Recent content by piquant

Your user name without the letter L, says it all. However, still the pessimist, I can scarcely believe my issue is there to be solved for a modest sum like $70. If it works, I'll have a shot of Cod Liver Oil to celebrate in your honor.

I live in a retirement community consisting 3 wings of apartments that radiate from our library at the hub. It's approximately 200 feet from the library to the end of each wing. Of the 150 residents currently living here, fewer than five avail themselves of the free wireless service provided in...

No, indeed not Ben, I was seriously serious. I've had so may persons depreciate refurbished products, that I felt I shold tap the cornacupia of informed knowledge out there. Yes, I did have a little fun with it, but I catalogued all your answers in my consciousness. I concluded early on that a...

My innate modesty does not allow even a trace of exultation on my part, but I suppose regarding one's self as Einsteinian is modest enough for even my absent stable hands. That is, those who speak English, and who were probably shooting craps in my favorite polo pony's crib when I polled my...

WWIII is raging at our country estate over the word REFURBISH. One faction — including the inside servants, cook, gardener, chauffeur, et al (none of whom favor unemployment), agree that anyone who doesn't recognize that buying a refurbished 13" Macbook for $795 is like found money, needs...

It was with a sense of relief that I read your reply. Happily, none of the addressees (where delivery failed) were of importance, so failure of delivery was not a painful trauma. That the fault likely lay at the intended recipient's doorstep help ease my concern. I looked into gmail's...

Back when I was happy with life, Mail 1,3,9 sent and received mail as did Gmail. I worked on the Mail console, while Gmail provided both POP and SMTP servers. It was a neat deal...

I'm by no means an aficionado of British English usage, but I think one of the things you're doing wrong is using a word like "bloody" which many persons regard as very offensive. I hope you don't think I'm being too prudish. Indeed I regard our American love affair with a word like "freaking"...

I have a large problem, Gmail is my main guy for heavy lifting, but Mail 1.3.9 is where I hang my hat. I have but one address: ........@gmail.com. I receive mail in both in-boxes. I don't have to visit my web address to check my mail because all of it is also received by Mail. I store everything...

Thank you a very much, you've helped me a enormously.

ElDiabloConCaca You've been so forthcoming, I can't resist asking one last question to save myself reams of reading. I rejected the Mac mini because it's so unlike anything I've used that it makes me uncomfortable, but the MacBook looks exactly like the machine I'm using and therefore gives...

As impressed as I am with your premises, I must confess that my preference for a late g4 isn't as well reasoned. The reality is I've barely mastered the g3 iBook. I figured that if I got a more sophisticated version of my machine, I could do what I doing right out of the box, but better...

Having visited the site you provided, all I can say is I'm stunned. I've been judging value by evaluating computers selling on eBay. I don't know what to think — I'm going to look into this further. I'm grateful for your help, you may have helped avert a bad deal.

I'm looking at a near spotless Apple iBook G4 with almost a dead battery which I can buy from the original owner for $300. I still think that despite the battery, the price is good, which includes a very nice carrying case. What's holding up the deal for me is the owner has none of the disks...

You've helped me a great deal and I thank you very much indeed. Given the level of my expertise, it's not likely I'll be able to return the favor.