[MacGroup] Louisville.com stats for OS

2013-01-17 Thread Dan Crutcher
For the past several years I've posted to this group the December statistics for operating systems used by computers that access our website, Louisville.com. This year's 2012 OS stats give the breakdown by percentage of the 120,897 computer users who visited Louisville.com in December 2012 and

Re: [MacGroup] Louisville.com stats for OS

2013-01-17 Thread Wiser, Ed
Great info Dan. I see the future in mobile for the average user. Really at home with someone who does nothing but web browsing and email what would you need the headache of a computer operating system? Many average users here at my work have stopped using their home computers I say the day of

Re: [MacGroup] Louisville.com stats for OS

2013-01-17 Thread Nora Probasco
Ed, I agree somewhat, however, until they make the tablets more powerful and able to do more things you will still need a computer. I love working on my iPad, but for now in some of the software I use a lot I still have to make major changes on the computer then transfer to the iPad. Apple limits

Re: [MacGroup] Louisville.com stats for OS

2013-01-17 Thread Ed Wiser
Nora not everyone does and they are the vast majority. Most of us on the mailing list do not qualify As the average user. :) Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2013, at 10:53 AM, Nora Probasco nproba...@gmail.com wrote: Ed, I agree somewhat, however, until they make the tablets more powerful

Re: [MacGroup] Louisville.com stats for OS

2013-01-17 Thread Nora Probasco
Ed, You're right. I thought about that after I sent the note. It is just frustrating to me that it can't do more than it does, however it does have its uses. I couldn't understand the popularity of Evernote and Dropbox until I got the iPad. Nora On Thursday, January 17, 2013, Ed Wiser wrote:

Re: [MacGroup] Louisville.com stats for OS

2013-01-17 Thread Wiser, Ed
There are tradeoffs to everything.:) As we want the iPad to do more we also want to keep it easy to use. Do we really want the complex nature of computer programs to invaded the simple world of tablets. Perhaps we will see I new way to interact with software develop where we are not so tied to

[MacGroup] Beware!

2013-01-17 Thread Lee Larson
This is a long message telling of my Internet adventures over the last few days. It all started early last week when one of the droids from Insight called to say they planned to install a new cable modem in our house to support the changes being made to our telephone service. We buy the Insight

Re: [MacGroup] Beware!

2013-01-17 Thread John Stone
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Bill Rising bris...@mac.com wrote: Uh oh. A Time/Warner modem?!? Scary to think it is needed for Insight (esp. when Time/Warner just started charging their customers to rent their custom modems. Insight has always charged a rental fee for modems so this

Re: [MacGroup] Beware!

2013-01-17 Thread Bill Rising
On Jan 17, 2013, at 16:31 , John Stone johnsst...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Bill Rising bris...@mac.com wrote: Uh oh. A Time/Warner modem?!? Scary to think it is needed for Insight (esp. when Time/Warner just started charging their customers to rent their custom

Re: [MacGroup] Louisville.com stats for OS

2013-01-17 Thread John Robinson
Dan, Thanks this is most interesting and I'll use for good milage. John On Jan 17, 2013, at 10:43 AM, Dan Crutcher wrote: For the past several years I've posted to this group the December statistics for operating systems used by computers that access our website, Louisville.com. This

Re: [MacGroup] Beware!

2013-01-17 Thread Harry Jacobson-Beyer
Why not look for your old modem on ebay and change it out yourself!!! On Jan 17, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Lee Larson wrote: This is a long message telling of my Internet adventures over the last few days. It all started early last week when one of the droids from Insight called to say they

Re: [MacGroup] Beware!

2013-01-17 Thread John Robinson
Lee, This is a great report, thanks for sharing. Most of the folks working for the man don't have a clue. I also agree that you can't get much worse than ATT. For backup reasons I have Insight cable on a 50 meg plan (which most nights is not doing much more than 17 to 20). I am

Re: [MacGroup] Beware!

2013-01-17 Thread Bill Rising
On Jan 17, 2013, at 18:06 , Harry Jacobson-Beyer harr...@me.com wrote: Why not look for your old modem on ebay and change it out yourself!!! As a totally unresearched opinion, I suspect that Time/Warner has some funky stuff which requires certain modems. I say this only because my mom was

Re: [MacGroup] Louisville.com stats for OS

2013-01-17 Thread Steven Brown
If I am in the house all that is in there is Windoze machines and I usually use my laptop which I just installed 8, do not ask me why? But it was a mistake, luckily I left my wifes Desktop at 7. When I am in the garage I use Macs usually from 10.4 to 10.5 as the newest I have is a G5 and I had

Re: [MacGroup] Beware!

2013-01-17 Thread Richard D. Meadows
Folks, Stepping up on my Soap Box The last line of Lee's post is the most important. JEEBUS. Really? You're getting 24.3 Mb/s down and 1.44 Mb/s up. My brother lives in Chattanooga. Their ISP - Electric Company - wired the entire community. Just built it out. Hooked that FIBER right

Re: [MacGroup] Beware!

2013-01-17 Thread Tom Higgins
FYI - Chattanooga internet service gbps price: Chattanooga becomes home to 1Gbps internet service, just $350 per month Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/13/chattanooga-becomes-home-to-1gbps-internet-service-just-350-pe/ Have a cousin who lives in Chattanooga TN area and he had priced the

Re: [MacGroup] Beware!

2013-01-17 Thread Jonathan Fletcher
On Jan 17, 2013, at 10:56 PM, Lee Larson leelar...@me.com wrote: For broadband alone, I suspect any DOCSIS 3 compatible modem would work. Maybe it's time to cut the telephone cord and go all cell. Hey, Lee, what about putting a VOIP interface off of the internet modem and getting a 3rd party