[H] Declutter Your Desk (from Gizmo's Newsletter

2007-10-16 Thread Al
http://www.decluttered.com/ -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [H] Strange CHKDSK problem

2007-10-17 Thread Al
Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a test, if anyone who has time would run a chkdsk on their Windows No problems on three boxen here. regards, al

Re: [H] HD questions

2007-10-22 Thread Al
Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With the new DPI (deep packet inspection) hardware becoming more and more popular multimedia downloads of any size are going to come under increasing suspicion and the ISPs are going to start throttling anything they don't like. Comcast Is Starting The

Re: [H] Dual core or Quad core?

2007-11-08 Thread Al
deminished greatly. -- Al

Re: [H] The Erosion of Internet Privacy

2007-11-13 Thread Al
Interview with the 'whistleblower' http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Countdown_Telcom_whistleblower_describes_secret_room_1107.html -- Al

Re: [H] Streaming Office ?

2007-11-15 Thread Al
FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been a while, have the procedure was just wondering if there is a program like nLite for Windows for office ? Open Office? :) A little humor because It's almost Friday. regards, al

Re: [H] Re: Letting your HD spin down every 2-3 minutes?

2007-11-16 Thread Al
. Like to use the switch on outlet strips and UPS. best, al

[H] LCD/Flat Panel was: Letting your HD spin down every 2-3 minutes?

2007-11-16 Thread Al
/displays/professional/sm206bw_226Bw.htm It was on sale locally and I needed something quick. best, al

Re: an apology

2007-11-20 Thread Al
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll be setting up a 'donat' link on the main page in the near future. Consider setting up a spell checker too ;) Seriously, thanks to all who make this thing work. Regards, al

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-23 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My XP machine has suddenly (today) decided to not boot up. The post indications are: a) post ends w/ Keyboard error or no kbd present. Can you set the BIOS to ignore KB errors? Best, al

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-23 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No. Post will not respond to the DEL key. Try leaving it without power overnight. (power cord removed from power supply; battery removed) I've seen several motherboard saved this way. Sometimes takes a couple of days. Good luck and let us know... Best al

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-24 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Al, New visual: the KBD leds never light up or flash during post. System off as suggested for the night. I don't know why, but I've had a few MB with minor problems respond to being completely powered of for a day or so. YMMV :) BTW, your email date

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-24 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Al, Thanks. Tried the overnite zero trons. I have a customer's Dell E510 here in the shop that will run fine if i let it sit powerless for a day or so. Only lasts a couple of hours, then it will not pass POST until it sits 'dead' for a day or so. Any ideas

Re: [H] MS Desktop search

2007-11-25 Thread Al
/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=648042SiteID=1 and http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=3SiteID=1PageID=3PostID=301681 http://www.davidarno.org/2007/10/26/how-to-remove-windows-desktop-search/ seems a lot of ppl have this problem. good luck, al

Re: [H] XP device removal?

2007-11-25 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does one remove an old device from the device mangler in XP. Try booting in SafeMode. You can see ghost hardware and remove it easily. Best, al

Re: [H] XP device removal?

2007-11-25 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Al, But guess what? Even in SafeMode, I do not get to 'Show Hidden Devices. I googled snip Try this: http://preview.tinyurl.com/yt78ow http://www.google.com/search?q=remove+ghost+devicerls=com.microsoft:en-usie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8startIndex=startPage

Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...

2007-11-30 Thread Al
they want Guitar Hero, it's not going to be a surprise. best, al

Re: [H] Links to MWOven TS?

2007-11-30 Thread Al
wall. Try moving the oven; just for testing best, al.

Re: [H] My new site

2007-12-04 Thread Al
of categories. Also, a typo on the News Page. Create has just announced a should be Creative has just announced a best of luck with it. :) al

Re: [H] My new site

2007-12-04 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Al, Forgive me. What is the i3theme? Is it the color or layout? http://www.mangoorange.com/resources/i3theme/ I maybe just too old and/or out of touch? That would be true, only if you believe it is. ;) best, al

Re: [H] XP is being unfriendly

2007-12-08 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have pix as soon as I can find somewhere to share the pix for your giggles!!! Duncan, You can send them to me and I'll put'em up and give a link. best, al

Re: [H] Good backup software

2007-12-12 Thread Al
FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FWIW I use System Guardian ( Standby Disk ) IMO is nothing finer. fp I'm glad it works for you. I see a point of weakness with this method. Both drives are hot all the time. A errant power supply (power spike/lightening/fire sprinklers/spilled cup-o-joe/...)

Re: [H] Good backup software

2007-12-12 Thread Al
use this small size, light weight USB port external hard drive as extra data storage or backup drive. http://laptopupgrade.stores.yahoo.net/307daba.html -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [H] Good backup software

2007-12-12 Thread Al
hard drive as extra data storage or backup drive. http://laptopupgrade.stores.yahoo.net/307daba.html -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [H] Good backup software

2007-12-12 Thread Al
T, Please let us know what you solution go with. best, al

[H] StarMicro - Bad Guys?

2007-12-18 Thread Al
/store/Star_Micro_Inc I ordered from them only because I couldn't find the CPU anywhere else. (anybody have one to sell?) Beware... regards, al

Re: [H] StarMicro - Bad Guys?

2007-12-18 Thread Al
. No confirmation of order, shipment date, tracking number, etc. regards, al

Re: [H] StarMicro - Bad Guys?

2007-12-19 Thread Al
at this time. The Track Order link at the top of page, the one that takes you to both UPS and FedEX, can't find the package. No record in the system. regards, al

Re: [H] Taking the plunge to LCD

2007-12-19 Thread Al
Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to find a model that is sold here in Canada. For monitors, I like to see it working before walking out of the store. The return shipping on something you're not happy with kills any online savings. regards, al

Re: [H] PCI Bus at 3MB/s

2007-12-19 Thread Al
Greg Sevart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there actually any appreciable difference in cost? But, to answer your question, the PCI bus (assuming standard 32bit/33MHz) is limited to an aggregate theoretical 133MB/s, so even SATA150 can saturate the entire bus.

Re: [H] Playing?

2007-12-20 Thread Al
VERY IMPORTANT -G (ENTER) Program terminated normally - (CTRL)-(ALT)-(DEL) to reboot system regards, al

Re: [H] Playing?

2007-12-20 Thread Al
with the right settings to burn it. regards, al -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [H] XP SP3

2007-12-20 Thread Al
Mark Dodge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tried to install XP3 and I got a windows error dialogue box saying Access denied I hope testing on a spare computer. :) regards, al

Re: [H] NAS storage

2007-12-20 Thread Al
Chris Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I should take a picture of a box we just did for a total idiot for Christmas. Oh yes, please do. :) regards, al

Re: [H] Thumb/Flash Drive Recommendation

2007-12-21 Thread Al
Went with the Corsair Voyager. Like the rubber case. Thanks ppl, regards, al

Re: [H] Building a Vitalization box

2007-12-21 Thread Al
Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have never setup a multi-monitor solution before. Be very careful. A dual (multi) monitor setup is rather addicting. :) regards, al

Re: [H] Wiring question ATX

2007-12-22 Thread Al
Robert Martin Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This side by side might make it easier http://63.193.210.31:90/convert.jpg Does this help? http://al_anger.home.comcast.net/~al_anger/convert.jpg regards, al

Re: [H] I've been a jerk!

2007-12-26 Thread Al
! Same to you, Duncan. Al

Re: [H] What gives?

2008-01-04 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. Is there a better way? There are public file share FTP sites you could use. Can't think of the name of any right now... Try google. Best, al

Re: [H] Is there a service that.....

2008-01-05 Thread Al
, I'll have at it for you and send it back. We're not that far apart, so shipping will be minimal. best, al

Re: [H] ASUS P5E WS Professional LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard

2008-01-07 Thread Al
Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I can use my P4 3.4 PGA478 in it does that sound right? ASUS P5E WS It's a Socket 775, no? al

Re: [H] ASUS P5E WS Professional LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard

2008-01-07 Thread Al
This motherboard supports the latest Intel 45nm CPU Hard to find much info on this mobo al

Re: [H] How not to fight free (and lessons for those wishing to do HD on a PC)

2008-01-08 Thread Al
and gouging people for admission at every turn. al

[H] Motherboard Recommendation, Please

2008-01-09 Thread Al
, nothing that taxing. In order of importance. e-GeForce 6800 GS (AGP) 2 gigs Crucial 266 MHz DDR ECC CL 2.5 RAID card AMD Athlon MP 2000+ (X2) Or An inexpensive board with onboard video, PATA and (if possible) SATA. He has a bunch of PATA drives and one SATA drive. TIA, al

Re: [H] Free AV ?

2008-01-10 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lopaka, What is clamav? Best, Duncan http://www.google.com/search?q=clamav google is your friend :) regards, al

Re: [H] USB ADDON

2008-01-12 Thread Al
where a header was not installed. You probably received a back plate from an earlier board revision, and that's where it plugged in. al

Re: [H] Save XP!

2008-01-15 Thread Al
The Beave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is getting to be ridiculous. Yes, Vista is different. Respectfully, I think the point is that there is room for both. best, al

Re: [H] Save XP!

2008-01-15 Thread Al
on a company car, would you? al

Re: [H] SysInt RootKit Revealer

2008-01-21 Thread Al
/RegFAQe.htm http://www.pctools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6874 Best, al

Re: [H] Overheating laptop

2008-01-30 Thread Al
Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it the heatsink itself, or could the CPU be failing and running abnormally hot? Variable speed fan that's not spinning up when needed? Should be able to hear it speed up... Best, Al

Re: [H] Marvell network stuff

2008-01-31 Thread Al
with the newest driver... Best, Al

Re: [H] Save XP!

2008-02-05 Thread Al
and, and, and receive Windows updates... Good thing for the transcripts. Al

Re: [H] Save XP!

2008-02-05 Thread Al
Thankfully; _most_ people don't fill in the spaces in their thoughts with repetitive speech, at least to his degree. Anthony Q. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You must have a hard time with normal conversations then...most people talk that way...when not making speeches Al wrote

[H] Blue-ray? HD DVD??

2008-02-08 Thread Al
I've been waiting to get a next gen DVD player to see what shakesout between BetaMax and, err, um, well, you know what I mean. Now that Warner Brothers has backed Blue-ray, exclusively, does that mean it's time to get a Blue-ray player? Al -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [H] Capturing websites

2008-02-12 Thread Al
who. I emailed'em for a copy, but never heard back... Regards, Al

Re: [H] Need AMD XP Sempron CPU

2008-02-19 Thread Al
j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have a AXDA3200DKV4E Athlon XP 3200+ or SDA3300DKV4E Sempron 3300+ CPU they're looking to unload $90? I have a matched pair of MP 2000+ you can have for shipping. I know that's now what you were hoping for Al

Re: [H] Notebook hard drives

2008-02-21 Thread Al
, say not to move it while it's running. Regards, Al

Re: [H] SCSI U320 RAID

2008-03-20 Thread Al
://preview.tinyurl.com/2w6dpy Won't: http://preview.tinyurl.com/37qtrj Regards, Al

Re: [H] SCSI U320 RAID

2008-03-20 Thread Al
hope not) one could die at any time??? So make the lesser investment. Of course, you may know the history of the drives and know they are worth the extra cost. Al truly dangerous with a screwdriver: http://alanger.net

Re: [H] LCD interfering with wireless keyboard?

2008-03-26 Thread Al
Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Within 18 it stops working all together. Aluminum foil??? ;) Secure World Foundation Interesting concept, website. Right on. regards, Al

Re: [H] New Intel Chipsets?

2008-03-29 Thread Al
the price for DDR3 is difficult—if not impossible—to justify rationally. It all comes down to the size of your wallet. Regards, Al steinie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, my old PC had an Intel 975 chipset board, I need to get a new one soon, so how do the new chipsets rate? Intel X38/X48

Re: [H] Dead

2008-04-07 Thread Al
Sam Franc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have received no mail for 3 days. Your message came thorough fine. The list has been slow. al

Re: [H] VISTA Screwed me again

2008-04-13 Thread Al
FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: game is a foot. afoot a foot is twelve inches or five toes and a heel. ;) Hope you get your Vista thing worked out. Regards, Al

Re: [H] UPSes

2008-04-18 Thread Al
a very lengthy power out and wasn't around to shutdown the computers; I would probably recharge then with my auto battery charger, rather than ask the APC units to do it. Regards, Al

[H] Nice Case Mid Size Tower

2008-04-18 Thread Al
power distribution system eliminates cable clutter inside your case by giving you easy access to 4-pin peripheral and 8-pin PCI-e power connectors in a more convenient location. A little expensive but I think worth it. Regards, Al

Re: [H] Nice Case Mid Size Tower

2008-04-18 Thread Al
DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will re-read the review a few times to make sure it may support an old full-size ATX m/b Very roomy case. Here's another (better?) review: http://www.modders-inc.com/reviews-story--182.html regards, Al

Re: [H] Nice Case Mid Size Tower

2008-04-19 Thread Al
j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just built a new system in one of these, very recommended What did you think of the PowerBar? Hype, or useful? How much room is under the Bar? I want to mod it to add every power wire, 24 pin ATX, sATA, etc. Al

Re: [H] Nice Case Mid Size Tower

2008-04-19 Thread Al
to increase low air pressure in it's area? The drive cage(s) are a nice setup. Not being tooless isn't a problem for me. Most tooless setups feel flimsily to me, especially PCI card area. Cheaper! Cheaper is nice. ;-) Al

Re: [H] Just ordered me one of these!!!

2008-04-19 Thread Al
Naushad, Zulfiqar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Order is being shipped. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e4zaGgjDL._SS400_.jpg http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/9a/65/4fb0431378a0fdfbe8e28110 Nice toy. :) Good read/write speed.

Re: [H] Nice Case Mid Size Tower

2008-04-19 Thread Al
Mid Tower . Regards, Al

Re: [H] Nice Case Mid Size Tower

2008-04-19 Thread Al
better air flow too. We'll just have to see... Best, Al

Re: [H] UPSes

2008-04-30 Thread Al
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:25:41 -0400 Rick Glazier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Be careful of chlorine and hydrogen buildups. Chlorine is a corrosive, and hydrogen explodes. They are well ventilated. They also get regular maintenance; fluid level, etc. Thanks. Al

[H] PC Power Cooling S75QB 750W EPS12V Power Supply $149 free shipping

2008-05-07 Thread Al
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009 $149 free shipping http://promotions.newegg.com/PS/041508/index.html?cm_sp=SubCat_PowerSupplies-_-PS041508-_- Al

Re: [H] xp sp3 ? Office update; Update Bible

2008-05-08 Thread Al
of office will not let me stream sp's in for some reason. http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Update-Vista-and-Office-offline--/news/97355 http://www.heise.de/ct/projekte/offlineupdate/download_uk.shtml snip The unattended windows/office bible: http://unattended.msfn.org/ Al

Re: [H] xp sp3 ? Office update; Update Bible

2008-05-08 Thread Al
On Thu, 8 May 2008 14:35:45 -0400 Hayes Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pure crap. There are better utilities that do this for free. Agreed, not for me. For one, you have to install the apps while this program watches. Al

Re: [H] Outlook McAfee VirusScan Buffer Overflows

2008-05-09 Thread Al
On Fri, 9 May 2008 10:32:21 -0700 Gary VanderMolen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Get rid of McAfee! And Outlook ;-) -- Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Space Elevator will be built about 50 years after everyone stops laughing -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke

[H] New Computer Case.

2008-05-10 Thread Al
Here is my latest computer case mod: http://al_anger.home.comcast.net/part1.mpg, (~35,000 KB) part2.mpg and part3.mpg Any suggestions for reducing the size of these mpg's? best, Al

Re: [H] server died again!

2008-09-27 Thread Al
Can anyone decode this BSOD, or, point me to which part of it to google for more info? ***Stop: 0x007B (0x88FF2AB0, 0xC032, 0x, 0x0...) Inaccessible_Boot_Device http://www.google.com/search?q=Inaccessible_Boot_Deviceie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8startIndex=startPage=1 Good luck. Al

Re: [H] Odd?

2008-10-17 Thread Al
/index.html al

Re: [H] Intel E8400

2008-11-04 Thread Al
gets a house, they have something for Net access, homework, etc. regards, Al P.S. If any of our gentle readers care to donate their old gear for this cause please contact me. I'll cover the shipping. TIA.

Re: [H] Video card question

2008-11-19 Thread Al
address, I'll send you the MSI card mentioned earlier in this thread. And thanks for the donation of stuff to the Habitat for Humanities project. best, al -- Al The Space Elevator will be built about 50 years after everyone stops laughing -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke

Re: [H] Opinion of this video card?

2008-11-22 Thread Al
Joe User [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go for two 4870X2's man, $1060 for the pair. It's a steal esp. if hes buying. Yeah, I'll get right on that. :) al

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

2008-11-23 Thread Al
the power of the latest in hardware but have little or no violence, as not to offend anyone. TIA, al

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

2008-11-24 Thread al
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Al

Re: [H] P45 vs X48

2009-01-10 Thread Al
Bryan Seitz se...@bsd-unix.net wrote: 3 On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 02:15:26PM -0600, Gary wrote: Can someone tell me the differences between these two? No. T3 al

Re: [H] P45 vs X48

2009-01-10 Thread Al
No. Wait. X - P = F. F3 :-) On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:20:00 -0500 Al 128customi...@gmail.com wrote: Bryan Seitz se...@bsd-unix.net wrote: 3 On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 02:15:26PM -0600, Gary wrote: Can someone tell me the differences between these two? No. T3 al

Re: [H] P45 vs X48

2009-01-10 Thread Al
Sorry, just some silly humor. The difference between: X48 and P48 = F3 al On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:43:35 -0500 Bryan Seitz se...@bsd-unix.net wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MzxZUYO-2Q On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 07:30:10PM -0500, Al wrote: No. Wait. X - P = F. F3 :-) On Sat

[H] Looking for a voodoo3

2009-04-06 Thread Al
Hey All, Looking for a voodoo 3 to put in an Amiga4000. Someone in this group might just have one. Any help? TIA, Al

Re: [H] Looking for a voodoo3

2009-04-06 Thread Al
Joe User wrote: Hello Al, I have a couple voodoo and a voodoo2 - no voodoo3 Thanks. I believe my quest has been answered. Cheers, Al

Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx

2009-04-09 Thread Al
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:34:02 -0700 Bino Gopal binogo...@hotmail.com wrote: I got one from Amazon (love Amazon Prime!) and will report back on how it works, though it seems fine so far! :P I have three that need a home. Two USB and one USB/ESATA. Al

Re: [H] firefox 3.5

2009-09-08 Thread Al
swzaske wrote: The extensions are what makes Firefox and probably the reason so many businesses don't use it. I have a half dozen that I use that definitely improve the functionality and security. Care to list'em? Al

[H] VCR to DVD

2009-10-17 Thread Al
? Gladly pay any reasonable amount + shipping. There's a hugh pile of tapes, so something I can use with little input from me would be preferred. TIA, al -- Al xtemp...@comcast.net

Re: [H] VCR to DVD

2009-10-17 Thread Al
Steve Tomporowski wrote: get a capture card (hauppauge, not ATI), This might be more useful than a dedicated machine. Unfortunately VHS quality is still VHS quality True. Just VCR source is better than no source. :) Thanks for the reply al -- Al xtemp...@comcast.net

Re: [H] VCR to DVD

2009-10-17 Thread Al
Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/easy-vhs-to-dvd/standard/overview.html That looks like something I could master. ;-) Thanks al -- Al xtemp...@comcast.net

Re: [H] old trooper dies

2009-10-17 Thread Al
DSinc wrote: I do so hate when old stuff dies; even though I expect it. You received fair use out of it. :) All your gear should fair as well; Well, here's hoping, anyway. al -- Al xtemp...@comcast.net

Re: [H] Google Wave

2009-10-18 Thread Al
Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: I've got invites I can send out. Thanks :-) -- Al xtemp...@comcast.net

Re: [H] Google Wave

2009-10-18 Thread Al
DSinc wrote: Z, What is Google Wave? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=google+wave Cheers, al -- Al xtemp...@comcast.net

Re: [H] Stupid question about ECC RAM

2009-10-19 Thread Al
Thane wrote: am I right in thinking that if the motherboard supports ECC, then using ECC RAM will remove the danger of bad RAM causing problems on the computer? Lessen, I think is a better description. cheers. al -- Al xtemp...@comcast.net

Re: [H] bootable flash and DVDs

2009-11-04 Thread Al
=aqi= The hard part is to decide which one. :) Al -- Al xtemp...@comcast.net

[H] PC Card to USB

2010-01-03 Thread Al
Howdy y'all, I have one of these: http://www.wirelessinternetreviews.com/hardware/cards/huaweiec360.html For my old, but good Toughbook CF28. I'd like to use it with my MacBook, with a usb adaptor. Been searching, no joy. Have read that not just any adaptor will work. Any help? TIA, al

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