George, someone just found a cache of 200 old sealed wine bottles under
the
sea and it appears that those bottles will go for a pretty penny, maybe
over
$100,000. a pop. If aged wine is such an attractive drink, well, being
age
76 is makes you a standout. marilyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Marshall" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
: What does that make me at 76?
: George R. Marshall
: [email protected]
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
: To: <[email protected]>
: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:41 PM
: Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
:
:
: >
: > The "elderly" members of your family are in their 40's? I guess that
: > makes me a doddering old geezer at the age of 60.
: >
: > Gerald
: >
: >
: > ----- Original Message -----
: > From: "chris hallsworth" <[email protected]>
: > To: <[email protected]>
: > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:32 PM
: > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
: >
: >
: >> No I completely understand that. Me and my sister both use Windows 7,
but
: >> my elderly members of my family are using XP, simply because I didn't
: >> want them to learn a whole new operating system as they are in their
: >> 40's! They just want to turn on a computer, surf the web, turn off
again.
: >> That's all. So thought why not go for XP as it's something they're
used
: >> to. They have both a desktop and a netbook running XP Home and
they're
: >> happy with it.
: >>
: >>
: >> From Chris H in Derbyshire
: >>
: >> On 10/09/2010 21:19, Marilyn Walker wrote:
: >>> Chris, it is all a matter of opinion. Most of us are not computer
: >>> experts
: >>> or developers or geeks or whatever. If xp is working for many of us
it
: >>> seems sort of silly to change and spend all that money just to say
you
: >>> have
: >>> the latest of whatever. I have college teacher friends who are
being
: >>> forced
: >>> into windows 7 at work (the college skipped Vista for good reason)
and
: >>> they
: >>> are having fits about the new stuff. I don't see that Microsoft or
: >>> anyone
: >>> else takes into consideration that a lot of already harried
educators
: >>> keep
: >>> getting slammed into all the new stuff whether it is necessary to do
it
: >>> or
: >>> not. THen constant Blackboard upgrades enter the mix with the end
: >>> result
: >>> that all their time is devoted to computer hassles rather than to
: >>> teaching
: >>> students history, literature and the other things that they are in
: >>> college
: >>> to learn. Just my opinion. In my former life, I was quite able to
: >>> teach
: >>> just fine with chalk, walk and talk. I'm not convinced that all the
: >>> newest
: >>> technology can substitute for that unless one such as we cannot see
: >>> without
: >>> the technology. If xp serves one well, he or she could do worse
than
to
: >>> change until forced to do so.
: >>> What exactly, is so great about windows 7? Marilyn
: >>> ----- Original Message -----
: >>> From: "chris hallsworth"<[email protected]>
: >>> To:<[email protected]>
: >>> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:43 PM
: >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> : Hum, what do you exactly mean by this? Nothing is better than
Windows
: >>> 7
: >>> : so far.
: >>> :
: >>> :
: >>> : From Chris H in Derbyshire
: >>> :
: >>> : On 10/09/2010 19:36, Francis E. Khan wrote:
: >>> :> Thank you for the information. By 2014 we might be able to get
: >>> :> something better than Windows 7.
: >>> :> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Walker"
: >>> <[email protected]>
: >>> :> To:<[email protected]>
: >>> :> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:33 PM
: >>> :> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
: >>> :>
: >>> :>
: >>> :>> Why would you want to do that? XP will be supported into 2014
and
I
: >>> am
: >>> :>> sticking with it because it has been a super operating system
for
: >>> me.
: >>> One
: >>> :>> of my nephews is the networking director of an important
midwestern
: >>> :>> university medical school and he has urged me to stick witih xp
as
: >>> :>> long as I
: >>> :>> can. Marilyn
: >>> :>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francis E. Khan"
: >>> <[email protected]>
: >>> :>> To: "Blind Computing"<[email protected]>
: >>> :>> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:26 PM
: >>> :>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
: >>> :>>
: >>> :>>
: >>> :>> :I am using XP and wonder whether I can upgrade to Version 7.
Do
I
: >>> :>> need to
: >>> :>> purchase an upgrade or do I have to purchase a full version of
: >>> Windows
: >>> 7?
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