Now that's not very friendly....I was just asking for free advice......hehehe

I just love it when people say "you're in IT?, well I have this problem with my computer at home" ... I guess you don't get too much of that?

Sure of course all the time....hehehe - just kidding.....but if the govt allows us to deduct our computer on our taxes......I will e-mail my acct and see waht the answer is.....or do you want to ave me the trouble and just tell me I'm "nuts" now?

Since you're in IT....you can help me when I get my new MAC......and I just know how happy you'll be to do that......hehehe

Email your accountant ... help them save up for that BMW ...

I've given you my MAC advice before:
Q1: Do you still have the box?
A1: If the answer to Q1 is yes, put it back in the box and take it back to the store ... etc, etc, etc

My rockpool seems to have frozen ... can you give me any advice on how to maintain one in the prairies ...

Sure the same thing my mom does in the winter to her rockpool, birdbaths...dress really warm, put on boots, toque, mitts and find a broom with a wooden handle.....go outside..and start breaking the ice..........

I thought smacking the ice killed the fish ... although ice here does get thick enough to drive a truck on ... not a lot of fish filled outdoor ponds in Calgary.

And that's where I come into view again....

Satellite internet blows even when it's good - ping times are awful (speed of light, distance travelled...physics, see).

By the way, I love Macs. I keep trying to justify a new powerbook to my wife...of course, since she is already enjoyed her new ibook, she sees no benefit whatsoever in me having anything nearly as fun. So I am stuck with my boring Dell. For now.

You are a very good man.....I went through months of debating between an ibook and powerbook....the powerbook's are so expensive because I wanted a 15" screen......and couldn't justify paying $3300.00 for starters.

Finally did some research and decided on the 14' ibook with the superdrive.....a little more reasonable......wish I lived in the States though....they are cheap there compared to here. Because my new MAC is being custom built I won't see it until at least Dec 6/04....can hardly wait.

You should look into the ibooks.....you do live in the States don't you? The ones with the superdrive aren't quite as powerful as the powerbooks...but you can "soup" them up to the max and from what I understand they are very good......

Oh boy, is this true or what ?? That's why I bought one of these....

http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/frustrations/388b/

I'll have to ask Santa to get me one for Christmas

About as bad as people asking for free tax advice

We did just buy an ibook, I remember telling you. My wife's choice, I was a little sceptical. But I have been really impressed with it - so much so I want to replace my ageing Dell laptop with a new powerbook. But can't justify the cost at the moment. Maybe after Christmas.

The major thing that impressed me with it was that it was so incredibly easy to network with the stuff we already have. We already have a home network that has taken me ages to make (it's my geekish little hobby), and I didn't relish the prospect of figuring out how to get this mac on it. But sure enough, it just magically worked all by itself.

My only beef with it is that it gets a lousy wifi connection. The kitchen table is a random deadzone...weird.

Swapping tax advice for computer repairs might not be a bad idea though!

I'm married to a tax articled chartered accountant ... it was all planned a long time ago

Back to the very old days when money wasn't invented yet, eh? tax advice....... money wasn't invented......?