Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I recently purchased a Macbook (2GHz, 2Mb aftermarket RAM) and installed WinXP using Boot Camp. It will end the Mac vs Windows argument for most people. Both operating systems run fine and are faster than anything I've had before. Phil On Jun 3, 2006, at 7:20 AM, Don Dory wrote: > I have been using wintel machines since the first Compaq clone came > out and > 10MB hard drives were radical. The machines have been stable and > useful for > my needs until the current machine which randomly crashes > apparently to some > driver conflict. So, after removing all my daughters games and > just about > everything else on the computer but Microsoft products, PS, and iPod > software, and the drivers for my film scanner and printer the D&*$ > thing > still randomly crashes. > > So, my next machine will be an intel based Mac despite the pain of > switching > licenses for Adobe. I am really not a good customer to have if the > product > proves unreliable. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 6/2/06, Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net> wrote: >> >> Luis, >> If you are using Windows, you need to format your disk and >> reinstall the >> *** thing every 6-12 months otherwise the mess will just pile up. >> Therefore keep a partition only for Windows, another only for the >> swapfile, and all your data elsewhere to minimize your problems. >> And Jim >> is right - using the Firefox/Thunderbird combo will ease the pain >> a bit. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> Luis Ripoll wrote: >> >> >Hi Jim, >> > >> >Thanks for the advice, but my problems started with a bad system >> restore, >> >and I have disabled some things..., some times erroneous.... I >> hope next >> >week will be all arranged. >> > >> >We wait for your visit to Barcelona, you will be welcome at least >> as well >> as >> >in Marbella! >> > >> >Saludos from Barcelona >> >Luis >> > >> >-----Mensaje original----- >> >De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org >> >[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En >> nombre >> de >> >Jim Hemenway >> >Enviado el: s?bado, 03 de junio de 2006 1:55 >> >Para: Leica Users Group >> >Asunto: Re: [Leica] Saludos >> > >> >Luis: >> > >> >I submit that it would be a good idea to replace Outlook with more >> >robust email software such as Thunderbird or Eudora... there are >> others >> >which are much less troublesome and invasive than Outlook. >> > >> ><http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/> >> ><http://www.eudora.com/> >> > >> >As for Internet Explorer. I would recommend Firefox or Opera or >> even the >> >latest Netscape. >> > >> ><http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/> >> ><http://www.opera.com/> >> > >> >Jim, "Who never got to Barcelona, only Granada and Marbella" >> Hemenway >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >Luis Ripoll wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> >>Hi all, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Unfortunately I have still problems with my computer, I can use the >> >> >> >> >> >Outlook >> > >> > >> >>but not the navigator Internet Explorer, I can read the messages >> but I >> >> >> >> >> >can't >> > >> > >> >>see the pictures. I hope that next week will be repaired. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Saludos desde Barcelona >> >> >> >>Luis >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information