On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:46:27 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:49:43 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I'll be finished with the super collider in the back yard for the
development work very soon - plenty of room on the ground floor for a
good invester. :)

I know some of the super collider folks from a past life if you need
any technical assistance. Their project in Texas got cancelled for
lack of a measly few billion $$$ and 10,000 acres of land give or
take.

Amateurs.

I have a different approach - much cheaper and in a smaller space to
boot. :)

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:56:56 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"D.Duck" wrote in message
news

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...


I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm


Thank you, I think.

You and Doug are going to get my curiosity fired up and I am going to end up
with a dead computer.
I can smell it.

Resist the temptation.

Unless you want a new computer, then bya ll means - have at it. :)

There are some things that mere mortal human beings are not meant to
know. That's why God invented Nerds and Geeks.

Eisboch wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
...
How about the recommended type cable to connect HDTV to a Blu Ray? HDMI?


Definitely, if for nothing less than reducing the amount of wires. HDMI
carries both the video and digital audio in one connection.

I just finished completely redoing my system using HDMI cables where ever
possible. I have a Denon A/V receiver that does all the audio and video
switching. I have a regular DVD/CD player, the new Blu-Ray player, a SACD
player, a Sirius receiver, the Comcast HD TV receiver and a turntable all
connected to the Denon (which powers the various speakers). Then, I have a
35 foot HDMI cable that connects from the Denon "Monitor Out" connector to
the HDMI HD input on the Samsung monitor.

This way, whenever you select a video source on the Denon, it's video (and
audio if you want to) is automatically connected to the Samsung. Like many
modern A/V receivers, the Denon allows you to assign and rename the inputs,
so I have programmed it so if I select the Blu-Ray player, "Blu-Ray" is
displayed on the Denon. Same with "Sirius" or "HD-TV" or "SACD. The Denon
also allows you to set up different surround parameters and other audio
setting adjustments individually for each source which is nice because you
can fine tune the sound for each source and don't have to keep adjusting it.

HDMI cables are pricey, but worth it, IMO. Best quality image transfer and
reduces the amount of cables.

Eisboch



Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high
priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no
difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the
appliance easier than the cheap ones.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html

Eisboch wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message
news
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...

I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm


Thank you, I think.

You and Doug are going to get my curiosity fired up and I am going to end up
with a dead computer.
I can smell it.

Eisboch



Well then that means it is time to upgrade to a new computer.

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:18:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:20:11 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so
to
speak?
Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when
I
am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and
cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again
and
then it springs back to life.

Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but
then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to
completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After
that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by
itself again.

I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a
complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is
shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting
windows down" cycle.

OS is Windows XP SP2.

Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what
is running.

Eisboch





I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can
safely be disabled. Want it emailed?

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm


Please!


--
John H

Please what? On that link is an explanation of the XP services and
suggestion on how they may be configured.


Sorry, I was referring to the email article that Doug was talking about.
--
John H

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..


Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high
priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no
difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the
appliance easier than the cheap ones.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html

I don't buy Monster cables unless they are the only one available.

Phillips makes high quality cables at about half the price. And the
packaging is easier to open without getting a hernia.

Eisboch

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:35:58 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
...


Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high
priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no
difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the
appliance easier than the cheap ones.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html

I don't buy Monster cables unless they are the only one available.

Phillips makes high quality cables at about half the price. And the
packaging is easier to open without getting a hernia.

When I bought this computer, I didn't realise I needed a HDMI cable
for the fancy video card I bought. So, I went to Best Buy and Circuit
City to get a 6' HDMI cable.

So I looked online and found a ton of HDMI cables for sale here and
there - all about $7 to $11, but it was going to take at least a
couple of days to get them, so I decided to take a trip to Best Buy
and/or Circuit City for a 6 foot cable - how much more could it be
right?

$99 dollars for the exact same cable I got from Global Computer for
$6.95.

No wonder Best Buy is making money. :)

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...


$99 dollars for the exact same cable I got from Global Computer for
$6.95.

No wonder Best Buy is making money. :)


Blame Monster. They've successfully created an image, convincing many that
their cables are superior for everything that passes electrons. I "love"
seeing their audio interconnect cables with the little arrows indicating the
"direction" of signal flow.

Eisboch

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:35:58 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
...


Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high
priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no
difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the
appliance easier than the cheap ones.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html

I don't buy Monster cables unless they are the only one available.

Phillips makes high quality cables at about half the price. And the
packaging is easier to open without getting a hernia.

Eisboch

I tried the HDMI cables and the Cox supplied RGB component cables. I
couldn't see the difference in the picture. Took the HDMI cables back for a
refund.

But, with the article above, I may relook the issue.
--
John H

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:06:39 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .


$99 dollars for the exact same cable I got from Global Computer for
$6.95.

No wonder Best Buy is making money. :)


Blame Monster. They've successfully created an image, convincing many that
their cables are superior for everything that passes electrons. I "love"
seeing their audio interconnect cables with the little arrows indicating the
"direction" of signal flow.

Eisboch


Tom, if you're watching, which cables did you get from Global Computer. The
15' HDMI cables were $39.95 or thereabouts. ( http://tinyurl.com/3yvrfu )
--
John H