Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Jane... I can get your website, I've got a program that will download it. Tell you what. I'll download it now, zip it up and let's see if I can't mail it to you. Z At 10:10 PM 12/30/2004, Jane Meyerding intoned: >Okay, so with Zola's aid and encouragement, I managed to download a >zipper at work and zip up all my web files so I could send them to >myself at home. And I did send them to myself at home. But they did >not reach me, because it turns out the U automatically kills all >messages with zipped attachments. > >:-( > >That was yesterday. Today I called the store where I bought the iBook >to ask what item I should buy if I want to copy all my (almost 8 MB) >web files off a PC and put them into the iBook. That meant talking to >two different people, one of whom knows Macs and the other of whom >knows PCs. Neither of them knows me, which means the conversation was >convoluted and mostly unhelpful. > >Finally I figured out (they didn't make it easy!) that the plan would >work only if the PC at work has a " CD burner. " I managed to catch our >computer person on the fly (we're all very busy right now, because >the new quarter begins on Monday) and ask him whether " my " computer >(the one in my office) has that capacity. He examined it briefly and >said, No, did I want it to? I said yes, and he said he would " add it >to his list " of things to check into within the next few weeks >(unless he forgets, which would not be surprising). He didn't ask why >I want it, though that question may arise when it comes time to >justify the expense. > >So...I guess I'm " on hold " now, waiting to find out whether I'm going >to get a " CD burner " at work. > >The only other thing I've been able to come up with is: Go to my >office on a weekend and send myself all the separate web page files >as regular email attachments. Lots and lots and lots of separate, >regular email attachments. Would that work? If it didn't overwhelm my >ISP's server? > >Jane > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 I'm new here (Hey all!), but I thought I might offer some advice. To transfer about 8MB or more of data it may be worth your while to purchase a USB Drive. A small storage device that plugs into the computer's (mac or pc) USB port. I, myself, have a 128MB USB Drive, definitley comes in handy J Re: web report > > Jane... > > I can get your website, I've got a program that will download it. Tell you > what. I'll download it now, zip it up and let's see if I can't mail it to > you. > > Z > > At 10:10 PM 12/30/2004, Jane Meyerding intoned: >>Okay, so with Zola's aid and encouragement, I managed to download a >>zipper at work and zip up all my web files so I could send them to >>myself at home. And I did send them to myself at home. But they did >>not reach me, because it turns out the U automatically kills all >>messages with zipped attachments. >> >>:-( >> >>That was yesterday. Today I called the store where I bought the iBook >>to ask what item I should buy if I want to copy all my (almost 8 MB) >>web files off a PC and put them into the iBook. That meant talking to >>two different people, one of whom knows Macs and the other of whom >>knows PCs. Neither of them knows me, which means the conversation was >>convoluted and mostly unhelpful. >> >>Finally I figured out (they didn't make it easy!) that the plan would >>work only if the PC at work has a " CD burner. " I managed to catch our >>computer person on the fly (we're all very busy right now, because >>the new quarter begins on Monday) and ask him whether " my " computer >>(the one in my office) has that capacity. He examined it briefly and >>said, No, did I want it to? I said yes, and he said he would " add it >>to his list " of things to check into within the next few weeks >>(unless he forgets, which would not be surprising). He didn't ask why >>I want it, though that question may arise when it comes time to >>justify the expense. >> >>So...I guess I'm " on hold " now, waiting to find out whether I'm going >>to get a " CD burner " at work. >> >>The only other thing I've been able to come up with is: Go to my >>office on a weekend and send myself all the separate web page files >>as regular email attachments. Lots and lots and lots of separate, >>regular email attachments. Would that work? If it didn't overwhelm my >>ISP's server? >> >>Jane >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Zola wrote: > I can get your website, I've got a program that will > download it. Tell you what. I'll download it now, zip > it up and let's see if I can't mail it to you. Gee, I hope that works. My computer doesn't know what to do with a .zip file. (Or maybe it's ME who doesn't know how to access them.) ;-) Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 J. Bourquinwrote: > I'm new here (Hey all!), but I thought I might offer some > advice. To transfer about 8MB or more of data it may be > worth your while to purchase a USB Drive. A small storage > device that plugs into the computer's (mac or pc) USB port. > I, myself, have a 128MB USB Drive, definitley comes in handy Hi J. And welcome! Would this USB Drive thingamajig boost my " System Resources " ? I have Memokit, and it's always saying that my system resources are low, especially since I installed the McAfee Firewall and security system. It seems to have taken up a lot of space. Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Not really, it's like a floppy disk. But smaller in size and bigger in capacity. On some Windows version you can set the USB drive to have a pagefile on it which might increase system resources but I wouldn't recommend doing that. J Re: web report > > > J. Bourquinwrote: > >> I'm new here (Hey all!), but I thought I might offer some >> advice. To transfer about 8MB or more of data it may be >> worth your while to purchase a USB Drive. A small storage >> device that plugs into the computer's (mac or pc) USB port. >> I, myself, have a 128MB USB Drive, definitley comes in handy > > Hi J. > And welcome! Would this USB Drive thingamajig boost my > " System Resources " ? I have Memokit, and it's always > saying that my system resources are low, especially since > I installed the McAfee Firewall and security system. It > seems to have taken up a lot of space. > > Clay > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 At 10:27 PM 12/30/2004, J. Bourquin intoned: >I'm new here (Hey all!), but I thought I might offer some advice. To >transfer about 8MB or more of data it may be worth your while to purchase a >USB Drive. A small storage device that plugs into the computer's (mac or pc) >USB port. I, myself, have a 128MB USB Drive, definitley comes in handy Those are definitely handy but I don't know if they make them for macs. We've got the problem solved by the look of it, I went and got the site and sent Jane many zip files Z " What are we going to do tonight, Brain? " " The same thing we do every night, Pinky. We're going to try to take over the world!! " ---Pinky and the Brain Visit me at <www.zolaweb.com>! ICQ#2048151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Alls' good then Re: web report > > At 10:27 PM 12/30/2004, J. Bourquin intoned: >>I'm new here (Hey all!), but I thought I might offer some advice. To >>transfer about 8MB or more of data it may be worth your while to purchase >>a >>USB Drive. A small storage device that plugs into the computer's (mac or >>pc) >>USB port. I, myself, have a 128MB USB Drive, definitley comes in handy > > Those are definitely handy but I don't know if they make them for macs. > > We've got the problem solved by the look of it, I went and got the site > and > sent Jane many zip files > > Z > > > > > " What are we going to do tonight, Brain? " > " The same thing we do every night, Pinky. We're going to try to take over > the world!! " ---Pinky and the Brain > > Visit me at <www.zolaweb.com>! > > ICQ#2048151 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 J. Bourquin wrote: > Not really, it's like a floppy disk. But smaller in size > and bigger in capacity. > On some Windows version you can set the USB drive to have > a pagefile on it which might increase system resources but > I wouldn't recommend doing that. Well, is there *anything* I could do to increase the system resources? Uninstall some programs I don't really need, or something I could buy and install? It's really becoming a problem. Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Clay wrote: > Hi J. And welcome! Would this USB Drive thingamajig boost my " System > Resources " ? I have Memokit, and it's always saying that my system > resources are low, especially since I installed the McAfee Firewall > and security system. It seems to have taken up a lot of space. " System resources, " in this context, usually refers to two specific stacks (just think of them as little areas of memory that are blocked off by Windows for a specific purpose) in Windows 95, 98, or ME, known as the user resource stack and the GDI (graphic device interface) stack. These stacks are limited to 64 kb each. It is not possible to increase the size of these stacks. You can add as much RAM as you want, or as many hard drives as you want, and you will not increase the system resources. I am willing to bet that you use Windows 95, 98, or ME... probably 98, since it is the most common of the 9x versions in use now. Windows 95 was designed as a half-and-half operating system... intended to offer the benefits of a 32-bit operating system (pre-emptive multitasking, better memory addressing, etc), but without making the large installed base of (16-bit) Win 3.1 and DOS applications obsolete. 98 and ME were simply updated versions of Windows 95, and had the same memory architecture. The limitation of the system resources in Windows 95, 98, and ME is a function of this half-and-half approach. This limitation was designed into the operating system, and it was necessary to ensure maximum compatibility with all of the legacy apps that were common at that time. Windows 2000 and XP are built on a Windows NT core (in this context, NT means New Technology). The NT operating system is fully 32-bit, and does not have this 16-bit limitation. The good news is that low system resources doesn't necessarily mean anything if things still seem to run okay. Running out of resources is one of the causes of the frequent crashes experienced by many Windows 9x (including ME) users. Windows XP is now the de facto standard for the Windows PC, and most apps are being developed as XP apps first, with compatibility with legacy Windows versions (that includes 95, 98, and ME now) as an afterthought. If developers ever wrote with a mind toward using as few resources as possible, they probably don't now, since all current versions of Windows have done away with the paltry 64kb resource limitation. This is probably why McAfee uses up so many resources. Internet apps are inherently resource-hungry, and some firewalls consume monstrous numbers of GDI objects too. The only real way to fix this is to ditch Windows 95/98/ME. Alternately, you could choose applications that are less resource-hungry, and reboot when your resources get low. In other computer-related contexts, " resources " can mean something different... like an application's memory footprint (the amount of RAM allocated to that application while it is in use). It doesn't mean that when you get the " low resource " warning in Win 9x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 > At 10:27 PM 12/30/2004, J. Bourquin intoned: >> I'm new here (Hey all!), but I thought I might offer some advice. To >> transfer about 8MB or more of data it may be worth your while to >> purchase a >> USB Drive. A small storage device that plugs into the computer's (mac >> or pc) >> USB port. I, myself, have a 128MB USB Drive, definitley comes in >> handy > > Those are definitely handy but I don't know if they make them for macs. Thumb drives are cross-platform. They work with Windows and Macs and, AFAIK, any other OS that supports USB (which, these days, should be pretty much all of them). ----- Homemade scented candles to bring warmth and fragrance to your home... Knight Scents http://www.knightscents.biz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 There is a few options you can take. Uninstalling programs is indeed one of them Another would be to upgrade you RAM; Hard Drive; and/or CPU. Hard Drive is the where all your programs are installed, RAM is used as temporary storage and transfer space to open programs, most resource problems can be related to your RAM. The CPU actually processes the programs you open, and it's speed can directly to relate to how fast your computer is. My computer has a 2.4 Ghz CPU, 512Mb RAM and an 80Gb HD, and it serves me well. The cost of upgrading your RAM is relatively cheap compared to the rest of the computer. J Re: web report > > > J. Bourquin wrote: > >> Not really, it's like a floppy disk. But smaller in size >> and bigger in capacity. > >> On some Windows version you can set the USB drive to have >> a pagefile on it which might increase system resources but >> I wouldn't recommend doing that. > > Well, is there *anything* I could do to increase the system > resources? Uninstall some programs I don't really need, or > something I could buy and install? It's really becoming a > problem. > > Clay > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I bow to your superior knowledge suh! :: bows :: lol J Re: web report > > Clay wrote: > >> Hi J. And welcome! Would this USB Drive thingamajig boost my " System >> Resources " ? I have Memokit, and it's always saying that my system >> resources are low, especially since I installed the McAfee Firewall >> and security system. It seems to have taken up a lot of space. > > " System resources, " in this context, usually refers to two specific > stacks (just think of them as little areas of memory that are blocked > off by Windows for a specific purpose) in Windows 95, 98, or ME, known > as the user resource stack and the GDI (graphic device interface) > stack. These stacks are limited to 64 kb each. It is not possible to > increase the size of these stacks. You can add as much RAM as you want, > or as many hard drives as you want, and you will not increase the system > resources. > > I am willing to bet that you use Windows 95, 98, or ME... probably 98, > since it is the most common of the 9x versions in use now. > > Windows 95 was designed as a half-and-half operating system... intended > to offer the benefits of a 32-bit operating system (pre-emptive > multitasking, better memory addressing, etc), but without making the > large installed base of (16-bit) Win 3.1 and DOS applications obsolete. > 98 and ME were simply updated versions of Windows 95, and had the same > memory architecture. > > The limitation of the system resources in Windows 95, 98, and ME is a > function of this half-and-half approach. This limitation was designed > into the operating system, and it was necessary to ensure maximum > compatibility with all of the legacy apps that were common at that time. > > Windows 2000 and XP are built on a Windows NT core (in this context, NT > means New Technology). The NT operating system is fully 32-bit, and > does not have this 16-bit limitation. > > The good news is that low system resources doesn't necessarily mean > anything if things still seem to run okay. Running out of resources is > one of the causes of the frequent crashes experienced by many Windows 9x > (including ME) users. > > Windows XP is now the de facto standard for the Windows PC, and most > apps are being developed as XP apps first, with compatibility with > legacy Windows versions (that includes 95, 98, and ME now) as an > afterthought. If developers ever wrote with a mind toward using as few > resources as possible, they probably don't now, since all current > versions of Windows have done away with the paltry 64kb resource > limitation. This is probably why McAfee uses up so many resources. > Internet apps are inherently resource-hungry, and some firewalls consume > monstrous numbers of GDI objects too. > > The only real way to fix this is to ditch Windows 95/98/ME. > Alternately, you could choose applications that are less > resource-hungry, and reboot when your resources get low. > > In other computer-related contexts, " resources " can mean something > different... like an application's memory footprint (the amount of RAM > allocated to that application while it is in use). It doesn't mean that > when you get the " low resource " warning in Win 9x. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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