Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Al Anger
FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is there anyway to stop OE from asking to clean up mail boxes ? Is there any way to stop people from using OE? That's the real question. best, al

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 10:21 AM 16/03/2007, Al Anger wrote: FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is there anyway to stop OE from asking to clean up mail boxes ? Is there any way to stop people from using OE? That's the real question. Upgrade to Vista and use Windows Mail? :) T

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread FORC5
it's the wife, not meI use Eudora fp At 06:21 AM 3/16/2007, Al Anger Poked the stick with: FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is there anyway to stop OE from asking to clean up mail boxes ? Is there any way to stop people from using OE? That's the real question. best, al -- Tallyho ! ]:8)

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread FORC5
running vista business on my server, vista is not ready for prime time. backward compatibility sucks. Vista says it will not allow bad code to run is why but in the same sentence says when vista sp1 comes out it will change the whole kernel, must be bad code. :-} That said has some nice

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 11:21 AM 16/03/2007, FORC5 wrote: running vista business on my server, vista is not ready for prime time. backward compatibility sucks. Vista says it will not allow bad code to run is why but in the same sentence says when vista sp1 comes out it will change the whole kernel, must be bad

[H] Connecting one computer to two networks

2007-03-16 Thread Thane Sherrington
Is it possible to use two NICs in XP to connect simultaneously to two networks? T

RE: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Greg Sevart
After using Vista at home for 3 months, I hate having to use XP at work. I like the new interface, the usability tweaks are great, and it just -looks- like a modern operating system again. On my hardware, Vista feels more responsive, too. That's not to say there aren't problems...VPN

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Rick Glazier
From: Thane Sherrington Why they had to change the entire interface and rename all the control panel applets is beyond me. Arrogance, I would guess. Or total lack of interest in their customers. Call it change for the sake of change... The car manufacturers used to do that... I don't know

RE: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 01:11 PM 16/03/2007, Greg Sevart wrote: After using Vista at home for 3 months, I hate having to use XP at work. I like the new interface, the usability tweaks are great, and it just -looks- like a modern operating system again. On my hardware, Vista feels more responsive, too. That's

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Al Anger
Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: give me an operating system that doesn't get in my way and I'm happy. XP does that - For an analogy, some like a car with 22 rims, euro tail lights, etc... None of which improves the car's performance. (to any significant degree) For my taste,

Re: [H] Connecting one computer to two networks

2007-03-16 Thread FORC5
I'm no network guru but isn't that bridging ? fp At 09:01 AM 3/16/2007, Thane Sherrington Poked the stick with: Is it possible to use two NICs in XP to connect simultaneously to two networks? T -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Void where prohibited.

RE: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Greg Sevart
Three different systems: X2 4800 with 4GB PC3200, 6600GT Core 2 Duo 3.2GHz with 4GB PC8500, 7900GS Core 2 Duo 3.6GHz with 4GB PC7200, X1900XT On all three, Vista felt very responsive...possibly even more than XP did. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Gary VanderMolen
I think if you have a premium graphics card, Vista is able to take more advantage of it than XP. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - Three different systems: X2 4800 with 4GB PC3200, 6600GT Core 2 Duo 3.2GHz with 4GB PC8500, 7900GS Core 2 Duo 3.6GHz with 4GB PC7200, X1900XT

Re: [H] Connecting one computer to two networks

2007-03-16 Thread Winterlight
At 10:08 AM 3/16/2007, you wrote: I'm no network guru but isn't that bridging ? fp I don't think so, bridging is where you relay networks. For example you bridge one wireless router to another in order to extend your range. At 09:01 AM 3/16/2007, Thane Sherrington Poked the stick with:

RE: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Winterlight
That's not to say there aren't problems...VPN connectivity, the Control Panel redesign as you mentioned, and the driver situation (especially in Vista64 like I run). I'm optimistic that these issues will be resolved shortly. Greg I wouldn't count on the driver issues being resolved any time

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 04:05 PM 16/03/2007, Al Anger wrote: For my taste, something plain so I can blend in with the other fish and not attract the sharks (police). Heh heh. I like BlackBox for XP. Light and fast, and minimal replacement shell. http://www.bb4win.org/news.php I see BBLean, Xoblite, and

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
no. Al Anger wrote: FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is there anyway to stop OE from asking to clean up mail boxes ? Is there any way to stop people from using OE? That's the real question. best, al

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
No, i think the reason is much more sinister than that, Thane. MS just wants to control the mind space of people for another five years. They can't do that with just a simple update to XP. They need something that looks and feels different, so that people can have something to spend time and

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Gary VanderMolen
$5000+ system? Heck, I have a $899 HP laptop on which Vista really flies! It has the Core 2 Duo T5200 processor with 1 GB RAM. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - No, i think the reason is much more sinister than that, Thane. MS just wants to control the mind space of people for

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Al Anger
Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see BBLean, Xoblite, and Bluebox at http://www.bb4win.org/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.6 - which one are you using? BlackBox for Windows. http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/latest/Latest/0.0.92_Pack_Sep13.zip (September 13th, 2004 - no

RE: [H] Connecting one computer to two networks

2007-03-16 Thread Greg Sevart
I've done both of those setups successfully, on XP and Server 2003. I currently have a Server 2003 and a Vista machine set up on two networks as in your first example...one WAN and one LAN. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

Re: [H] OT Time to rant about finance programs

2007-03-16 Thread Brian Weeden
I just checked out GnuCash and it looks pretty sweet. It will both import QIF and OFX and connect online. The only problem is that I'm a windows guy and it only has a linux version available. Maybe its time to switch to Ubuntu. On 3/16/07, Wayne Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 09:53

Re: [H] OE ?

2007-03-16 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
oh yeah...but I was speaking of top end units, obviously. I did see a powerful HP desktop in sam's the other day with vista ultimate, 600 GB, 2 GB ram, a wad of other stuff, for $1800. Gary VanderMolen wrote: $5000+ system? Heck, I have a $899 HP laptop on which Vista really flies! It has

Re: [H] OT Time to rant about finance programs

2007-03-16 Thread Al Anger
Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe its time to switch to Ubuntu. A short while back CW was praising Mandriva http://www.mandriva.com/en/download best, al