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From: Mr. Strat on 4 Jan 2010 09:31 In article <hhrevn$82t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Priam <priam(a)notsosure.com> wrote: > Recently, I had to deal with Me Strat who had, as his only argument, > that he's an IP specialist. Face it, you're a retarded troll. Put on your penguin suit and go play with the other Linux freaks.
From: nospam on 16 Jan 2010 20:52 In article <vbp4l5pclv716hc14tnn5l5upnrj59ekhi(a)4ax.com>, The Other Guy <him-on-the-corner(a)fifth-and-main.com> wrote: > Macs *are* pricier. They might be better, but they do cost more. false. > And the one gigantic disadvantage Macs have over PC's is "no > user-serviceable parts inside". false > You can't even upgrade the cursor, now that's a stretch > nor get rid of that annoying menubar over the top of the screen. annoying or not, it's a more efficient user interface, but it can be hidden too. photoshop and lightroom both do it, as do other apps. > And > installing a new HD. more RAM or a better graphics card is just not > going to happen. why not? do you not know how to use a screwdriver? > Macs are nice, and I'd like to replace my elderly PC with one, but > I can't afford it. Nor would I like an OS where even changing the > colour of the cursor is a major league pain. get a job instead of trolling usenet. > I can't see the tiny thing that comes with the default system. I > need to make it bigger, brighter and animated. universal access can make the cursor easier to see. have you thought about getting your eyes checked? > I also have lots of > desktop wallpapers I like that I don't want permanently hidden by > toolbars I can't autohide. the menubar is transluscent, and if 20 pixels causes you grief, just resize the image to fit. > There are other tiny, trivial, nagging > things that make Macs poor relations to PC's (naming conventions for > the systems, the OSes and applications being one of the more irksome, > but there are others). naming conventions for the systems? that's the worst thing about macs? > And it's not just a PC weenie reluctant to do > things the Mac way. It's that Mac's just do not *have* any way to do > things that PC's do. actually they do, if by no other reason than booting into windows itself. usually, there are plenty of mac native apps that can easily replace windows software. > My wife loves her Macbook. I'd like an iMac. I can't afford one > and I'd never be entirely happy with one. how does she put up with your hatred, closemindedness and ignorance?
From: Jolly Roger on 16 Jan 2010 21:35 In article <160120101752534017%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <vbp4l5pclv716hc14tnn5l5upnrj59ekhi(a)4ax.com>, The Other Guy > <him-on-the-corner(a)fifth-and-main.com> wrote: > > > And > > installing a new HD. more RAM or a better graphics card is just not > > going to happen. > > why not? do you not know how to use a screwdriver? And some Macs, like the Mac Pro, no screw driver is required to upgrade hard drives, RAM, or video cards. : ) -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Jolly Roger on 16 Jan 2010 21:43 In article <vbp4l5pclv716hc14tnn5l5upnrj59ekhi(a)4ax.com>, The Other Guy <him-on-the-corner(a)fifth-and-main.com> wrote: > Macs are nice, and I'd like to replace my elderly PC with one, but > I can't afford it. Nor would I like an OS where even changing the > colour of the cursor is a major league pain. > I can't see the tiny thing that comes with the default system. I > need to make it bigger, brighter and animated. Cursor magnification comes built into the OS: <http://www.apple.com/accessibility/macosx/vision.html> And if that's not sufficient for your taste, there are several other solutions (and this isn't, by any means, a complete list): Mousepose: <http://www.boinx.com/mousepose/overview/> MouseLocator: <http://www.2point5fish.com/> OmniDazzle: <http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnidazzle/> Anyone with a brain cell can easily find such things on the web. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: JF Mezei on 16 Jan 2010 23:13
Jolly Roger wrote: > And some Macs, like the Mac Pro, no screw driver is required to upgrade > hard drives, RAM, or video cards. : ) Since being pedantic is part of Usenet.... You need to screw drives to the caddy on the Mac Pro. Then the Caddy slides in without screws. The caddies do come with the screws though. Perhaps it is the inclusion of the screws that forces Apple to charge so much for Macs :-) :-) ;-) :-) :-) ;-) |