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Post #395,287 by pwhysall 10/6/14 9:12:06 AM Reply	By way of contrast My work laptop bluescreened this morning; the Broadcom wireless driver fell over. (Look, interpreting a BSOD is a skill you never quite lose) People gathered round to have a look, and the IT manager himself took an interest. Yep, a Windows box crashing has become an event.
Post #395,296 by drook 10/6/14 12:24:54 PM Reply	So you're the kind of user who can still make that happen -- Drew
Post #395,297 by pwhysall 10/6/14 1:04:55 PM Reply	Wasn't even connected to the wifi Laptop was on the docking station, thus connected to the wired LAN. I'm that good.

Seeking comments on latest Mac notebooks - (Ashton) - (37) - Oct. 1, 2014, 03:31:09 AM EDT

Nice, expensive, not got much graphical shove - (pwhysall) - (7) - Oct. 1, 2014, 07:44:28 AM EDT

What he said. Are you missing a "Do Not" in the last line? - (Another Scott) - (3) - Oct. 1, 2014, 08:07:39 AM EDT

No - (pwhysall) - (2) - Oct. 1, 2014, 02:32:04 PM EDT

Weird. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Oct. 1, 2014, 03:58:20 PM EDT

Re: Weird. - (pwhysall) - Oct. 1, 2014, 04:28:40 PM EDT

I disagree about the keyboard. - (static) - (2) - Oct. 1, 2014, 10:05:42 PM EDT

Take your point, but... - (pwhysall) - (1) - Oct. 2, 2014, 12:50:46 AM EDT

Yes, the HHK is an outlier. - (static) - Oct. 2, 2014, 06:20:23 AM EDT

They were updated in July, more extensive changes in 2015. - (Another Scott) - Oct. 1, 2014, 08:03:31 AM EDT

Thanks all.. perzackly what I needed to know. - (Ashton) - Oct. 2, 2014, 04:25:32 PM EDT

PS: about desirable mem for two Apps: - (Ashton) - (24) - Oct. 2, 2014, 04:34:02 PM EDT

Max it. - (pwhysall) - (21) - Oct. 2, 2014, 05:24:45 PM EDT

I do appreciate that Winders Can handle (even such as you do.) - (Ashton) - (20) - Oct. 2, 2014, 08:40:43 PM EDT

windows sux - (boxley) - (10) - Oct. 2, 2014, 09:42:08 PM EDT

My dad recently got a Win7 machine after running XP for years... - (Another Scott) - (4) - Oct. 2, 2014, 10:32:18 PM EDT

recent? Win8 has been out for a while. - (boxley) - (3) - Oct. 2, 2014, 10:49:26 PM EDT

Yup. Just a few months ago. They didn't want 8.x. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Oct. 2, 2014, 10:56:03 PM EDT

Wow - (boxley) - (1) - Oct. 2, 2014, 11:01:11 PM EDT

Win7 is on "extended support" until January 2020. It'll be around a while. -NT - (Another Scott) - Oct. 2, 2014, 11:27:35 PM EDT

+5, subtle. Yes, I catch your meaning.. - (Ashton) - (1) - Oct. 2, 2014, 10:47:18 PM EDT

apple controls what hardware goes into its boxen - (boxley) - Oct. 2, 2014, 10:58:30 PM EDT

It's not UNIX - (malraux) - (2) - Oct. 2, 2014, 10:59:46 PM EDT

yup, shoddy dev platform unless you are from other countries - (boxley) - (1) - Oct. 2, 2014, 11:03:40 PM EDT

No kidding - (malraux) - Oct. 3, 2014, 12:24:20 PM EDT

Re: I do appreciate that Winders Can handle (even such as you do.) - (pwhysall) - (8) - Oct. 3, 2014, 01:16:06 AM EDT

+5, Insightful. - (static) - Oct. 3, 2014, 08:46:12 AM EDT

Thanks; second the Insightful (and dudgeon over Apple's now evident decline - (Ashton) - (6) - Oct. 4, 2014, 06:06:02 AM EDT

Actually - (pwhysall) - (5) - Oct. 4, 2014, 06:35:36 AM EDT

Heh. even moi can second the file manager options available - (Ashton) - (4) - Oct. 5, 2014, 05:54:44 PM EDT

I was a young sysadmin in the mid-late 90s - (pwhysall) - (3) - Oct. 6, 2014, 01:27:29 AM EDT

By way of contrast - (pwhysall) - (2) - Oct. 6, 2014, 09:12:06 AM EDT

So you're the kind of user who can still make that happen -NT - (drook) - (1) - Oct. 6, 2014, 12:24:54 PM EDT

Wasn't even connected to the wifi - (pwhysall) - Oct. 6, 2014, 01:04:55 PM EDT

Would she be happier with a MacPro? - (Another Scott) - (1) - Oct. 2, 2014, 06:18:41 PM EDT

Plan to send her here to mull, cogitate - (Ashton) - Oct. 2, 2014, 08:08:57 PM EDT

You might consider the refurbs - (Steve Lowe) - Oct. 3, 2014, 12:53:49 AM EDT

you might want to check the iworm -NT - (boxley) - Oct. 6, 2014, 09:48:21 AM EDT

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