Bob W wrote:
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Francis
On a tangentially related note, our local California schools have just
dropped the requirement that students learn cursive script (a.k.a.
joined-up handwriting), replacing it by a keyboarding test.
when I was
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote:
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Francis
On a tangentially related note, our local California schools have
just dropped the requirement that students learn cursive script
On 28 November 2012 10:27, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
People have said exactly the same thing about every version of Windows since
it first came out yet, with the notable exception of Vista. Everyone seems
to have caught on to the new version quickly enough - enough anyway to hate
the
I got my punctuation wrong in the reply below after shortening an overlong
sentence.
about every version of Windows since it first came out yet, with the
notable exception of Vista. Everyone seems to have caught on
should be
about every version of Windows since it first came out. With the
On 11/27/2012 4:42 PM, Tom C wrote:
From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com
It gets worse though:
http://www.zdnet.com/what-not-to-buy-on-black-friday-windows-8-pcs-and-laptops-707557/
I'd stay with Win7 as long as you can.
Wow! That's exactly the kind of idiocy I'm afraid of.
New
On 28 November 2012 04:44, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote:
Even better, with the sun well within the frame:
www.dariobonazza.com/public/K5_40048.jpg
Following is a scan circa 1992 of a Kodachrome shot (limited scanner
dmax) taken into the Sun and snow using my LX and A16/2.8
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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From: jn289 jn...@verizon.net
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Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: PESO - Tram and Castle
Rick, too busy for me, Nice Blue Sky...Joe
From my recent trip to Prague
Prague's famous Charles Bridge, with its statuary in silhouette:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16629695size=lg
(K-5, DA 16-45)
I think the next few will be daylight shots...
Comments appreciated!
Rick
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From: steve harley
on 2012-11-27 12:55 John Sessoms wrote
The main drawback for me is I HATE TOUCH-SCREENS! I hate the grubby
fingerprints all over the screen. I hate having to clean grubby
fingerprints off of the touch-screens.
there are no touch-screen Macs
Well, I meant that Windoze 8 is
While I was reading this thread, this joke came in:
A wife is at home and texts her husband on a freezing cold winter
morning:Windows frozen.
Husband texts back: Pour some lukewarm water over it.
Wife texts back 5 minutes later: Computer completely f__ked up now.
Serendipity?
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From: J.C. O'Connell
I agree with the keyboarding test. They should teach keyboarding at a very
young age. I was force to learn touchtyping when I took some computer
programming classes and its been very valuable to me since.
I also had to take a keyboarding class when I went to back to
From: Daniel J. Matyola
Believe it or not, this building was used as a barn on the Duke estate
in Hillsborough, NJ. It now houses the Environmental Education
facility of the Duke Foundation.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16630731
I don't think the New Jersey property was ever a
There's one available on eBay right now (in PK mount, coincidently),
though they're asking way more than I'd be willing to pay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140881917530
Cheers,
—M.
\/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com
http://EnticingTheLight.com
A
I think you can still get a lot of different laptops PCs with Windows
7 installed. I don't know how long that's going to hold ... maybe a good
long while if Windoze 8 turns out to be the real dud it looks like.
Subject: Re: PDML Digest, Vol 79, Issue 167
From: Tom C
From: John Celio
On 27/11/2012 12:08 PM, Tom C wrote:
I'm not usually so resistant to change.
I don't have Windows 8, but since I've first seen it, and on
subsequent peeks, the visually disorienting home screen makes me want
to lose my lunch. As my wife would say, It looks like Walt Disney
threw up. The colors
Joe,
Charles Bridge coming up...
Thanks for commenting. Don't know if I agree with you about the crop.
Cheers,
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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On 27/11/2012 1:38 PM, Tom C wrote:
From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com
on 2012-11-27 11:08 Tom C wrote
I was in the market for a new laptop, but now it'll likely be a
problem finding what I want with Windows 7.
The only problem I had with Win7 was remembering I had to set up my
RAIDS
From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com
It gets worse though:
http://www.zdnet.com/what-not-to-buy-on-black-friday-windows-8-pcs-and-laptops-707557/
I'd stay with Win7 as long as you can.
OK, do I understand this correctly ... Windows 8 will not allow you to
run an application in a
Ive been using win seven for about a year with no problems. dont want eight.
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Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:06 PM
To:
From: Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote:
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Francis
On a tangentially related note, our local California schools have just
dropped the requirement that students learn cursive script (a.k.a.
joined-up handwriting), replacing it by a keyboarding
From: Bob W
I got my punctuation wrong in the reply below after shortening an overlong
sentence.
about every version of Windows since it first came out yet, with the
notable exception of Vista. Everyone seems to have caught on
should be
about every version of Windows since it first came
LOL!
No, the estate in Jersey was never a tobacco farm. It was a country
estate, a place to relax near the city geographically, but with a
relaxed rural atmosphere. This barn was stored horses, carriages and
wagons used for travel within the estate and for the workers who
maintained the very
Some messengers carry their coffee this way; as I am not fond of burned lips, I
am not one of them:
http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/courier-coffee-break.html?m=0
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
Cheers,
frank
If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus
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It probably sold for a bit over $150 new without the PK T mount so
somebody's expecting to make quite a killing, or has no idea what it's
really worth.
On 11/27/2012 10:01 PM, Miserere wrote:
There's one available on eBay right now (in PK mount, coincidently),
though they're asking way more
Top speed 55 mph. Same as the old trains. Assuming, however, that's governed.
Don't know if the new aerodynamic trains might be more energy efficient. They
also have smoother exterior shells at the car connections, so that might help,
too.
Quite nice interiors; one day when I have time I'll
I hope you had a good hat with all those birds flying about.
Dave
On Nov 28, 2012, at 2:49 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote:
Last from yesterday's Gray Lodge play.
Comments always welcome
Jack
http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=661
Those are both incredible shots!
cheers,
frank
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From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com
Sent: November 27, 2012 11/27/12
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Subject: PESO: Couple More
Last from yesterday's Gray Lodge play.
Comments always welcome
Jack
Done. Silly me - did not notice it myself.
Now that jrFlickr is gone because built-in one does all that I need.
Many thanks!
On 11/27/2012 11:07 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote:
On 27 November 2012 09:52, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Eric Featherstone
On 11/27/2012 9:43 PM, Tom C wrote:
It's the pain in the butt factor regarding that which is causing me to
wince, unless it comes pre-configured.
^
Win-CE, you say... That's very outtavogue, megottaadd...
:-)
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On Nov 28, 2012, at 5:10 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Some messengers carry their coffee this way; as I am not fond of burned lips,
I am not one of them:
http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/courier-coffee-break.html?m=0
Works well with the Starbucks in the background, although
Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au:
Reviews in our local serious computer magazine, 'Australian Personal
Computer', heartily endorse W8
for tablets, but suggest staying away from it for desktops, and not
highly recommended for laptops.
The biggest problem seem to be it is essentially
The prices do seem to vary a bit, although the new M43 version is around $400,
so maybe that was the baseline the seller used. As it turns out I found a
Quantaray one last night that cost me $195 plus shipping and if Joe finds his
Celestron I might grab that one too and sell of whichever is the
That sounds odd, Brian - I have a Start button and menu on my W7 -64bit, and I
don't recall using
third-party software to set it up! Apart from cosmetic changes, it's exactly
the same as my XP
machine's Start design.
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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ditto
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Coyle
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 2:05 AM
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'
Subject: RE: Windows 8 Makes Me Consider a Mac
That
Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au:
That sounds odd, Brian - I have a Start button and menu on my W7
-64bit, and I don't recall using
third-party software to set it up! Apart from cosmetic changes,
it's exactly the same as my XP
machine's Start design.
Hmmm. Well the Win 7 start
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