Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-29 Thread Stan Halpin
dies http://stampmine.blogspot.com/http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/ --- On Wed, 10/28/09, David J Brooks wrote: From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 11:54 AM On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Sandra Hermann wrote: I have

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery It's not XP that's slow. It's all the Crappleware computer manufactures saddle their machines with that kills it. I picked up a new/used laptop that has almost nothing except XP Prof

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-29 Thread Jack Davis
ady for > family > Xmas presents I'll be happy. > > Dave > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Thu, 10/29/09, John Sessoms > wrote: > > > >> From: John Sessoms > >> Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > >> To: pdml@pdml.net > >> D

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-29 Thread P. J. Alling
for family Xmas presents I'll be happy. Dave Jack --- On Thu, 10/29/09, John Sessoms wrote: From: John Sessoms Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 12:23 AM From: Jack Davis Decided to check this thread after seeing it for a

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-29 Thread David J Brooks
pose. As long as it works long enough to get my yearly calender ready for family Xmas presents I'll be happy. Dave > > Jack > > --- On Thu, 10/29/09, John Sessoms wrote: > >> From: John Sessoms >> Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery >> To: pdml@pdml.net >> Date

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-29 Thread Jack Davis
I asked her a day or two ago how she liked W7's boot up timing. Said she didn't know, "I just turn it on and go back in the kitchen and get a cup of coffee for awhile." Old habits..etc.. ;( Jack --- On Thu, 10/29/09, John Sessoms wrote: > From: John Sessoms > Subject

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-29 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jack Davis Decided to check this thread after seeing it for a while now. I installed Windows 7 this past week as I read , "it's simplicity and elegance challenges that of the Mac". High praise indeed..I guess. ;) Only difference I've noticed at this point is that I have to reduce the pixel

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread steve harley
On 2009-10-28 20:35 , Sandra Hermann wrote: I think they offer something called a majic mouse. they still offer the Mighty Mouse (now called Apple Mouse due to trademark issues) and a new one, Magic Mouse, which is multi-touch like Apple laptop trackpads and iPhones; both mice have right-clic

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread John Sessoms
From: "William Robb" From: "P N Stenquist" > The main advantage of a Mac these days is that there are far fewer > viruses and spyware out there to haunt your computer. Macs still don't > seem to be a target for the idiots. And most who use both platforms > consider the Mac interface quite

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread Sandra Hermann
://www.walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies  http://stampmine.blogspot.com/http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/  --- On Wed, 10/28/09, William Robb wrote: > From: William Robb > Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, Oct

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread Sandra Hermann
my team!  http://www.walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies  http://stampmine.blogspot.com/http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/  --- On Wed, 10/28/09, William Robb wrote: > From: William Robb > Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date:

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
Would seem so. Jack --- On Wed, 10/28/09, John Francis wrote: > From: John Francis > Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 3:12 PM > > My guess would be that's because W7 is trying hard to be >

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread John Francis
r. If not it is > way too large. Wasn't necessary with Vista. > A benign tiny bother. > > Jack > > --- On Wed, 10/28/09, P N Stenquist wrote: > > > From: P N Stenquist > > Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread Jack Davis
xel size of a image in order to post it as wallpaper on my monitor. If not it is way too large. Wasn't necessary with Vista. A benign tiny bother. Jack --- On Wed, 10/28/09, P N Stenquist wrote: > From: P N Stenquist > Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > To: "Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread Mat Maessen
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:41 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: > The mouse on my iMac is actually a four button version with a scroll ball. > My macbook has a "smart" finger pad that enables things like zoom simply by > manipulating the pad. However, I still prefer a one-button mouse and usually > turn eve

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread Mat Maessen
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:36 PM, William Robb wrote: > Does mac offer a real two button mouse yet? http://store.apple.com/magic-mouse -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly a

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread P N Stenquist
I think some of what requires a right click and menu choice on a PC can be done with a drag and drop on a Mac. Paul On Oct 28, 2009, at 4:36 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "P N Stenquist" Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery The main advantage of a Mac these d

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P N Stenquist" Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery The main advantage of a Mac these days is that there are far fewer viruses and spyware out there to haunt your computer. Macs still don't seem to be a target for the idiots. And most who use

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread P N Stenquist
walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies http://stampmine.blogspot.com/http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/ --- On Wed, 10/28/09, David J Brooks wrote: From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 11:54 AM On

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:44:23AM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - From: "Sandra Hermann" > Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > > > They call me trouble for a reason It's only money after all > > My sister told me that a mac is

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Sandra Hermann" Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery There is also the argument that a mac last for many more years than a pc. They told me that overall my mac would last approx. 6 years. I may need to eventually get an external hard drive but the equi

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread Sandra Hermann
 Help me support Autism research!  Join my team!  http://www.walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies  http://stampmine.blogspot.com/http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/  --- On Wed, 10/28/09, William Robb wrote: > From: William Robb > Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > To: "

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Sandra Hermann" Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery They call me trouble for a reason It's only money after all My sister told me that a mac is designed to work with various art forms. It's designed to handle pictures, even in RAW.

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread Sandra Hermann
eam!  http://www.walknowforautism.org/stlouis/blubiconsbuddies  http://stampmine.blogspot.com/http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/  --- On Wed, 10/28/09, David J Brooks wrote: > From: David J Brooks > Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday,

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread Sandra Hermann
8/09, David J Brooks wrote: > From: David J Brooks > Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 11:54 AM > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:39 PM, > Sandra Hermann > > wrote: > > I have my new imac It&#

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-28 Thread David J Brooks
ampmine.blogspot.com/http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/ > > > --- On Tue, 10/27/09, Michael Beacom wrote: > >> From: Michael Beacom >> Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 9:23 PM >

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-27 Thread Sandra Hermann
gt; From: Michael Beacom > Subject: Re: OT PC Surgery > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 9:23 PM > > On Oct 26, 2009, at 7:27 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > > > Snip > > Now, he can build me a nice new PC for around $700, >

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-27 Thread Michael Beacom
On Oct 26, 2009, at 7:27 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Snip Now, he can build me a nice new PC for around $700, but i'm not sure i want a PC, but it is a lot cheaper than the imac. Ar. I'll run this on for a while anyway/ Dave That's about the price of a Mac Mini- not quite as powerful

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-26 Thread David J Brooks
talked to my computer repair guy tonight. Can't find any hard ware problems. Suggested a rebuild, but its 8 years old, so we both agreed not to. Now, he can build me a nice new PC for around $700, but i'm not sure i want a PC, but it is a lot cheaper than the imac. Ar. I'll run this on for a w

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 24, 2009, at 15:25 , David J Brooks wrote: Spent 15 minutes with him explaining all the symptoms and he con=m Con-fused him that much? 8 :-)) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-D

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-24 Thread David J Brooks
Well, i decided to take it in any way. I forgot i had two USB ports that had been pushed in so i wanted them repaired any way. Spent 15 minutes with him explaining all the symptoms and he con=m On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 6:50 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Thanks John. > > Maybe i'll try that today. >

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-24 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks John. Maybe i'll try that today. My boot up problems have been on and off for about a year and a bit, so i'm not sure. Cable, battery, HD.?? Dave On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:56 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > You shouldn't lose anything, but the first time you boot after replacing the > CMOS ba

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-23 Thread John Sessoms
You shouldn't lose anything, but the first time you boot after replacing the CMOS battery you're going to get another of those DOS screens where you have to press f1 & go into setup. It'll detect the hardware and save the settings when you exit. If the problem *IS* the CMOS battery, once you r

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-23 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks John I'll try that. Side note, if i replace the Bios battery, do i lose anythin, have to reset anything. I'll get one in the am Dave On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:38 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > David J Brooks >> >> Well, it looks like its time to do something about my 8 year old MDG >> P4

RE: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-22 Thread John Sessoms
David J Brooks Well, it looks like its time to do something about my 8 year old MDG P4 computer. Its been acting up again the last few weeks, not booting. It does after a number of reboots. I get a boot fail, system halted, or a full DOS screen with all my memory numbers and a few other things,

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-22 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks all for the help so far. Never thought of the battery or cable. I have two USB ports that have fallen out, so they need to be fixed anyway. I'll mention the above concerns to him and go from there. Dave On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > If you think the HD is flak

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-22 Thread P. J. Alling
If you think the HD is flaky, you should try replacing the ribbon cable first. It's come to my attention that about 1/2 of all hard drive problems, that aren't total drive meltdowns are actually cable problems. Ribbon cables often go bad on their own. David J Brooks wrote: Well, it looks li

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-22 Thread Luiz Felipe
David, assuming your current HD is the problem, an upgrade should solve it. But not all the problems you describe can be linked to the HD without further testing, so you may end up solving some, but not all. Taking the age in the picture, I would at least test the pc completely, and probably e

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-22 Thread Carlos R
David J Brooks escribió: Well, it looks like its time to do something about my 8 year old MDG P4 computer. Its been acting up again the last few weeks, not booting. It does after a number of reboots. I get a boot fail, system halted, or a full DOS screen with all my memory numbers and a few ot

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-22 Thread steve harley
On 2009-10-22 09:42 , P N Stenquist wrote: My iMac 24 works great with the Epson 2400. The calibrated monitor (Spyder II) is a perfect match. However, I wouldn't dream of trying to print from my Macbook. While I've calibrated the monitor and it's color accurate, brightness and contrast are too mu

Re: OT PC Surgery

2009-10-22 Thread P N Stenquist
My iMac 24 works great with the Epson 2400. The calibrated monitor (Spyder II) is a perfect match. However, I wouldn't dream of trying to print from my Macbook. While I've calibrated the monitor and it's color accurate, brightness and contrast are too much dependent on the angle of the scre

OT PC Surgery

2009-10-22 Thread David J Brooks
Well, it looks like its time to do something about my 8 year old MDG P4 computer. Its been acting up again the last few weeks, not booting. It does after a number of reboots. I get a boot fail, system halted, or a full DOS screen with all my memory numbers and a few other things, and at the bottom