where is this 'about:conifg?'
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 11:43 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote:
A laptop? Strangely, everyone I know - myself included - drags around
mice with their laptops, so I *always* have a middle mouse button
available.
As Tom said, if you don't mind using two hands
You type that into your address box (about:config). But be careful.
Don't change anything in there unless you know what you're doing.
Really, the only options you might need to change for tabs is in the
ToolsOptionsTabs.
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Judy Cosler jfcos...@gmail.com wrote:
into the URL address area? I think so, cuz I just got a big warning!
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote:
You type that into your address box (about:config). But be careful.
Don't change anything in there unless you know what you're doing.
Really, the only options
But be careful.
Don't change anything in there unless you know what you're doing.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config offers extensive documentation.
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At 10:03 AM 4/11/2009 -0400, you wrote:
You type that into your address box (about:config). But be careful.
Don't change anything in there unless you know what you're doing.
Really, the only options you might need to change for tabs is in the
ToolsOptionsTabs.
Or just use your middle mouse
That's odd. I rarely see anyone using a mouse with their notebooks that
they carry around, only with desktop-replacement ones at home.
I used to hate trackpads. Then Apple innovated all sorts of finger
gymnastics (two-finger drag, three-finger drag etc.) that made the track
pad as fast or
We should consider assigning numbers to Tom's various obfuscations.
Whan you fail to prevail through misinformation and misdirection you now
attempt ridicule. It doesn't change the bottom line: you are wrong again.
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Yer doing that projection thing again...
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
We should consider assigning numbers to Tom's various obfuscations.
Whan you fail to prevail through misinformation and misdirection you now
attempt ridicule. It doesn't change the
Chrome does this too...does safari on mac?
I'll give Chrome more attention. So far Chrome has been too bare bones
for me. I was using Chrome for Google Apps and was impressed by its
speed. Then I discovered many usefil shortcuts, which worked fine in
FireFox, did not work in Chrome. Quite
Why do you quote something, then talk about something else? When you say
'you', who are you talking to? I think you are skipping the part to see who
is writing the emails.
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Windows users are used to this. These are the risks you get trying to run
Windows on anything. It could be worth the risks to run an OS that is less
vulnerable or at least less targeted.
At the risk of being accused of stereotyping, I can understand a WFB
thinking it is fine to put OS X on a
Tell that to all the glowing reviews of the MSI netbooks. You keep
confusing your opinions with facts.
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
With your logic, Steve W would have never created the mac. He enjoyed
*doing* things to computers, a lot of people do.
But it's FUN! So is skydiving...maybe I can shoehorn a copy of osx on a msi
wind while skydiving.
Now I understand better you are coming from the angle of forever safe, no
fun for me! Just give me the milk toast..
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
I can
Whan you fail to prevail through misinformation and
misdirection you now attempt ridicule. It doesn't
change the bottom line: you are wrong again.
I suggest that you re-read your own messages. They are full of all these.
Especially ridicule.
My message (and Mike's, too) pointed out that you
Oh, boy, here we go.
Who exactly says that, and why? MS licensed it, which to the best of my
knowledge isn't theft.
(Anyway, it was Seattle Computer Products, not DR. DR's OS was CP/M.)
I'm sure MS has a division assigned to rewriting history and you have a
shelf of their briefing books...
Now I understand better you are coming from the angle of forever safe, no
fun for me! Just give me the milk toast..
Very few people react with joy when their computer stops working. Fewer
still set out to tempt the fates.
Tell that to all the glowing reviews of the MSI netbooks. You keep
confusing your opinions with facts.
An MSI running Linux is probably a fine thing. Right now I'm happy with
my Palm. Someday I may be shopping for a netbook. But that is not what
the discussion was about (check the subject
Uh...another misdirection..no one is talking about their computer not
working, just about having a little fun experimenting with a netbook and os
x. If it doesn't work, throw linux on it. Easy.
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
Now I understand better you are
http://www.mackido.com/History/History_DrDos.html
I caution anyone following this story to check the source of the
information they are reading.
I could not agree more.
Obviously, the absolute best place to get PC history is from an article on a
Mac site that contains a WHOLE lot of bile
Uh...another misdirection..no one is talking about their computer not
working, just about having a little fun experimenting with a netbook and os
x. If it doesn't work, throw linux on it. Easy.
Very few people react with joy when their computer stops working. Fewer
still set out to tempt the
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)
Doesn't look like it was just a mockup.
You haven't a clue. Stop wasting everyone's time.
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Nothing to see here...don't look over here!
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_%28computing%29
Doesn't look like it was just a mockup.
You haven't a clue. Stop wasting everyone's
Tom Piwowar
Bill G. came last. It wasn't his hardware. The hardware was
made by IBM.
And the OS was written by Digital Research. Some say MS stole it.
Hmmm, no. As I understand the story, IBM went to Digital
Research and the guy there blew off the meeting with IBM for
licensing CPM. Next,
You are missing the mac angle where gates lied, betrayed and stole.
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Wayne Dernoncourt way...@panix.comwrote:
Tom Piwowar
Bill G. came last. It wasn't his hardware. The hardware was
made by IBM.
And the OS was written by Digital Research. Some say MS
I have an MSI Wind which I use as my jukebox, with iTunes. I've read articles
in which people describe how they put OS X on the machine, but it seems that
one must be quite knowledgeable to do so. I'm not that knowledgeable. Has
anyone heard of a turnkey solution?
OSX presently can be put
Hmmm, no. As I understand the story...
But you are Ballmer's lapdog. Why should I believe your version?
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And the OS was written by Digital Research. Some say MS stole it.
Hmmm, no. As I understand the story, IBM went to Digital
Research and the guy there blew off the meeting with IBM for
licensing CPM. Next, IBM went to MS, they had a BASIC
interpreter for CPM. Gates said Sure, we'll do an
l...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of Tom Piwowar
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Another new Windows ad...
Hmmm, no. As I understand the story...
But you are Ballmer's lapdog. Why should I believe your version?
When you fail to prevail through misinformation
Tom Piwowar
Oh, boy, here we go.
Who exactly says that, and why? MS licensed it, which to the
best of my knowledge isn't theft.
(Anyway, it was Seattle Computer Products, not DR. DR's OS
was CP/M.)
I'm sure MS has a division assigned to rewriting history and
you have a shelf of their briefing
You type that into your address box (about:config). But be careful.
Don't change anything in there unless you know what you're doing.
Really, the only options you might need to change for tabs is in the
ToolsOptionsTabs.
The about:config window is available when you type it into the URL
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:12:38 -0400, Tom Piwowar wrote:
So I'm looking to spend $450 on a computer configuration that is not
supported by the OS or hardware vendor, may or may not work correctly,
may or may not be upgradeable, may or may not accept security upgrades,
etc.
Perhaps if Apple
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 6:01 PM, katan ka...@his.com wrote:
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:12:38 -0400, Tom Piwowar wrote:
So I'm looking to spend $450 on a computer configuration that is not
supported by the OS or hardware vendor, may or may not work correctly,
may or may not be upgradeable, may or
Speaking of all this: I thought I found somewhere in Firefox (I think it
was an about:config setting) that tells the page to scroll to where ever
I click in the scroll bar. Sort of a scroll to here.
I can't find this setting now. Could I be mistaken? Does Firefox do this
by default? I'd like to
I was wrong. The setting is in OSX System Preferences/Appearance. I
wonder why it doesn't work on Seamonkey?
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See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Computer_Products
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86-DOS
With an army for foot soldiers, just like you, Wikipedia will say
whatever MS wants it to say. First hand accounts from folks who were
around at the time will of course be derided by you.
BTW,
BTW, on the topic of cheating, did anyone notice that the good fellas
at
MS were just fined $11.8M for price rigging MS Office?
I have a question: when you read articles like this, do you rub your palms
together vigorously or is it more of a hand-washing action where you rub
your hands over
Can anyone recommend a beginners graphics layout program for the Apple
platform that is equivalent in simplicity and ease of use as MS Publisher?
db
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You sometimes have to wonder who Intel has in their back pocket.
They have been guilty of far more price manipulation than MS and they
seem to glide right on through?
Stewart
At 09:03 PM 4/11/2009, you wrote:
I have a question: when you read articles like this, do you rub your palms
(McFan provides no sources or facts to back any of this up, but I don't see
why that should concern anyone.)
Do you think old-timers aren't providing sources because they are giving
first-person accounts?
http://aaxnet.com/topics/msinc.html
1982 - Digital Research sues Microsoft and IBM - Wins
They are in violation of an strange German law, where they can communicate
with retailers in one certain way, but not in another certain way.
According to German law, when they meet for the second time, the handshake
must be performed with both parties standing, with each party having a firm
grip
What do you want to lay out?
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Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 10:21 PM
Subject: [CGUYS] Recommendation for simple OSX layout program?
Can anyone recommend a beginners graphics layout program for the Apple
Can anyone recommend a beginners graphics layout program for the Apple
platform that is equivalent in simplicity and ease of use as MS Publisher?
There are several good choices that run on Leopard.
Pages is part of Apple's $80 iWork suite.
The Print Shop 2.0 from Software MacKiev is $59.
Number three. The Sony Vaio is less lame.
But this one is funnier... www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQTsXoh5i8
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Do you think old-timers aren't providing sources because they are giving
first-person accounts?
http://aaxnet.com/topics/msinc.html
1982 - Digital Research sues Microsoft and IBM - Wins - It was obvious
MS-DOS and its PC-DOS variant were simply rip- offs of Digital
Research's
CP/M
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