On 12/24/2013 2:56 PM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:03:58 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/24/2013 9:28 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 24 Dec 2013 07:44:48 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

A few weeks ago I purchased a 27" iMac for Mrs.E. as an early Christmas
gift. This was after months of "hints" being dropped after she saw my
daughter's iMac.

Mrs.E. isn't stupid. Three days ago she reciprocated and bought another
iMac for me ... this one a 21.5" but with the upgraded memory, cpu and
video driver. I know she figures that I'll dive into it, figure it all
out and then be able to support her in the use of hers.

I've come to realize that Mac computers are ideal for those who:

1. Have and regularly use an iPhone and or iPad or:
2. Have never used PCs and Windows and therefore have not been
indoctrinated in the Microsoft mindset.

I've been using PCs and Windows for so many years that making the
transition is not as easy as I thought it would be. I am making
progress but simple tasks that I can do in minutes on a PC like loading
third party software isn't quite the same on the iMac.

Examples that I am learning: (this probably sounds stupid to many)

Software for a PC is usually called a "program" and typically is
installed in the Programs folder.

Software for a Mac is called an "application". There is no "program"
folder. It took me over an hour last night to install some music
editing software and make it work on the iMac because I didn't know you
had to drag it and any plug-ins associated with it from the download
place to the "applications" page. Took me 15 minutes just to figure out
where *that* was.

And passwords. Holy Crap! Apple has passwords for everything ...
iTunes, iCloud, their Apple Store, and for the computer itself. I have
an account for iTunes that I used on the PCs. Think I could make it
work on the Mac? Seems like everything you do on the Mac results in a
request to enter your password. Problem is, I don't know *which* of the
several passwords it wants. I enter one and the stupid box starts
shaking, meaning I put the wrong one in.

I admit, once you begin to understand the architecture of the Mac, it is
very simple, so simple that Apple doesn't provide much in the form of
instructional information. Again, I can see that if you never used PCs
and Windows, it would be very intuitive. My problem is I have Windows
burned into my brain.

The jury is still out.


One of these would have provided much more satisfaction:

http://tinyurl.com/pw2fqfy

Never mind, it's not MA compliant. BTW, does that mean you are not allowed to own one in MA, or they
just can't be sold there?




John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!



Pretty much both for guns manufactured after 1998. Illegal to purchase
and illegal to own. Non-compliant guns made before 1998 are legal to
own and/or purchase as long as the gun has always been in MA since new.
In other words, I can't purchase a non-compliant new one, nor a
non-compliant, pre-1998 model from a source or owner outside of MA.


Wow. That is some heavy 'Big Brother' ****.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!



It's annoying because the ones that are MA compliant have excessive
safety features that nobody wants. Long, 10 pound trigger pull,
safeties upon safeties, etc.

I've mentioned before that the problem in MA is that there are *two*
governing agencies that determine if a firearm is MA compliant or not.
One is a testing lab, the other is the Attorney General's office. In
order to be MA compliant, the gun must be approved by *both*. In many
cases the testing labs approve a certain model but the AG's office does
not ... probably for reasons other than safety issues.