Re: Smart Bat (was Re[2]: Bat newbies list?)

2002-10-17 Thread Roelof Otten
Hallo Dierk, On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:05:35 +0200GMT (17-10-02, 10:05 +0200GMT, where I live), you wrote: >> This is a shameless copy and paste from a message written by Dierk >> Haasis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: DH> Since you've mentioned the copyright holder, no harm done. ;-)

Re: Smart Bat (was Re[2]: Bat newbies list?)

2002-10-17 Thread Dierk Haasis
Hello Roelof! On Wednesday, October 16, 2002 at 11:58:05 PM you wrote: > This is a shameless copy and paste from a message written by Dierk > Haasis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Since you've mentioned the copyright holder, no harm done. ;-) -- Dierk Haasis http://www.Write4U

Re[2]: Smart Bat (was Re[2]: Bat newbies list?)

2002-10-16 Thread Anne
Wednesday, October 16, 2002, 10:58:05 PM, Roelof wrote: RO> This is a shameless copy and paste from a message written by Dierk RO> Haasis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: RO> SmartBat is a kind of clipboard extension to collect snippets from RO> different mails (or other texts) for e

Re: Smart Bat (was Re[2]: Bat newbies list?)

2002-10-16 Thread Roelof Otten
Hallo Anne, On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 22:04:27 +0100GMT (16-10-02, 23:04 +0200GMT, where I live), you wrote: A> OK another question please... in v.1.61 there's an item listed in the A> 'Tools' menu as Smart Bat. I clicked it and it opened a nice window A> but I have no idea what to do with it. A sear

Smart Bat (was Re[2]: Bat newbies list?)

2002-10-16 Thread Anne
Wednesday, October 16, 2002, 6:32:36 AM,William wrote: WM> Is anyone going to mention 'a bridge over TBUDLed water'? I hope not. If you're really unlucky William I'll sing it for you! ;-) OK another question please... in v.1.61 there's an item listed in the 'Tools' menu as Smart Bat. I clicke

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-16 Thread Scott McNay
Hi Roelof! In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wednesday, October 16, 2002, 4:06:19 AM, you wrote: SM>> Is there an easy way to get the archives off of the old server SM>> without wading through hundreds of web pages? Maybe if someone has SM>> them in a message base, they co

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-16 Thread Roelof Otten
Hallo Jan, On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 07:27:56 -0400GMT (16-10-02, 13:27 +0200GMT, where I live), you wrote: JR> I'm not sure I understand the purpose of keeping a private archive JR> of material that is already archived. What's the advantage[s] of JR> this duplication? For one thing, I'm archiving al

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-16 Thread Roelof Otten
Hallo Scott, On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:44:21 -0500GMT (16-10-02, 7:44 +0200GMT, where I live), you wrote: SM> Is there an easy way to get the archives off of the old server SM> without wading through hundreds of web pages? Maybe if someone has SM> them in a message base, they could be attached and

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Scott McNay
Hi Marck! In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 8:23:26 PM, you wrote: MDP> @15-Oct-2002, 19:51 -0500 (01:51 UK time) Scott McNay [SM] in MDP> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: MDP> I was under the impression that most of the English la

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread William Moore
Hello Anne Thank you for your email dated Wednesday, October 16, 2002, 1:13:21 AM, in which you wrote: A> I shall start spreading the word amongst the new users I meet and see if A> they will pop a toe in TBUDL water as it were! Is anyone going to mention 'a bridge over TBUDLed water'? I hope

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Scott McNay
Hi Thomas! In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wednesday, October 16, 2002, 12:07:21 AM, you wrote: TF> Now *that* is neat! :-))) I didn't even know about it... Did you do that on purpose? :) Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 4:43:14 PM, 3w wrote: 3w> And I've also seen thread

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Thomas F.
Hello Marck, On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 02:23:26 +0100 GMT (16/10/02, 08:23 +0700 GMT), Marck D Pearlstone wrote: SM>> It would be very nice if there was a master FAQ MDP> There is. Main menu | Help | FAQ takes you to it. It's MDP> http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBFAQ.html Now *that* is neat! :-)

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Marck D Pearlstone
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Scott, @15-Oct-2002, 19:51 -0500 (01:51 UK time) Scott McNay [SM] in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: SM> It would be very nice if there was a master FAQ There is. Main menu | Help | FAQ takes you to it. It's http://www.silverstone

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Scott McNay
Hi all! In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 9:41:17 AM, you wrote: JN> I echo what Jan replied. It seems to me that there are a few tips that JN> would help new users (well, all users, really) manage this list. With JN> those techniques, this list

Re[2]: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Anne
Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 8:45:33 PM,3w wrote: 3> Why not compare this list to a newspaper: you'll only read what 3> catches your interest, the rest you just skip. And sometimes you'll 3> read something that you didn't look for, but it still helps you. And 3> don't tell me everybody understands

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread 3w
Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 4:43:14 PM, you wrote: > encourage users to come but I'd hate for the list to scare them off by > making them feel that The Bat! is aimed at techier people if you > understand me, and I worry that may happen with some of them - and > they are just the ones who I feel w

Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Ochrid
Hello Anne, Agree wholeheartedly with everything Deborah and others said. Thanks, Raj, for that link: more evidence of the usefulness of this group, to newbies and experts alike. Anne: as regards the great number of messages every day: try the digest. That is what I do now. The digest comes in

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Marck D Pearlstone
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Raj, @15-Oct-2002, 21:01 +0530 (16:31 UK time) Raj [RK] in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: RK> Not a mailing list, but I had created this page based on RK> the frequency of questions which newbies ask on the list. RK> http:

Re[3]: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Deborah W
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 3:43:14 PM, Anne wrote: A> Thanks for your thoughts Jan - I personally think this is a great A> list, but I'm just worried that many of the very new users I'm seeing A> will be intimidated by the techier stuff. Many of them are still at a A> very basic level and may

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Marcus Ohlström
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 16:43, Anne wrote: > Thanks for your thoughts Jan - I personally think this is a great > list, but I'm just worried that many of the very new users I'm seeing > will be intimidated by the techier stuff. Many of them are still at a > very basic level and may feel ove

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Raj
Anne, On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, at 14:37:01 [GMT +0100] (which was 7:07 PM where I live) you wrote: A> Therefore what I really would like to know is if there is a help A> mailing list for those who are brand new to The Bat!, who maybe don't A> have much PC knowledge, are keen to learn, but don't want

Re[2]: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Anne
Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 3:41:17 PM,Joseph wrote: JN> I echo what Jan replied. It seems to me that there are a few tips that JN> would help new users (well, all users, really) manage this list. With JN> those techniques, this list is very helpful and accommodating to new, JN> non-techy users,

Re[2]: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Anne
Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 2:43:11 PM,Jan wrote: JR> This is the place for newbies to come. JR> Sometimes it does get a little techie but JR> when it veers too far off course, the JR> moderators [this is a *very* well run list] JR> will move the thread to the TBTech list. JR> No que

Re: Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Joseph N.
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, Anne wrote in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: A> Therefore what I really would like to know is if there is a help A> mailing list for those who are brand new to The Bat! Anne, I echo what Jan replied. It seems to me that there are a few tips that wou

Bat newbies list?

2002-10-15 Thread Anne
Hello all, I'm fairly new to this list and having tried and fallen for The Bat! which I find incredibly easy to use. I'm now busily promoting it to my fellow listers in the genealogy community who are frequently users of OE and fall victim to viruses fairly often. Having had some success in prom