Posts: bw79st | Ugly Hedgehog

I like it made by Patsy's on First Ave at 117 Street. An alternative is John's of Bleecker Street. But if I'm just looking for a slice I like Sal & Carmine's on Broadway at 102 Street although I haven't been there in a few years!

Mar 16, 2023 10:30:25 #

New Router?

jerryc41 wrote:

My setup goes back many years to Time-Warner, so I'm not sure where the router and modem came from. I know that I had to buy an additional modem to use for the phone because the Internet router wouldn't work for the phone. The alternative was to pay T-W a monthly charge for their modem. I know that I bought the router I'm currently using.

If your modem dates back to the Time Warner era that could be part of your problem. My current Spectrum modem, which handles my phone, is at least twice the size of my previous Spectrum Modem, so there must be a lot packed in there that is new!

Mar 16, 2023 08:34:13 #

New Router?

I have an Archer TP-Link AX-55 and have no problems. I tried an Asus Blue Cave (I think that was the name) a few years ago and it was nothing but trouble! I also established a wired LAN over the electrical wiring throughout our apartment so computers and TV can plug in. Phones and iPads are still using WiFi. Here are Wirecutters latest recommendations.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-wi-fi-router/

Feb 24, 2023 19:55:07 #

FreddB wrote:

It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission

So always opt for the fait accompli?

Feb 23, 2023 08:28:43 #

FreddB wrote:

It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission

Isn't it the other way round?

Feb 23, 2023 08:22:34 #

My mother, born in Scotland, had a few that you never hear anymore. Here are two I can think of:

1. In for a penny, in for a pound.

Meaning: When you make a commitment you have to see it through to the end.

2. Put a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to town.

Meaning: A moocher will take the maximum advantage of your generosity.

Feb 21, 2023 08:03:14 #

Digitizing 35mm slides to jpeg's

You might want to consider not saving them as only JPEGs. If you think that someone in the family, long after you are gone, might want to work with your scans and has expert software to use, then you should save copies as DNG files. I have an Epson 700 and a Canon 4000US. The Canon is a slide/film strip scanner and does a much superior job to a flat scanner. I use Vuescan software which allows me, in one scan, to save an image as both DNG and JPEG files with the same file name. I am currently trying to archive family photos from as many in the family who will lend me what their parents saved. I make a DNG copy of everything!

Feb 12, 2023 08:31:31 #

Remember, "At Last"?

And the original by Glenn Miller. This is the debut vocal version from the film "Orchestra Wives." Pat Friday singing for Lyn Bari.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9LJUCPZojM

Feb 8, 2023 07:35:34 #

Editing program for restoration of old pictures

terryMc wrote:

I know a lot of people today recommend using a cam... (show quote)

I used to scan to TIFF for archival purposes but now Vuescan offers the ability to scan to DNG.

Jan 18, 2023 08:14:11 #

Where and why I drive 55 miles(one way) for pizza

markngolf wrote:

I’ve been going here since 1947!! I lived 2 blocks away.

https://www.vicspizza.com/our-restaurant

Mark

My first pizza was in 1947! I was 5 years old. My father would take us to Andy's in Long Island City across the street from the 108th Precinct. Now the pizza in NYC is not as good as it once was with a couple of exceptions. We go to Patsy's on 1st Ave and 117 Street. It's the original Patsy's and not the same as the franchise Patsy's you see all over Manhattan. This place still makes a pizza that tastes like the ones I remember from my childhood. John's of Bleecker Street is good also but I prefer Patsy's.

Jan 15, 2023 17:01:43 #

Bill_de wrote:

NYC crime up 22% in 2022 despite drops in homicides and shootings: NYPD

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-2022-nyc-crime-stats-nypd-20230105-lbuvfke4azc6lcl6gwg35ck2b4-story.html

Hare's the current list of dangerous cities. NYC is not on it.

https://www.populationu.com/gen/most-dangerous-cities-in-the-us

I'm sure these are all fine places but as Gordon Jenkins wrote:

They haven't got the Hansoms in the Park/
They haven't got the skyline after dark
etc.

Jan 14, 2023 13:55:47 #

SparkyNYC wrote:

That’s the Circle Line Cruise on land
😁

Ha! We did that too! My father worked on the pier next door to it so we had connections!

Jan 14, 2023 13:52:15 #

SparkyNYC wrote:

Born and raised br Did not drive till I was 27 br ... (show quote)

You're right about the Staten Island Ferry. I ride it maybe once a year just for fun. In the 1950s whenever we had visiting relatives in town my father would take them on a SI Ferry ride. He would also take them on the FDR drive uptown to Dykman St, across to the West Side Highway and down the Hudson River, around the Battery and back up the FDR Drive to the Queensborough Bridge.

We gave up our cars since living in Manhattan so I use the buses and subways almost every day.

Jan 14, 2023 13:10:15 #

Rick from NY wrote:

Right you are, but it is useless to argue with tho... (show quote)

Right. Violent crime is up in 2022 compared to 2021, but in 2021 NYC was essentially a ghost town. The 2021 statistics were unusually low because of COVID.

Jan 14, 2023 12:28:36 #

Architect1776 wrote:

Crime and murder is the highest now than in decades.
It is always on the news, including videos.

YES & NO.

Yes, it is always on the news and no it is the lowest in decades.

News reports are not an indicator of crime statistics.