With Microsoft in Personal Computing? - NYTimes.com

2010-04-18 Thread b_s-wilk
By SAAD FAZIL of VentureBeat Published: April 16, 2010 Pundits are declaring mobile the new PC. The number of mobile phones far outstrips the number of desktops. Mobile phones are available to people in the developing world who never had an opportunity to buy or even use a PC. With phones beco

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-26 Thread b_s-wilk
Scott Adams Blog: That Lost 4G Phone 04/26/2010 according to Wally... http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/thatlost4gphone/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member

Re: [CGUYS] fios renewal was:Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

2010-04-27 Thread b_s-wilk
my promo fios ran its' course. so, since i had a really lot of time to waste, i tried to renew online. i cannot renew on line, as i am an existing customer. all packages on line are promo packages and are for new customers. for the "triple play"(tv,computer, telephone), the telephone person

Re: [CGUYS] fios renewal was:Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

2010-04-28 Thread b_s-wilk
Too true you could stream quite a few car-b-ques on that fast network. Haven't ever heard of 30,000 cars getting torched in LA or Miami or The Bronx... Mike You probably weren't around when DC, Philly, Newark, Detroit, LA were burning during the riots of the 60s and 70s. But if you were, an

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
I transferred data from all of my floppy disks to Zips, then CDs over a dozen years ago, then to DVD, gave most of them away, but still have a few to use with my ancient computers. Problem is that my Mac SE has a broken floppy drive--only works on a network; makes a better museum piece. I went

[CGUYS] How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Instant Person alization | Electronic Frontier Foundation

2010-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
Facebook needs to make money. Is Instant Persalization a good way? EFF doesn't like it. "Friday morning Facebook changed its privacy settings layout, making it a bit more challenging to opt out completely. As before, unchecking the "Allow" box is not sufficient because you need to block each I

[CGUYS] Free advertising [was: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?]

2010-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
I doubt Steve would agree with you. but Powell is arguably the more aggrieved party. The entire iPhone prototype adventure--"Lost"--can't be too serious to Apple. Otherwise they would have fired the guy who lost it. Just like the TV show, there's lots of confusing twists, and both versio

Re: [CGUYS] Free advertising [was: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?]

2010-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
The thing is, Apple has never liked this kind of noise. They like noise they control. And at this point, if this guy gets fired it would make the evening news. Any noise is free publicity. Controlled noise is better. Have you ever done marketing or advertising? There are many ways to keep po

Re: [CGUYS] Thoughts on Flash

2010-05-04 Thread b_s-wilk
On May 4, 2010, at 2:16 AM, mike wrote: A false argument, Apple supports all kinds of 'old technology', why does Apple still put USB on their systems? If you don't know that Apple is consistently the first to drop obsolete technologies you haven't been paying attention. You haven't even been re

Re: [CGUYS] Re: Understanding the iPad

2010-07-21 Thread b_s-wilk
When a major change in computing is before us and all you geezers can do is whine about the good old days, I see nothing wrong with mocking you. In fact, it is my duty to do so. You have missed the boat. The train left the station. This parrot is no more. The iPad isn't a major change in computi

Re: [CGUYS] Unsubscribe

2010-11-24 Thread b_s-wilk
On 11/23/10 12:00 AM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system escribió: Subject: Unsubscribe From: Bernie Hylton Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:33:45 -0500 ||| HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM COMPUTERGUYS-L |||

Re: [CGUYS] A MAC hard drive question -

2011-01-23 Thread b_s-wilk
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Tom Chambers wrote: > List members ; >A friend wants to dispose of two old MACs , but is > worried about information which may still > be on the hard drives . Is there a way to wipe or overwrite the drives > before dumping the machines ?

Re: [CGUYS] think i've been taken: replacement laptop keys

2011-02-14 Thread b_s-wilk
Judy Contact an electronics recycler. They get all kinds of computers and peripherals. When they can, they fix them, otherwise they sell parts, or or dismantle and recycle the parts into base components and elements. I just found a video card for one of our older computers for about 25% of th

Re: [CGUYS] Question re External HDD

2011-03-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Hi...I have a large external HDD connected to my desktop computer by a USB cable. I would like to use some of the data on the HDD on my Laptop. Can it be as simple as moving the USB cable from one machine to the other or am I missing something major here? If it works that easily, I can envisio

Re: [CGUYS] Wanted: reliable corded ear piece for cell phone

2011-03-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Seems like a minor thing but the corded ear pieces I keep buying for the cell phone keep going bad. Sick of being frustrated, so can anyone recommend a got one that might last a few months or at least a place to buy one? Also, speaking of frustration, any places to buy low-cost batteries for cor

Re: [CGUYS] EXT :Re: [CGUYS] Question re External HDD

2011-03-07 Thread b_s-wilk
Any Windows drive can be read-write on a Mac, including the "invisible" NTFS drives, using MacFuse and NTFS-3G utilities, available from http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/ and http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-download/. Betty I would win that bet quickly, Mike - as long as the drive f

Re: [CGUYS] A**hole + iPad = trouble, leads to censorship and idiocracy

2011-03-19 Thread b_s-wilk
"phartz...@gmail.com" wrote: My best friend says that she just endured the worst short airplane flight in her life. She was seated next to some jerk of a guy who wanted to play motion sensor games on his iPad the whole way from Charlotte to Dulles. He kept jamming and poking his elbow into

[CGUYS] Odd email server messages

2011-04-20 Thread b_s-wilk
Got this from a friend early this morning. He checks his email online, using Firefox. FWIW, SBC/ATT uses Yahoo for email. Bored tech, playing with server messages or something else? --- Here's a weird one. I woke up at 3:15 am and decided to check my mail. Suddenly started getting this series

[CGUYS] The Next Brick to Decorate Your Wall: iOS 3.x Devices

2011-04-28 Thread b_s-wilk
This is an iPhone story, but could be the same issue for other devices and systems. Be careful when installing new software on old devices--important for those who plan to keep them for a long time. Don't you hate it when your phone/computer/device works perfectly until you install an "upgrade

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 22 May 2011 to 23 May 2011 (#2011-33)

2011-05-27 Thread b_s-wilk
Henry Why don't you get a new email address? It's easy--lots of choices. Then unsubscribe your hotmail.com address and rejoin the group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComputerGuys-L. Betty My email contacts file has been captured by a hacker sometime in the past. The problematic emails a

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 28 May 2011 to 29 May 2011 (#2011-38)

2011-05-30 Thread b_s-wilk
Henry - I saved these instructions from the old list, just for you! --and everyone else who needs it. The new list is at Yahoo. See details at the end of each message on the old list. Send your SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L message to lists...@listserv.aol.com. Don't bother to tell Tom. He created

Re: [CGUYS] welcome to thunderbird

2011-08-24 Thread b_s-wilk
On 08/12/2011 09:47 AM, gerald wrote: vista, firefox, tbird, big computer with lots of free space. once every couple weeks i get a tbird upgrade. seems even more agressive than MS improvements. i get to the computer in the morning, and it's there. a couple weeks ago, i got a sidebar calend

Re: [CGUYS] welcome to thunderbird

2011-08-26 Thread b_s-wilk
> On Aug 25, 2011, at 12:00 AM, b_s-wilk wrote: > >> These examples are the best reasons to NEVER buy software at an app >> store where it's automatically installed, overwriting the last version. >> The worst bugs are always in the automatic installs, and they&

Re: [CGUYS] welcome to thunderbird

2011-08-26 Thread b_s-wilk
What's wrong with Apple? Steve Jobs should have retired a long time ago and taken his sadistic narrow micromanagement style with him. It is my thought that Apple wants to go with program installations on-line as opposed to having the user employ a downloaded installer because Apple has decided

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon Done with FIOS?

2011-10-26 Thread b_s-wilk
That is disturbing to me - I am in a copper only DSL area of Verizon's service. I was hoping to eventually get FIOS, as no cable vendor serves my area. Now I guess I will have to hope that LTE comes to my DirectTV eventually or that a cable company decides to serve this area. I am beginning to

Re: [CGUYS] Dash

2007-09-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Tmobile Dash? AKA HTC excaliber...anyone got one? Thoughts? I was thinking of one, 50 bux for the phone, mainly used for IM and text msging. And of course as a phone. $50 I'll take two. Where? Are you sure that isn't a typo? This is a ~$500 phone with good specs--GSM quadband, WiFi, qwer

[CGUYS] vector vs. raster -- Mac apps

2007-09-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Although AppleWorks and Pages can use vector tools like a bezier to create drawings, the output is raster/bitmapped. Can Pages output Postscript [AppleWorks doesn't]? I don't see any support documents with this claim, however there are people who teach this in college courses. Are they clueless

[CGUYS] [Fwd: Steve Jobs gives back $100]

2007-09-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Original Message Subject: Steve Jobs gives back $100 Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:07:03 -0400 http://www.apple.com/hotnews/openiphoneletter/ To all iPhone customers: I have received hundreds of emails from iPhone customers who are upset about Apple dropping the price of iPhone by

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Store acting weird

2007-09-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Lots of people want those new iPods and the cheaper phones. The servers are overloaded. I waited until after midnight EDT and the store site loaded quickly again. It locked up my Mozilla, Firefox AND Safari browsers Wednesday afternoon, but rather than force-quitting, I waited a while, and the

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: Steve Jobs gives back $100]

2007-09-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Apple has lowered prices quickly on new technology before, without any refunds--it happens a lot with new technology from other companies too. I bought a computer a decade ago a week before a newer, faster model was released for the same price--bummer--no refunds or apologies, even though the m

Re: [CGUYS] vector vs. raster -- Mac apps

2007-09-10 Thread b_s-wilk
Good question. I have been wanting to take a look at the new Numbers > component in iWork so... > > Scaling the graphic within the program proves nothing because the program > could be doing whatever. So got to get the graphic out and see how it > behaves. > > The easiest way to get the graphic ou

[CGUYS] No sound in Vista -- Internet streams

2007-09-10 Thread b_s-wilk
New Compaq notebook plays CDs and music files that are on the hard drive with good sound--speakers are excellent. It would be great if Internet streams and online audio files also had sound so we could listen to the fine Altec-Lansing speakers. However there's no sound from online streams, audi

[CGUYS] Subject: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread b_s-wilk
I just bought a MacBook; took it out of the box last night. A Mac [not MAC] has a setup program that runs when you first turn it on after taking it out of the box--my MacBook was fully charged w/3-4 hrs of power--just plug in the iMac. I set the location; it automatically set the time. I have a

Re: [CGUYS] iPod cases

2007-09-11 Thread b_s-wilk
On 9/10/07, Charles Ballinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a 30GB iPod and need to buy a case for it. It spends most of > > its time clipped into a bag, slipped into a jacket pocket, or sitting > > on a table. I charge it via USB (no dock) and also plug a Griffin > > iTalk microphone int

[CGUYS] No sound in Vista -- Internet streams

2007-09-11 Thread b_s-wilk
Repost: Please help!! No sound from online streaming content. Now sound files play, except you can't hear most of them. --- New Compaq notebook plays CDs and music files that are on the hard drive with good sound--speakers are excellent. It would be great if Internet streams and online audio file

[CGUYS] [Fwd: Walgreen's offers free ink refills]

2007-09-11 Thread b_s-wilk
Free Ink? I like free. Original Message Subject: Walgreen's offers free ink refills Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:43:04 -0400 Extremetech is reporting that Walgreens is offering one free ink jet refill to promote their refilling service. This will happen on Wednesday, September 12

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: Walgreen's offers free ink refills]

2007-09-13 Thread b_s-wilk
Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: Beginning to get jealous of people who live within close proximity to Walgreens or Walmart! Walgreen's yes, it's a good store. Walmart no, it's owned by evil trolls who lure you with phony low prices, then steal your money by not paying taxes. intere

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: Walgreen's offers free ink refills] OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-13 Thread b_s-wilk
Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: They are renamed Lexmark printers, but, as they always say if you call tech support, other cartridges won't or often don't work, as has been my experience twice now. Not sure what, exactly, they do to them to prevent other ones from working, but sure some othe

Re: [CGUYS] Opinions on this?

2007-09-13 Thread b_s-wilk
Apparently the claim is that MS is doing this in the middle of the night. I do not have auto updates turned on, yet when I look through the log, the entry is there. Mine happened on 8/24 at 9:35 in the evening. I was not even online that night (I do know that for sure). I can see possibly snea

Re: [CGUYS] Digital future

2007-09-15 Thread b_s-wilk
The main reason I keep my old SLR cameras -- Pentax and Canon -- is to shoot and print breathtaking photos. I used to do posters and print them in a friend's studio [he was a National Geographic photographer]. There isn't an affordable digital camera that can come close to the quality of the SL

Re: [CGUYS] Opinions on this?

2007-09-15 Thread b_s-wilk
You can own a bicycle. You can own a refrigerator. You can own a computer. However you can only license the code that makes the computer do things for you--you don't own someone else's intellectual property. The problem isn't ownership, it's the contract--and piracy. Contracts need to be simpl

Re: [CGUYS] Opinions on this?

2007-09-16 Thread b_s-wilk
> I may not own their IP, but I _can_ own a *binary copy*. > > On 9/15/07, b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > You can own a bicycle. You can own a refrigerator. You can own a >> > computer. However you can only license the code that makes the computer >

Re: [CGUYS] A Window of Opportunity for Macs, Soon to Close

2007-09-16 Thread b_s-wilk
In contrast, Computerworld sez: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9033302&intsrc=hm_list When you subtract all the people in the third world who are inclined to get the cheapest computer and use pirated software, you're left with a totally differ

Re: [CGUYS] A Window of Opportunity for Macs, Soon to Close

2007-09-16 Thread b_s-wilk
> Except the article isn't talking about users. He's talking about Apple as a > company possibly missing an opportunity. So it's not that the author of the > article doesn't get it, you are missing the point of the article. Macs have > often been compared to ferrari or bmw..companies not afte

[CGUYS] VirtualPC and Vista

2007-09-18 Thread b_s-wilk
Microsoft is offering VirtualPC as a free download. Rather than try to delete Vista from a new computer, how well does an earlier version of Windows run inside VPC? No gaming, or anything that's processor intensive, other than VPC and Vista. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualp

Re: [CGUYS] Processor speed for video work

2007-09-19 Thread b_s-wilk
Any new iMac, Mini or MacBook, dual core, will be fine. My new MacBook has so much more power than my old G4, but I used that "old" Mac to create and edit dozens of movies, using several different programs--yes you DO have good choices, including open source like Jahshaka, free iMovie/iDVD--you

[CGUYS] [Fwd: Re: Processor speed for video work]

2007-09-19 Thread b_s-wilk
Meant to say to get iLife version before iLife '08, as new iMovie is missing some features. iMovie HD v.6/7 is better, until the 2008 version is revised. Betty iLife apps can create HD [warning, get , and are bundled free on consumer Macs [above]. If she wants more features, she can pay for F

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-20 Thread b_s-wilk
What's the point? There's nothing you can block your kids from seeing that they can't see somewhere else. Guaranteed that they have at least one friend, most likely many, whose computer isn't blocked. Set your default search engines to filter "offensive" sites. The kids will see anything the

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-20 Thread b_s-wilk
See my 12:29 post earlier in the day. The issue is homework. The sex is inevitable and will take care of itself. College entry is not inevitable. I'd like the option of blocking RuneScape and the like until the homework is done. Why not block access completely until homework is done, and pu

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread b_s-wilk
> I appreciate the time and effort you put into helping me resolve the > parenting aspect of my problem. The circular logic of your last two > sentences escapes me however. There's a difference between a lockdown and guidance. When you're around to provide encouragement and rewards for doing hom

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread b_s-wilk
State of Delaware schools use Blue Coat, http://www.bluecoat.com/. Try their free K9 home version, http://www.k9webprotection.com/. It uses a web-based database. Unless your kids are fairly young, they'll get around it soon. Best thing about it --> it's free. Platform: Windows. FAQ claims that

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes updates

2007-09-21 Thread b_s-wilk
I have one! It's in my old *iPod*. They still make those? Or would we buy from a museum? Mike On 9/21/07, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >...not to mention all the ancillary stuff iTunes installs. I recently > >had to install it again to buy a tune I needed, but after a week

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread b_s-wilk
> Betty, > Thanks for the link to OpenDNS. It looks very interesting. > Jim A few weeks ago I requested DNS services that work better than the ones I'm using. Thank Fred Holmes and John de Carlo, since they suggested OpenDNS to me on the list first, recently anyway. I wouldn't use the

Re: [CGUYS] first iMac question ug Vista

2007-09-24 Thread b_s-wilk
New flavor: Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Shipped with new Compaq notebook. What's the difference? Maybe if we got Vista Ultimate it would have taken less than a week to get online with wireless. Choose your flavor http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/default.

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-24 Thread b_s-wilk
Constance Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: It's not just health care. As I see it, the underlying question is: do we, as citizens, want a system in which the highest ethical value is making more money, down to the last penny, no matter what else is lost in the process? Especially when some

Re: [CGUYS] One laptop per child: give one and get one

2007-09-24 Thread b_s-wilk
Nicholas Negroponte, head of the MIT Media Lab started the OLPC project Wired Magazine had a couple of stories about this in 2005 when the project was fairly new, http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/news/2005/11/69615, photo, http://www.wired.com/culture/geekipedia/magazine/geekipedia/one_lapto

[CGUYS] India outsourcing tech jobs

2007-09-26 Thread b_s-wilk
Outsourcing Works, So India Is Exporting Jobs By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS Published: September 25, 2007 MYSORE, India --- Thousands of Indians report to Infosys Technologies' campus here to learn the finer points of programming. Lately, though, packs of foreigners have been roaming the manicured lawn

Re: [CGUYS] Best apples (was Re: [CGUYS] Fw: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-27 Thread b_s-wilk
> > If you ever had a Cortland apple from upper NY state, you would know which is the best. :-) Northern Spy--not only perfect for my yummy apple pies--it has the best name. Gotta go back to canning my apples now... Betty **

Re: [CGUYS] Anti-virus

2007-09-27 Thread b_s-wilk
Most of the "big 3" "security" companies' software is free after rebates, if you have the patience to find the details, best price, forms, contact rebate centers to insist your submission was correct, wait for checks. Sometimes it's worth the effort. I got the CA Internet Security Suite FAR [fr

[CGUYS] [Fwd: 5 things to know about the new iPhone update]

2007-09-28 Thread b_s-wilk
This locks down iPhone more than iPod Touch? But gives new features, too. Original Message Subject:5 things to know about the new iPhone update Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:27:40 -0400 From: Kurt Before you hit that 'Upgrade' button, here are a few items of community

[CGUYS] [Fwd: XP Gets Life Extension]

2007-09-28 Thread b_s-wilk
Original Message Subject:XP Gets Life Extension Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:18:06 -0400 Customer demand has forced Microsoft to extend the shelf life of Windows XP by five months. Microsoft was scheduled to stop selling the six-year-old operating system on 30 January 200

Re: [CGUYS] Anti-virus

2007-09-30 Thread b_s-wilk
You must be talking about Microsoft and technology, not Apple's technology. Last week I had to convert a drawing from Aldus FreeHand 2 [1988] to Adobe PDF. I found the _floppy_disk_ that contained FH2, put the software on my 10-year-old PowerMac, then transferred it to my newer Mac on our netwo

Re: [CGUYS] MacMini: [Was: XP Gets Life Extension]

2007-09-30 Thread b_s-wilk
Backup device will arrive in a few weeks - http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/features/timemachine.html Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: Well, sounds like Macs would be perfectly suited to build in a back up device (or provide an external one) to make backing up as easy and automatic as pos

Re: [CGUYS] Rename the List?

2007-09-30 Thread b_s-wilk
Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> excribió: > I'm thinking of something like this: when a person is curious or has > aquestion about something they can go out in the world - to other > persons, the internet, a book, database, etc. - and acquire new > information, which would then answer their question o

Re: [CGUYS] OT:Cell phone do not call

2007-10-03 Thread b_s-wilk
Cell phone numbers are recycled, more often for PAYGO. So if the person who gave up the number when they didn't bother to refill their card doesn't tell friends, etc., that the number isn't theirs any more, you will likely get their number with your new phone and their unwanted phone calls. If

Re: [CGUYS] Acrobat .pdf file durability (was Oddball)

2007-10-03 Thread b_s-wilk
As one who uses several different languages in my work [and play], I've memorized most of the keyboard combinations for special symbols, accents, umlauts, etc. I still use the old Key Caps to find what I need quickly, and I have a chart, too. When you create a document in Acrobat, there are a

[CGUYS] [Fwd: XP Lives Until 2010]

2007-10-04 Thread b_s-wilk
Original Message Subject:XP Lives Until 2010 Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:54:02 -0400 http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=455 *Microsoft extends Windows XP to 2010 * Microsoft had earlier announced the end of availability of Windows XP in retail and OEM channe

Re: [CGUYS] Acrobat .pdf file durability

2007-10-04 Thread b_s-wilk
I use Adobe InDesign. InDesign gives lots of choices for export, including prepress, crop marks, compressing images, embedding fonts [default], compatibility with earlier versions of Acrobat Reader. Only Postscript fonts can be embedded [? maybe]. A PDF/X file embeds lots of extra information f

Re: [CGUYS] Oddball

2007-10-04 Thread b_s-wilk
> I have an ancient 7500 Mac, and would like to have a > last look at its harddrive before oblivion. Also have > a G3 tower running 9.2, how do I do this? I haven't > connecting wire to do this any normal way. > > > Chad Wyatt Chad Connect the two Macs via Ethernet cable. Follow instructions to

Re: [CGUYS] OT:Cell phone do not call

2007-10-04 Thread b_s-wilk
These were a snug pocket for watches on the right side of pants just underneath the belt -- all men's pants had them until about 1955. My father reluctantly had to switch to a wristwatch when the watch pocket was removed from pants. Is THAT what that little pocket is for??? I always wondered!

Re: [CGUYS] Grabbing domain names of well-known persons?

2007-10-07 Thread b_s-wilk
I'm constantly amazed and pleased at the kindness and generosity of strangers here, and around the world. Jeff, you miss so much by assuming the worst when most likely the outcome will be neutral or positive. Randy, there's a fine line between being a fanboy and being a stalker. You seem to h

[CGUYS] born_with_it.??? [was: Grabbing domain names of well-known persons?]

2007-10-08 Thread b_s-wilk
>And while we are at it, why not this: Every legal citizen would ( at birth >or whenever this would be implemented for everyone else) be automatically >registered with one domain based on their legal name, with some unique >identifier to distinguish identical names. This would be creepy. Th

Re: [CGUYS] Grabbing domain names of well-known persons?

2007-10-10 Thread b_s-wilk
Why don't you contact her publisher? Publishers usually handle much of the PR for their authors and handle requests like yours. They also set up web pages to publicize and sell their books. Writers who are also in practice and teaching don't usually do, or even have, their own web sites. Take

Re: [CGUYS] email header time stamps?

2007-10-11 Thread b_s-wilk
I have more than enough email accounts around the world. Yahoo, for instance, has many SMTP servers in other countries. I can use any one of them. When the Yahoo.es SMTP server [located in the UK] crashed last year, I used one of their other ones, like smtp.mail.yahoo.au, or use my GMail or Lycos

Re: [CGUYS] boot G4 or Intel Mac from flash drive?

2007-10-14 Thread b_s-wilk
Techtool Protoge is on a FireWire, not USB drive. http://micromat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=49 Haven't seen a tiny FW drive like that before. Can I get one without the TT software? >Can I boot a PM G4 from a USB2 flash or micro drive? How about an Intel >Mac? Or

Re: [CGUYS] Table top stand alone MP3 player?

2007-10-16 Thread b_s-wilk
Matthew, I bought a terrific portable shortwave radio from Kaito last spring. They have a portable AM/FM stereo/SSB-SW/weather/MP3 player-recorder. If it's as good as the KA1102 SW radio I bought, it should be fantastic. It's probably better. SPECS - Kaito radio-MP3 player, http://www.kaitous

[CGUYS] [Fwd: Letter From Steve Jobs]

2007-10-17 Thread b_s-wilk
SDK = Software Development Kit Good news, but what about the bricked iPhones for those who didn't read the fine print? Users WERE warned. IMHO, it's taking a long time to release an SDK for the iPhone because the iPhone is more than just a phone, and more than just a PDA, it's a computer plu

Re: [CGUYS] Table top stand alone MP3 player?

2007-10-19 Thread b_s-wilk
How do you plan on moving your MP3s to your clock radio? We have a couple of flash-based RCA MP3 players that mount on the desktop of our Macs where we drag and drop MP3 files. It plays without any extra software. A free Rosewill MP3 player using SD card memory loads the same way. Unless ther

Re: [CGUYS] Table top stand alone MP3 player?

2007-10-21 Thread b_s-wilk
http://www.ifixit.com/iPod-Parts/iPod-1-2G-Replacement-Battery/IF190-001 $24.95 http://www.ifixit.com/iPod-Parts/iPod-4G-Replacement-Battery/IF193-016 $14.95 Find step by step instructions for installation, too. I was thinking of the Apple Battery replacement program as a road to an inexpensi

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