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On 1/21/2014 2:10 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/21/2014 1:52 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 12:59 PM, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 12:38 PM, Hank wrote:


Win 7 comes with a widget I like. It's called sticky notes.


Yeah, my wife is so ****ed it doesn't run in 8 She had a lot of stuff
in that program.


Here you go:

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/sticky-notes-8/a691d64e-0b43-41e2-93fe-62e230551113



Is this guy, who manages the cloud, trustworthy?
The video says all your stuff is stored in the cloud.



BTW ... according to this youtube video, Win 8 *has* "Sticky Notes".
You just have to enable it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkIEwX8-N3k

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On 1/21/2014 2:29 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 2:10 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/21/2014 1:52 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 12:59 PM, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 12:38 PM, Hank wrote:


Win 7 comes with a widget I like. It's called sticky notes.


Yeah, my wife is so ****ed it doesn't run in 8 She had a lot of stuff
in that program.


Here you go:

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/sticky-notes-8/a691d64e-0b43-41e2-93fe-62e230551113




Is this guy, who manages the cloud, trustworthy?
The video says all your stuff is stored in the cloud.


Beats me. What the hell are you going to write on a "sticky note" that
you wouldn't want anyone to see?


You'd be surprised.
Your name has been on it a couple of times.

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On 1/21/2014 2:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 2:10 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/21/2014 1:52 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 12:59 PM, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 12:38 PM, Hank wrote:


Win 7 comes with a widget I like. It's called sticky notes.


Yeah, my wife is so ****ed it doesn't run in 8 She had a lot of stuff
in that program.


Here you go:

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/sticky-notes-8/a691d64e-0b43-41e2-93fe-62e230551113




Is this guy, who manages the cloud, trustworthy?
The video says all your stuff is stored in the cloud.



BTW ... according to this youtube video, Win 8 *has* "Sticky Notes". You
just have to enable it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkIEwX8-N3k

That's good to know. I'm thinking on getting a notebook with a touch
screen. I keep poking at this screen and nothing happens. All the other
toys have touch screens, so might as well.

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On 1/21/14, 1:25 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 12:09 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/21/14, 12:00 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:28:46 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/21/14, 9:17 AM, Hank wrote:


Oh Gee. I better mind my Ps and Qs eh? '-

Only old farts use that expression. Like us.

Guys who worked in a letter press print shop?



Only the uppercase P's and Q's are next to each other in a California
type case. :) I still have a couple of old Ludlow type sticks I
liberated from a composing room.




Made me think of you for some reason ....

http://i802.photobucket.com/albums/yy303/Eisboch/3fd76bf3-ff66-4d5f-9c63-fea2d4bd08bb.jpg?t=1390271701



Funny, especially if one is a punster.

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On 1/21/2014 2:29 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 2:10 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/21/2014 1:52 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 12:59 PM, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 12:38 PM, Hank wrote:


Win 7 comes with a widget I like. It's called sticky notes.


Yeah, my wife is so ****ed it doesn't run in 8 She had a lot of stuff
in that program.


Here you go:

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/sticky-notes-8/a691d64e-0b43-41e2-93fe-62e230551113




Is this guy, who manages the cloud, trustworthy?
The video says all your stuff is stored in the cloud.


Beats me. What the hell are you going to write on a "sticky note" that
you wouldn't want anyone to see?



My wife used the 7 program in her business, had a huge database of info
there, clips and blocks of text and info she uses a lot in tech support...

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On 1/21/2014 2:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 2:10 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/21/2014 1:52 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 12:59 PM, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 12:38 PM, Hank wrote:


Win 7 comes with a widget I like. It's called sticky notes.


Yeah, my wife is so ****ed it doesn't run in 8 She had a lot of stuff
in that program.


Here you go:

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/sticky-notes-8/a691d64e-0b43-41e2-93fe-62e230551113




Is this guy, who manages the cloud, trustworthy?
The video says all your stuff is stored in the cloud.



BTW ... according to this youtube video, Win 8 *has* "Sticky Notes". You
just have to enable it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkIEwX8-N3k

Maybe the database doesn't populate the 8 version, I will have to ask her.

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On 1/21/2014 5:30 PM, wrote:


Your last sentence made the point I was making.
The guy on the ground with the laser designator does tho so it is not
just an Arc Light mission.


They call themselves "fisters" FO's... We have a good friend in MX who
is just finishing up a lot of training to be a Fister.. We are very
proud of him.

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On 1/21/2014 6:32 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/21/2014 2:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 2:10 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/21/2014 1:52 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 12:59 PM, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 12:38 PM, Hank wrote:


Win 7 comes with a widget I like. It's called sticky notes.


Yeah, my wife is so ****ed it doesn't run in 8 She had a lot of stuff
in that program.


Here you go:

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/sticky-notes-8/a691d64e-0b43-41e2-93fe-62e230551113





Is this guy, who manages the cloud, trustworthy?
The video says all your stuff is stored in the cloud.



BTW ... according to this youtube video, Win 8 *has* "Sticky Notes". You
just have to enable it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkIEwX8-N3k

Maybe the database doesn't populate the 8 version, I will have to ask her.

I've found hidden programs or apps in Windows before. In XP there is a
pretty cool pinball game. You just have to search for it in "find".

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On 1/21/14, 7:14 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 6:32 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/21/2014 2:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 2:10 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/21/2014 1:52 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 12:59 PM, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 12:38 PM, Hank wrote:


Win 7 comes with a widget I like. It's called sticky notes.


Yeah, my wife is so ****ed it doesn't run in 8 She had a lot of
stuff
in that program.


Here you go:

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/sticky-notes-8/a691d64e-0b43-41e2-93fe-62e230551113






Is this guy, who manages the cloud, trustworthy?
The video says all your stuff is stored in the cloud.



BTW ... according to this youtube video, Win 8 *has* "Sticky Notes". You
just have to enable it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkIEwX8-N3k

Maybe the database doesn't populate the 8 version, I will have to ask
her.

I've found hidden programs or apps in Windows before. In XP there is a
pretty cool pinball game. You just have to search for it in "find".



Apple gives us no less than six distinct methods of creating notes: The
Notes app (new in Mountain Lion), the Mail Notes feature (in Lion),
TextEdit (for more than just notes), the Keychain Access utility for
creating secure notes, the Stickies Dashboard Widget, and the Stickies
app. And, of course, Apple gives away its operating system. :)

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On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:34:47 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 5:30 PM, wrote:


Your last sentence made the point I was making.
The guy on the ground with the laser designator does tho so it is not
just an Arc Light mission.


They call themselves "fisters" FO's... We have a good friend in MX who
is just finishing up a lot of training to be a Fister.. We are very
proud of him.

A 'fister' is a member of an artillery fire support team. 'FO' stands for 'forward observer', also
part of the team.

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On 1/21/2014 7:59 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:14:25 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

I've found hidden programs or apps in Windows before. In XP there is a
pretty cool pinball game. You just have to search for it in "find".


Pinball has been around since W/95.
It isn't really hidden, it is in program files/games along with 10
other games.

I like Spider Solitaire if I am just looking for something soothing to
do.
I usually cruise around 75-80% playing 2 suit.



I remember "gorilla.bas" in MS Dos 3.1...:)

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On 1/21/2014 9:56 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:34:47 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 5:30 PM, wrote:


Your last sentence made the point I was making.
The guy on the ground with the laser designator does tho so it is not
just an Arc Light mission.


They call themselves "fisters" FO's... We have a good friend in MX who
is just finishing up a lot of training to be a Fister.. We are very
proud of him.

A 'fister' is a member of an artillery fire support team. 'FO' stands for 'forward observer', also
part of the team.


Yeah, our bud just went off to FO school, just made it in...

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On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:15:00 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 9:56 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:34:47 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 5:30 PM, wrote:


Your last sentence made the point I was making.
The guy on the ground with the laser designator does tho so it is not
just an Arc Light mission.


They call themselves "fisters" FO's... We have a good friend in MX who
is just finishing up a lot of training to be a Fister.. We are very
proud of him.

A 'fister' is a member of an artillery fire support team. 'FO' stands for 'forward observer', also
part of the team.


Yeah, our bud just went off to FO school, just made it in...

Is he an officer or enlisted? The actual FO is usually an officer, 2LT, but he has an enlisted
sidekick/driver/RTO who also needs to be able to direct artillery fire.

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On 1/22/2014 10:53 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:15:00 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 9:56 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:34:47 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 5:30 PM, wrote:


Your last sentence made the point I was making.
The guy on the ground with the laser designator does tho so it is not
just an Arc Light mission.


They call themselves "fisters" FO's... We have a good friend in MX who
is just finishing up a lot of training to be a Fister.. We are very
proud of him.

A 'fister' is a member of an artillery fire support team. 'FO' stands for 'forward observer', also
part of the team.


Yeah, our bud just went off to FO school, just made it in...

Is he an officer or enlisted? The actual FO is usually an officer, 2LT, but he has an enlisted
sidekick/driver/RTO who also needs to be able to direct artillery fire.


I really don't know.. I doubt he is an officer yet but I do know he is
flying through every course and school they send him to, top of the
class and will be someday... If you meet this kid you know. Atypical of
the stereotype "special forces", more typical of the guys you see after
serving that actually were special forces... spent his life serving
others as a young boy and man... Crazy skills, super smart, discreet,
unimposing (to a casual observer), selfless, but with a fire you can see
if you look in his eyes.

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On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:59:06 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/22/2014 10:53 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:15:00 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 9:56 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:34:47 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 5:30 PM, wrote:


Your last sentence made the point I was making.
The guy on the ground with the laser designator does tho so it is not
just an Arc Light mission.


They call themselves "fisters" FO's... We have a good friend in MX who
is just finishing up a lot of training to be a Fister.. We are very
proud of him.

A 'fister' is a member of an artillery fire support team. 'FO' stands for 'forward observer', also
part of the team.


Yeah, our bud just went off to FO school, just made it in...

Is he an officer or enlisted? The actual FO is usually an officer, 2LT, but he has an enlisted
sidekick/driver/RTO who also needs to be able to direct artillery fire.


I really don't know.. I doubt he is an officer yet but I do know he is
flying through every course and school they send him to, top of the
class and will be someday... If you meet this kid you know. Atypical of
the stereotype "special forces", more typical of the guys you see after
serving that actually were special forces... spent his life serving
others as a young boy and man... Crazy skills, super smart, discreet,
unimposing (to a casual observer), selfless, but with a fire you can see
if you look in his eyes.

Probably smart, gung-ho enlisted. Sounds like he'll do well, if he stays away from booze/drugs.
Those get a lot of good soldiers in trouble.

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On 1/22/2014 11:20 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:59:06 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/22/2014 10:53 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:15:00 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 9:56 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:34:47 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 5:30 PM, wrote:


Your last sentence made the point I was making.
The guy on the ground with the laser designator does tho so it is not
just an Arc Light mission.


They call themselves "fisters" FO's... We have a good friend in MX who
is just finishing up a lot of training to be a Fister.. We are very
proud of him.

A 'fister' is a member of an artillery fire support team. 'FO' stands for 'forward observer', also
part of the team.


Yeah, our bud just went off to FO school, just made it in...

Is he an officer or enlisted? The actual FO is usually an officer, 2LT, but he has an enlisted
sidekick/driver/RTO who also needs to be able to direct artillery fire.


I really don't know.. I doubt he is an officer yet but I do know he is
flying through every course and school they send him to, top of the
class and will be someday... If you meet this kid you know. Atypical of
the stereotype "special forces", more typical of the guys you see after
serving that actually were special forces... spent his life serving
others as a young boy and man... Crazy skills, super smart, discreet,
unimposing (to a casual observer), selfless, but with a fire you can see
if you look in his eyes.

Probably smart, gung-ho enlisted. Sounds like he'll do well, if he stays away from booze/drugs.
Those get a lot of good soldiers in trouble.


I asked him to explain he said:
"I'm going to JFO school. So I control the airspace as I call in
artillery rounds"

As to drugs and alcohol.. not a chance in my opinion, not this kid, he
has plans... Had all the tools and resources to go to the top of our
sport (motocross) and compete on a world level and decided to go into
the military instead.... He comes from a family entrenched in both worlds.

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On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:35:03 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/22/2014 11:20 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:59:06 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/22/2014 10:53 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:15:00 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 9:56 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:34:47 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/21/2014 5:30 PM, wrote:


Your last sentence made the point I was making.
The guy on the ground with the laser designator does tho so it is not
just an Arc Light mission.


They call themselves "fisters" FO's... We have a good friend in MX who
is just finishing up a lot of training to be a Fister.. We are very
proud of him.

A 'fister' is a member of an artillery fire support team. 'FO' stands for 'forward observer', also
part of the team.


Yeah, our bud just went off to FO school, just made it in...

Is he an officer or enlisted? The actual FO is usually an officer, 2LT, but he has an enlisted
sidekick/driver/RTO who also needs to be able to direct artillery fire.


I really don't know.. I doubt he is an officer yet but I do know he is
flying through every course and school they send him to, top of the
class and will be someday... If you meet this kid you know. Atypical of
the stereotype "special forces", more typical of the guys you see after
serving that actually were special forces... spent his life serving
others as a young boy and man... Crazy skills, super smart, discreet,
unimposing (to a casual observer), selfless, but with a fire you can see
if you look in his eyes.

Probably smart, gung-ho enlisted. Sounds like he'll do well, if he stays away from booze/drugs.
Those get a lot of good soldiers in trouble.


I asked him to explain he said:
"I'm going to JFO school. So I control the airspace as I call in
artillery rounds"

As to drugs and alcohol.. not a chance in my opinion, not this kid, he
has plans... Had all the tools and resources to go to the top of our
sport (motocross) and compete on a world level and decided to go into
the military instead.... He comes from a family entrenched in both worlds.

Cool!

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wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:36:13 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/21/14, 12:59 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:10:56 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

I still have an older XP laptop but something recently died
in it. It won't boot up anymore.

Any idea of what is going on? Does it get through POST? Do you see
signs of life from the boot drive?

I hate seeing these things getting thrown in the land fill for a minor
problem.



If it is an old laptop, and it isn't a software or software update
problem, then you have to weigh the time and expense involved in a
repair versus buying a new laptops. Run of the mill laptops are pretty
cheap these days, and almost any of them would be many steps up from an
old XP-era laptop.

I suppose if you take it to a shop that wants to sell you a new
laptop, fixing it will always be more expensive but if you can take
out 2 screws yourself and throw a $50 hard drive at it you are at
least $450 ahead.
I am still not sure what is wrong with an XP machine. What can your
new I-Mac or W7 machine do that mine can't?

I tried to have this discussion with our HOA. They only manage a
$12,000 a year budget, maybe 200 transactions a year total and they
want to buy a new machine because the XP machine is "old".
My wife ran a quarter million dollar business on a 5150 (original PC)


There also are plenty of used, operating laptops available at pawnshops.
I saw a whole showcase full of them when I was salivating over the
McIntosh amp I finally bought.

At that point, why not fix the one you have?

I usually get mine from a surplus outfit that sells off lease machines
They come with legally licensed business software and a warranty.
You can reload the whole thing from scratch since you have the license
keys.
A pawn shop would be the last place I would get a machine.

The motherboard on my HP pavilion laptop is bad. $175 for just the board.
I need a program to read a FAT32 drive on my imac. Put the SATA drive in a
USB box.

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Califbill wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:36:13 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/21/14, 12:59 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:10:56 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

I still have an older XP laptop but something recently died
in it. It won't boot up anymore.

Any idea of what is going on? Does it get through POST? Do you see
signs of life from the boot drive?

I hate seeing these things getting thrown in the land fill for a minor
problem.



If it is an old laptop, and it isn't a software or software update
problem, then you have to weigh the time and expense involved in a
repair versus buying a new laptops. Run of the mill laptops are pretty
cheap these days, and almost any of them would be many steps up from an
old XP-era laptop.

I suppose if you take it to a shop that wants to sell you a new
laptop, fixing it will always be more expensive but if you can take
out 2 screws yourself and throw a $50 hard drive at it you are at
least $450 ahead.
I am still not sure what is wrong with an XP machine. What can your
new I-Mac or W7 machine do that mine can't?

I tried to have this discussion with our HOA. They only manage a
$12,000 a year budget, maybe 200 transactions a year total and they
want to buy a new machine because the XP machine is "old".
My wife ran a quarter million dollar business on a 5150 (original PC)


There also are plenty of used, operating laptops available at pawnshops.
I saw a whole showcase full of them when I was salivating over the
McIntosh amp I finally bought.

At that point, why not fix the one you have?

I usually get mine from a surplus outfit that sells off lease machines
They come with legally licensed business software and a warranty.
You can reload the whole thing from scratch since you have the license
keys.
A pawn shop would be the last place I would get a machine.

The motherboard on my HP pavilion laptop is bad. $175 for just the board.
I need a program to read a FAT32 drive on my imac. Put the SATA drive in a
USB box.

Actually I hooked up the drive, and found the correct partition and made it
through to the pictures of Africa I was missing. Now just have to find the
iTunes music folder.