On 8/18/05, Peter Saint James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 17 Aug 2005, at 1:26 PM, Brian wrote:
Mostly, though, PC users who really know computers simply don't
like apple as a company, or they don't like how elitist mac users
can sometimes appear.
Well, yes, but if
On Aug 17, 2005, at 9:45 PM, Timothy Luoma wrote:
Microsoft claims that it's got the problem on its radar, and that
Vista will stop the rot.
[rght... raise your hand if you buy it...]
This is Microsoft after all...you raise BOTH hands if you buy it. :-P
--
Bruce Johnson
This is
What a great reason to keep a computer system that requires maintenance on a
regular level instead of going with one that Takes a licken and keeps on
ticken to steal a lone from Timex!
Tom
On 8/18/05 8:20 AM, Krow Magnum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mostly, though, PC users who really know
.. Original Message ...
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:57:43 -0700 Bruce Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is Microsoft after all...you raise BOTH hands if you buy it. :-P
raise both hands, reach down and firmly grasp both ankles, and wait for
Microsoft to give it to you
--
G-Books
On Aug 18, 2005, at 2:05 PM, Paul Stamsen wrote:
My reply follows quote.
On 8/18/05, at 12:45 am -0400, Timothy Luoma wrote:
On Aug 17, 2005, at 7:50 PM, Krow Magnum wrote:
How many Macs have you had die on you ? How many peecees ?
It's not so much the dying which can happen
http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/wlg/7565
Leave out the colon at the end of the URL and the link will work.
My reply follows quote.
On 8/18/05, at 12:45 am -0400, Timothy Luoma wrote:
On Aug 17, 2005, at 7:50 PM, Krow Magnum wrote:
How many Macs have you had die on you ? How many peecees ?
On 8/17/05, Krow Magnum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good for you ! Just what are they teaching them ?
Having a closed mind in education is a crime. Hopefully you can spread
a little knowledge with your book.
The sad part is that this college caters to teacher education. The OT
people are
On 8/17/05, Howard Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The sad part is that this college caters to teacher education. The OT
people are actually a separate company that came in a few years ago.
Perpetuating idiocy.. Dumb down the teachers and it will keep the
students stupid.
I can't tell
I think flogging off surplus equipment like this is a terrific idea. If
they had auctioned off the lot in bulk, they wouldn't have gotten much
more than $50 each anyhow. Better the iBooks stay in the community that
originally paid for them. That way the community gets the benefit rather
than
A small clip from the BBC article about the riot:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4159678.stm
It's rather strange that we would have such a tremendous response for
the purchase of a laptop computer, and laptop computers that probably
have less-than- desirable attributes, said Paul Proto,
Microsoft didn't have to work too hard. How many people continue to
buy junk automobiles that last 2 or 3 years and are worth very little
if anything by the time they are paid off. I include most American
made cars in that group of junk Same as junk peecees. It's become a
throw-away society
crime in education. Open your mind!
kt
From: Howard Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:50:50 -0500
To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Subject: Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA
On 8/17/05, Krow Magnum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good
mind!
kt
From: Howard Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:50:50 -0500
To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Subject: Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA
On 8/17/05, Krow Magnum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good for you ! Just what are they teaching
Brian wrote:
I hate it when campuses go all PC. It really has nothing to do with
doing the job better or saving money, it's really about a staff of
incompetent IT personnel who refuse to learn anything but the most
basic PC skills. Take the school I go to: all PC network, and the IT
On 8/17/05, Mike K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Its not that American cars are junk it's that a lot of people don't know how
to take care of them. Change the oil and perform regular maintenance and
200k + miles is not a problem. I've had several American cars last this
long, foreign too. Working
If the Mac spoke for itself we'd have the majority of the market share. :)
Of course, it would have helped if Apple did what IBM did, and allowed
others access to the ROMs so clones could have been made.
No, PC wonks have convinced the public that theirs machines are true
computers and Macs are
On Aug 17, 2005, at 11:08 AM, Kurt Cypher wrote:
We've lost several Mac UNIX labs over the past few years because
they weren't getting enough use, and we'll save money by
standardizing the labs. With the volume deals that our supplier
of XP boxes gives us, we actually do save some
You bring up a good point that I completely missed. These are
management decisions, not general IT decisions. I'm sorry, I've just
become biased dealing with the incompetent IT at the school I go to
who've actually told me, months after I started using my iBook on
their wireless network
Problems with situations like these is that management either
surrounds themselves with inadequate accounting staff who do not
properly look into the options available, or they do not listen to
their accounting staff. Good accounting staff would work closely
with IT to find the best
At 01:31 PM -0600 08/17/2005, Mike K wrote:
I disagree again, peecees are thrown away because they die at an
alarming rate and the parts of the most common computers are the
cheapest low-bid parts they can find. It has nothing to do with
technology.
Macs don't die, except for CRT iMacs of
This argument has a huge flaw. Once upon a time a Mac was seriously
over engineered but they are not today. A Mac largely uses components
that come right off the shelf the same as PC manufacturers. The only
exception would be the logic board but even there Apple is using far
fewer custom
On 8/17/05, Mike K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
PC's and Macs become obsolete because of advances in technology and
software
requirements, not because people throw them away.
I disagree again, peecees are thrown away because they die at an
alarming rate and the parts of the most common
On 8/17/05, david [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This argument has a huge flaw. Once upon a time a Mac was seriously
over engineered but they are not today. A Mac largely uses components
that come right off the shelf the same as PC manufacturers. The only
exception would be the logic board but even
At 07:54 PM -0400 08/17/2005, Krow Magnum wrote:
On 8/17/05, david [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This argument has a huge flaw. Once upon a time a Mac was seriously
over engineered but they are not today.
Everything is off some shelf somewhere But Mac parts don't come off
the bottom shelf or
On Aug 17, 2005, at 7:50 PM, Krow Magnum wrote:
How many Macs have you had die on you ? How many peecees ?
It's not so much the dying which can happen anywhere, but the WinRot:
http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/wlg/7565:
Will Vista Clean Up WinRot?
by Preston Gralla
Aug. 9, 2005
[my comments
I heard on the news this afternoon there was a stampede at UVA and people
got hurt waiting in line to buy a $50 iBook. Police had to be brought in to
quiet the crowd. Other people were talking around me so couldn't hear why it
started. Anyone know? Anyone out there actually go?
If it sounds too
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 05:31 PM, Karen Thompson wrote:
I heard on the news this afternoon there was a stampede at UVA and
people
got hurt waiting in line to buy a $50 iBook. Police had to be brought
in to
quiet the crowd. Other people were talking around me so couldn't hear
why it
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 05:40 PM, Karen Thompson wrote:
Thanks for that link. The whole thing is rather scary and a public
relations
nightmare (but maybe good press for Apple). Bet they won't do it that
way
again.
The funniest thing about it all is if you noticed there were about
The best thing would have been for the police or whoever was in
charge to start turning away people after there were 1000 in line.
Such a simple thing to do and it wasn't done...
Steve
--
G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...
Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com
On 16/08/05 17:50, Alan Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 05:40 PM, Karen Thompson wrote:
Thanks for that link. The whole thing is rather scary and a public
relations
nightmare (but maybe good press for Apple). Bet they won't do it that
way
again.
The
@mail.maclaunch.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:24:23 -0500
To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Subject: Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 05:31 PM, Karen Thompson wrote:
I heard on the news this afternoon there was a stampede at UVA
Unbelievable! And I have to wonder how many
On Aug 16, 2005, at 4:23 PM, Karen Thompson wrote:
Only in America! It's a sad commentary on money, greed and conspicuous
consumption in this country.
If you think Only in America, oh, dear, you are so, sooo
wrong...greed is a natural human condition.
I think you are right Michelle,
CBS even did a story about it on the national news at 6:30. said
there was over 5000 people, and even had some footage of them opening
the gates. The problem was it was held at the race way, and the
building was not close to the gate they opened so everyone went running
for the
.
kt
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:42:39 -0700
To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Subject: Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA
On Aug 16, 2005, at 4:23 PM, Karen Thompson wrote:
Only in America! It's a sad commentary
/a Ego Alley. But then there are other rivals,
Newport, RI and
Auckland, New Zealand.
kt
From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:42:39 -0700
To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Subject: Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA
On Aug 16
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 08:27 PM, Karen Thompson wrote:
I realize greed is a natural human condition but I've traveled all
over the
world and have never seen in other countries what I've seen here.
The best example for me is to stand at the airport and wait for luggage
on the
]
Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:38:42 -0500
To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Subject: Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA
I hate it when campuses go all PC. It really has nothing to do with
doing the job better or saving money, it's really about a staff
From: Alan Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:41:31 -0400
To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Subject: Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 08:27 PM, Karen Thompson wrote:
I realize greed is a natural
So true! It's not a rant, just a reality!
kt
From: Alan Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:41:31 -0400
To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com
Subject: Re: $50 iBooks @ UVA
On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 08:27 PM, Karen
On 8/16/05, Karen Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think it is disgusting when students are not given the opportunity to
explore different operating systems. And yes, it is the IT staff that have
no imagination or inclination to learn another OS. They are biased and just
plain lazy. I'm
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