Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, My iPhone covers all my portable computer needs these days. I also bought an XO computer for my daughter and find myself sneaking that out the door on occasion. I'm impressed with how much I can do on these little things. At 11:56 PM 8/6/2008, you wrote: >I just walked into a new Best Buy. There was an apple logo on the outside of >it. >So I went down two escalators; this was Broadway and 62nd. >Big signs "new Apple Center" >They had two tables. One with Apples on it. Macs. >Gorgeous! >The other with HP's on it >God awful ugly. Like they were doing it on purpose! >"lets see how ugly we can make these computers, Frank!" >I tell you the HP printers and other stuff are not ugly even good looking >why the laptops?!?!? > >I see people with 6x9 inch laptops. White ones. >I want a laptop that size I'd carry it around with me. >Take it to the movies and to the bathroom. > >My laptop is a 3 year old Powerbook. >Letter sized. >8.5x11 inch. > >But the Apple Macs now are bigger. >With all the other companies going crazy like some gorgeous Sony ones trying >to make laptops you can really carry around with your all day Apple does the >opposite! >I cant figure that out! >Other than they want you to use palm sized devices instead. > >That's got to be it! > >It helps to type things out. > > > >mark@rabinergroup.com >Mark William Rabiner > > > > > From: "LUISRIPOLL@telefonica.net" <LUISRIPOLL@telefonica.net> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > > Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:51:50 +0200 (MEST) > > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Experience with Apple? > > > > I'm really happy to belong to this great list!!! > > > > I've read all your messages and I have only to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH > > FOR ALL YOUR ANSWERS!! > > > > I want to clarify that my privat use of a computer is basically only > > for photography, e-mails, some internet and some back up of certain > > files from my work. I never use games, music, video... I'm used to be > > on PC after a longtime ago, when DOS was the "system", and after > > Windows 95, 98, XP and unfortunately "VISTA".... > > > > What are waiting at this moment is to know the estimate if it pays to > > repair or not my PC, I'm sure that I can do the same with PC or Mac, it > > is a question to be used to be, but after your opinions, if I need to > > buy a new one I'll seriously consider a Mac, and following the Hoppy's > > advice, see and touch a demo on a dealer. > > > > First at all I'll get my holydays and I'll decide after, on the > > meantime I can't post pictures and neither follow as usual the LUG, > > I'll be in Sitges (no internet there). > > > > Thank you very much again for all your help, I start my holydays the > > 8th to the 24th. > > > > Saludos cordiales > > Lluis > > > > > > > > > > ----Mensaje original---- > > De: LUISRIPOLL@telefonica.net > > Recibido: 05/08/2008 23:01 > > Para: <lug@leica-users.org> > > Asunto: [Leica] Experience with Apple? > > > > > > I think some of you are working with Apple, my first experiennce with > > Vista was very bad. XP is difficult to be long more available. Who?s is > > thinking that MAC could be a better option and why? > > > > Up to now Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office ahs been my natura > > domain to work, and at home it represented me even a bacl up of my > > business aplications. > > > > I'll appreciatre your opinions and advice. > > > > A decond question, do you thionk that brilliant monitors are better > > than mate?, personnally I prefer the mate. > > > > Thank you very much in advance! > > > > Saludos cordiales > > > > Lluis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > TERRA > > > > --> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Chris Saganich, M.S. Senior Physicist, Office of Health Physics Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York Presbyterian Hospital chs2018@med.cornell.edu http://intranet.med.cornell.edu/research/health_phys/ Ph. 212.746.6964 Fax. 212.746.4800 Office A-0049 "I am the radiation"