[Ham-Computers] Frustration with MS

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

One thing all of us need to remember here. I get tired of people picking on Mr.
Bill Gates. Good, bad or otherwise, remember - He made it possible for us to
have home computers in many many ways. Had he not been there, what we have today
would very likely not exist.	
	
We can no more fault him than we can the Japanese for killing us off in the
electronics market. After all, Bell Labs invented the transistor and we let the
Japanese have it! We invented the VCR and let them have it. So what should we
expect? We gave them the technology and they used it better than we did! We have
nobody to blame except ourselves. 	
	
Mr. Gates has done one heck of a lot of good things for the computer industry,
keep that in mind. He saw a market, he filled it and he made a lot of money in
doing so. Many others have done the same. Apple would have died had Bill Gates
not created competition for them, which made Apple better and they survived. So
whether you like Mr. Gates or not, get off his back. We have all benefited
because of him, even if we do not want to admit it.	
	
Duane W8DBF 	
  

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From: Preston Graham <w4fda at pobox.com>
To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or
experimenting <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Frustration with MS
Date: Monday, May 31, 2004 5:34 PM

TAKE IT EASY COWBOY!!   WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT, AND IT'S SINKING.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Isbell" <millenniumfalcon at cableone.net>
To: "Mail List for Ham-Computers" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 3:47 PM
Subject: [Ham-Computers] Frustration with MS


> I get so damned frustrated every time I try to change something in 
> Windows.  It must be because those Indians that program it do not have 
> the same logic process we use.  It is NOT intuitive to a westerner.
> 
> I am using XP and I am trying to change the default program for viewing 
> .DOC files.  It is now defaulting to "Easy Writer" and I want it to 
> default to "Word For Windows" but try as I may I cannot find the screen 
> that is used to designate which program takes which extension by 
> default.  I know its there but I cant find it.
> 
> Can anyone tell me why it isnt under "Settings", the obvious intuitive 
> place to look for settings??
> 
> Can anyone tell me where those indians hid it????
> 
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