On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:32:07 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:27:49 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

No one is trying to make Linux look like Windows... don't know where
that comment came from. Nor, the "nonsense about Windows not being
reliable" as neither the OP nor myself discussed that.

No offense intended, just pointing out/debunking some of the reasons I
hear from people who persist in running Linux on their PCs for one
reason or another. The list usually goes something like this:

1. Windows is not reliable (frequent crashes).

2. Windows uses too many resources.

3. I don't like Bill Gates.

4. Micrsoft is an evil empire.

5. Windows could never understand my inner creativity and genius
(also used by incurable Apple users).

6. Linux is free.

All in good fun of course... :-)

One of the reasons that I do not read or write to the Linux sites is
that they are full of zealots that interpret any post except a paean
of phrase to Linux as derogatory and they attack feverishly.

I recently asked about the availability of an memory based dictionary
and thesaurus and got told that Open Office had a dictionary... I
already knew hat OO had a dictionary and I suppose that had I said
that I would have been castigated for not using OO.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Bruce In Bangkok wrote in
:

One of the reasons that I do not read or write to the Linux sites is
that they are full of zealots that interpret any post except a paean
of phrase to Linux as derogatory and they attack feverishly.



They sound like Apple fanbois. iPhone fanbois are a rabid group,
too....great fun to pick on, though...(c;]

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:51:07 +0000, Larry wrote:

Bruce In Bangkok wrote in
:

One of the reasons that I do not read or write to the Linux sites is
that they are full of zealots that interpret any post except a paean
of phrase to Linux as derogatory and they attack feverishly.



They sound like Apple fanbois. iPhone fanbois are a rabid group,
too....great fun to pick on, though...(c;]

The last Apple I had was an Apple ][ so I am not up to speed on the
subject but I know that the Apple users can be a loyal bunch - a
friend is a Civil Engineering consultant on a project in Taiwan. He
gets all the drawings in Auto-Cad format and has to use some sort of
translator so that he can view them on his Apple lap-top. I asked him
why not get a Windows machine for the project and got a 30 minute
lecture about Apples...

Me, I use whatever works.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:51:07 +0000, Larry wrote:

Bruce In Bangkok wrote in
m:

One of the reasons that I do not read or write to the Linux sites is
that they are full of zealots that interpret any post except a paean
of phrase to Linux as derogatory and they attack feverishly.



They sound like Apple fanbois. iPhone fanbois are a rabid group,
too....great fun to pick on, though...(c;]

The last Apple I had was an Apple ][ so I am not up to speed on the
subject but I know that the Apple users can be a loyal bunch - a
friend is a Civil Engineering consultant on a project in Taiwan. He
gets all the drawings in Auto-Cad format and has to use some sort of
translator so that he can view them on his Apple lap-top. I asked him
why not get a Windows machine for the project and got a 30 minute
lecture about Apples...

Me, I use whatever works.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)


Just got an iPhone. It's a damn nice piece of equipment. Surf the web,
answer email, get directions. Hard to beat.


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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
ions...
Just got an iPhone. It's a damn nice piece of equipment. Surf the web,
answer email, get directions. Hard to beat.

How big is your screen?
Mine is 21 inches

"Edgar" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
ions...
Just got an iPhone. It's a damn nice piece of equipment. Surf the web,
answer email, get directions. Hard to beat.

How big is your screen?
Mine is 21 inches



?? The iPhone is tiny, but so what? I can't carry my Samsung big screen with
me in the car.

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
easolutions...
"Edgar" wrote in message
...

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
ions...
Just got an iPhone. It's a damn nice piece of equipment. Surf the web,
answer email, get directions. Hard to beat.

How big is your screen?
Mine is 21 inches



?? The iPhone is tiny, but so what? I can't carry my Samsung big screen
with me in the car.


Why not? Does the meth lab take up too much room?

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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:08:00 +0100, "Edgar"
wrote:


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
ions...
Just got an iPhone. It's a damn nice piece of equipment. Surf the web,
answer email, get directions. Hard to beat.

How big is your screen?
Mine is 21 inches



You need sharper eyes...
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:50:53 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:51:07 +0000, Larry wrote:

Bruce In Bangkok wrote in
:

One of the reasons that I do not read or write to the Linux sites is
that they are full of zealots that interpret any post except a paean
of phrase to Linux as derogatory and they attack feverishly.



They sound like Apple fanbois. iPhone fanbois are a rabid group,
too....great fun to pick on, though...(c;]

The last Apple I had was an Apple ][ so I am not up to speed on the
subject but I know that the Apple users can be a loyal bunch - a
friend is a Civil Engineering consultant on a project in Taiwan. He
gets all the drawings in Auto-Cad format and has to use some sort of
translator so that he can view them on his Apple lap-top. I asked him
why not get a Windows machine for the project and got a 30 minute
lecture about Apples...

Me, I use whatever works.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)


Just got an iPhone. It's a damn nice piece of equipment. Surf the web,
answer email, get directions. Hard to beat.

A nice bit of kit. I had a Sony-Eriksson that would do that and
replaced it with a Nokia but I find that surfing the web is a bit
tedious with the small screen and keying in an e-mail letter by letter
also gets old after a while.

I was in the hospital for five days a few months ago and did stay in
contact with friends during the stay but other then that I don't think
I ever used the capability. What I do like is the ability to save
information so you always have for example, your Passport details, or
the part number for the printer on the boat's ink cartridges, or,
"what was that my wife wanted me to get?"

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:50:53 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:51:07 +0000, Larry wrote:

Bruce In Bangkok wrote in
m:

One of the reasons that I do not read or write to the Linux sites is
that they are full of zealots that interpret any post except a paean
of phrase to Linux as derogatory and they attack feverishly.



They sound like Apple fanbois. iPhone fanbois are a rabid group,
too....great fun to pick on, though...(c;]

The last Apple I had was an Apple ][ so I am not up to speed on the
subject but I know that the Apple users can be a loyal bunch - a
friend is a Civil Engineering consultant on a project in Taiwan. He
gets all the drawings in Auto-Cad format and has to use some sort of
translator so that he can view them on his Apple lap-top. I asked him
why not get a Windows machine for the project and got a 30 minute
lecture about Apples...

Me, I use whatever works.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)


Just got an iPhone. It's a damn nice piece of equipment. Surf the web,
answer email, get directions. Hard to beat.

A nice bit of kit. I had a Sony-Eriksson that would do that and
replaced it with a Nokia but I find that surfing the web is a bit
tedious with the small screen and keying in an e-mail letter by letter
also gets old after a while.

I was in the hospital for five days a few months ago and did stay in
contact with friends during the stay but other then that I don't think
I ever used the capability. What I do like is the ability to save
information so you always have for example, your Passport details, or
the part number for the printer on the boat's ink cartridges, or,
"what was that my wife wanted me to get?"

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)


I don't use it much for typing. I have my entire calendar and contact list
on it - syncs with the program on my main system. I can get at google
docs/calendar/etc. I haven't used it for directions yet, but it seems
super-slick for that. There are a bunch of free apps. One that's cool is
Shazam. You hold the phone up to a song that's playing on the radio and it
identifies the tune.


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