On 09/01/2013, at 4:03 PM, Diana & Graham Stevens <[email protected]> wrote:
> No reply. Obviously a frivolous and unworthy question. I found the answer but > it took a long time. > > I have never been good at finding things in indexes, archives, web sites, > search engines etc. Now I am old, my concentration and memory are not so hot. > At present I can't use my right arm so everything takes longer. > > In the old days, before this became a professional list, someone would have > pointed me in the direction of the startup in safe mode and reset. But now > the number of people who can post messages is reduced and the professionals > are too busy. > > I have belonged to WAMUG for years (No. 0892) and, though it was not > required, I have been financial most of the time. I considered it was good > value for money, now that is no longer the case. > > Diana > > On 09/01/2013, at 7:15 AM, Diana & Graham Stevens wrote: > > I'm always happy to jump in and answer questions if (a) I feel that nobody else has already addressed it and (b) I feel I can answer it it in a competent way, and in a reasonable timeframe. Some situations, however, and yours falls into this category, are simply too atypical to be able to be evaluated without physical access to the computer. There comes a point with some situations where they may never be answered adequately in an online forum like this. It certainly should not be interpreted that your problem is frivolous or unworthy - just the opposite! The easy ones will always get answered. The others will get answered to a lesser or greater degree depending on the experience of those who are able to help. Personally, I find the level of help provided on this list to be astounding at times, and there have been many times where the help given has gone above and beyond the call of duty, I feel. If your question had gone unanswered, it is most likely because it cannot be easily answered in a forum context, not because it is considered trivial. Give me the trivial ones - I'll always answer 'em... Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
