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2010-03-19 Thread tjpa
On Mar 18, 2010, at 10:43 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Tom, Ms. Cyrus was speaking to her pubescent fans, most of whom spend far too much time socializing and whiling away their time on their various computers, which includes cell phones, and not enough time on what they need to be focused on.

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2010-03-18 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 9:05 AM, tjpa wrote: > I repeat, some of you folks have a real problem dealing with change. You are > ignoring that many new technologies that greatly simplify and/or enrich our > lives. I want more of these things, not less. I do agree that one has to > pick and choose, b

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2010-03-18 Thread betty
stay away from the internet as much as is possible and most certainly do not anchor your lifestyle to it I repeat, some of you folks have a real problem dealing with change. You are ignoring that many new technologies that greatly simplify and/ or enrich our lives. I want more of these

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2010-03-18 Thread Roger D. Parish
At 9:05 AM -0400 3/18/10, tjpa wrote: On Mar 18, 2010, at 8:01 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: stay away from the internet as much as is possible and most certainly do not anchor your lifestyle to it I repeat, some of you folks have a real problem dealing with change. You are ignoring that ma

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2010-03-18 Thread tjpa
On Mar 18, 2010, at 8:01 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: stay away from the internet as much as is possible and most certainly do not anchor your lifestyle to it I repeat, some of you folks have a real problem dealing with change. You are ignoring that many new technologies that greatly simpli

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2010-03-18 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 12:06 AM, b_s-wilk wrote: > It's better to compute in relative isolation--and have a life. I am no fan of Miley Cyrus by any means, but I did gain a bit of respect for her as a result of the recent admonition she delivered to her many pubescent fans... stay away from th

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2010-03-17 Thread b_s-wilk
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 8:59 PM, CITY BOY wrote: > On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:33 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Quite possibly. What, may I ask, is the difference between the life >> of a product as opposed to the useful life of a product? > > The internet has made it a lot shorter. Today

Re: [CGUYS] Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement EarthLink - Technology News

2010-03-17 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Thanks helps a lot. Stewart At 10:14 PM 3/17/2010, you wrote: On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: > I have noticed that Mac owners refer to their Mac's by certain names, > Lombards, Wallstreet, G3, G4, etc. > > Is there someplace where a neophyte can look these evo

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2010-03-17 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: > I have noticed that Mac owners refer to their Mac's by certain names, > Lombards, Wallstreet, G3, G4, etc. > > Is there someplace where a neophyte can look these evolutions up? Look here, Stewart: http://www.everymac.com/

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2010-03-17 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Ugly is in the eye of the beholder. Answer me this question. I have noticed that Mac owners refer to their Mac's by certain names, Lombards, Wallstreet, G3, G4, etc. Is there someplace where a neophyte can look these evolutions up? Stewart At 09:23 PM 3/17/2010, you wrote: I had one of th

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2010-03-17 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:04 PM, tjpa wrote: > The good for you. The only other down side I can think of is that ugly color > of the case. True enough. I keep it mounted down low. Really can't even see it. Use a MS mouse with it and really like the way the G3 handles scrolling, even more s

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2010-03-17 Thread mike
I had one of those...once again Tom and I agree...damn ugly. On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 7:04 PM, tjpa wrote: > On Mar 17, 2010, at 9:29 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I believe that you have made an assumption that is incorrect. I use >> the G3 I have mentioned pretty much only to have Freeha

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2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 9:29 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I believe that you have made an assumption that is incorrect. I use the G3 I have mentioned pretty much only to have Freehand available and to interface with my plotter/cutter. The good for you. The only other down side I can think of is

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2010-03-17 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 8:59 PM, tjpa wrote: > On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:33 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Quite possibly.  What, may I ask, is the difference between the life >> of a product as opposed to the useful life of a product? > > The internet has made it a lot shorter. Today it is har

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2010-03-17 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 8:58 PM, tjpa wrote: > On Mar 17, 2010, at 7:51 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> My G3 Mac desktop still runs great, and most importantly to me, it >> runs Freehand, an application that I just cannot really do without >> unless I want to spend a lot of money.  Obsolete

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2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 17, 2010, at 7:51 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: My G3 Mac desktop still runs great, and most importantly to me, it runs Freehand, an application that I just cannot really do without unless I want to spend a lot of money. Obsolete? Definitely. Useful? Absolutely. I think? I think I sh

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2010-03-17 Thread tjpa
On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:33 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Quite possibly. What, may I ask, is the difference between the life of a product as opposed to the useful life of a product? The internet has made it a lot shorter. Today it is hard to compute in isolation. **

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2010-03-17 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I remember guiding people over the phone on how to replace CMOS batteries almost 2 decades ago. Not for the faint hearted. System had to be running or you lost you settings. Stewart At 07:54 PM 3/15/2010, you wrote: Someone decided that most computer users are not smart enough to replace b

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2010-03-17 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
No you just do a lot of thinking, commendable. Especially on this list. Stewart At 06:53 AM 3/17/2010, you wrote: Oops. An extra "I think" in there. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, arc

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2010-03-17 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 7:51 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: >  My G3 Mac desktop still runs great, and most importantly to me, it > runs Freehand, an application that I just cannot really do without > unless I want to spend a lot of money.  Obsolete?  Definitely. > Useful?  Absolutely.  I think?

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2010-03-17 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 12:48 AM, b_s-wilk wrote: > My Mac SE [1987] still works. It runs PageMaker 2, maybe FreeHand, > Illustrator, MacDraw, MacWrite, a few games; has a 20 MB HD, 4 MB RAM. Still > works, not  useful. My mobile phone is smarter. All 6 of our old Macs work, > but none earlier th

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2010-03-16 Thread b_s-wilk
> This is a non-issue. These batteries typically last longer that the useful > life of the product. Quite possibly. What, may I ask, is the difference between the life of a product as opposed to the useful life of a product? Steve My Mac SE [1987] still works. It runs PageMaker 2, maybe

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2010-03-16 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:44 PM, tjpa wrote: > This is a non-issue. These batteries typically last longer that the useful > life of the product. Quite possibly. What, may I ask, is the difference between the life of a product as opposed to the useful life of a product? Steve ***

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2010-03-16 Thread tjpa
This is a non-issue. These batteries typically last longer that the useful life of the product. Apple typically picks up the cost for premature failures. This smarter design is also a very fair tradeoff for a slimmer, simpler device with a longer battery charge. That is a daily benefit. The

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2010-03-15 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Rev. Stewart A. Marshall wrote: > Nice to see that Apple continues to find ways to make their users pay even > after the sale. Someone decided that most computer users are not smart enough to replace batteries. They may be right! Steve ***

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2010-03-15 Thread Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
Nice to see that Apple continues to find ways to make their users pay even after the sale. http://my.earthlink.net/article/tec?guid=20100315/fe567e8a-1614-40e5-856b-d2892e0a69db --- This message was sent by popoz...@earthlink.net via http://addthis.com. Please note that AddThis does not verify