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OT: kinda funny mac vid [message #63228] Tue, 17 January 2006 07:57 Go to next message
jef knight[1] is currently offline  jef knight[1]   CANADA
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Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63230 is a reply to message #63228] Tue, 17 January 2006 08:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63231 is a reply to message #63228] Tue, 17 January 2006 08:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tony Benson is currently offline  Tony Benson   UNITED STATES
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This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've had
with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he talks
about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on right now
absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying it's shutting
down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone have any ideas on
this?

Tony


"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
news:43cd146b$1@linux...
> this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63232 is a reply to message #63231] Tue, 17 January 2006 09:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
EK Sound is currently offline  EK Sound   CANADA
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You are probably set up as "standard pc" instead of ACPI... this also
affects shut-down.

David.

Tony Benson wrote:
> This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've had
> with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he talks
> about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on right now
> absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying it's shutting
> down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone have any ideas on
> this?
>
> Tony
>
>
> "jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
> news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>
>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>
>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>
>
>
>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63233 is a reply to message #63232] Tue, 17 January 2006 09:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tony Benson is currently offline  Tony Benson   UNITED STATES
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How do I change this? Remember to talk slow and use detail if I have to go
into the Bios or do anything complicated to fix this. I'm a Mac guy at heart
and digging around in the bowels of a PC is scary for me. ;>)

The weird thing is, it just started doing this a few months ago. Before
that, it shut down fine.

Tony


"EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
news:43cd23ea@linux...
> You are probably set up as "standard pc" instead of ACPI... this also
> affects shut-down.
>
> David.
>
> Tony Benson wrote:
>> This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've
>> had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he
>> talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on
>> right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying
>> it's shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone
>> have any ideas on this?
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> "jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>> news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>
>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>
>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>
>>
>>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63235 is a reply to message #63233] Tue, 17 January 2006 09:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
EK Sound is currently offline  EK Sound   CANADA
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What version of windows??

David.

Tony Benson wrote:

> How do I change this? Remember to talk slow and use detail if I have to go
> into the Bios or do anything complicated to fix this. I'm a Mac guy at heart
> and digging around in the bowels of a PC is scary for me. ;>)
>
> The weird thing is, it just started doing this a few months ago. Before
> that, it shut down fine.
>
> Tony
>
>
> "EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
> news:43cd23ea@linux...
>
>>You are probably set up as "standard pc" instead of ACPI... this also
>>affects shut-down.
>>
>>David.
>>
>>Tony Benson wrote:
>>
>>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've
>>>had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he
>>>talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on
>>>right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying
>>>it's shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone
>>>have any ideas on this?
>>>
>>>Tony
>>>
>>>
>>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>>
>>>
>>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>>
>>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63237 is a reply to message #63235] Tue, 17 January 2006 09:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tony Benson is currently offline  Tony Benson   UNITED STATES
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Sorry. XP Home, Service Pack 2, 2.4 GHz P4, 500Mb ram.

Thanks,

Tony

"EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
news:43cd28fb@linux...
> What version of windows??
>
> David.
>
> Tony Benson wrote:
>
>> How do I change this? Remember to talk slow and use detail if I have to
>> go into the Bios or do anything complicated to fix this. I'm a Mac guy at
>> heart and digging around in the bowels of a PC is scary for me. ;>)
>>
>> The weird thing is, it just started doing this a few months ago. Before
>> that, it shut down fine.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> "EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
>> news:43cd23ea@linux...
>>
>>>You are probably set up as "standard pc" instead of ACPI... this also
>>>affects shut-down.
>>>
>>>David.
>>>
>>>Tony Benson wrote:
>>>
>>>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've
>>>>had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he
>>>>talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on
>>>>right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying
>>>>it's shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone
>>>>have any ideas on this?
>>>>
>>>>Tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>>>
>>>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63238 is a reply to message #63237] Tue, 17 January 2006 09:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
EK Sound is currently offline  EK Sound   CANADA
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Did you do any optimization tweaks or install any software around the
time it stopped shutting down on its own?

David.

Tony Benson wrote:

> Sorry. XP Home, Service Pack 2, 2.4 GHz P4, 500Mb ram.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony
>
> "EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
> news:43cd28fb@linux...
>
>>What version of windows??
>>
>>David.
>>
>>Tony Benson wrote:
>>
>>
>>>How do I change this? Remember to talk slow and use detail if I have to
>>>go into the Bios or do anything complicated to fix this. I'm a Mac guy at
>>>heart and digging around in the bowels of a PC is scary for me. ;>)
>>>
>>>The weird thing is, it just started doing this a few months ago. Before
>>>that, it shut down fine.
>>>
>>>Tony
>>>
>>>
>>>"EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
>>>news:43cd23ea@linux...
>>>
>>>
>>>>You are probably set up as "standard pc" instead of ACPI... this also
>>>>affects shut-down.
>>>>
>>>>David.
>>>>
>>>>Tony Benson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've
>>>>>had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he
>>>>>talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on
>>>>>right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying
>>>>>it's shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone
>>>>>have any ideas on this?
>>>>>
>>>>>Tony
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>
>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63246 is a reply to message #63238] Tue, 17 January 2006 10:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tony Benson is currently offline  Tony Benson   UNITED STATES
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Don't recall for sure. It may have been close to doing a McAfee scan and
cleaning of viri though. Can't directly relate it to that though.

Tony


"EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
news:43cd2c5e@linux...
> Did you do any optimization tweaks or install any software around the time
> it stopped shutting down on its own?
>
> David.
>
> Tony Benson wrote:
>
>> Sorry. XP Home, Service Pack 2, 2.4 GHz P4, 500Mb ram.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> "EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
>> news:43cd28fb@linux...
>>
>>>What version of windows??
>>>
>>>David.
>>>
>>>Tony Benson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>How do I change this? Remember to talk slow and use detail if I have to
>>>>go into the Bios or do anything complicated to fix this. I'm a Mac guy
>>>>at heart and digging around in the bowels of a PC is scary for me. ;>)
>>>>
>>>>The weird thing is, it just started doing this a few months ago. Before
>>>>that, it shut down fine.
>>>>
>>>>Tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:43cd23ea@linux...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>You are probably set up as "standard pc" instead of ACPI... this also
>>>>>affects shut-down.
>>>>>
>>>>>David.
>>>>>
>>>>>Tony Benson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience
>>>>>>I've had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the
>>>>>>things he talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm
>>>>>>typing this on right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen
>>>>>>comes up saying it's shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't
>>>>>>shut down. Anyone have any ideas on this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Tony
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63290 is a reply to message #63231] Tue, 17 January 2006 23:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
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Yup. You on 98/ME by chance?
Kill the power saving/sleep mode crap.
AA


"Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote in message
news:43cd21f0$1@linux...
> This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've
> had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he
> talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on
> right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying it's
> shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone have any
> ideas on this?
>
> Tony
>
>
> "jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
> news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>> this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>
>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>
>
>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63291 is a reply to message #63246] Tue, 17 January 2006 23:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
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Kill hibernate/sleep/standby/power saving stuff.
Right click on the desktop, Select properties, go to the screen saver tab.
Power schemes tab: System standby = never
Advanced tab: When I press the power button=Shut Down
Hibernate = unchecked

AA


"Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote in message
news:43cd3863$1@linux...
> Don't recall for sure. It may have been close to doing a McAfee scan and
> cleaning of viri though. Can't directly relate it to that though.
>
> Tony
>
>
> "EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
> news:43cd2c5e@linux...
>> Did you do any optimization tweaks or install any software around the
>> time it stopped shutting down on its own?
>>
>> David.
>>
>> Tony Benson wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry. XP Home, Service Pack 2, 2.4 GHz P4, 500Mb ram.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>
>>> "EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
>>> news:43cd28fb@linux...
>>>
>>>>What version of windows??
>>>>
>>>>David.
>>>>
>>>>Tony Benson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>How do I change this? Remember to talk slow and use detail if I have to
>>>>>go into the Bios or do anything complicated to fix this. I'm a Mac guy
>>>>>at heart and digging around in the bowels of a PC is scary for me. ;>)
>>>>>
>>>>>The weird thing is, it just started doing this a few months ago. Before
>>>>>that, it shut down fine.
>>>>>
>>>>>Tony
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:43cd23ea@linux...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>You are probably set up as "standard pc" instead of ACPI... this also
>>>>>>affects shut-down.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>David.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Tony Benson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience
>>>>>>>I've had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the
>>>>>>>things he talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm
>>>>>>>typing this on right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen
>>>>>>>comes up saying it's shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't
>>>>>>>shut down. Anyone have any ideas on this?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Tony
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>
>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63301 is a reply to message #63231] Wed, 18 January 2006 06:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jef knight[1] is currently offline  jef knight[1]   CANADA
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that's kinda what i though. but i'm having fun with some of the clips on
video.google.com

Tony Benson wrote:

>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've had
>with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he talks
>about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on right now
>absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying it's shutting
>down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone have any ideas on
>this?
>
>Tony
>
>
>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>
>
>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>
>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63309 is a reply to message #63301] Wed, 18 January 2006 08:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tony Benson is currently offline  Tony Benson   UNITED STATES
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It was a clever parody of those old Mac commercials. The part about the dock
was true. My solution was to just hide the damn thing. At least that way it
only pops up when I push the cursor clear to the bottom of the monitor.
Anyway, they did do a good job with the parody.

Tony


"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
news:43ce4f53@linux...
> that's kinda what i though. but i'm having fun with some of the clips on
> video.google.com
>
> Tony Benson wrote:
>
>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've
>>had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he
>>talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on
>>right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying it's
>>shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone have any
>>ideas on this?
>>
>>Tony
>>
>>
>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>
>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>
>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63316 is a reply to message #63291] Wed, 18 January 2006 09:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tony Benson is currently offline  Tony Benson   UNITED STATES
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Thanks Aaron!

Tony

"Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote in message news:43cdefda@linux...
> Kill hibernate/sleep/standby/power saving stuff.
> Right click on the desktop, Select properties, go to the screen saver tab.
> Power schemes tab: System standby = never
> Advanced tab: When I press the power button=Shut Down
> Hibernate = unchecked
>
> AA
>
>
> "Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote in message
> news:43cd3863$1@linux...
>> Don't recall for sure. It may have been close to doing a McAfee scan and
>> cleaning of viri though. Can't directly relate it to that though.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> "EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
>> news:43cd2c5e@linux...
>>> Did you do any optimization tweaks or install any software around the
>>> time it stopped shutting down on its own?
>>>
>>> David.
>>>
>>> Tony Benson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry. XP Home, Service Pack 2, 2.4 GHz P4, 500Mb ram.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Tony
>>>>
>>>> "EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:43cd28fb@linux...
>>>>
>>>>>What version of windows??
>>>>>
>>>>>David.
>>>>>
>>>>>Tony Benson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>How do I change this? Remember to talk slow and use detail if I have
>>>>>>to go into the Bios or do anything complicated to fix this. I'm a Mac
>>>>>>guy at heart and digging around in the bowels of a PC is scary for me.
>>>>>>;>)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The weird thing is, it just started doing this a few months ago.
>>>>>>Before that, it shut down fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Tony
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"EK Sound" <spamnot.info@eksoundNO.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:43cd23ea@linux...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>You are probably set up as "standard pc" instead of ACPI... this also
>>>>>>>affects shut-down.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>David.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Tony Benson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience
>>>>>>>>I've had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the
>>>>>>>>things he talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm
>>>>>>>>typing this on right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen
>>>>>>>>comes up saying it's shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't
>>>>>>>>shut down. Anyone have any ideas on this?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Tony
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>
>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63321 is a reply to message #63309] Wed, 18 January 2006 11:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
excelav is currently offline  excelav   
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The parody part of the video is Ok, what's not Ok is the untruths it spreads.
It's ignorant, non mac users are left believing this stuff. Example, he
states that he copies files from a CD to the desk top, then they vanish when
he ejects the CD. It is ignorance of how a mac works, a Mac works differently
than a PC! It's a false statement, he says he copies the files to the desk
top, on a Mac that just creates a short cut to the file, this is so you don't
create a redundant copy on your HD. A Mac user knows you need to drag/copy
the files to any other folder other than the desk top, if you want to copy
them. This would be user error/ignorance.

He says that when you delete a file, it's gone forever! Ah, yes, that is
the purpose of deleting a file! On a Mac it's called a trash can not a recycling
bin. That's why a Mac will prompt you with a message that asks you if your
sure you want to delete the file, because it will be deleted forever! When
you want something deleted, you want something deleted! Well the truth is
on a Mac the first binary is switched off so you can't see the file, but
it's still there, until you write more data to the HD. At any time the old
file can be written over and the file can be lost forever. In most cases
the files can be recovered if you don't let too much time pass. The idea
is that it is a more efficient use of HD space. When you delete something
on the Mac it reallocates the HD space back for use.

In both cases, it is ignorance of how a Mac works. He blames the Mac for
being stupid. Non Mac users are left believing that the Mac is flawed, when
in fact it is the non Mac user in the video that is flawed.

It is misuse of the product, misinformation and untruths. I'll give my over
exaggerated example. It would be like saying, this hammer isn't vary good
at chopping down trees, look at how stupid this thing is!

I understand the video is comedy, but it unfairly pokes at Macs and Mac users
with untruths.


"Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote:
>It was a clever parody of those old Mac commercials. The part about the
dock
>was true. My solution was to just hide the damn thing. At least that way
it
>only pops up when I push the cursor clear to the bottom of the monitor.

>Anyway, they did do a good job with the parody.
>
>Tony
>
>
>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>news:43ce4f53@linux...
>> that's kinda what i though. but i'm having fun with some of the clips
on
>> video.google.com
>>
>> Tony Benson wrote:
>>
>>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've

>>>had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he

>>>talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on

>>>right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying
it's
>>>shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone have
any
>>>ideas on this?
>>>
>>>Tony
>>>
>>>
>>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>>
>>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>>
>>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63326 is a reply to message #63321] Wed, 18 January 2006 10:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tony Benson is currently offline  Tony Benson   UNITED STATES
Messages: 453
Registered: June 2006
Senior Member
I agree James. Macs aren't stupid, people are stupid. ;>)

Tony


"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43ce835b$1@linux...
>
> The parody part of the video is Ok, what's not Ok is the untruths it
> spreads.
> It's ignorant, non mac users are left believing this stuff. Example, he
> states that he copies files from a CD to the desk top, then they vanish
> when
> he ejects the CD. It is ignorance of how a mac works, a Mac works
> differently
> than a PC! It's a false statement, he says he copies the files to the
> desk
> top, on a Mac that just creates a short cut to the file, this is so you
> don't
> create a redundant copy on your HD. A Mac user knows you need to
> drag/copy
> the files to any other folder other than the desk top, if you want to copy
> them. This would be user error/ignorance.
>
> He says that when you delete a file, it's gone forever! Ah, yes, that is
> the purpose of deleting a file! On a Mac it's called a trash can not a
> recycling
> bin. That's why a Mac will prompt you with a message that asks you if
> your
> sure you want to delete the file, because it will be deleted forever!
> When
> you want something deleted, you want something deleted! Well the truth is
> on a Mac the first binary is switched off so you can't see the file, but
> it's still there, until you write more data to the HD. At any time the
> old
> file can be written over and the file can be lost forever. In most cases
> the files can be recovered if you don't let too much time pass. The idea
> is that it is a more efficient use of HD space. When you delete something
> on the Mac it reallocates the HD space back for use.
>
> In both cases, it is ignorance of how a Mac works. He blames the Mac for
> being stupid. Non Mac users are left believing that the Mac is flawed,
> when
> in fact it is the non Mac user in the video that is flawed.
>
> It is misuse of the product, misinformation and untruths. I'll give my
> over
> exaggerated example. It would be like saying, this hammer isn't vary good
> at chopping down trees, look at how stupid this thing is!
>
> I understand the video is comedy, but it unfairly pokes at Macs and Mac
> users
> with untruths.
>
>
> "Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote:
>>It was a clever parody of those old Mac commercials. The part about the
> dock
>>was true. My solution was to just hide the damn thing. At least that way
> it
>>only pops up when I push the cursor clear to the bottom of the monitor.
>
>>Anyway, they did do a good job with the parody.
>>
>>Tony
>>
>>
>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>news:43ce4f53@linux...
>>> that's kinda what i though. but i'm having fun with some of the clips
> on
>>> video.google.com
>>>
>>> Tony Benson wrote:
>>>
>>>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've
>
>>>>had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he
>
>>>>talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on
>
>>>>right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying
> it's
>>>>shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone have
> any
>>>>ideas on this?
>>>>
>>>>Tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>>>
>>>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63327 is a reply to message #63321] Wed, 18 January 2006 10:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
justcron is currently offline  justcron   UNITED STATES
Messages: 330
Registered: May 2006
Senior Member
people getting defensive is comedy too :)

"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43ce835b$1@linux...
>
> The parody part of the video is Ok, what's not Ok is the untruths it
> spreads.
> It's ignorant, non mac users are left believing this stuff. Example, he
> states that he copies files from a CD to the desk top, then they vanish
> when
> he ejects the CD. It is ignorance of how a mac works, a Mac works
> differently
> than a PC! It's a false statement, he says he copies the files to the
> desk
> top, on a Mac that just creates a short cut to the file, this is so you
> don't
> create a redundant copy on your HD. A Mac user knows you need to
> drag/copy
> the files to any other folder other than the desk top, if you want to copy
> them. This would be user error/ignorance.
>
> He says that when you delete a file, it's gone forever! Ah, yes, that is
> the purpose of deleting a file! On a Mac it's called a trash can not a
> recycling
> bin. That's why a Mac will prompt you with a message that asks you if
> your
> sure you want to delete the file, because it will be deleted forever!
> When
> you want something deleted, you want something deleted! Well the truth is
> on a Mac the first binary is switched off so you can't see the file, but
> it's still there, until you write more data to the HD. At any time the
> old
> file can be written over and the file can be lost forever. In most cases
> the files can be recovered if you don't let too much time pass. The idea
> is that it is a more efficient use of HD space. When you delete something
> on the Mac it reallocates the HD space back for use.
>
> In both cases, it is ignorance of how a Mac works. He blames the Mac for
> being stupid. Non Mac users are left believing that the Mac is flawed,
> when
> in fact it is the non Mac user in the video that is flawed.
>
> It is misuse of the product, misinformation and untruths. I'll give my
> over
> exaggerated example. It would be like saying, this hammer isn't vary good
> at chopping down trees, look at how stupid this thing is!
>
> I understand the video is comedy, but it unfairly pokes at Macs and Mac
> users
> with untruths.
>
>
> "Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote:
>>It was a clever parody of those old Mac commercials. The part about the
> dock
>>was true. My solution was to just hide the damn thing. At least that way
> it
>>only pops up when I push the cursor clear to the bottom of the monitor.
>
>>Anyway, they did do a good job with the parody.
>>
>>Tony
>>
>>
>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>news:43ce4f53@linux...
>>> that's kinda what i though. but i'm having fun with some of the clips
> on
>>> video.google.com
>>>
>>> Tony Benson wrote:
>>>
>>>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've
>
>>>>had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he
>
>>>>talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this on
>
>>>>right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying
> it's
>>>>shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone have
> any
>>>>ideas on this?
>>>>
>>>>Tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>>>
>>>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
Re: kinda funny mac vid [message #63329 is a reply to message #63321] Wed, 18 January 2006 12:24 Go to previous message
Rod Lincoln is currently offline  Rod Lincoln
Messages: 883
Registered: September 2005
Senior Member
I have actually had 2 friends who have had macs for years make this mistake
and called me to help them. So not ALL mac user's no about this, they should
though.
Rod
"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>The parody part of the video is Ok, what's not Ok is the untruths it spreads.
> It's ignorant, non mac users are left believing this stuff. Example, he
>states that he copies files from a CD to the desk top, then they vanish
when
>he ejects the CD. It is ignorance of how a mac works, a Mac works differently
>than a PC! It's a false statement, he says he copies the files to the desk
>top, on a Mac that just creates a short cut to the file, this is so you
don't
>create a redundant copy on your HD. A Mac user knows you need to drag/copy
>the files to any other folder other than the desk top, if you want to copy
>them. This would be user error/ignorance.
>
>He says that when you delete a file, it's gone forever! Ah, yes, that is
>the purpose of deleting a file! On a Mac it's called a trash can not a
recycling
>bin. That's why a Mac will prompt you with a message that asks you if your
>sure you want to delete the file, because it will be deleted forever! When
>you want something deleted, you want something deleted! Well the truth
is
>on a Mac the first binary is switched off so you can't see the file, but
>it's still there, until you write more data to the HD. At any time the
old
>file can be written over and the file can be lost forever. In most cases
>the files can be recovered if you don't let too much time pass. The idea
>is that it is a more efficient use of HD space. When you delete something
>on the Mac it reallocates the HD space back for use.
>
>In both cases, it is ignorance of how a Mac works. He blames the Mac for
>being stupid. Non Mac users are left believing that the Mac is flawed,
when
>in fact it is the non Mac user in the video that is flawed.
>
>It is misuse of the product, misinformation and untruths. I'll give my
over
>exaggerated example. It would be like saying, this hammer isn't vary good
>at chopping down trees, look at how stupid this thing is!
>
>I understand the video is comedy, but it unfairly pokes at Macs and Mac
users
>with untruths.
>
>
>"Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote:
>>It was a clever parody of those old Mac commercials. The part about the
>dock
>>was true. My solution was to just hide the damn thing. At least that way
>it
>>only pops up when I push the cursor clear to the bottom of the monitor.
>
>>Anyway, they did do a good job with the parody.
>>
>>Tony
>>
>>
>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>news:43ce4f53@linux...
>>> that's kinda what i though. but i'm having fun with some of the clips
>on
>>> video.google.com
>>>
>>> Tony Benson wrote:
>>>
>>>>This is old, old, old Jef. Also, totally contrary to any experience I've
>
>>>>had with the numerous Macs I've owned. Actually, some of the things he
>
>>>>talks about I've only experienced on my PC's! The PC I'm typing this
on
>
>>>>right now absolutely refuses to shut down. The screen comes up saying
>it's
>>>>shutting down, but days later it's still hasn't shut down. Anyone have
>any
>>>>ideas on this?
>>>>
>>>>Tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"jef knight" <thestudio@allknightmusic.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:43cd146b$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>>>this guy's really trashing his mac....a tad funny
>>>>>
>>>>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6553260189868317794
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
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