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From: Alan Baker on 5 Aug 2010 15:32 In article <e04m561hj732q1q3hsecfpttl9oo8hb104(a)4ax.com>, bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:04:50 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> > wrote: > > > >And is your attitude the same in every part of life? When you hear about > >a better way to hit the golf ball from a pro, do you tell him, "your > >years of experience don't count"? > > I would only hear from him if I thought he was a good pro and I hired > him. So expertise in a field is only valuable if you paid for it? Butch Harmon's understanding of the golf swing is less than yours because you haven't paid for it? > > Hint. Sorry, Bobby, but the world doesn't work that way. The part of computers that interests me most is the human-computer interaction. I'm always observing my clients as they use the computer and what I see is that they don't even see the way things get in their way. They don't perceive things as problems unless it's a "blue screen". -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: Alan Baker on 5 Aug 2010 15:33 In article <e44m56pp3af1s9a27n2pme11hl780e8f5f(a)4ax.com>, bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:04:53 -0500, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> > wrote: > > > > >"Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > >news:alangbaker-789ED2.11520105082010(a)news.shawcable.com... > >> > >> No, Bobby, what we are are happy users of Macs who don't like to see it > >> run down simply because we are happy. > >> > >But you're perfectly fine running down PC users who are also happy. > > > Just saying that one prefers a PC is running a Mac down? Talk about > being touchy. Poor choice of words. I'm trying to give you the benefit of years and years of experience on this very subject.. You don't believe that that's possible because you already know everything. And you call me the snob. LOL -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: Alan Baker on 5 Aug 2010 15:34 In article <8c0hn3FhnpU1(a)mid.individual.net>, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > news:alangbaker-5D59FC.12152805082010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > In article <8c0galF8qjU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > > "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > >> "Alan Baker" <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote in message > >> news:alangbaker-789ED2.11520105082010(a)news.shawcable.com... > >> > > >> > No, Bobby, what we are are happy users of Macs who don't like to see it > >> > run down simply because we are happy. > >> > > >> But you're perfectly fine running down PC users who are also happy. > > > > I haven't run anyone down, Mike. > > > LOL! Seriously: who have I run down? -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: Alan Baker on 5 Aug 2010 15:34 In article <rb4m565lds137uekf7gutvomen024j0pd6(a)4ax.com>, bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:08:08 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> > wrote: > > >In article <ltdl56l7hbf3dhvblnnd3j49mjvujq1lg1(a)4ax.com>, > > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:03:53 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >In article <kt9k56t59ok4u5q34eheuq3m5be38pgg49(a)4ax.com>, > >> > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > >> > >> > >> >> I never had to sell one of my PCs. If Macs are the ultimate computer, > >> >> why would anyone ever sell theirs? > >> >> > >> >> BK > >> > > >> >They want a newer Mac. > >> > >> I just bought newer PCs, mainly for larger capacity. > >> > >> BK > > > >What did you do with your old PC? > > Still have all but one. That was the stolen one, so I probably will > have to give it to the FBI. > > BK Why do you still have them? What are you doing with them? Stick with me here, I'm trying to make a point. :-) -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: bknight on 5 Aug 2010 15:34
On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:08:59 -0400, William Clark <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote: > >Well, in the spirit of conciliation, I am curious to know if you use the >PC much for music apps? I do a lot of video and sound editing (high >marching band, and so on), while in my real job I need intensive image >processing and atomistic calculations. It simply turns out that Apple >has had these two fields very much to itself when it comes to ease of >use and speed for many years. Editing video is complex enough that the >app should be simple to transparent, and with Final Cut, Studio, etc., >it pretty much is. Same for the image processing, so the choice makes >itself for me, and most people in the graphic and video arts field. > >If applications like this are not your thing, then I think you are >perfectly justified in staying with what you know. No, I'm retired from music, and was never interested in anything computerized in that field anyway. not involved with video at all. BK |