Re: OT: Telus is dropping their news server.

[tourman <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 25, 1:01=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Oct 24, 11:32=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Oct 24, 10:10=A0pm, Frank Kurz <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > On 24/10/2010 3:18 PM, Jim wrote:
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> > > > On Oct 24, 12:56 am, Frank Kurz<t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
> > > >> On 23/10/2010 5:29 PM, Jim Rojas wrote:
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> > > >>> nick markowitz wrote:
> > > >>>> On Oct 23, 2:53 pm, Jim Rojas<jro...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
> > > >>>>> Frank Kurz wrote:
> > > >>>>>> I haven't had access to the group for about fifteen days now. =
This
> > > >>>>>> morning I get a message that states that Telus is dropping the=
ir
> > > >>>>>> service
> > > >>>>>> from October 1. Some more notification would have been nice!
>
> > > >>>>> I use Teranews.com
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> > > >>>>> Jim Rojas
> > > >>>>> Technical Manuals Online!http://www.tech-man.com
> > > >>>>> 8002 Cornwall Lane
> > > >>>>> Tampa, FL 33615-4604
> > > >>>>> 813-884-6335
>
> > > >>>> You can get to this group thru Google news groups as well
>
> > > >>> Yes, but I like to use my mail program to respond to emails as we=
ll as
> > > >>> usenet.
>
> > > >> I tried Google groups. =A0Royal pain. =A0I'll try Giganews for a c=
ouple of
> > > >> months and see how that goes.-
>
> > > > I use Google. It's kinda messy at first, =A0trying to find this gro=
up,
> > > > but once I did, I just bookmarked the sign-in page and now it just
> > > > takes a couple of second to sign on. They don't require any persona=
l
> > > > info and I can keep a low profile and this is all I use it for anyw=
ay.
> > > > Works for me.
>
> > > I prefer using a news reader. =A0I happen to like using Thunderbird.
>
> > > On a side note... =A0I figure as an official "beta tester" for Micros=
oft
> > > 2010 Office, I'd receive a "thank you" in the form of either a free
> > > upgrade to the full version or a deeply discounted price to do so. =
=A0MS
> > > isn't even offering an "upgrade" version (except to those individuals
> > > that bought Office 2007 as part of a new computer purchase - and then
> > > you have to activate it in a very narrow "window"). =A0That just plai=
n
> > > sucks. =A0I use Professional because I write a lot of Access apps. =
=A0Would
> > > have been nice to upgrade to 2010. =A0Glad I saved everything I did a=
s a
> > > "2007" file.
>
> > > Rant mode "off".
>
> > > --
> > > Frank Kurzwww.firetechs.net
>
> > RHC: Frank, why bother spending any money on new versions of Office
> > (rhetorically speaking....I'm sure you have your reasons). I'm still
> > using an old copy of Office 2000 that does everything I could want to
> > do with this program. =A0I get severely pissed with programs such as
> > Quick Books where they keep trying to get you to upgrade to get some
> > minor upgrade I wouldn't use anyway.
>
> > Until recently, I was still using Quick Books 2000 but did decide to
> > buy the latest version (2010). That one should keep me going for the
> > next decade at least.....:))-
>
> Problem is, ( and I feel the same as you) the operating systems change
> and when you buy a new computer, the old applications are not
> compatable with the new operating system. I use Word Perfect, word
> processor and =A0have for about 20 or more years ( before it was even
> called Word Perfect) I Never =A0use Word in spite of the fact that they
> stole most of their functions from WP. =A0This computer I have now will
> be the last one that I can use my old version on. I'll have to get a
> new version of WP for my next computer. And .... I don't even know if
> I'll be able to convert all of my old saved files to the new WP
> format. I'm having some trouble with this computer converting some old
> files.

RHC: Yeah, that is the price of progress I guess. I too have to keep a
couple of old computers around in order to dial in with DOS level
software for some of my older panels. Then there is the problem of 64
bit machines versus the older 32 bit computers, but I have been able
to solve most of those problems using Virtual Machine. This lets you
load another operating system software (even 32 bit Win XP) on a Win 7
X64 bit machine) inside the modern operating system.. Its a free
download and worth taking a look at ....it might solve some of your
problems