Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think Apple should name the next version of OS-X "Tabby" or "Housecat" -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 6/29/13 3:26 PM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >I use Safari "cue jungle noises". >But on Panther with no snow shoes operating system. Its a few back and a >bit >of a different world back then I keep alive. >I get pop ups when I surf "it would be so nice if you could upgrade your >this or that". >So its a moot point as to what is going on. Will be upgrading my system >very >soon. The browser will be upgrade automatically. A few weeks later when I >get the hang of it I'll go from the Leopard who loves the snow to the Lion >who is not so hot on the mountains. Valley Lion. And then to the one who >loves the mountain. >I'm I'm totally into cats. >As soon as all my kitties are settled in I 'd go to the just out then >Mavericks. >Which is no feline I've ever heard of. >Turns out Mavericks is a California surfing location named after a guys >dog. >A German Sheppard. >I'm a dog lover. German Sheppard's in particular. >But Wild Cats is an act no dog would want to follow. > >Would I go Beagle when I could go Puma? >Would I go Bull Terrier when I could go Cheetah? >Would I go Dachshund when I could go Ocelot? > >Dogs are friendly and obedient but they live because their kitty friends >let >them live. > > > > > > >On 6/28/13 9:44 AM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: > >> I use Chrome with no regrets. >> >> Tina >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 2:27 AM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: >> >>> Yes, there is that work-around for looking large. However, several >>>times, >>> I've waited it out after the direct route of just clicking on the >>>enlarge >>> icon and, after an annoying delay, the enlarged picture showed. The >>> work-around is faster. >>> >>> I quit Firefox because it seemed to have a memory leak, my computer >>>would >>> slow down, and the activity showed that my available memory was close >>>to >>> zero. It could very well have been some add-on (plug-in) but a quick >>>set of >>> experiments failed to identify the culprit and I just decided to >>>switch to >>> Chrome. Also, I've learned to love Chrome's bookmark manager. >>> >>> Herb >>> >>> Herbert Kanner >>> kanner at acm.org >>> 650-326-8204 >>> >>> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 27, 2013, at 8:52 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This question lives in the Windows universe. Macs are perfectly good >>> computers, but outside the scope of the problem. >>>> >>>> The entity to which I am indentured requires us to use an earlier >>> version of the Bill Gate's browser. Since I sometimes need to connect >>>there >>> from home, I have to keep my IE behind. Said version is now so old >>>that it >>> often freezes or crashes on many Web sites these days. So I am going >>>to >>> make another browser my default, and save IE for when I need to >>>connect to >>> said entity. >>>> >>>> So... Chrome or Firefox? Or...? Which do you prefer, and why? I >>>>like >>> reliability and logical simplicity of controls. Reasonable security is >>> good, too. >>>> >>>> I've been fooling with the most recent version of Chrome, but have >>> noticed some quirks. Like the LUG gallery displaying blank pop-ups >>>when I >>> click the little double rectangle to enlarge the pictures (they show up >>> fine if I right click and tell it to open in a new tab). >>>> >>>> --Peter >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> > > > > >-- >Mark William Rabiner >Photography >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information