Re: [MBZ] Edinson

Hans Neureiter writes: Tesla was Edisons "protogee". Tom did't pay him, so Nicola, the Slovanian quit and turned on his master. (Chicago World Fair for one). I think the big disagreement between them was whether utility power should be AC or DC. Edison wanted DC, Tesla advocated AC. Edison d

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

> Dieselhead wrote: > I don't know how it works in virtualbox, with the MS on MS > virtual machines, (Using the M$ virtual PC) once I got one > running right (loaded and configured, updated etc.), I'd save > a copy as a template. Then you can just delete a VM that goes > nuts, and make a copy of t

mercedes@okiebenz.com

> The same diagnosis and repair technique is used in auto repair and > medicine.  Remove & replace - insco will pay, user doesn't give a > banned... > When was the last time you were in an up to date auto repair facility? You may answer in years to make it easier. RLE __

Re: [MBZ] synthetics

> Not to start an oil thread, but does anyone know of any receent > independent study of synthetic oils?.. > I think all you need to know is that both Mercedes and Porsche use Mobil 1 as factory fill and Mobil 1 is what dealers for both makes use in the shop. And, it's used in the high pe

Re: [MBZ] OT - Sounds like failure to me

Lets just call it global readjustment. Hendrik who is adjusted, I think Mountain Man wrote: http://www.stansberryresearch.com/pub/reports/201112PSI_issue.html mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] synth oil today

Marshall said that Mobil makes all the synthetic base stock and sells to other oil companies who combine it with additives and sell it as synthetic under their own label. Mobil 1 at the local Walmart is About $6 per quart in five quart jugs; same as it's been for a long time. Gerry From: "Alla

Re: [MBZ] I spy with my little eye........an A class

It's certainly ugly from the front --- Nowhere near as good looking as the ones we rode in in 2003. THose looked like a small minivan. This thing looks like a hyundai "crossover" knockoff of a gummit motors POS whaddatheycallit? aztek? ___ http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] I spy with my little eye........an A class

It's certainly ugly from the front --- On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Hendrik & Fay wrote: > http://motoarigato.blogspot.**com.au/2012/02/spy-shots-2012-** > mercedes-benz-class.html > > Hendrik > who does not ta

Re: [MBZ] Someone here wants this...

I can't see where they hid the stupid worthless riceburner "air filter" Wow dad! Wanna buy it for me? (it could be run for a while, then the power transplanted into a non-rusty chassis.) Wonder how good the conversion really is Diesel SL ebay item 220943976003 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym

[MBZ] I spy with my little eye........an A class

http://motoarigato.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/spy-shots-2012-mercedes-benz-class.html Hendrik who does not take spy shots ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubs

Re: [MBZ] Someone here wants this...

Yeah, I wanted one. I bid on it. I really really hate the color. All my red cars end up being hit by trucks. I have no idea why. Just seems that all the red cars get totaled. clay On Feb 2, 2012, at 5:46 PM, Mountain Man wrote: > Diesel SL > ebay item 220943976003 > http://cgi.ebay.com/

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

Dave Walton writes: > If Apple figures out how to implement the enterprise features that > Microsoft offers and customers expect, there are many who have endured > the pain of windows that would gladly switch. Apple is not really interested in the enterprise, outside of higher ed anyway. Though

Re: [MBZ] Edinson

Hans Neureiter writes: > Tesla was Edisons "protogee". Tom did't pay him, so Nicola, the > Slovanian quit and turned on his master. (Chicago World Fair for one). I think the big disagreement between them was whether utility power should be AC or DC. Edison wanted DC, Tesla advocated AC. Edison

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bought a new computer monitor

> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:16:07 + > From: dbl...@comcast.net > > If I confess to you that I work as a vendor for MS at the Redmond campus are > you going to ban me? > > David Liddell Nope. Not if you can get cheap Tech-Net renewals... :<) Rick

Re: [MBZ] Enjoy These Old Trucks

Which one? Assuming that the Labatt's is a beer truck there are 3. I likes all three. The Schlitz truck is cool, and having been to my second brewery tour at the Schlitz mothership, I like the Schlitz truck. The Lablatts truck reminds me of the MB 300SLR custom hauler. The one with the wood

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

> Dieselhead wrote: In place of an Ubuntu VM on winders, what do I have to do to put a XP VM on an ubuntu machine? You need a licensed copy of XP. I have been doing nearly that for a number of years now - using Debian rather than Ubuntu. VirtualBox is what I'm using. I have my guest OS (

[MBZ] OT - Sounds like failure to me

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[MBZ] Someone here wants this...

Diesel SL ebay item 220943976003 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/220943976003 mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] OT - Pikes Peak Hill Climb 2011

A camera commercial, but nice photos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBaIlQOGgwc mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options g

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

Rick wrote: > And that OS is... > Linux :) To MilSpec standards, no? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://

[MBZ] Enjoy These Old Trucks

Nice, especially the beer truck. http://goldenagecomicbookstories.blogspot.com/2012/01/trucks.html Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

RLE wrote: > I think that is the universal first-answer from any telephone or online > tech support anywhere. Reinstall it and call us back... The same diagnosis and repair technique is used in auto repair and medicine. Remove & replace - insco will pay, user doesn't give a banned. mao _

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bought a new computer monitor

Walt wrote: > I use Win 7 in a vm for AutoCAD and Inventor, Cypress' PSoC > creator/designer, and that's about it. Help!! Give me the software and install codes for that setup - maybe I can be useful making money for somebody somewhere. I know AutoCAD but not Inventor but my son knows Inventor. M

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

Go download Ubuntu. You can partition the drive and use vista if you really must, but Linux rocks. Biggest drawback is streaming media from blockbuster or netflix. No support for that. But you can do just about everything else. Software is truly inexpensive and very robust. More fiddly tha

Re: [MBZ] Reinstall the OS - was: Apple$$$

-- Philip wrote: > That's part of what I like about free/open source software - > the competition benefits all, and there can't really be a > monopoly. Don't end criticism at monopoly. Include diversity and innovation and invention. Large corporations have one thing in mind - bottom line. Open sou

Re: [MBZ] SDL won't start

> Luther's Benz wrote: > IT IS ALIVE! The starter R&R took 50min from > negative battery cable off to back on. Thanks all for > the testing help for this odd dead starter issue. We > conquered! Sweet! As Wilton would say, "Attaboy!" -- Philip, who lets emacs clean up the funky posts. __

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

> Dieselhead wrote: > In place of an Ubuntu VM on winders, what do I have to do to > put a XP VM on an ubuntu machine? You need a licensed copy of XP. I have been doing nearly that for a number of years now - using Debian rather than Ubuntu. VirtualBox is what I'm using. I have my guest OS (XP

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

Correct. If Apple figures out how to implement the enterprise features that Microsoft offers and customers expect, there are many who have endured the pain of windows that would gladly switch. -Dave Walton On Feb 2, 2012, at 6:11 PM, Fmiser wrote: >>> wrote: >>> >>> In the windows world

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

> > wrote: > > > > In the windows world you can boot into the recovery console > > and run a chkdsk, then do a repair installation if need be. > > If you are lucky that will preserve installed programs and > > data. The Repair wipes out all service packs and hotfixes. > > It's not a quick solution,

Re: [MBZ] Edinson

Tesla was Edisons "protogee". Tom did't pay him, so Nicola, the Slovanian quit and turned on his master. (Chicago World Fair for one). To clarify, he didn't steal. product was stolen >from him < ...so he... On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:09 PM, G Mann wrote: > Most of Tesla 's work product was

Re: [MBZ] synth oil today

The clerk knows all about oil. Answer: Marketing. All the sophisticated jargon about ratings and classificationd is more or less belognia. I can understand that petroleum based lubricants flex in cost with oil prices. Synthetics () flex in an indirectly related manner. Nothing any longer is ba

Re: [MBZ] SDL won't start

IT IS ALIVE!  The starter R&R took 50min from negative battery cable off to back on.  Thanks all for the testing help for this odd dead starter issue.  We conquered! Luther KB5QHU Forest Park, IL '87 300SDL (322,xxx mi) '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi)  ___ h

[MBZ] MB topic - Glowing 91 350SDL

Month or more ago, we talked about intermittent problem starting my SDL. 'Never found any prob with glow system, right plugs are installed, good bat, etc. 'Still don't know what I did to it, if anything, but it's been starting very nicely and consistently with just a touch of the starter after

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

It uses the windows file system, and runs bare metal on the hardware. Quite a nice setup. Walt On Feb 2, 2012 1:30 PM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Google for "wubi", it allows you to install Ubuntu linux on a Windows >> machine, and dual-boot. No permanent changes are made, and w

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

Thanks for the how to for *nix VM. got plenny of them. (XP cds, 2003 cds, even 95 new, sealed cds i'd like to sell) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsub

Re: [MBZ] synth oil today

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 01:14 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: > I believe their base IV stuff is called "extended performance" now. Hm, I thought that just had a higher initial TBN. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go t

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

On Feb 2, 2012, at 12:57 PM, "Allan Streib" wrote: > http://www.dban.org/ > > Wipes a hard drive by overwriting it securely. Because it boots its own > small OS And that OS is... Linux :) Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and us

Re: [MBZ] synth oil today

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 11:14 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Anyway if I were going to drop down to a fake synthetic I'd probably > just go to a regular oil. As far as I'm concerned the only reason to > run synthetic is to allow me to change the oil less often, if I'm > going to change it at 3,000 mile

Re: [MBZ] synth oil today

I've never seen anybody conclusively prove or disprove that M1 has changed. You're right, their responses are less than satisfactory. I'm still willing to go with the 5w40 as long as it passes tests and performs the way I expect it to. If you google around a bit you can find people saying Mobil

Re: [MBZ] synth oil today

I believe their base IV stuff is called "extended performance" now. Rick Sent from my iPhone. On Feb 2, 2012, at 12:28 PM, "Allan Streib" wrote: > Mobil-1 used to be a Group-IV base stock, and now it's apparently Group- > III with the possible exception of the 0w40 and 5w40 Turbo Diesel > (a/k

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Dieselhead wrote: > In place of an Ubuntu VM on winders, what do I have to do to put a XP > VM on an ubuntu machine? Install Ubuntu, install VirtualBox, install XP on a VirtualBox VM. That's one way, anyway. You do need the XP install media. Allan -- 1983 300

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 12:18 PM, Dieselhead wrote: From what I saw yesterday, once you install ubuntu, it has the button on the left (kind of like the Mac OS10 dock) that you click on and it will give you a list of FREE software, including libreoffice, that you can install. If you choo

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

Dariks's Boot and Nuke http://www.dban.org/ Wipes a hard drive by overwriting it securely. Because it boots its own small OS you are not dependent on any installed OS, which may have been infected with malware. Allan On Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 12:32 PM, Dieselhead wrote: > > I > reinstall afte

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

I reinstall after running DBAN on the drive... Walt, tell us what is DBAN and what does it do? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change deliv

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 12:18 PM, Dieselhead wrote: > From what I saw yesterday, once you install ubuntu, it has the button > on the left (kind of like the Mac OS10 dock) that you click on and it > will give you a list of FREE software, including libreoffice, that > you can install. If you ch

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

Working in a 100% Windows environment during the day, and 100% Mac at night, I will say that the mechanisms available to backup or restore are far better for Macs than Windows machines. In our environment we use Altiris to manage and image our workstations, as well as for creating base images f

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

On Feb 1, 2012, at 10:28 PM, "E M" wrote: I've love to scrap my Vista OS, and use something like ubuntu, along with my firefox, but being such a non techie guy, I have no idea how to do such things to a PC. From what I saw yesterday, once you install ubuntu, it has the button on the lef

Re: [MBZ] OT; ubuntu - was Office software

Google for "wubi", it allows you to install Ubuntu linux on a Windows machine, and dual-boot. No permanent changes are made, and windows stays available. If the penguin isn't the thing for you, you can remove it via the add/remove programs menu in control panel. Walt Soundslike you are saying

Re: [MBZ] synth oil today

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Actually I would dispute that M1 isn't what it once was, at least in > regard to 5w40. I had a sample analyzed last fall that as near as I > can tell is the same stuff as a sample from 2006, all the numbers were > well within statistical vari

Re: [MBZ] Ceramic ATE brake life

Last I knew the "anti-static stuff" was a wax. You could probably use car wax and get a similar effect. Dryer sheets are a handy delivery device though. -Curt Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:22:33 -0500 From: Michael Canfield To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ceramic ATE brake life Mess

Re: [MBZ] synth oil today

Actually I would dispute that M1 isn't what it once was, at least in regard to 5w40. I had a sample analyzed last fall that as near as I can tell is the same stuff as a sample from 2006, all the numbers were well within statistical variation. It basically comes down to what you want from your oi

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bought a new computer monitor

Sounds like an A3000 (etc) amiga The thing I remember about Be was that you could you watch a video AND do something else at the same time and the video never stopped, the computer didn't hang, etc. On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Feb 1, 2012 5:56 PM, "clay mon

Re: [MBZ] OT Re: reinstall

Big pro sites keep nothing of any importance on the boot drive.  Then they create a system image that includes the OS and any updates plus all the working software, IP addresses etc. At the first sign of trouble the system gets imaged, if that doesn't help it gets replaced with an identical CPU

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

> ...I also wonder how many people advise re-installing the OS because its faster than trying to figure out what's really wrong... I think that is the universal first-answer from any telephone or online tech support anywhere. Reinstall it and call us back... Outraged denials will now

Re: [MBZ] Ceramic ATE brake pads

That's barely broken in for an OM603. Mine was running great at 400k plus. Had factory new compression at 325k miles. On Feb 1, 2012 4:07 PM, "Peter Frederick" wrote: car may not last that long (it's up to 360,000 or so now). That's promising--my '87 has 230K mi on it, the last 25K

Re: [MBZ] Ceramic ATE brake life

After cleaning, rub the wheels down with fabric softener sheets. The anti-static whatever it is makes it so the brake dust doesn't stick to the wheel. Never tried it on a car but it works great on motorcycles. Mike On Feb 1, 2012 8:39 PM, "Hendrik & Fay" wrote: > That was one thing I loved abo

Re: [MBZ] OT: G3 and G4 monitors

At the univ junk sale today they had several Apple flat panel monitors for $10 to 30. I found out these only work with G3 and 4 boxes. My new-to-me G5 has an ADC connector on the back, and my orphan Apple Studio Display plugged right in and works. (Given to me off of a pallet-load of HP's that

Re: [MBZ] synth oil today

Good point, Allan. I was wondering that myself when I bought some Mobil-1 for the first time in a long time a few weeks ago, having recalled that someone was talking about them changing base stock or specifications. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Feb 2, 2012, at 9:23 AM, Allan Streib wrote: > N

[MBZ] synth oil today

Not to start an oil thread, but does anyone know of any receent independent study of synthetic oils? I was at NAPA yesterday, and their house-brand synthetic was on sale for $3.49/qt. Mobil-1 was about $9. The sales clerk said that NAPA oil is made by Ashland, and is basically Valvolene. I k

Re: [MBZ] Licenseing - was: OT: Bought a new computer monitor

Whatever they once were, they are now a consumer electronics company. They sell devices, which are a combination of hardware and software. Allan On Wed, Feb 1, 2012, at 11:18 PM, E M wrote: > Jobs himself once said in an interview, that Apple was primarily a software > company, that package th

[MBZ] OT Re: reinstall

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:05 AM, wrote: >> ...I also wonder how many people advise re-installing the OS because its >> faster than trying to figure out what's really wrong... >> > I think that is the universal first-answer from any telephone or online > tech support anywhere. Reinstall it and cal

Re: [MBZ] OT: G3 and G4 monitors

I remember those. The worst thing was even a G4 that could run one couldn't run two...So you needed a DVIator from Dr. Bott: http://www.dviator.com/us/DVIator.html They're still spendy but I think they're half what I paid for one back in '03. -Curt Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 21:20:51 -0600 From: Diese

Re: [MBZ] OT: G3 and G4 monitors

Walt, I may have a good PSU for a G5 iMac. Give me the product number from the tag and I will check. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Feb 1, 2012, at 11:45 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote: > Do they have any of the flat screen iMac machines? Or any PSU's for the > same? > > Friend has a ppc iMac (G5?) wit

Re: [MBZ] Ceramic ATE brake pads

I put Akebono pads on the front of my '91 300D a few thousand miles ago and am continually impressed with the pedal feel and incredible stopping power they have. I don't think they are available for the rear but if they were I'd buy them. I did not install new rotors but I bought a set of ca

Re: [MBZ] reinstall

I would disagree. (On a Mac) you can easily boot into single user mode or from another volume and get into the machine to poke around under the hood, if necessary. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Feb 2, 2012, at 12:30 AM, Dave Walton wrote: > When you do a complete reinstall, install onto a new H

Re: [MBZ] Office software - was: Apple$$$

And someone *please* get rid of that damned "ribbon"! Dan Sent from my iPhone On Feb 1, 2012, at 10:46 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> SWMBO was on Office 2008, and I liked it a lot better than 2007. Now >> that she's on Linux I have to use my work computer to convert her >>

Re: [MBZ] Office software - was: Apple$$$

SWMBO was on Office 2008, and I liked it a lot better than 2007. Now that she's on Linux I have to use my work computer to convert her school PPTX files to PDFs. Best, -Tim I have Orifice 2008 installed on my laptop and I refuse to install Oriface 2007 on winders boxes. I stick with Office