OK, I did click the link..it sent me to someone's blog. When I clicked on
the trib article from Waco, I got an error page. So my question is has
anyone actually read the article?
Mike
On 8/18/07, Rev. Stewart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> As the resident theologian or heretic (dependi
>They are petrified of the Mac, plain and simple. How does one get
>Windows users, who have learned from experience to be very afraid of
>computers, to try something different?
You have to make it usefully important. I would make art-related content
very accessible. This may not happen until you
I also think that we can talk about computers and computing without
having to strictly discuss only hardware and software issues.
Agreed.
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On Aug 18, 2007, at 10:36 PM, Tony B wrote:
The topic isn't 'computers', it's the Computer Guys show. The show no
longer exists(?), so unless we can figure out a way to kill off the
list, we're all stuck with the off-topic stuff.
I think the show still kinda exists. Actually, Tom was the on
The topic isn't 'computers', it's the Computer Guys show. The show no
longer exists(?), so unless we can figure out a way to kill off the list,
we're all stuck with the off-topic stuff.
Beg to differ. Tom runs this list. The focus has always been on solving
people's computer problems, with ge
As the resident theologian or heretic (depending on who you ask) let
me comment.
I have not read the article that was pulled from the Waco paper, but
it does not surprise me. The acceptance of technology is difficult
in a culture that wants to stay uninformed and uneducated (Oh by the
way I
No offense to the Windows or Mac fanatics, but when I see a thread that I'm
not so interested in I don't feel the necessity to read every follow up.
I've discovered the great utility of the delete key. It bothers me naught
if members want to talk about health care or football or politics or
religi
The topic isn't 'computers', it's the Computer Guys show. The show no
longer exists(?), so unless we can figure out a way to kill off the
list, we're all stuck with the off-topic stuff.
> But I know how to read selectively, and for the most part this list stays
> on topic.
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I think he enjoyed the computer talk here, but didn't like some of the
people.
Well, he seems to prefer orthodoxy to anarchy. I don't think the medicine
discussion belongs here either, and what they do or don't do in Waco is a
matter of supreme indifference to me.
But I know how to read select
On Aug 18, 2007, at 8:29 PM, Jeff Morris wrote:
I know you don't care. I don't care that you don't care. I wanted to
voice my opinion about it before I left. It's too bad...
For those of you who do stick to topic of computers and I know you are
here...good luck and thank you for the help I
LOL, nice rant, having nothing to do with computers.
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John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own
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"Some moder day countries..."--our own comes to mind.
Jeff Myers
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> Subject: Re: Bill Nye, the anti-God "Science Guy"
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> The "lesser light" referred to is moonshine. I see no contradic
SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L
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I'm going to remove myself from membership from this list. I was a member
years ago and what a great list it was. I enjoy helping people with computer
problems when I can...but more importantly, I learned a lot from the members of
this list. I haven't been a member for a few years and rejoine
I'd wait, if for nothing else to make sure you get the newest os at the
cheapest price. If you do decide to get it now, upgrading the OS in X is
painless and easy.
Mike
On 8/18/07, Harvey Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> "...a 1997 car (even in mint condition) is clearly distinguishable from
"...a 1997 car (even in mint condition) is clearly distinguishable from a
2007 model. But a 2005 and a 2008? Not so much. That's pretty much were
we are with OSX. Tiger is the 2005 model; Leopard is the 2008."
- John Gruber, Macworld, September 2007.
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iChat. It's built into every Mac. As is the camera. It's essentially
one-click teleconferencing.
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From: Daniel Else <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:12:12 -0400
Subject: Channeling Videophones
Anyone have experience with doing the videophone experience?
Having lived a bit of my childhood in the Great Lone Star State, I can tell you
that the town isn't called "Waco" for nothing.
And the Texas Board of Education, because of its command of market share,
exerts a strong effect on the content of the nation's textbook supply.
Oh, and the President l
The "lesser light" referred to is moonshine. I see no contradiction.
The person to be ashamed here is the people's pastors, who clearly
haven't made much effort to teach them how to read the bible.
Then again, some modern day countries are run by people like those, so
I guess it's our duty to try
Bill Nye, the harmless children's edu-tainer known as "The Science Guy,"
managed to offend a select group of adults in Waco, Texas at a
presentation, when he suggested that the moon does not emit light, but
instead reflects the light of the sun.
As even most elementary-school graduates know, the
Dan,
I use Skype with a web cam and it works pretty well. Discounting Skype's
outage this past week it has been extremely reliable. I used it on a recent
trip to China to keep in touch with my family here in the states. Voice
quality suffers if either end has bandwidth constraints and I assume t
On Aug 18, 2007, at 12:39 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote:
But from what I see every day, it's getting worse as far as motorist
distraction is concerned.
A young lady that I knew of, but did not know personally, killed
herself while driving her car one night about a year or so ago. Her
cell phone
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