Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Tom Hargrave
and I have to deal with them later. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luther Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 5:27 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again My

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread LarryT
. - Original Message - From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again I typically recommend Dell to any consumers that ask me about computers. Mainly because it's highly unlikely

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread LarryT
/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . - Original Message - From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again I would agree

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Tom Hargrave
/webercarbs . - Original Message - From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again I typically recommend Dell to any consumers that ask me about computers. Mainly because it's

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Allan Streib
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I upgraded from Win98 to XP home and there's no comparision - XP was a major leap forward. Stable, faster, easy to upgrade the OS and other stuff in the puter. Good grief yes that would be an improvement. Win98 was still mostly a graphical UI over DOS. When

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Tom Hargrave
, January 28, 2008 7:16 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again Thx Tom, I presently have 2 HDs in my desktop - last time I opend the sace I saw the Mobo has power/data cables for a SATA drive - which makes adding another HD easier since the mobo supports SATA. I bought

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Curt Raymond
: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 If current XP is stable then things are worse than I thought. Our corporation doesn't have

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Curt Raymond
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 IT jobs are not as prevalent as some would have you believe. It also goes without saying that just because you have

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread OK Don
Unfortunately, to many programs these load listeners, etc. at boot - those cause the problems. Any properly designed system wouldn't even notice how many installed but unused programs were there. Ever. -- Jim -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread LarryT
://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again SATA is a different interface but they support 100% of the ATA command

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Curt Raymond
Genital Warts are better than Syphalis. -Curt Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:43:38 -0500 From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Luther
money and I have to deal with them later. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luther Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 5:27 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Tom Hargrave
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:57 AM To: Diesel List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again Look man I'm no Microsoft appologist but if you've got a server it dammed well better have a server OS. Running XP on a box and calling it a server

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Luther
No. I frequently switch mine back and forth in the BIOS. Luther On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:39:37 -0600, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it a problem using a SATA HD as a slave to a ATA HDs -- trying to understand the difference between the 2 although I have gone to a computer glossary - it

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread OK Don
My experience exactly All those who learned it themselves have been better IT guys than those from the schools with certs. On Jan 28, 2008 9:19 AM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I helped build a support group a couple years ago and had tons of those people apply for $30k (in New

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
my current board is asus, at the time they were the best from what I was told then. Guess they still are? Looked at the antec cases too. As far as processors go, that is confusing to me. They have all different kinds and names of these. Prefer to stick with AMD, I do know that. What is

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
speaking of windows update, I have 2 different computers that I do the windows update, it downloads them but wont install any of the updates. AFter it goes thru its deal, says update failed. Anybody got a clue about that? Allan Streib wrote: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I upgraded

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:56:50 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my current board is asus, at the time they were the best from what I was told then. Guess they still are? Looked at the antec cases too. As far as processors go, that is confusing to me. They have all different

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Allan Streib
I had one that did that at work, turned out to be some domain policy that was blocking whatever one of the updates needed to do. But, I'd guess that's not the same issue you have since these are (correct me if I'm wrong) home systems. Allan On Jan 28, 2008, at 9:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yes, both at home, quite strange. Allan Streib wrote: I had one that did that at work, turned out to be some domain policy that was blocking whatever one of the updates needed to do. But, I'd guess that's not the same issue you have since these are (correct me if I'm wrong) home

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread George Larribeau
Kaleb, I am assuming W2K or XP. Try the 'custom button after it 'thinks' for a while you will get a list with the 'critical updates on it (there is also lists for 'optional software and hardware(driver related) ignore these lists for now. again here I am assuming that you are getting hosed on a

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Hendrik Fay
That's why you'd do the preliminary interview over the phone, gives you an idea of those who have phone skills and can think on their feet. Get a set of questions that they may encounter and see how they do. Hendrik In support its even harder to tell who will be steady on the phone and not

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-28 Thread Fmiser
The Antec cases are the way to go. They might be more expensive, but you have something you'll be happy with. Craig Yup. And they have good service. The power supply fan fail in my Sonata.(extra quiet) I called them up to see if it was a special fan I should get from them or just get a

[MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Been looking into the computer upgrade thing. As I posted before, I always custom ordered what I wanted as far as processor, memory etc then just transfer my other hardware over. Im getting a big headache trying to figure out what processor is what, what memory is what etc. Ran thru a few

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Lee Einer
Do some browsing on Tigerdirect.com. They should have some barebones systems with good prices and no OS. Its a personal bugaboo for me. Last time I went shopping for a computer (5 years ago or so) I walked into Best Buy, saw what I wanted and asked how much it would cost without the Micro$oft

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
Prices being what they are these days, if I were looking to build up another PC, I would probably go to one of the builders and just order something that suited my needs. TigerDirect is certainly an option, but it's been my opinion that the market has become so competitive over the last few

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:31 PM To: mercedes Mailing List Subject: [MBZ] OT, computers again Been looking into the computer upgrade thing. As I posted before, I always custom ordered what I wanted as far

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Allan Streib
On Jan 27, 2008, at 1:48 PM, Lee Einer wrote: Its a personal bugaboo for me. Last time I went shopping for a computer (5 years ago or so) I walked into Best Buy, saw what I wanted and asked how much it would cost without the Micro$oft crap on it. Microsoft has deals with the PC

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Allan Streib
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:31 PM To: mercedes Mailing List Subject: [MBZ] OT, computers again Been looking into the computer upgrade thing. As I posted before, I always custom ordered what I wanted as far as processor, memory etc then just transfer my other hardware over. Im getting

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread dave walton
You can count on Dell to use non-standard motherboards, power supplies, and cases. I have stopped using then for rackmount systems too. They are good for a cheap desktop in an office. One customer bought a couple rackmount Dells that are supposed to take 8 hard drives. The drive caddies were not

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dave walton Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 1:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again You can count on Dell to use non

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Streib Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 1:45 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again On Jan 27, 2008, at 1:48 PM, Lee Einer wrote: Its a personal bugaboo for me. Last time I went shopping for a computer (5 years ago or so) I walked

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Ed Booher
On Jan 27, 2008 1:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been looking into the computer upgrade thing. As I posted before, I always custom ordered what I wanted as far as processor, memory etc then just transfer my other hardware over. Im getting a big headache trying to figure

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:30:52 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been looking into the computer upgrade thing. As I posted before, I always custom ordered what I wanted as far as processor, memory etc then just transfer my other hardware over. Im getting a big headache trying

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LarryT
- From: Lee Einer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again Do some browsing on Tigerdirect.com. They should have some barebones systems with good prices and no OS. Its a personal

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Hendrik Fay
I bought a cheapish HP desktop a few years ago and it has been very reliable, no failure yet and it runs all day. I have upgraded a few components to get a bit more speed. However the down side is that it is not a standard size and has a small motherboard and only PCI slots. My next computer

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Curt Raymond
Oh the only prebuilt system I wouldn't get is a Sony. Run away screaming from any Sony machine. In all my time in tech support the only brand we consistantly had problems with was Sony. They sold customers all kinds of crap that was broken or broke immediately or just never lived up to

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Curt Raymond
: [MBZ] OT, computers again To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Been looking into the computer upgrade thing. As I posted before, I always custom ordered what I wanted as far as processor, memory etc

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
I typically recommend Dell to any consumers that ask me about computers. Mainly because it's highly unlikely they will care about upgrading, and Dell's customer support is still waayyy up the charts compared to anyone else. For $1000 you can get a really nice Dell configured the way you want it.

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Anybody know anything about those eMachines? Junk or what? dave walton wrote: You can count on Dell to use non-standard motherboards, power supplies, and cases. I have stopped using then for rackmount systems too. They are good for a cheap desktop in an office. One customer bought a couple

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Thats were I was checking earlier today. If I do go that route, will probably try them out. Craig McCluskey wrote: On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:30:52 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been looking into the computer upgrade thing. As I posted before, I always custom ordered what

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
). -Curt Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:30:52 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] OT, computers again To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Been looking into the computer

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
OMG. If there every was a blueprint for inconsistency in components, eMachines would be the gold standard. eMachines were the impetus for me to stop doing work on the side. About 2-3 years ago these started to propagate all over the damned place, and every one made me crazy. It was when I had

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
got ya, just wondered since I always see them cheap. LWB250 wrote: OMG. If there every was a blueprint for inconsistency in components, eMachines would be the gold standard. eMachines were the impetus for me to stop doing work on the side. About 2-3 years ago these started to propagate

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:09 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again Anybody know anything about those eMachines? Junk or what? dave walton wrote: You can count on Dell to use non-standard

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread dave walton
Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dave walton Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 1:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again You can count on Dell to use non-standard

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LWB250 Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:06 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again I typically recommend Dell to any consumers that ask me about computers. Mainly because it's highly unlikely they will care

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
RUN AWAY. Slightly below Yugo in quality. I've worked on a few -- strictly to-the-landfill stuff. On Jan 27, 2008 7:08 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody know anything about those eMachines? Junk or what? -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Rick Knoble
When was the last time MS ever released an OS back to back like that? Windows ME, followed by Window 2000 Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
Followed by XP, followed by Vista ... preceded by the Linux exodus. On Jan 27, 2008 7:38 PM, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When was the last time MS ever released an OS back to back like that? Windows ME, followed by Window 2000 Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Allan Streib
Do they still release updates for Windows 2000? That was really the pinnacle of Windows, as far as I am concerned. Basically stable, and not too bloated. Allan On Jan 27, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: When was the last time MS ever released an OS back to back like that? Windows

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again Followed by XP, followed by Vista ... preceded by the Linux exodus. On Jan 27, 2008 7:38 PM, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When was the last time MS ever released an OS back to back like that? Windows ME, followed by Window 2000 Rick Knoble

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread dave walton
Yes. Microsoft has committed to supporting Windows 2000 until 2010. Until then, critical and security updates will be distributed for free. Any support issues require use or purchase of a Support Incident. Microsoft has not committed to making any future versions of IE or Media Player backwards

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:44 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again Do they still release updates for Windows 2000? That was really the pinnacle of Windows, as far as I am concerned. Basically stable, and not too bloated. Allan On Jan 27, 2008, at 8:38 PM

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
, January 27, 2008 7:57 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again Yes. Microsoft has committed to supporting Windows 2000 until 2010. Until then, critical and security updates will be distributed for free. Any support issues require use or purchase of a Support Incident

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
If current XP is stable then things are worse than I thought. Our corporation doesn't have an IT guy, so I get tapped for that role almost every day at work because everyone knows I used to work as an IT guy. The Director I work for has made a policy -- I am IT support for her computer and for

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
We have been very pleased with the HP servers, although we have seen what appears to be an inordinately high hard drive fail rate in some. Not that it is HP's fault, but... our domain controllers seem to have their drives cack in pairs, when they do fail, which is weird. Still trying to document

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:14 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again If current XP is stable then things are worse than I thought. Our corporation doesn't have

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
I would agree with Tom. We have nearly 100,000 nodes now, about 90% of which are running XP, and we have almost no problems. We're running an enterprise version of SAV and everything is locked down courtesy of Active Directory and group policies applied both globally and to individual OUs. I am

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea, 2000 was a good os, I have a copy of it around here somewhere. Allan Streib wrote: Do they still release updates for Windows 2000? That was really the pinnacle of Windows, as far as I am concerned. Basically stable, and not too bloated. Allan On Jan 27, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Rick

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again If current XP is stable then things are worse than I thought. Our corporation doesn't have an IT guy, so I get tapped for that role almost every day at work because everyone knows I used to work as an IT guy. The Director I work

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:14 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again If current XP is stable then things are worse than I thought. Our corporation doesn't have an IT guy, so I get tapped for that role almost every day

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:14 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again If current XP is stable then things are worse than I thought. Our corporation doesn't have an IT guy, so I get tapped for that role

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Allan Streib
List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again If current XP is stable then things are worse than I thought. Our corporation doesn't have an IT guy, so I get tapped for that role almost every day at work because everyone knows I used to work as an IT guy. The Director I work for has made

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
Expose the idiot. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:33 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again The issue

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
: Expose the idiot. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:33 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
current employer 2 years after you start. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:57 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:57 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again Hell no. The movr he screws things up, the more valuable I would be when they create the position

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again IT jobs are not as prevalent as some would have you believe. It also goes without saying that just because you have an IT background/certs/experience you'll have no problem finding a job. The school I am at has a 4th grade teaching position that just

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
IT jobs are not as prevalent as some would have you believe. It also goes without saying that just because you have an IT background/certs/experience you'll have no problem finding a job. The school I am at has a 4th grade teaching position that just opened up. I happened to empty the fax

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread LWB250
I know they're 10k SATA drives, but not sure of the brand at this point. The machines are all still under warranty, so at this point I'm just collecting data about the machines relative to the failures. I'll have to pull one tomorrow to see what they are... Dan --- Tom Hargrave [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:10 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again It is pretty much ASSUMED by the CEO that I

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Ed Booher
On Jan 27, 2008 10:27 PM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nothing is guaranteed it takes more than certifications to be a well paid IT manager. You need to have the skill to manage your clients to do in a politically correct manner. Problem is, most technical people have the

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Ed Booher
On Jan 27, 2008 10:33 PM, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sun will happily ship you an Intel Core Duo 2 system with 512 MB (okay, not great, but this *is* the base system) NVidia graphics, 250 GB hard drive, DVD and the standard ethernet, USB, audio, etc all for $995. Great basic

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Ed Booher
On Jan 27, 2008 8:08 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody know anything about those eMachines? Junk or what? Look, I got to jump back in here. You guys know Mercedes, I know computers. If you are hell bent on buying a pre-manufactured Brand Name computer you need to truly

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Hendrik Fay
The problem with XP and other windows products is all the programs that people install onto it, this loads it up, slows it down and eventually it crashes. A properly set up XP should be reliable as long as it is not stressed with a 1000 little programs all competing for memory and processor

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread ANGELO GIAIMO
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Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Mitch Haley
The moderator of this board builds custom systems in Florida. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=2128 There was some computer talk last week on a trader's board, Bruce was advising the rest of us on the best way to set up a trading workstation with 4 video boards and 8

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Loren Faeth
Unless you have some reason to want vista, stick with XP Pro. If you get stuck with vista, you can change the interface to look like XP bubble gum, or to look like Windows 2000, which is still the best OS ever built by M$. At 01:03 PM 1/27/2008, you wrote: Prices being what they are these

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Been looking into the computer upgrade thing. Just about any computer is good enough for most uses if it's running smoothly. I've been upgrading my 3 year old $300 E-Machine this weekend. Put the original hard drive back in it and ran the system restore dvd. All the

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
True, and a great argument for a well managed network. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: 1/27/08 10:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again The problem with XP and other windows

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
Message- From: Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: 1/27/08 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again On Jan 27, 2008 10:27 PM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nothing is guaranteed it takes more than certifications to be a well

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Jim Cathey
A rock! The nerve! That's what they look like. Until you poke them. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Jim Cathey
The problem with XP and other windows products is all the programs that people install onto it, this loads it up, slows it down and eventually it crashes. A properly set up XP should be reliable as long as it is not stressed with a 1000 little programs all competing for memory and processor

Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again

2008-01-27 Thread Jim Cathey
Is that a good thing or should I just look on ebay and buy something there that may or may not have an OS installed? I did. Just bought my third Pismo. (Started with one for my wife, bought one for me and as spare parts on-the-hoof.) Named hers Pismo (how imaginative), mine Hismo. This new

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