Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-27 Thread Redghost
I have the DOS card for a Mac, still in the box with the 486sx processor. Anybody need that? clay On Jun 16, 2007, at 7:21 AM, Allan Streib wrote: Years ago I had a PowerMac (this was the 603 PowerPC processor, pre-dating the G3 even). I had some software called Virtual PC that let me

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-18 Thread Trampas
My Toe in the Pool of Technology I beat the crap out of an IBM T-series laptop, doing over 250K airline miles going back and forth between Dallas and Tokyo over a 1 year period. Loved that laptop. Can't seem to keep a Dell going for more than six months these days, and that's without all the travel

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-16 Thread ernest breakfield
Fusion has been working well for me on my MacBook (and is still a free Beta); especially the new version with Unity, where you can have your Windows applications running in windows that are intermingled with your Apple aps,... pretty slick, except that you have to remember to 'speak' Windows

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-16 Thread LarryT
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 8:46 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology I love walking through the mall and the guy says I can beat your current cell plan and I say oh yeah? I get PAID $500 a month to have mine... The looks are priceless. And its true, its

[MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-16 Thread Royce Engler
I bought a used Dell C400 on eBay in 2003...it has been a trooper. I've worn out 3 hard drives, a battery, added memory, and multiple docking stations (one at the office and a couple around the house...don't ask) upgraded from W2K to XP (it still has the sticker on it that says Designed for XP),

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-16 Thread Gary Thompson
I beat the crap out of an IBM T-series laptop, doing over 250K airline miles going back and forth between Dallas and Tokyo over a 1 year period. Loved that laptop. Can't seem to keep a Dell going for more than six months these days, and that's without all the travel. I've told our IT guys over and

[MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread Bob Rentfro
Since I hadn't bought a new cell phone in almost eight years, I somehow caved in and let my 16 year-old daughter talk me into getting a MotoQ. As a result, in order to be able to use the phone's gazillion features, I had to update from Outlook Express (gasp.I can hear yous guys) to Outlook Office

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread Allan Streib
Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Since I hadn't bought a new cell phone in almost eight years, I somehow caved in and let my 16 year-old daughter talk me into getting a MotoQ. As a result, in order to be able to use the phone's gazillion features, I had to update from Outlook Express

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread Zach
--- Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also need notebook/laptop advice. I'm starting the 18 month process of getting my Reactor Operator License. Hands down the most durable laptop I know of is the IBM/Lenovo T-series. These are the laptop equivilent of a early eighties benz, just plain

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread Chuck Landenberger
Bob, I agree wholeheartedly with Allan. Go for an Apple MacBook or iBook G4. I've had my iBook G4 for close to two years. Been bulletproof. No Viruses. No problems. And Mac's are a lot less complicated to run than PC's.. Take care, Chuck Phoenix AZ On Jun 15, 2007, at 9:00

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread LWB250
One word: MacBook. MacDan --- Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since I hadn't bought a new cell phone in almost eight years, I somehow caved in and let my 16 year-old daughter talk me into getting a MotoQ. As a result, in order to be able to use the phone's gazillion features, I

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread Robert Tara Ludwick
You can still get a basic phone from tracfone for about $15 , it does the job and no contract.It's all that I'll use after getting sucked into a cell phone for traveling on business early on in cell phone land with the big bag phone and finding out the hard way that you can get billed $10 a

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread Curt Raymond
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Bob, I agree wholeheartedly with Allan. Go for an Apple MacBook

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread BillR
ever go back to a contract phone. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Tara Ludwick Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 3:19 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology You can still get

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread Loren Faeth
Dunno about the Q that happens in a coup[le of months for me. As for laptops: I was just working on a merge in Word/excel when a longtime friend walked in. He said I don't know anything about Apple I said, Oh actually, right now I am running windows. It just happens to be running on a

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology I got very tired of the high cell phone bills and went to a pre-paid $0.25/minute plan. I just kept my old phones. $100.00 prepay will rollover for a year [more than enough for my wife and M-I-L], and after 3 months I've used

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread Loren Faeth
all good name brand laptops are good stuff. Find one based on how its ergonomics work for you, thats probably the most important part. -Curt Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:00:17 -0700 From: Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread Mitch Haley
BillR wrote: I got very tired of the high cell phone bills and went to a pre-paid $0.25/minute plan. I just kept my old phones. $100.00 prepay will rollover for a year [more than enough for my wife and M-I-L], and after 3 months I've used @ $70 on mine. MUCH less $$ than I was paying

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

2007-06-15 Thread BillR
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 4:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Mercedes Discussion List'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology Wish I could