tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post936313317047118715..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: Auto XPVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-26532419736762326142008-12-12T15:33:00.000-05:002008-12-12T15:33:00.000-05:00Violetsky, it's a funny one no matter how many tim...Violetsky, it's a funny one no matter how many times I see it. <BR/><BR/>Re laptop, forget not having Vista, it's everywhere. Unless you get a Mac, you're stuck with Vista. You'll learn a few new choice words, I guarantee you...Cycling Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365817168224699607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-42087044496297418882008-12-12T15:11:00.000-05:002008-12-12T15:11:00.000-05:00Kylie: it has a menacing purr, too!Kylie: it has a menacing purr, too!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-80813288520157276032008-12-12T15:10:00.000-05:002008-12-12T15:10:00.000-05:00Naomi: finding a good mechanic is a must. and diff...Naomi: finding a good mechanic is a must. and difficult.<BR/><BR/>XUP: good point.<BR/><BR/>Meggie: I sneer at them.<BR/><BR/>Pinklea: there are all those constant updates...<BR/><BR/>Squirrel: touche<BR/><BR/>Crystal: we need a committee of comedians in our heads.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-13644845892404182342008-12-12T07:33:00.000-05:002008-12-12T07:33:00.000-05:00Thanks for stopping by!And that cat is freaking me...Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>And that cat is freaking me out. It's watching me. I think it's winking at me. I'm pretty sure it is plotting to take over my computer, like Windows.Lucy Filethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101962728153916202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-37506933874634215942008-12-12T06:01:00.000-05:002008-12-12T06:01:00.000-05:00How true. Wish I'd had have the brains to think u...How true. Wish I'd had have the brains to think up that one.<BR/><BR/>CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-46691010852238165452008-12-11T22:35:00.000-05:002008-12-11T22:35:00.000-05:00I support all jokes at Bill Gate's expense. We ha...I support all jokes at Bill Gate's expense. We have suffered....why shouldn't he?Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-31136678699305173122008-12-11T22:28:00.000-05:002008-12-11T22:28:00.000-05:00I've had my MacBook for almost 4 months, but it ha...I've had my MacBook for almost 4 months, but it has already been in the shop, fortunately under warranty. My old iMac, which I had for 7 years, required repairs only three times. I've never had a PC, so how does this frequency of repaires compare?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-24481263109176123892008-12-11T19:26:00.000-05:002008-12-11T19:26:00.000-05:00Too true! I have never understood the need for tho...Too true! <BR/>I have never understood the need for those huge vehicles with 4 wheel drive, that Mum & kids just tootle round their suburban streets & use for grocery carts. Aussies are manaics for them too!meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-29512932035838512142008-12-11T17:50:00.000-05:002008-12-11T17:50:00.000-05:00I've seen this before, but it's hilarious. And yet...I've seen this before, but it's hilarious. And yet Bill is fithy rich, while the auto industry is standing around with cap in hand...hmmmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-73822833686053376372008-12-11T14:30:00.000-05:002008-12-11T14:30:00.000-05:00Well, a lot of this is true, but...Cars can be jus...Well, a lot of this is true, but...Cars can be just as finnicky! And getting it fixed is NOT that easy....! Going to "the dealer" is such a crap shoot...you might as well be calling a Foreign Country. LOL!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-63481770673952406282008-12-11T13:48:00.000-05:002008-12-11T13:48:00.000-05:00Peter: I want to get a laptop next, but don't want...Peter: I want to get a laptop next, but don't want to lose XP for Vista.<BR/><BR/>(and I've never understood the appeal of the Hummer, or most SUVs for that matter)VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-80484656647104808652008-12-11T08:58:00.000-05:002008-12-11T08:58:00.000-05:00"General Motors USA recently issued a for-real pre..."General Motors USA recently issued a for-real press release stating they were on the brink of bankruptcy" - <BR/>fortunately the local Antwerp, Belgium GM plant is safe, since it builds compact, high efficiency cars.<BR/><BR/>Europeans never understood the need to drive a gas-guzzling Hummer on a US street: they look like Irak war vehicles... <BR/><BR/><BR/>On topic: Windows Vista sure is a pain:<BR/>I need a new laptop and XP is no longer on sale.<BR/><BR/>Shame that Apple is just another "buyer lock-in" monopolist.<BR/><BR/>Guess we're stuck with Micro$oft...Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154038964967283580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-20272848423636191562008-12-11T06:15:00.000-05:002008-12-11T06:15:00.000-05:00Geewits: you never run out of stories, do you!!Geewits: you never run out of stories, do you!!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-21245504465343089242008-12-11T01:18:00.000-05:002008-12-11T01:18:00.000-05:00What about, "If you are driving along and a bug ge...What about, "If you are driving along and a bug gets in your motor, you will pay an expert a lot of money to try to save your engine and then you will have to buy a new car."geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-34162668582606700322008-12-11T01:00:00.000-05:002008-12-11T01:00:00.000-05:00MA: me tooRuth: yes, he is generous, but that's no...MA: me too<BR/><BR/>Ruth: yes, he is generous, but that's not what I think when something stupid happens to my pc<BR/><BR/>Jazz: really?<BR/><BR/>Irene: I've been curious to try out a Mac<BR/><BR/>Ian: that must be a little confusing<BR/><BR/>Maggie May: and can you relate to these problems?VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-59323541526153047242008-12-10T16:35:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:35:00.000-05:00I am a Mac user!I am a Mac user!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-5277129227950170742008-12-10T14:38:00.000-05:002008-12-10T14:38:00.000-05:00This is so wonderfully true. I am a former Mac fan...This is so wonderfully true. I am a former Mac fanatic currently relegated to using a PCIan Lidsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106994463366766471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-9096414445635797662008-12-10T10:08:00.000-05:002008-12-10T10:08:00.000-05:00Well, there's some truth in that, although my luck...Well, there's some truth in that, although my luck has not run that bad. I guess I have been lucky, knock on wood. Bill gates is actually quite brilliant, I think. I don't know enough about Apple to comment, but I'm sure they're brilliant too. Some people swear by them, so there must be something in it.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-4092325477519921902008-12-10T09:52:00.000-05:002008-12-10T09:52:00.000-05:005. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by ...<I>5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads.</I><BR/><BR/>Not anymore....Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-20707762519691987132008-12-10T07:35:00.000-05:002008-12-10T07:35:00.000-05:00Ahhh, brilliant! I wish I was brave enough to get ...Ahhh, brilliant! I wish I was brave enough to get a Mac next, but at the university it causes problems interfacing with all those PCs.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully Bill Gates keeps redeeming himself and his nightmarish engineering by pouring money into disease intervention globally. Every time something stupid happens on my laptop, I think, God bless him!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-37688683125507645742008-12-10T07:33:00.000-05:002008-12-10T07:33:00.000-05:00have nearly fallen off the sofa with laughter! MAhave nearly fallen off the sofa with laughter! <BR/><BR/>MAMad Asthmatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900631070917123841noreply@blogger.com