Re: [H] {OT} Ban on plastic bags

2007-03-31 Thread j maccraw
Great, as long as the long term solution is neither plastic nor paper. Only thing stupider than paper grocery bags is all the paper wasted generating monthly bills junk mail, flyers, and ATM/cash register receipts.

Re: [H] Fwd: really-bad-wiring-jobs

2007-03-31 Thread j maccraw
LOL, the good overhead track wiring pic is impressive. The rest down right disturbing! G.Waleed Kavalec wrote: I think I worked a couple of these places -- Forwarded message -- http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/03/really-bad-wiring-jobs_20.html

Re: [H] Is There A Hardware Solution To The Problem Of Windows Piracy?

2007-03-31 Thread j maccraw
LOL, DRM = Does it Really Matter? Piracy- what software companies racking in dough use to illustrate they are really broke and need to charge more for less. Want to stop commercial pirates from making money while increasing your legit sales? Remove DRM, EULA restrictions, and have the discs

Re: [H] Is There A Hardware Solution To The Problem Of Windows Piracy?

2007-03-31 Thread j maccraw
So true! Piracy was rampant in the 80's among those in the know and it didn't kill anyone's profits! I had a RAM slot die in my Dell C840 going cross country last summer, halving my total RAM from 1GB to 512MB. Had to stop in Montana cell phone in for re-activation or I could not log in to

Re: [H] Is There A Hardware Solution To The Problem Of Windows Piracy?

2007-03-31 Thread j maccraw
Right, locking yourself into what Job's considers worth hardware. No thanks, I only want the OS. Joe User wrote: Hello FORC5, Friday, March 30, 2007, 8:55:39 AM, you wrote: I say the 70's and 80's was good for business and current scheme is not. ( greed ) fp I say, doing business with

Re: [H] Can you configure an Airport Extreme over a wired connection?

2007-03-31 Thread j maccraw
LOL, most of the WAP makers talk with emphasis on not doing firmware updates wirelessly. Does that same wireless only software also do the firmware upgrades? ;-) Seems a stupid move to limit the interface you can make changes from, esp. making it wireless only. Brian Weeden wrote: I wanted

Re: [H] Can you configure an Airport Extreme over a wired connection?

2007-03-31 Thread chuck
- Original Message - From: j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 5:22 AM Subject: Re: [H] Can you configure an Airport Extreme over a wired connection? LOL, most of the WAP makers talk with emphasis on not doing

Re: [H] {OT} Ban on plastic bags

2007-03-31 Thread Al Anger
j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great, as long as the long term solution is neither plastic nor paper. Canvas type bags; good size and with big handles. But that doesn't fit the current model of impulse buying. Consumers might not be as likely to stop as their driving buy in their autos,

Re: [H] Fwd: really-bad-wiring-jobs

2007-03-31 Thread G.Waleed Kavalec
I would hate to have to fix it after the maniac with a chainsaw came to visit. But yeah, me too. On 3/31/07, j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL, the good overhead track wiring pic is impressive. The rest down right disturbing! G.Waleed Kavalec wrote: I think I worked a couple of these

[H] Cool Project

2007-03-31 Thread Al Anger
This is a pretty cool project. http://jledger.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=dtvhackingaction=displaythread=1167546608 al

Re: [H] Can you configure an Airport Extreme over a wired connection?

2007-03-31 Thread DHSinclair
Thank you Wayne. Done this for years. Plan to keep doing it too.! Best, Duncan At 15:35 03/31/2007 -0400, you wrote: At 09:14 03-31-2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed: Why would anyone try to do a live update of firmware or a BIOS flash? Because Gigabyte others provide a utility to do just

[H] Best Small business VPN Gateway??

2007-03-31 Thread JRS
Printed out a couple hundred pages of stuff, just getting more and more confused. :) Any opinions on who is has the best? Needs to be small business grade, not home stuff Aventail, SonicWall, Juniper , Cisco, Netgear, D-Link, Firebox, Check Point, etc.. I kinda like the idea of the new