Re: [RE-wrenches] A Wrench's computer

2009-04-10 Thread Jeff Clearwater, Village Power Design
focus on your business. Another great wrench tool list addition! From: Kurt Albershardt <<mailto:i...@es-ee.com>i...@es-ee.com> To: RE-wrenches <<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 7:19:16 AM Subject:

Re: [RE-wrenches] A Wrench's computer

2009-04-10 Thread Ezra Auerbach
Another great wrench tool list addition! From: Kurt Albershardt To: RE-wrenches Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 7:19:16 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] A Wrench's computer As yet another long-time PC veteran (after IBM SNA and PDP-11s) with way too much Windows internals experience, I also just p

Re: [RE-wrenches] A Wrench's computer

2009-04-10 Thread Keith Cronin
___ From: Kurt Albershardt To: RE-wrenches Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 7:19:16 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] A Wrench's computer As yet another long-time PC veteran (after IBM SNA and PDP-11s) with way too much Windows internals experience, I also just purchased my first Mac.

Re: [RE-wrenches] A Wrench's computer

2009-04-10 Thread Kurt Albershardt
As yet another long-time PC veteran (after IBM SNA and PDP-11s) with way too much Windows internals experience, I also just purchased my first Mac. Installed Parallels to support Quickbooks (still no integrated payroll on their Mac version.) I have a maxed-out MacBook Pro as a desktop replace

Re: [RE-wrenches] A Wrench's computer

2009-04-10 Thread toddcory
I just purchased a MSI U100 netbook and love it. Fast & cheap ($350.00). Todd On Friday, April 10, 2009 8:26am, "Joel Davidson" said: > Wrenches, > Some Wrenches include their notebook computer among their most valued tools. > My 2001 IBM T23 notebook has served me well in the office and on th

Re: [RE-wrenches] A Wrench's computer

2009-04-10 Thread Paul Israel
Larry, Not sure on your model, but I just learned that pressing two fingers on the Mac keyboard gives me the right click feature. That was a huge relief. -- Paul N. Israel, President Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc. www.sunlightsolar.com 860/617-6527 cell This e-mail, and any attachments thereto,

Re: [RE-wrenches] A Wrench's computer

2009-04-10 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar
Joel, After 28 years of business computing dating from my George Morrow CPM machine, I purchased my first Mac, a MackBook Pro, 2.4GHz. After 6 months, I have very mixed feelings about it. I love the battery life and simplicity of features and included programs. Although I am still in a ste

Re: [RE-wrenches] A Wrench's computer

2009-04-10 Thread Paul Israel
Joel, I very reluctantly went to a MacBook after all these years and many many laptops. For the first few weeks - I cursed the Mac, missed my HP and drove some SSE staffers crazy. Inevitably though - for web, emails, Word and Excel it has been amazing. No unexplained shutdowns, quick (finally)