Happy New Addiction XXXI
01-11-14, 08:54 AM
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very nice...but extra points for selfies.
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coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
01-11-14, 08:56 AM
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When the new Dell died, I asked if I could go back to XP. No. That was pretty much the end of that computer. With XP at the office, I didn't want to deal with Windows 8. It sucks. Computer is off and acting as another storage device.
Hold on to your laptop as long as you can.
01-11-14, 08:56 AM
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I think this should be its own thread.
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coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
01-11-14, 09:03 AM
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yup. it works. good. it 's meant to. just use it and stop jerking off over it.
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coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
01-11-14, 09:07 AM
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The office got me a very nice for the time Dell laptop with XP in 2005. That was our main computer until this new stupid Dell. That thing was money. It still runs, but stuffed and slowly.
When the new Dell died, I asked if I could go back to XP. No. That was pretty much the end of that computer. With XP at the office, I didn't want to deal with Windows 8. It sucks. Computer is off and acting as another storage device.
Hold on to your laptop as long as you can.
When the new Dell died, I asked if I could go back to XP. No. That was pretty much the end of that computer. With XP at the office, I didn't want to deal with Windows 8. It sucks. Computer is off and acting as another storage device.
Hold on to your laptop as long as you can.
I always want to hold on to my computer as long as I can, because I don't want to spend the money.
01-11-14, 09:14 AM
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Really. We have a Whirlpool washer and dryer. I used to be on Kenmore, but the Whirlpool is just easier to navigate. BTW, those Maytag guys are nuts.
01-11-14, 09:14 AM
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Well it went over MY head, I tell you that.
It's ok, no need to esplain.
It's ok, no need to esplain.
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01-11-14, 09:17 AM
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01-11-14, 09:23 AM
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01-11-14, 09:24 AM
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Great Harvest cinnamon raisin bread is worth fighting for. Computers, not so much.
01-11-14, 09:31 AM
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01-11-14, 09:32 AM
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01-11-14, 09:36 AM
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I'm just glad the wind took a slight break. Breezy, but nothing like it was through the night.
01-11-14, 09:39 AM
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If you want to avoid that portion of the OS for whatever retro-grouch reason, it only takes a setting change or two to ensure that you stay in the desktop environment that you're familiar with. In terms of typical desktop function, Win 8 is faster and more efficient than Win 7.
01-11-14, 09:45 AM
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Me neither. I can only explain my own rabid enthusiasm.
I've been a fan since the very beginning, even before they introduced the first Mac in '84. Through all those early years when the Mac only had 1 or 2% of the market, I lived in fear that Apple would not survive and I would be forced to use a PC, which at the time when it was a dos based machine, a PC was so inferior . . . . Oh GOD it was the suck. BACK THEN.
So now, to see Apple climb from lifeboat/dingy status to super ocean liner status is very comforting for me, primarily because I don't have to fear the Mac won't survive. As far as being an evangelist, I no longer have to. The quality of their products speak for themselves.
I've been a fan since the very beginning, even before they introduced the first Mac in '84. Through all those early years when the Mac only had 1 or 2% of the market, I lived in fear that Apple would not survive and I would be forced to use a PC, which at the time when it was a dos based machine, a PC was so inferior . . . . Oh GOD it was the suck. BACK THEN.
So now, to see Apple climb from lifeboat/dingy status to super ocean liner status is very comforting for me, primarily because I don't have to fear the Mac won't survive. As far as being an evangelist, I no longer have to. The quality of their products speak for themselves.
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01-11-14, 09:47 AM
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It doesn't suck. It's different. Part of it is optimized touch-based interaction. While a touch screen isn't necessary for Win 8, it certainly seems to shorten the learning curve for people new to the OS.
If you want to avoid that portion of the OS for whatever retro-grouch reason, it only takes a setting change or two to ensure that you stay in the desktop environment that you're familiar with. In terms of typical desktop function, Win 8 is faster and more efficient than Win 7.
If you want to avoid that portion of the OS for whatever retro-grouch reason, it only takes a setting change or two to ensure that you stay in the desktop environment that you're familiar with. In terms of typical desktop function, Win 8 is faster and more efficient than Win 7.
01-11-14, 09:47 AM
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01-11-14, 09:49 AM
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