mike wilson wrote: > > > > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2006/10/09 Mon PM 10:25:25 GMT > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: OT: joys and woes of new computer - couple of questions > > > > I had the other machine 6 years and never had to reinstall it. > > > > I ignore the updates.... > > > > I'm using the new machine to do email now through mail2web and my old > > address but > > I'd rather be able to set up my old netscape 4.6 when I get the new > > connection. > > Now that you have the "better" machine and connection, you might bebetter off > installing 7.2, which is the last of the "proper" Netscapes. Fully compliant > and has extras like popup blockers and tabbed pages, which I am sure you will > love. A few clicks to make it look like 4.6 8-))) >
I thought about that - I wasn't going to use it to surf - just to keep my email the way I like to organize it. thanks for the tip ann > > > > I feel like I'm walking in mud though, even with the speedy connect. > > so much about this platform I jsut don't get > > > > ann > > > > > > Original Message: > > ----------------- > > From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:57:12 -0400 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: OT: joys and woes of new computer - couple of questions > > > > > > Fun huh? One of the problems with customizing your settings its that > > every time you have to reinstall the OS, it takes two weeks to get > > everything back the way you like it. Luckily XP does not seem to have to > > be reinstalled every couple of months. However watch out for those > > automatic updates they tend to change the look and feel every now and > > then with no obvious way of getting things back to the way you want > > them. Maybe there is something to be said for running everything in its > > default state, if I had to maintain a company full of PC's I would > > insist upon it. > > > > > > -- > > graywolf > > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > > ----------------------------------- > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > did a bad thing -- > > > I calibrated my monitor using the custom settings and saved it as Adobe > > > 1998 :( > > > Now I'm getting confused -- > > > > > > For the stock stuff and stuff I want to print, I want the 1998 RGB adobe > > > settings > > > which I have in my camera. > > > > > > Im comfused about what is regulating the screen as opposed to what is > > > regulating what i > > > > > > get when I print. > > > > > > I stumbled around getting the screen to look right to me, comparing it to > > > the screen > > > on my old computer that is sitting next to this one. > > > > > > another thing - if anyone is using the Microsoft Works word processor (it > > > came installed > > > and Word would have cost me) I can't find where to set the default font > > and > > > size, nor can > > > I get the stuff I'm typing to fill up the entire screen, as in WORD. > > > > > > also, if anyone has a corner of a server I could use to store the images I > > > put up > > > on ebay - at elast for a while - I'd appreciate it. Using the ebay > > picture > > > thing the > > > pics are much smaller than mine but I'd like not to have to use rcn > > anymore > > > for that > > > stuff. > > > > > > right now I'm hooked up on earthlink just as a connector - will be on RR > > on > > > Friday. > > > > > > I do like the speed of the cable connection and it was certainly 10 times > > > as fast getting stuff on ebay. > > > > > > I've hardly read anything on this list or my other ones during this time > > of > > > turmoil > > > but I havent' unsubbed - > > > I'll be back eventually :) > > > > > > ann > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
