The National Enquirer reports at 10:00 PM -0500 9/27/04, Dan Palka wrote: >on 9/27/04 8:30 PM, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I feel the same way about people who call the Command key by another > > name. The first thought that goes through my mind is "That's a newbie > > that doesn't know any better." It doesn't matter to me how many > > alternatives MacAddict puts on a list. > > > > So my feeling is the more serious a person wants to be taken, the > > more accurately they need to communicate. > >That's fine and dandy, and I usually do say Command when talking to other >Mac users, but to myself and other non-mac users I still say Flower out of >habit. I like saying flower, and if it was up to me, I'd say flower all the >time. It makes the Mac sound more friendly. > >If that makes me sound unprofessional or not serious enough, then you need >to do one thing... > >Lighten up!
I'm sorry you feel like my comments were a personal attack at you, Dan. I went out of my way to emphasize that that wasn't the case. Of course you are free to call the Command key whatever you want. I never said otherwise. I was telling you how that will be perceived by some of the people who will be in a position to help you if you need it. FWIW when I deal with people who don't know what the Command key is, I normally just tell them that it's the first key to the left of the space-bar. Most of the people I deal with are smart enough to figure that one out. I don't believe in flame-wars (only the immature resort to calling names while hidden behind the invisibility of an email address), so I didn't go there, and I'm not going to go there. There is certainly room for people to disagree without lashing out at the other person. Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
