Re: [H] Opinions of this Dell panel?

2008-12-01 Thread dex
I have one of those, for over a year now, and am happy with it. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:33 AM, DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=usl=ens=dhscs=19sku=320-5123 The price looks right. I know I need a better video card

Re: [H] Weird computer freezing problem

2007-03-11 Thread dex
On 3/11/07, Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can try but don't think it will help - there is no warning then it happens and the entire machine locks up, including video, mouse, and keyboard. However it will buffer inputs provided during the freeze. So if I move the mouse during the

Re: [H] DST Patch?

2007-03-05 Thread dex
Yep. Windows update. -Original Message- From: DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:02:17 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] DST Patch? Has anyone seen a patch/hotfix from M$ regarding a new start for Daylight Saving Time this coming Sunday (03/11/07)? I

Re: [H] here we go again

2007-03-02 Thread dex
Same here. It's useless anyway on 0 day attacks, which is what most are now, and all others are best mitigated by keeping software patched. On 3/2/07, Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just stopped using NAV and any other anti-virus stuff all together. Did nothing but slow down the

Re: [H] OT: Best/Fastest AVI to WMV converter?

2007-02-24 Thread dex
Could try mediacoder also. On 2/23/07, JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Playing with Vista and the Media Center Extender to my Xbox360, except it won't play AVI's, only mpeg's or WMV's and such.. What is the best/fastest/cheapest AVI to WMV converter so I can convert a bunch of AVI's to a format

Re: [H] searching for files that Windows does not see

2007-02-24 Thread dex
You could try adjusting the search preferences to not use the index. Also try Google Desktop. If you know part of the name and the file or directory is not hidden, you could do something like this from the command prompt: cd \ dir/s *something*.doc On 2/22/07, Veech [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [H] PC Picture Links

2007-02-19 Thread dex
Please. Also include component detail if not too much trouble. -Original Message- From: Tim \The Beave\ Lider [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:11:18 To:'The Hardware List' hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] PC Picture Links Nice computer. Kind of curious on why

Re: [H] bottom of the line

2007-02-16 Thread dex
Please supply the link to a $300 PC with 512 GB RAM. I've been looking and can't find any. ;~) -Original Message- From: Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:38:17 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] bottom of the line If you had to buy a bottom of the

Re: [H] Program to scrub empty disk areas

2007-02-14 Thread dex
ccleaner may do this. I know it does for files that it deletes. Also check out sysinternals' sdelete. -Original Message- From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:45:21 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Program to scrub empty disk areas Does

Re: [H] Anyone live near Redwood City, California?

2007-02-10 Thread dex
Do you use voice recognition to type? -Original Message- From: KHumrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 19:42:52 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Anyone live near Redwood City, California?     Almost got me right. Same idea though, Jim..  

Re: [H] Anyone live near Redwood City, California?

2007-02-08 Thread dex
Do it yourself. It's easy. You are on the hardware list, after all. -Original Message- From: KHumrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 15:20:59 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Anyone live near Redwood City, California? My new parts should get here Friday or

Re: [H] Macbook locks up NAT router

2007-02-01 Thread dex
released the patch a couple days ago: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/09/update-your-wireless-to-802-11n/ Patch is free if you buy the new router, $2 to download from Apple's site. On 1/31/07, dex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Macbook only does 802.11G, right? -Original Message- From: Brian

Re: [H] Macbook locks up NAT router

2007-01-31 Thread dex
The Macbook only does 802.11G, right? -Original Message- From: Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:37:14 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Macbook locks up NAT router Hopefully the problem will resolve itself soon - I have one of

Re: [H] Macbook locks up NAT router

2007-01-30 Thread dex
I use mine for work so it's seen a lot of different networks. The only problem I've had is at a friends, which locked. I just figured it was his piece of junk. Not sure if it was a Netgear. Most of the wireless nets I connect to are Linksys. -Original Message- From: Brian Weeden

Re: [H] Vista Thinkpad

2007-01-30 Thread dex
I agree. Hardware manufacturers need to get in gear. As far as cisco, can't you use the standard ipsec one that comes with windows?

Re: [H] Video Problems (NVidia related)

2007-01-28 Thread dex
Sounds like a bad vid card to me. -Original Message- From: Bill Cohane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:52:02 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Video Problems (NVidia related) At 00:57 01/26/07, KHumrich wrote: How is your Power Supply? You

Re: [H] MS At It Again..

2007-01-15 Thread dex
Ditto, though all this will do is help with the really bad html newsletters as far as underlying format and security. Better from a sysadmin's standpoint, but still not nearly as good as plain text. -Original Message- From: JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:21:36

Re: [H] Apple workgroup name

2007-01-13 Thread dex
Applications, Utilities, Directory Access, SMB/CIFS Configure.

Re: Re[2]: [H] Apple workgroup name

2007-01-13 Thread dex
] Apple workgroup name We just bought our first Mac today (a MacBook for my wife) and I'm trying to figure out why it can't see shares from a WinXP machine on the LAN. Could it be that they are ntfs? On 1/13/07, Joe User [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello dex, Saturday, January 13, 2007, 11:44:19 AM

Re: [H] Opinions wanted on A Cost Analysis of Windows VistaContentProtection

2007-01-08 Thread dex
Wow, that is the worst disclaimer I've ever seen. What a horrible abuse of electronic mail for an utterly ineffective legal maneuver. On 1/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... *** This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise

Re: [H] Replacement for iTunes, MusicMatch, etc.

2007-01-05 Thread dex
I used to use winamp, then switched to yourtunes last year. I tried VLC several months ago and had some issues. It seems better now, so I'll give it a shot. OSS is way better than DRM laden corpware, but up until now the media stuff has bothered me, mostly with the interfaces. On 1/5/07, Bill

Re: [H] PS3 Vs. Wii... (Humor)

2006-12-18 Thread dex
Damn that's funny. On 12/13/06, CW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9136575504838642038hl=en Having played both, I tend to agree. I'd take the Wii everytime. CW

Re: [H] Can't get in BIOS

2006-11-07 Thread dex
On 11/7/06, Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Because of a BIOS problem? I would assume the Intel-based Macs also use a BIOS which would be very similar to an AMD/Intel Windows box. The Intel Macs have something called EFI. I don't know how to get into the settings on my

Re: [H] Scroll Squeak

2006-09-23 Thread dex
Does it come out through the speakers or right from the component? It sounds like you have a component on the board that is out of compliance. I would put in another vid card to make sure, and then return it. Fbsd doesn't do it probably because it's using generic drivers and/or a subset of the

Re: [H] -OT- Gas

2006-09-23 Thread dex
Around $2.25 here, for 93oct. I think Diesel lies in a less volatile market. They have it that way for the transportation industry - trucking companies, rail, etc., similar to payment plans for home heating. One of the primary factors for decreased prices now is increased market supply by

Re: [H] Dual Keyboards

2006-09-23 Thread dex
They should work. At least I've had success doing so. Not sure if the fact one is ps/2 and the other usb is an issue. You could try plugging the ps/2 one in through a usb converter. Or maybe your MCE keyboard has some software loaded which disables the other one? On 9/20/06, RLS [EMAIL

Re: [H] Exchange Public Calendar Links

2006-06-23 Thread dex
Using Outlook 2003, right-click the folder, click Add to Favorites. Expand Favorites, click Add to Favorite Folders. It will then show up in the navigation pane when clicking Calendar, under Other Calendars. To make a shortcut, click on the public folder, right-click on a toolbar, click Web,

Re: [H] SNMP-able Temperature Probe

2006-06-21 Thread dex
Lots to choose from http://sensatronics.com/products_it-temperature-monitor.php http://eesensors.com/websensor.html http://www.akcpinc.com/company/temperature.htm http://www.networktechinc.com/enviro-mini.html etc., Though I don't have experience with any of them. On 6/19/06, Ben Ruset [EMAIL

Re: [H] Macbook

2006-06-03 Thread dex
Just got mine too. Runs great. Agreed on the heat issue. Installed these from newegg: 20-221-043 NBM 1G|GIGA 200 GR2DS8BD-1GB667GI R You need exact pairs or it won't run dual channel. Otherwise, you can mix and match. Just make sure if you are using same sizes, they are identical

Re: [H] Is View page in IE Tab dangerous?

2006-05-12 Thread dex
On 5/12/06, Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Does this expose me to the same security holes as if I had opened the page in a straight IE window? If so, is the page affected by the security settings in IE like the zones? Yes. Yes.

Re: [H] printers, again ?

2006-05-09 Thread dex
On 5/9/06, FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: been still shopping, a Brother laser caught my eye, lots of features and compact. Is brother a good or bad laser ? I've used them for several years and have been happy with their performance considering they are one of the cheapest lasers you can get.