In the AIM world, the list of friends online is called a buddy list so it's been used as a gender-neutral term there for some time.
http://www.aim.com/help_faq/starting_out/buddylist.adp CB Scott Howell wrote: > Anouk, > > You will have a year to do this and this means don't wait until the > very last second. :) I did and actually Apple did call me to > encourage me to spend some money on purchasing the Apple Care for my > wife's IMac. I'm going to get it for my MBP soon, but yeah, I spend a > lot and so the warranty will have to wait a minute. :) > Btw, I don't generally refer to female friends as buddies, but hell I > guess you could be a buddy too. :) I mean my co-worker is my bud, but > I typically choose a different word. :) > On Aug 18, 2009, at 11:10 AM, a radix wrote: > > >> Hello, thanks for the welcome,you think that discount to applecare >> would >> still apply even though I dont buy it together with the laptop? I am >> a girl >> btw not a guy, or does buddy refer to both genders? >> Thanks for the welcome, I am really looking forward to receiving my >> laptop >> and checking it all out. >> Greetings, Anouk, >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Scott Chesworth" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:35 PM >> Subject: Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro >> >> >> >>> Hey Anouk, welcome abord buddy! >>> >>> Just a quick message to second what Esther was saying about student >>> discounts. Here in the UK Apple care is amazingly cheap if you're a >>> student, it's probably a similar reduction where you are. No rush, >>> but sometime within your first year's warranty, if you get a reduced >>> price I'd definitely take out Apple care if you're in for the long >>> haul with this machine. >>> >>> Esther, if that old Power Book of yours is antique enough to be able >>> to boot OS9 and you ever want to sell it, give me a shout off list. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Scott >>> >>> On 8/18/09, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Congratulations on the new MacBook Pro, Anouk. That sounds like a >>>> very nice model. I still have the PowerBook that was my first Mac, >>>> and which is now over 5 years old. Buying for long term future use >>>> really does work -- this machine is still running, but I finally >>>> got a >>>> new MacBook last fall to move onto the Intel platform and the larger >>>> drives and faster processors for Leopard. I do recommend that you >>>> pick up the AppleCare extended warranty later on, though. You might >>>> check whether you're eligible for student discounts with any your >>>> later software purchases, too. >>>> >>>> Also, since you will be receiving your Mac before Snow Leopard is >>>> released, you should know that you may be eligible for a reduced >>>> price >>>> update to Snow Leopard. See the terms of the hardware uptodate >>>> program: >>>> >>>> http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/ >>>> >>>> In the U.S., buyers of qualifying new Macs (or refurbished Macs from >>>> Apple's Online Store) purchased after June 8, 2009 can get the >>>> update >>>> to Snow Leopard for $9.95 plus tax instead of $29.95. I'm not >>>> sure of >>>> the details of this program applied abroad, but you may be able to >>>> read/find the information appropriate to your country from the above >>>> link. >>>> >>>> Hope to see you on list with your questions when you laptop arrives. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> On Aug 18, 2009, a radix wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> I just bought my first macbook pro and I got a discount because I >>>>> am >>>>> a student. I choose the 15 inch with a matte display (i didnt want >>>>> to do that at first but I thought it might be easier for people who >>>>> would have to read something on it), i got the 7200 rpm hard drive >>>>> and the 3.0ghz processor because I want to use this laptop for at >>>>> least 3 years. I did not opt to upgrade the internal memory or the >>>>> warranty at this time. I must say placing the order over the phone >>>>> was very easy. It will take a while to arrive because according to >>>>> the person on the phone the matte displays are a bit rare so it >>>>> might take 1.5 week. I will be able to upgrade to the new operating >>>>> system for 9 euro. >>>>> I am VERY excited I can tell you all and very much looking forward >>>>> to receiving my laptop. I did not opt to get any of the extra >>>>> software packages with it because I want to decide on htat after >>>>> receiving it. >>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
