Tony, I know all about that Pandora's box.and what happens . And if I followed Ward's advice who's probably worried that I would totally ruin the computer's brain ( he always gives me warning signals that certain things in computers better be left alone- I suppose he is repairing mishandled merchandise) But remember :through Eve's curiosity we came into what the Catholic church calls the "Happy Fault" - we have decision making power with all its ramifications. -Knowledge, of course, is a two-edged sword. - But why I actually want to be able to open those many icons, I would like to throw away what doesn't belong, is superfluous and does not impair the computer's running. Deleting the wrong thing might deprive the computer of its iron and make it run sluggishly, or I will do away with something necessary to run a certain program- and I want to become more knowledgable in the computer experience. So: I click - therefore I am. Marta On Mar 7, 2004, at 0:50, Tony LaFemina wrote:
> Marta Edie wrote: > >> Just to see what they look like inside. Any icon that shows up on the >> computer is inviting me to click on it. And when I get an answer that >> I can't, because the application that created it is missing, well, >> then I REALLY want to open it! That does not just go for plists, it >> goes for any icon sitting anywhere. Some people are just curiouseer >> and evermore curiouseer than others. They are curious and want to see >> beyond the fa?ade ,even if there is only a big void. >> Marta >> > Marta! Just don't forget about Pandora's box and what curiosity did to > the cat. On the other hand, that's a rare quality you have. I, > personally, put files in the trash if I can't open them and don't give > it a second thought. I try not to look for applications to open files > because they'll just clutter up my Mac and probably cause more > problems than I already have, which I really don't need. I'm a basics > kind of guy. > > Happy Computing > > -- > Tony LaFemina > When you want to do more than just buy software > http://hometown.aol.com/visitmacland/index.html > mailto:remacs at optonline.net > > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be March 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
