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Did I? I have an Apple computer I use occasionally. I mainly use Windoze because I can build my own. Due to familiarity, I do find Windoze computers easier to use than using a Mac. If I used a Mac all the time and seldom used Windoze, I'd find the Mac easier to use. I know I don't want an

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On 10/14/2016 1:38 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: And for the record, always go red squirrel - even though the bristles on the greys are better... My little buddy was a brown, and as big as a smallish cat. Word on the street is it was a squirrel mafia hit. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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I ditched my iPhone about a year ago for a BlackBerry Classic and haven't looked back :-) No nagging update messages, it does everything I need a phone to do (calls, texts, email and some web). I have an iPad Mini 2 for other stuff and it works just fine for what I need a bigger screen for

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On Fri, Oct 14, 2016, at 11:31 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > That's an amazing bargain. I'll have to have a look. My wife had a Lenovo > notebook that died in a matter of months, but that was quite a few years > ago. For the last few years of her life she had an Airbook. Pricey but > bullet proof.

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I hate autocorrect. Not "company," Compaq. Not "synchro," synched. Paul via phone > On Oct 13, 2016, at 8:42 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I agree about the phones My first smart phone was an android and it was just > fine. I went to iPhone because it synchro nicely with

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John Francis wrote: Silly or not, the original poster had made it very clear that he didn't want an Apple product. As such, it seems more than a little pointless (or worse) to suggest that an iPad would be the right choice for him. He's entitled to his opinions, no matter how silly you think

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Bill wrote: On 10/13/2016 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 13/10/16, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: But this one stands out: "But fuck me with a dead squirrel, I hate Apple." Apparently too much Scotch will do that to you. French wine. And I'm really embarrassed. You can't fool

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I agree about the phones My first smart phone was an android and it was just fine. I went to iPhone because it synchro nicely with my computers. My iMac is trouble free and a great workhorse, but I've been on Macs forever and Apple IIs before that, so the user interface philosophy is ingrained.

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Silly or not, the original poster had made it very clear that he didn't want an Apple product. As such, it seems more than a little pointless (or worse) to suggest that an iPad would be the right choice for him. He's entitled to his opinions, no matter how silly you think they might be. In my

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That's an amazing bargain. I'll have to have a look. My wife had a Lenovo notebook that died in a matter of months, but that was quite a few years ago. For the last few years of her life she had an Airbook. Pricey but bullet proof. Grace has it now. Paul via phone > On Oct 13, 2016, at 7:54

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On 10/13/2016 5:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Odd. I judge products in respect to how much they can contribute to my business and photography, not on whether they mark me as a fan of any brand. The anti-apple thing seems more of a fan-boy cult than does the apple buyer group. All very silly, IMO.

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On 10/13/2016 4:45 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 13/10/16, John, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks like I should be able to find some good deals on a Samsung Galaxy Tab (not the phone) right now. I think I'd prefer the squirrel. A squirrel and a roll of electrical tape is all a real man

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On 10/13/2016 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 13/10/16, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: But this one stands out: "But fuck me with a dead squirrel, I hate Apple." Apparently too much Scotch will do that to you. French wine. And I'm really embarrassed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

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On Fri, Oct 14, 2016, at 10:10 AM, John Francis wrote: > On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 11:45:45PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 13/10/16, John, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >Looks like I should be able to find some good deals on a Samsung Galaxy > > >Tab (not the phone) right now. > > > >

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John Francis wrote: >On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 11:45:45PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> On 13/10/16, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >> >Looks like I should be able to find some good deals on a Samsung Galaxy >> >Tab (not the phone) right now. >> >> I think I'd prefer the squirrel. > >The

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Odd. I judge products in respect to how much they can contribute to my business and photography, not on whether they mark me as a fan of any brand. The anti-apple thing seems more of a fan-boy cult than does the apple buyer group. All very silly, IMO. Paul via phone > On Oct 13, 2016, at 7:10

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On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 11:45:45PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 13/10/16, John, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Looks like I should be able to find some good deals on a Samsung Galaxy > >Tab (not the phone) right now. > > I think I'd prefer the squirrel. The Galaxy Tab is a very nice

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On 13/10/16, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >Looks like I should be able to find some good deals on a Samsung Galaxy >Tab (not the phone) right now. I think I'd prefer the squirrel. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --

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On 10/13/2016 5:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 13/10/16, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: But this one stands out: "But fuck me with a dead squirrel, I hate Apple." Apparently too much Scotch will do that to you. Looks like I should be able to find some good deals on a Samsung Galaxy

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On 13/10/16, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: >But this one stands out: > >"But fuck me with a dead squirrel, I hate Apple." Apparently too much Scotch will do that to you. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --

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There's too many Marks! in there to count. hehe But this one stands out: "But fuck me with a dead squirrel, I hate Apple." On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 11:00 PM, Bill wrote: > On 10/7/2016 4:21 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: >> >> John - You're going to hate I-pads... don't

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And iPad is my most used computer nowadays. I use it for almost everything that isn't my main image processing system. I'm typing this note on it right now. - Screens inevitably get dirty; you clean them. - The iPad Pro's keyboard cover is an excellent keyboard. - There are many different

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> On 08 October 2016 at 05:00 Bill wrote: > I'd have rather been assimilated by the Borg, At least then I could > boink 7 of 9. Does the Borg Boink? I thought that was verBoten. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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On 10/8/2016 11:23 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: I knew there was a reason we were friends :-) except for the drunk part... I don't do drunk How do you feel about 7 of 9? :) ann On 10/8/2016 12:00 AM, Bill wrote: On 10/7/2016 4:21 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: John - You're going to hate

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I knew there was a reason we were friends :-) except for the drunk part... I don't do drunk ann On 10/8/2016 12:00 AM, Bill wrote: On 10/7/2016 4:21 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: John - You're going to hate I-pads... don't do it. Seconded. I bought an iPad specifically to run my quad copter.

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I like my Apple iPad Air well enough. I share your distaste for touchscreens, but Apple has managed to make them tolerable. Touchscreens in general suffer from so many issues like failing to notice a touch (eg when typing on the virtual keyboard), reacting to a touch as if your finger was

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On 10/7/2016 4:21 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: John - You're going to hate I-pads... don't do it. Seconded. I bought an iPad specifically to run my quad copter. That's about all it's good for. It's the best built piece of fucked up crap I have ever had the displeasure of using, and to use it

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John - You're going to hate I-pads... don't do it. I hate 'em too .. all touch screens.. and , like you, I have a lovely little flip phone that only does text and voice - no web connectivity. and a reliable land line which was the ONLY thing that worked during Sandy and the only

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With most tablets it is easy to connect to a cheap ( about $10) bluetooth keyboard if you want minimal use of the touchscreen. I bought one for my Google Pixel C tablet wheras the original separate keyboard from Google costs about $ 160. The Pixel C has by the way excellent resolution for

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Recently bought a Lenovo Yoga 3. Tapping its screen to write this. :-) It cost me about 160 USD, plus a micro SDXC card. I load images via Google Disk, flickr and Microsoft OneDrive through Wifi. Pleased with its battery and find the screen okay. I suspect the Samsung models with AMOLED

OT: Tablets or Pads

I'm still not interested in a smart phone, but I have started thinking about maybe getting a tablet or a pad to display photographs. 1. I want one that does NOT require me to have a cell phone account & a data plan. WiFi is Ok. 2. I want one that will let me plug in a USB thumb drive & download