Re: [CGUYS] A**hole + iPad = trouble, leads to censorship and idiocracy

2011-03-19 Thread b_s-wilk
"phartz...@gmail.com" wrote: My best friend says that she just endured the worst short airplane flight in her life. She was seated next to some jerk of a guy who wanted to play motion sensor games on his iPad the whole way from Charlotte to Dulles. He kept jamming and poking his elbow into

Re: [CGUYS] New nomenclature

2011-03-19 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 5:21 PM, mike wrote: > As I said, a new generation.  Look at the tech we are talking about, > the guys who invented it, popularized it are getting older, a new > generation has come along and is using it's own nomenclature to > describe the new and old/redone tech that sur

Re: [CGUYS] New nomenclature

2011-03-19 Thread mike
As I said, a new generation. Look at the tech we are talking about, the guys who invented it, popularized it are getting older, a new generation has come along and is using it's own nomenclature to describe the new and old/redone tech that surrounds them. Does the generation that came up in the 8

Re: [CGUYS] New nomenclature

2011-03-19 Thread Katan
On 3/19/11 4:14 PM, mike wrote: This is how it's always been, new speech comes along with every generation and every previous one complains. That's how you know you're getting. . .old. *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSS

Re: [CGUYS] New nomenclature

2011-03-19 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 4:14 PM, mike wrote: > This is how it's always been, new speech comes along with every > generation and every previous one complains. I believe that computer speak, except in terms of brand new products and types of devices and protocols, has remained pretty stable and

Re: [CGUYS] New nomenclature

2011-03-19 Thread mike
This is how it's always been, new speech comes along with every generation and every previous one complains. I think as far as the term refresh goes, this has come about when handing out the new Apple message. The term is used to describe the new lineup of computers and laptops, I think they use

[CGUYS] New nomenclature

2011-03-19 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
New Speak often amuses me. We have seen the term 'software' and 'application(s)' very quickly morph into the now common term 'app(s)' to describe any and all programs, a term that is also probably now falling into disuse in the computing world. I am now increasingly seeing the term "refresh" to