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It is both a professional interest and, shall we...	284 Views / 20 Replies
It is both a professional interest and, shall we say, an 'avocation.' ;) I am an occupational therapist, so I both appreciate the female form and have the opportunity to provide therapeutic...
Posted by ghporter, on Yesterday at 04:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge

lpmckenna has it right: we should be training our...	298 Views / 14 Replies
lpmckenna has it right: we should be training our military people to be responsible, professional, and to have tons of self control. Instead, all the services to some degree but the Army most of all...
Posted by ghporter, on May 16, 2013 at 03:55 PM, in Political/War Lounge

That is far less of an issue than adults' lack of...	2,606 Views / 352 Replies
That is far less of an issue than adults' lack of ability to actively parent. It is true that many parents fear being reported to protective services because Little Jimmy winds up with some bruises...
Posted by ghporter, on May 16, 2013 at 03:31 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Actually, abuse of power is a form of corruption....	415 Views / 58 Replies
Actually, abuse of power is a form of corruption. True, it is different from what most think of as corruption in public office, which usually involves graft or other personal gain, but any misuses...
Posted by ghporter, on May 16, 2013 at 03:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge

From reading her Op-Ed piece that ran in a lot of...	284 Views / 20 Replies
From reading her Op-Ed piece that ran in a lot of papers (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html?_r=0), it appears that she has implants, and probably saline implants, which...
Posted by ghporter, on May 16, 2013 at 03:03 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I'm wondering why "frances mcnamera" shows up...	480 Views / 42 Replies
I'm wondering why "frances mcnamera" shows up between "frances mcdormand" entries... that doesn't make sense to me at all.
Posted by ghporter, on May 16, 2013 at 02:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I use Gmail. First, I don't have any accounts on...	119 Views / 7 Replies
I use Gmail. First, I don't have any accounts on an Exchange server, so it was an easy decision. Second, Gmail allows me to compartmentalize my mail, so my professional account (like "GlennPro @...
Posted by ghporter, on May 16, 2013 at 02:36 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

The official word on this is that as part of an...	415 Views / 58 Replies
The official word on this is that as part of an effort to properly ensure tax exemotion status was granted or not, a "streamlined" process was set up in the office that validates such status. Good...
Posted by ghporter, on May 15, 2013 at 06:09 AM, in Political/War Lounge

It is my understanding that what they got was...	243 Views / 20 Replies
It is my understanding that what they got was "call records" rather than contents of calls. Outrageous no matter what, but not on the same order of outrageousness as actually listening in. The FBI...
Posted by ghporter, on May 15, 2013 at 06:00 AM, in Political/War Lounge

Still trying to get my head around the story. It...	284 Views / 20 Replies
Still trying to get my head around the story. It was an extremely important decision for her to make, and she went through an extensive amount of surgery "just in case." On the other hand, her...
Posted by ghporter, on May 15, 2013 at 05:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Have you thoroughly cleaned the keyboard? ...	535 Views / 4 Replies
Have you thoroughly cleaned the keyboard? (Grasping at straws here, but a dirty keyboard can stutter because of stuff hindering key return, etc.)
Posted by ghporter, on May 15, 2013 at 05:48 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Very accurate. Many people get the impression...	2,606 Views / 352 Replies
Very accurate. Many people get the impression that, instead of being the safest generation to date (backed up by real data), that we are all much less safe because the 24/7 news cycle always has...
Posted by ghporter, on May 11, 2013 at 10:13 AM, in Political/War Lounge

The UCMJ is pretty flexible in terms of how...	298 Views / 14 Replies
The UCMJ is pretty flexible in terms of how someone can be charged. While "conduct unbecoming" only applies to officers, there is plenty of opportunity to charge an enlisted member with "stupid...
Posted by ghporter, on May 11, 2013 at 10:08 AM, in Political/War Lounge

This. In spades. And the problem is getting...	2,606 Views / 352 Replies
This. In spades. And the problem is getting worse not because guns are "more available," but because parents are less able to parent. Adults who have children are increasingly less prepared to be...
Posted by ghporter, on May 11, 2013 at 09:58 AM, in Political/War Lounge

I have some issues with how Microsoft decides...	460 Views / 42 Replies
I have some issues with how Microsoft decides what is a .x update and what's a new version. It seems that almost everything to them is marketing and face-saving, and this looks pretty much like the...
Posted by ghporter, on May 11, 2013 at 09:43 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Earlier Bonds: Thunderball Diamonds are...	468 Views / 52 Replies
Earlier Bonds: Thunderball Diamonds are Forever Never say Never Again All Connery, all (IMHO) more solid stories and less campy than most of the other Bond actors' movies, and of course, Connery....
Posted by ghporter, on May 11, 2013 at 09:31 AM, in MacNN Lounge

What is the battery status on your keyboard? I...	535 Views / 4 Replies
What is the battery status on your keyboard? I use a similar setup (relatively rarely), and I've never had anything like this happen. Maybe the waking isn't as smooth because your batteries are...
Posted by ghporter, on May 11, 2013 at 09:18 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Here are the results from April. I'm sort of...	10,507 Views / 226 Replies
Here are the results from April. I'm sort of disappointed...there were only 9 spammer reports. Of course there were fewer spammer attempts, too, and many of them were spam posts in the same thread....
Posted by ghporter, on May 11, 2013 at 09:16 AM, in Feedback

That sort of thing leads to charges of "conduct...	298 Views / 14 Replies
That sort of thing leads to charges of "conduct unbecoming an officer," which can lead to jail time and almost always a nice hard end of a career. The UCMJ has no specific penalties for...
Posted by ghporter, on May 8, 2013 at 07:20 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Win 1 was not a real OS, it was a DOS app. And...	460 Views / 42 Replies
Win 1 was not a real OS, it was a DOS app. And Win95 was a huge improvement over Win3...and had a follow on "upgrade" history that was anything but simple. Then came 98, which wasn't as great as...
Posted by ghporter, on May 8, 2013 at 07:10 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Not nearly enough of a whupping. The officer in...	298 Views / 14 Replies
Not nearly enough of a whupping. The officer in charge of the sexual assault prevention program for the Air Force has no business going to strip clubs, or getting drunk in public anywhere. Yes, it...
Posted by ghporter, on May 7, 2013 at 09:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge

If medicine were as deterministic and mechanical...	302 Views / 12 Replies
If medicine were as deterministic and mechanical as aviation, that would work fine. There ARE institutional safeguards in place in surgery, such as the "time out" checks done before the patient is...
Posted by ghporter, on May 7, 2013 at 09:00 PM, in Political/War Lounge

In the case of American health insurance...	302 Views / 12 Replies
In the case of American health insurance companies, it is more a matter of doctors not liking the fact that some insurers second-guess doctors, sometimes without bothering to have a medical...
Posted by ghporter, on May 7, 2013 at 08:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Win8 is simply an even-numbered Windows...	460 Views / 42 Replies
Win8 is simply an even-numbered Windows version...does anyone remember Windows 2? That was dismal. The just can't come out with a decent OS that has an even number. Vista was an even number,,,
Posted by ghporter, on May 7, 2013 at 08:48 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I just went through some bad flashbacks about...	417 Views / 6 Replies
I just went through some bad flashbacks about administering a Westell modem with ANY router... I was...bad. Spheric is correct: it is orders of magnitude easier to keep all the user management in...
Posted by ghporter, on May 7, 2013 at 08:45 PM, in Networking

I think the Apple weather app uses the local...	4,281 Views / 30 Replies
I think the Apple weather app uses the local "official" temperature, which is typically at an airport - yes, surrounded by pavement and jet exhaust... The WeatherBug app uses much more localized...
Posted by ghporter, on May 7, 2013 at 08:42 PM, in iPhone Apps

Interestingly, there are a lot of unnecessary...	369 Views / 34 Replies
Interestingly, there are a lot of unnecessary hurdles for (for example) Mexicans interested in applying for residency in the U.S. "the right way." First off, our Consulates and Embassy in Mexico are...
Posted by ghporter, on May 3, 2013 at 08:28 AM, in Political/War Lounge

The Garand is indeed a lot of fun to shoot. It...	989 Views / 60 Replies
The Garand is indeed a lot of fun to shoot. It takes more preparation and some instruction (and of course practice) to manage, but once you're set, it's great. Mine came from the Civilian...
Posted by ghporter, on May 3, 2013 at 08:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge

That sounds way too logical! I'll give it a try...	382 Views / 8 Replies
That sounds way too logical! I'll give it a try when I get a few spare minutes.
Posted by ghporter, on May 1, 2013 at 08:20 PM, in iPhone Apps

That's the "suggested" method. The problem is...	382 Views / 8 Replies
That's the "suggested" method. The problem is that those Google bookmarks would be from a desktop version of Chrome, not the iOS Safari that has the bookmarks I want to import to iOS Chrome. And it...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 30, 2013 at 05:36 AM, in iPhone Apps

Firefox has some page rendering issues that I've...	382 Views / 8 Replies
Firefox has some page rendering issues that I've run into. I don't understand why, but I've filed bug reports with Mozilla about the sites I've seen this on. Chrome, on the other hand, has handled...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 28, 2013 at 11:24 AM, in iPhone Apps

Shouldn't the phone indicate downgrading? Mine...	1,272 Views / 33 Replies
Shouldn't the phone indicate downgrading? Mine displays 3D, and (not often, not in town) even E, depending on what data coverage I actually have.
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 28, 2013 at 11:19 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

To be clear, my WiFi was not grayed out; the...	1,832 Views / 10 Replies
To be clear, my WiFi was not grayed out; the phone simply said (immediately) "cannot connect to..." Restoring the phone didn't help at all, it seems, but resetting the network settings did, as far...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 28, 2013 at 11:17 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Neither of your "out of the ordinary" acts was...	261 Views / 4 Replies
Neither of your "out of the ordinary" acts was bad, or that much out of the ordinary. Running an iPod with the screen turned off will give you more play time before it runs the battery down. ...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 28, 2013 at 11:12 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Redirect in the original forum, looks almost just...	370 Views / 12 Replies
Redirect in the original forum, looks almost just like the original. I think we're covered.
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 25, 2013 at 05:02 AM, in Applications

And this certainly doesn't belong in the Mac...	370 Views / 12 Replies
And this certainly doesn't belong in the Mac Laptops forum. Like the other one didn't.
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 24, 2013 at 06:05 PM, in Applications

It seems that part of the issue had to do with...	1,075 Views / 92 Replies
It seems that part of the issue had to do with the medical condition the guy was in when they finally apprehended him. And the extended discussion of yes or now to Miranda seems OT have more to do...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 24, 2013 at 05:45 AM, in Political/War Lounge

A lot of people are apparently assuming that "the...	2,606 Views / 352 Replies
A lot of people are apparently assuming that "the militia" was some sort of government organized and controlled group. It was not. It was individuals who answered a call to arms. Think Paul...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 24, 2013 at 05:36 AM, in Political/War Lounge

In fact, crime rates fell faster in states right...	2,606 Views / 352 Replies
In fact, crime rates fell faster in states right after they enacted concealed carry, with Florida being a pretty strong indicator - violent crime against individuals fell a lot right after carrying...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 24, 2013 at 05:32 AM, in Political/War Lounge

I wound up restoring my phone, but I haven't gone...	1,832 Views / 10 Replies
I wound up restoring my phone, but I haven't gone anywhere to see if it has fixed the issue I was having,
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 24, 2013 at 05:13 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I got tired of the popups for joining every...	1,272 Views / 33 Replies
I got tired of the popups for joining every network my phone noticed, so I turned off the "ask to join" option. But...I have a local Barnes & Noble with a Starbucks attached, both with their own,...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 24, 2013 at 05:12 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

A gun is a deterrent because no criminal is going...	2,606 Views / 352 Replies
A gun is a deterrent because no criminal is going to purposely attack an armed person when an unarmed person is a so much easier target. With gun ownership in the general population, but not...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 23, 2013 at 05:15 AM, in Political/War Lounge

I live a lot closer to West than Corpus is, and...	389 Views / 16 Replies
I live a lot closer to West than Corpus is, and there is no way that explosion was felt that far away. I've also been through West, many times. It is a tiny spot where first some farms, then some...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 21, 2013 at 12:02 PM, in MacNN Lounge

When the Second Amendment was written, the...	2,606 Views / 352 Replies
When the Second Amendment was written, the "militia" was the adult male population who came out voluntarily to support first the revolutionists and later the various local communities when they were...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 21, 2013 at 11:51 AM, in Political/War Lounge

I did not so much "advocate" but instead pointed...	707 Views / 11 Replies
I did not so much "advocate" but instead pointed out what didn't fit ME with the Retina model. I still want to be able to lock my laptop down physically, and I would prefer to be able to up the...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 15, 2013 at 06:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks

That is a P90 magazine. Which leads me to wonder...	560 Views / 38 Replies
That is a P90 magazine. Which leads me to wonder if the bag you got with the "extra stuff" was actually new. I kind of looks like Amazon needs to have a long talk with some of their "partners"...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 12, 2013 at 04:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I beg to differ, but the C90 is a real motorcycle...	405 Views / 18 Replies
I beg to differ, but the C90 is a real motorcycle (in miniature form), as it lacks a floor and has instead foot pegs. I fondly recall the 73 screaming CCs of power in my own C90's heart... ...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 12, 2013 at 04:36 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Jonathan was so inventive and positively...	273 Views / 11 Replies
Jonathan was so inventive and positively hysterical, that sometimes he could just make a face and drive me into peals of laughter. His characters were extremely well rounded, and he could invent...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 12, 2013 at 04:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge

On the way home, I noticed that I couldn't...	1,832 Views / 10 Replies
On the way home, I noticed that I couldn't connect to a public network I'd used many times in the past, but when I got home, my phone connected to my home network, and more important, my work...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 12, 2013 at 04:23 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

You could have your Time Capsule set to not...	246 Views / 2 Replies
You could have your Time Capsule set to not broadcast the SSID. Try enabling your Guest Network; if they can see that, it's probably just the SSID being hidden, but if they can't, it might be a...
Posted by ghporter, on Apr 6, 2013 at 06:33 PM, in Networking

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