SC>> Well, all I wanted is a program that I could work with by
 SC>> answering messages offline. After Y2K I couldn't get Blue Wave to
 SC>> work even trying to use the fix.

 MK> I looked at a few offline formats and didn't much care for any of
 MK> them, y2k aside.  I prefer keeping things simple and all those formats
 MK> are vastly overbloated for my liking, looking at them from both
 MK> perspectives (user and sysop).

I went through the answering messages online when I first got on the BBSs and
everyone was angry with me because my phone was always tied up. On rare
occasions a call would slip through while I was between BBSs. :-) With the
offline readers and this Point I'm only on the phone long enough to dl/ul the
messages. It is the same with Juno too.


 SC>> This Point is good and I'll use it as long as I can.

 MK> Looks to be working well from this angle.

Jack Yates has been wonderful helping keep this working. There has been a very
few problems here and there and he was right there for me.


 MK>>> Heh, heh.  That is quite normal.  Obviously you taught yourself
 MK>>> well.

 SC>> Yeah, another thing that is normal for a man!! :P~~~~~~~~~

 MK> Really?  That hasn't been my observation over the years.  More men
 MK> seem to be active in this medium but I am not sure it has much to do
 MK> with the ability to teach oneself.  Maybe but I have doubts.

Remember we were talking about the guy who was teaching me but not really
because he never took the time to really tell me what he was doing. That is
what I was saying was normal for a man...not having patience. Plus over the
years I think the gap between men and women computer has lessened a lot.


 SC>> I'm going to my last course on WORD tonight. When I enrolled I
 SC>> told the lady that I know all the basics about WORD and needed to
 SC>> learn more technical stuff, but she told me I had to take this
 SC>> class first. I've "learned" to copy/cut/paste, change
font style,
 SC>> size and color, and how to set up a letter. Oh and how to print
 SC>> what I typed. DUH!!!

 MK> I hear you.  Most of those so-called classes are a scam in my most
 MK> humble opinion.  I never did like anything that pushes any particular
 MK> product, good or bad.  That is bogus.

It isn't so much they were pushing Word, it is what most all the businesses use
on their computers. At least now I have a certificate saying I know what I've
known for years. I'm going to sign up for the advanced course, then go on to
learn Excel, Access and Powerpoint. I should be set then with all these
certificates. :-)


 SC>> It has been a waste of my time and money.

 MK> Right.  I agree 100% with that assessment.

The other courses I'll be taking are at least ones I either know little about
or nothing at all so that will be useful.


 SC>> Now I'm going to have to pay more money to take the
 SC>> class I
 SC>> should have been given the first time. :-(

 MK> Hopefully it'll be worth it.

I'm hoping too and you will hear me screaming all the way on Vancouver Island.
hehehe

Sharon

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