On 5/7/05 11:10, "Brian Steere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are times when I think I should have gone for a PC which I find so > ugly to be in that I would get out of it as soon as possible and do other > things with my life!
Nope...one just craves the time that one has with one's Mac :-) even more. After a windows box at work all day it is nice to get home and experience anew the pleasures of how things are supposed to be! > There are many who are either addicted or close to many of the behaviours of > addiction and yet it is also a part of modern communications. I've no idea at all what you're talking about ;-) > I read on BBC > recently (no link) of someone who went back from ADSL to modem to reclaim > his life. Reminds me as I type of such things as chicanes and speed bumps > put into perfectly fast roads to make people drive slower, Achhh, don't tell the ISP's that...I just got my 'free' upgrade to 1Mbps line... > Yet I would still prefer a PowerBook - it is easier to share non work stuff > with another rather than go off into another room. > I would be surprised if there aren't a lot of difficult relational issues > associated with computer use - but maybe its just a modern channel for a > perennial problem? But also I know that my Mac can suck up any amount of > time I let it as there are so many aspects of it that I either enjoy, use > for work - or feel the need to keep up with. Its good to take joy in other > things too and then its easier to balance it out. Ditto that...glad to know that I'm not the only one here that has a look at this for a bit and then check that out for a while and then, ohhhh, what's that? If you take program x and export to y then it shows this for importing to another office contender...Oh no, neo office released a new update...download that and have a look... Cheers, Richard -- -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> 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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
