Is there a simple way to monitor what is (or isn't) happening on a COMM port? (Without one of those hardware serial port analyzers.) We have two computers connected to a UPS via serial cables, and it seems no communication is happening. Can you get Hyperterminal (or similar) to just echo everything that passes through the port?

This is on Win2K machines....

Anyone got recommendations for low-end lcd tvs & front-side projectors? Current anticipated use is in a convention booth to show a promotional video. Needs to be bright, able to be viewed from multiple angles, not too obtrusive, throw range to fit within a booth space.

We'll also probably use it for classes, for instructional videos, and in other meetings and presentations. So it also needs to be portable and durable. And, you know, cheap.

Ooh, I wish I was a graphic artist, just so I could buy this. Oh, and that I had an extra $2500 too....

This thing is a pen-based tablet that doubles as a monitor. In other words you draw directly on the tablet, just like a paper-based drawing, but digitally. In fact the surface of the Cintq monitor/tablet feels like paper under a pen. Synchrony of image with your movements is almost exact, and the micro difference doesn't seem to matter. The result is weirdly like ink, or paint, but with all the control and magic of Photoshop. Of course, as a monitor, it will display whatever's on your computer, whether it's animation software or a spreadsheet. (You could hook it up to a $500 Mac Mini and have a fabulous digital art studio.) It's slowly being adopted by film animators and other high-end graphic professionals. A Cintq is expensive ($2,500), big, thick and bulky (it is too fat to sit on your lap like other tablets, but it can lay flat on a desk), but if you are producing digital images for a living, it speeds up your productivity and eases your hurt. It's fun to use.

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Well, yeah, that's what the Account Name is called, but I don't see what that has to do with anything. I called the Comcast one "Cmail of Polter-Cow," and it worked fine. Is Gmail specifically finicky about that, or something? It has to be called "pop.gmail.com" or something?

I'm talking about the name of the account you have on the gmail server, , not "the name for which you want to refer to" under Tools->Accounts->Mail->Properties->General

If "Gmail of Polter-Cow@gmail.com" is your email address, I'm barking up the wrong tree.

Also, have you tried upping the server timeout from the default 1 minute under Tools->Accounts->Mail->Properties->Advanced ?

Oh, that is pretty awesome. I am sorely tempted.

If "Gmail of Polter-Cow@gmail.com" is your email address, I'm barking up the wrong tree.

No, of course I have that part right!

Also, have you tried upping the server timeout from the default 1 minute under Tools->Accounts->Mail->Properties->Advanced ?

No, but I don't see why it should ever take longer than a minute to connect.

Other question: If I have AVI files on my computer, what are my options as far as viewing them on my television? How can I burn them to a playable DVD? Can a DVD player play simple AVI files? How can I output video and sound to the TV instead of my monitor? Is any of this easy and inexpensive?

Other question: If I have AVI files on my computer, what are my options as far as viewing them on my television? How can I burn them to a playable DVD? Can a DVD player play simple AVI files?

Some dvd players which are divx capable can play avi files. I suggest looking up the specs for your dvd player to see if it handles divx, Some even state clearly that they will handle burned discs.

Some DVD players will handle a UDF formatted DVD burned on a computer. I just tested the theory with mpeg files on a DVD-R disc I burned (Mine doesn't do .avi) and I was able to play the mpeg files.

How can I output video and sound to the TV instead of my monitor?

Video out card. If your dvd player doesn't have input jacks (Most do not) you can stick a $25 Jensen RF Modulator in line between the dvd and the tv and have the dvd off when you are sending the program to the modulator.

Is any of this easy and inexpensive?

Mixed bag.

I have had success burning a VCD from an avi file and watching it on my dvd player.

Does anyone know how I can highlight whitefont on my Motorola Q?

I have a Filemaker Pro question -- I'm creating a database, and I have two fields where I'd like to have external (Word or Excel) files attached. Is this doable, and if so, how?

(I've never touched this program before today, so of course I've been put on database duty for this project. Fun!)