poldy <[email protected]> wrote:

> For one thing, I don't think Photoshop for Mac is yet a universal binary
> yet.

It's not. Should be out in Spring.

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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:42:06 +0100, [email protected] (Mister Bartlett) wrote:

>poldy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> In article <1ht3jux.m8tztzj45q9zN%[email protected]>,
>> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> > > > You know what my number one wish is? A keyboard with four simple
>> > > > buttons down the left hand side: Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo. Give me this
>> > > > on a Mac, and I might just convert.
>> > []
>> > > 2 button combos. Cut Ctrl+x, Copy Ctrl+C paste Ctrl+v undo Ctrl+z
>> > > redo Ctrl+y
>> >
>> > If it really has to be one button, you could just remap F1-4 I suppose,
>> > or programming the mouse to do it might be an option, though that puts
>> > it all into one hand.
>>
>> That's what I was going to say. The F keys at the top could be
>> programmed and also, most third-party after-market mice like those from
>> Logitech come with several buttons on the sides and top. Anything
>> beyond the left and right buttons can be programmed with the utility
>> software which comes with the mice. This is for both Windows and Mac.
>
>Slightly related - on a Mac you can disable the Caps Lock key without
>prising it off with a screwdriver, or using some registry hack. How do
>you do that on a PC?

Why would you want to do that?
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Martin <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:42:06 +0100, [email protected] (Mister Bartlett) wrote:

> >Slightly related - on a Mac you can disable the Caps Lock key without
> >prising it off with a screwdriver, or using some registry hack. How do
> >you do that on a PC?
>
> Why would you want to do that?

Because I often inadvertently press the Caps Lock key instead of/as well
as the Shift key. I never actually use Caps Lock, so it's handy to be
able to get rid of it :-)

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On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:42:02 -0800, poldy <[email protected]> wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The overall performance depends on how effectively the two processors are
>> used.
>
>True but reading and posting to newsgroups aren't processor-intensive.
>
>What might typical consumers use which requires processing power?

I asked a similar question in another post earlier this week.

My old 300Mhz PC with Win98 was adequate for most things.

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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:15:52 +0100, [email protected] (Mister Bartlett) wrote:

>Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:42:06 +0100, [email protected] (Mister Bartlett) wrote:
>
>> >Slightly related - on a Mac you can disable the Caps Lock key without
>> >prising it off with a screwdriver, or using some registry hack. How do
>> >you do that on a PC?
>>
>> Why would you want to do that?
>
>Because I often inadvertently press the Caps Lock key instead of/as well
>as the Shift key. I never actually use Caps Lock, so it's handy to be
>able to get rid of it :-)

Something to do with the layout of the keys
or the size of your fingers?

I can't recall ever doing it. It's why I asked.

Some women have problems with the space bar, but that is another story.
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:42:06 +0100, [email protected] (Mister Bartlett)
wrote:

>Slightly related - on a Mac you can disable the Caps Lock key without
>prising it off with a screwdriver, or using some registry hack. How do
>you do that on a PC?

You use a program to change the registry, or change it manually -
changing the registry isn't a hack, it's just how windows manages its
configuration, in a large database called the registry.

Jim.

Let is be knownst that on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:33:15 -0800, poldy
<[email protected]> writted:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> Deeply Filled Mortician <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
> wrote:
>
>> Let is be knownst that on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:19:19 -0800, Go Fig
>> <[email protected]> writted:
>>
>> >Good Grief Norway, build your own iTunes... better yet how bout an OS
>> >or EVEN a media player... pathetic !!!!!!
>>
>> Better yet, download the music illegally, and give some money direct
>> to the artists.
>
>How do you send money directly to the artist?

Go see them perform live, or give the money to buskers. Live music is
what it all used to be about once upon a time, and I much prefer to
see live music than to listen to it on the radio etc.

>BTW, most of the illegally downloaded music are the usual hits so you'd
>be sending money to millionaires.

I'm picturing Metallica wandering back into the studio to produce
another shitty album, knowing it will receive the almighty marketing
push no matter what.

>It wouldn't be surprising if the contracts the artists have with the
>record companies forced them to share whatever proceeds they receive
>directly from illegal downloaders with their record companies.

An awful lot of the money misses the artists, and goes into the
coffers of the industry itself.
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Let is be knownst that on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:45:05 -0800, poldy
<[email protected]> writted:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> Deeply Filled Mortician <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
> wrote:
>
>> >
>> >Which is David and which is gRunge?
>> >http://www.apple.com/getamac/
>>
>> This marketing strategy for Macintosh is really pathetic.
>
>Those ads have been running for a long time over here. Apple has been
>reporting the highest sales of Macs in its history during this time.
>
>That's not to say the sales are due to those ads but Apple must be
>satisfied enough (there have been dozens in the series featuring these
>characters) to keep airing them, usually during the most popular shows.

I don't have a problem with Macintosh making a better machine at a
higher cost, but their attitude, and that of many of their staunch
supporters is really petty.
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Let is be knownst that on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:34:38 GMT,
[email protected] (Jim Ley) writted:

>On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:42:06 +0100, [email protected] (Mister Bartlett)
>wrote:
>
>>Slightly related - on a Mac you can disable the Caps Lock key without
>>prising it off with a screwdriver, or using some registry hack. How do
>>you do that on a PC?
>
>You use a program to change the registry, or change it manually -
>changing the registry isn't a hack, it's just how windows manages its
>configuration, in a large database called the registry.

It takes a fair confident user to go into the registry though. It's
not the place where you just change things willy nilly!

BTW, I'm off to google to figure out how to do this.
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Let is be knownst that on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:48:49 -0800, poldy
<[email protected]> writted:

>In article <1ht3jux.m8tztzj45q9zN%[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
>> > > You know what my number one wish is? A keyboard with four simple
>> > > buttons down the left hand side: Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo. Give me this
>> > > on a Mac, and I might just convert.
>> []
>> > 2 button combos. Cut Ctrl+x, Copy Ctrl+C paste Ctrl+v undo Ctrl+z
>> > redo Ctrl+y
>>
>> If it really has to be one button, you could just remap F1-4 I suppose,
>> or programming the mouse to do it might be an option, though that puts
>> it all into one hand.
>
>That's what I was going to say. The F keys at the top could be
>programmed and also, most third-party after-market mice like those from
>Logitech come with several buttons on the sides and top. Anything
>beyond the left and right buttons can be programmed with the utility
>software which comes with the mice. This is for both Windows and Mac.

The F keys are in a bit of an awkward place though. What I was
thinking of was a set of keys away from the others that you could
easily find with your fingers without looking away from the screen.

The other point about the Caps Lock key is also good. Just how many
people use the thing? I bet it's not nearly the number that make a
mess by accidently tapping the thing.

Finally, the stupid Fn key that exists on most laptops and some PCs.
Why the hell does it occupy a prime location, and why do manufacturers
insists on sometimes putting on the left, and sometimes on the right
of the Ctrl key (which is actually of great value)?

*rant over*
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:04:56 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:

>Let is be knownst that on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:45:05 -0800, poldy
><[email protected]> writted:
>
>>In article <[email protected]>,
>> Deeply Filled Mortician <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> >
>>> >Which is David and which is gRunge?
>>> >http://www.apple.com/getamac/
>>>
>>> This marketing strategy for Macintosh is really pathetic.
>>
>>Those ads have been running for a long time over here. Apple has been
>>reporting the highest sales of Macs in its history during this time.
>>
>>That's not to say the sales are due to those ads but Apple must be
>>satisfied enough (there have been dozens in the series featuring these
>>characters) to keep airing them, usually during the most popular shows.
>
>I don't have a problem with Macintosh making a better machine at a
>higher cost, but their attitude, and that of many of their staunch
>supporters is really petty.

Which is what the tiss pake in the Guardian was all about.
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:07:37 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:

>Let is be knownst that on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:34:38 GMT,
>[email protected] (Jim Ley) writted:
>
>>On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:42:06 +0100, [email protected] (Mister Bartlett)
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Slightly related - on a Mac you can disable the Caps Lock key without
>>>prising it off with a screwdriver, or using some registry hack. How do
>>>you do that on a PC?
>>
>>You use a program to change the registry, or change it manually -
>>changing the registry isn't a hack, it's just how windows manages its
>>configuration, in a large database called the registry.
>
>It takes a fair confident user to go into the registry though. It's
>not the place where you just change things willy nilly!

Wait until you have Italian kids.

>
>BTW, I'm off to google to figure out how to do this.

Bye! See you in 4 weeks.
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:07:37 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this:

... Let is be knownst that on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:34:38 GMT,
... [email protected] (Jim Ley) writted:
...
... >On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:42:06 +0100, [email protected] (Mister Bartlett)
... >wrote:
... >
... >>Slightly related - on a Mac you can disable the Caps Lock key without
... >>prising it off with a screwdriver, or using some registry hack. How do
... >>you do that on a PC?
... >
... >You use a program to change the registry, or change it manually -
... >changing the registry isn't a hack, it's just how windows manages its
... >configuration, in a large database called the registry.
...
... It takes a fair confident user to go into the registry though. It's
... not the place where you just change things willy nilly!

I did it many times to get rid of spy programs. Not a biggie. Just make a copy of the
registry before you go changing things.

... BTW, I'm off to google to figure out how to do this.

Martin <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:04:56 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
> <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
[]
> >I don't have a problem with Macintosh making a better machine at a
> >higher cost, but their attitude, and that of many of their staunch
> >supporters is really petty.
>
> Which is what the tiss pake in the Guardian was all about.

Reading some of the more obnoxious contributions to this thread and
elsewhere, I'd be hard pressed to decide where the petty attitudes lay,
to tell the truth.

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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:11:27 +0000, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:04:56 +0100, Deeply Filled Mortician
>> <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>[]
>> >I don't have a problem with Macintosh making a better machine at a
>> >higher cost, but their attitude, and that of many of their staunch
>> >supporters is really petty.
>>
>> Which is what the tiss pake in the Guardian was all about.
>
>Reading some of the more obnoxious contributions to this thread and
>elsewhere, I'd be hard pressed to decide where the petty attitudes lay,
>to tell the truth.

In that case you are lucky you haven't been bombarded with copies by e-mail like
another Mac enthusiast was elsewhere. He was amused.
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