Right now my hands are stuck firmly in my pockets I preferred IBM Dos over MS dos and only started using had a fantastic email program.. wonder it it is still around.. I fully understand about the barge pole.. excellent idea.. I am sure your son or grand son will love it.. Allan
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 12:59 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > Lots of stuff doesn't work - start up and shut down remain dicey, the > laptop's mousepad doesn't shut down automatically when I plug my mouse > in - the lis of such annoying bits is long. Microsoft (after two fob- > offs) told me to use F8 to do some debugging. I'd rung to tell them > F8 didn't work! I wouldn't touch the thing with a bargepole unless > you have a commercial reason for needing to. > > On 24 Nov, 20:07, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: >> Actually MS is trying to get control of the gaming market ,, by >> getting game programers to set their programs that they only operate >> on Windows 8 >> Allan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 6:21 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: >> > W8 looks like yet another attempt to stick us with yet another portal >> > directing us to Microsoft products - via its metro interface that >> > replaces desktop. I don't like Faceflop, Googleplod or Twatter (which >> > started as a place to host audio podcasts - am amazing non-starter). >> > The highlight on these over several years was Gabby tagging me as a >> > rabbit in a weird building in Berlin. >> > I'm rid of the metroface through a bit of cheap software. One can >> > understand why these conglomerates want to shoehorn an advertising- >> > based business model into our social activities. These days I watch >> > all commercial TV via Tivo to fast forward he ads and increasingly do >> > the same with BBC to evade their promos. I-google lets me rid myself >> > of the standard bimbo products of all browsers. I use gmail in order >> > not to give out my 'serious' email address. I guess we essentially >> > want to freeride on the technical provision. >> >> > Wikipedia gets stick for not being sufficiently peer-reviewed. In >> > terms if the subjects I 'teach' it is more accurate than textbooks and >> > the material publishers provide if you recommend their texts to >> > students (it's very difficult not to when 'exams' are based on the rot >> > - much of which is trashed in wider academic peer review). A few >> > academics like Steve Keen (economics and under redundancy threat at >> > his uni) and Alain de Connes (maths) publish all their work for free >> > access. I wish I was in a position to do the same - if I allowed free >> > access my income would go. >> >> > In principle I would like Mind's Eye to have wider contribution. >> > Currently I would say we are open to diversity but actually not >> > diverse. But we don't want the SNERTs, trolls, flamers and >> > advertising. One can see how we might 'revamp', but everything I've >> > tried(like new google groups) seems to vapourise continuity. >> >> > On 24 Nov, 15:47, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly - taking care of >> >> "Minds Eye"! LOL >> >> >> 2012/11/24 Allan H <[email protected]> >> >> >> > Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly >> >> > -- >> >> -- >> ( >> ) >> |_D Allan >> >> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. >> >> I am a Natural Airgunner - >> >> Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. > > -- > > > -- ( ) |_D Allan Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. I am a Natural Airgunner - Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. --
