Comments on: I am Borg http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/ Author of Glamorous, Sexy Romance Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lynn Raye Harris http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Lynn Raye Harris Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:46:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/#comment-1007 The student discount is about $100 on average, so that's good! Hubby has a student card, but we didn't use it because we don't have an Apple store close by and we didn't want to wait for shipping. :)<br/><br/>I didn't have the Outlook problem because I do all my mail on the server. I've been doing it that way for the past 5 years or so. Could you get a Yahoo (or something similar) account and send some of that mail there? Just park it on the server and it'll be there for you when you want it. Yahoo did away with storage limits recently. I don't know if that's because I pay them $20 a year, or if they did it for the freebie accounts too. The student discount is about $100 on average, so that’s good! Hubby has a student card, but we didn’t use it because we don’t have an Apple store close by and we didn’t want to wait for shipping. :)

I didn’t have the Outlook problem because I do all my mail on the server. I’ve been doing it that way for the past 5 years or so. Could you get a Yahoo (or something similar) account and send some of that mail there? Just park it on the server and it’ll be there for you when you want it. Yahoo did away with storage limits recently. I don’t know if that’s because I pay them $20 a year, or if they did it for the freebie accounts too.

]]> By: Jean http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 Jean Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:47:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/#comment-1006 Mark Cuban says Outlook files can't be imported, so if you have email history you want to retain, that could be a problem. <br/><br/>I have nearly ten years of Outlook email, so I'll have to figure that out.<br/><br/>The Vaio is great -- it's the small one, so it's very handy and portable. One reason I'm waiting (besides having perfectly good PCs at the moment) is to find out if I'll be a student next year. I'd like to take advantage of the student discount. Mark Cuban says Outlook files can’t be imported, so if you have email history you want to retain, that could be a problem.

I have nearly ten years of Outlook email, so I’ll have to figure that out.

The Vaio is great — it’s the small one, so it’s very handy and portable. One reason I’m waiting (besides having perfectly good PCs at the moment) is to find out if I’ll be a student next year. I’d like to take advantage of the student discount.

]]> By: Lynn Raye Harris http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Lynn Raye Harris Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:59:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/#comment-1005 Hi, Allison! Yes, it took some convincing to get me to go to the dark side. And now I see what they were talking about. ;) I love iTunes, and I'm finding iPhoto to be such a breeze to use. I have a 1st generation Nano, but I'm thinking of getting the 160GB iPod Classic. I love the idea of all that video portability. <br/><br/>I remember the old Macs. The first computer I ever used in high school was one of those ugly green screen Apples. I don't know how I ended up in the Windows universe, except somehow I just did. I used Windows for years and now I hardly miss it at all. :) If you do make the switch, I think you'll be happy with it. :) Hi, Allison! Yes, it took some convincing to get me to go to the dark side. And now I see what they were talking about. ;) I love iTunes, and I’m finding iPhoto to be such a breeze to use. I have a 1st generation Nano, but I’m thinking of getting the 160GB iPod Classic. I love the idea of all that video portability.

I remember the old Macs. The first computer I ever used in high school was one of those ugly green screen Apples. I don’t know how I ended up in the Windows universe, except somehow I just did. I used Windows for years and now I hardly miss it at all. :) If you do make the switch, I think you’ll be happy with it. :)

]]> By: Lynn Raye Harris http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Lynn Raye Harris Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:51:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/#comment-1004 Dear PC: Sorry. I meant the other PC, not the Problem Child from the Playground. :) LOL! In future, I shall refer to my old PC as the Toshiba. How's that? :) Dear PC: Sorry. I meant the other PC, not the Problem Child from the Playground. :) LOL! In future, I shall refer to my old PC as the Toshiba. How’s that? :)

]]> By: Lynn Raye Harris http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 Lynn Raye Harris Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:50:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/#comment-1003 Well, Jean, I understand the reluctance when one has perfectly good computers already! And Vaio is a nice computer. Still, I can't believe how EASY this Mac is. I don't have Scrivener. Will have to look into that. I got Word, of course, because it's very necessary to me. I've written everything in Word since my very early days of scribbling, so I really am most comfortable with its features and feel.<br/><br/>I am not regretting the switch at all to Mac. So far, no glitches. Firefox did lock up once, but that was Firefox. I am most satisfied. :) Well, Jean, I understand the reluctance when one has perfectly good computers already! And Vaio is a nice computer. Still, I can’t believe how EASY this Mac is. I don’t have Scrivener. Will have to look into that. I got Word, of course, because it’s very necessary to me. I’ve written everything in Word since my very early days of scribbling, so I really am most comfortable with its features and feel.

I am not regretting the switch at all to Mac. So far, no glitches. Firefox did lock up once, but that was Firefox. I am most satisfied. :)

]]> By: Allison Brennan http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/comment-page-1/#comment-1002 Allison Brennan Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:27:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/#comment-1002 I've been considering going to the dark side as well . . . I had a mac in college, one of the very first macs. Then I converted to PC and never went back--PC is fairly universal. BUT there are a couple of things . . . like, I got a video iPod and it reminded me why I loved apple to begin with.<br/><br/>It'll be next year before I get one, but . . . I’ve been considering going to the dark side as well . . . I had a mac in college, one of the very first macs. Then I converted to PC and never went back–PC is fairly universal. BUT there are a couple of things . . . like, I got a video iPod and it reminded me why I loved apple to begin with.

It’ll be next year before I get one, but . . .

]]> By: Problem Child http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Problem Child Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:41:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/#comment-1001 I'll miss you. <br/><br/>But please quit saying such negative things about me...<br/><br/>PC I’ll miss you.

But please quit saying such negative things about me…

PC

]]> By: Jean http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 Jean Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:12:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/#comment-1000 I think Microsoft's largest mistake was letting the world know they wanted to take it over. That creates resistance. Apple hasn't let that cat out of the bag yet.<br/><br/>Thanks for the update. Right out of the box, huh? I hear Scrivener is also essential. <br/><br/>I'm thinking the MacBookPro will be a retirement gift to myself next year. I have two perfectly good desktops and a perfectly good Vaio laptop, but I don't want to get to the point where I MUST have a new box before plunging into the Mac environment. I've completely ruled out Vista as an option. I think Microsoft’s largest mistake was letting the world know they wanted to take it over. That creates resistance. Apple hasn’t let that cat out of the bag yet.

Thanks for the update. Right out of the box, huh? I hear Scrivener is also essential.

I’m thinking the MacBookPro will be a retirement gift to myself next year. I have two perfectly good desktops and a perfectly good Vaio laptop, but I don’t want to get to the point where I MUST have a new box before plunging into the Mac environment. I’ve completely ruled out Vista as an option.

]]> By: Lynn Raye Harris http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/comment-page-1/#comment-999 Lynn Raye Harris Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:04:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/#comment-999 Hey, Kathy! Maybe I will assimilate you on the drive! ;) I think it's part of Apple's plan to take over the world -- convert one PC user at a time and send them out to spread the news. Now why does that sound familiar? ;) Hey, Kathy! Maybe I will assimilate you on the drive! ;) I think it’s part of Apple’s plan to take over the world — convert one PC user at a time and send them out to spread the news. Now why does that sound familiar? ;)

]]> By: Kathy http://www.lynnrayeharris.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Kathy Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:27:00 +0000 http://authorlynnrayeharris.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/i-am-borg/#comment-998 Beware the Borg! LOL. You're too funny, Lynn!!! <br/><br/>I'm glad your assimulation is nearly complete. Hopefully, by the time we drive up to TN you won't be blue or have mechanical parts. LOL.<br/><br/>Kathy<br/>lostzs? Lots of what? Beware the Borg! LOL. You’re too funny, Lynn!!!

I’m glad your assimulation is nearly complete. Hopefully, by the time we drive up to TN you won’t be blue or have mechanical parts. LOL.

Kathy
lostzs? Lots of what?

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