-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-
 
 WC> My landlady is a sweatheart and snagged the machine for me
 WC> when a friend upgraded.

 CA> I have had people who were generous enough to give me useful
 CA> hardware become annoyed when they found that I was actually
 CA> using it. Strange phenomena but I suspect they gave it to me as
 CA> a final test to prove they really did need a newer one. When I
 CA> got it all fixed it seems they felt betrayed?

 You know I got a bit of that sort of drift on this deal
 myself. I don't really care as if the woman wants to swap out the 
 Gateway for this machine no problemo,

 WC> I'm now hardware tech support for her new machine so she
 WC> can get onto AOL. In the next couple of days I'll have her
 WC> system over here and set it up properly for her.

 CA> Try to not criticize her choice of OS too much. Even with the
 CA> best of intentions people do take it as 'not liking their dog'.
 CA> :-\

I won't with current tech support target however did so
with my landladies Win XP, she agreed with me.

 WC> Get a Komodo dragon  Actually unbelievable as it might
 WC> Get a Komodo dragon  seem a
 
 CA> I despise cold-blooded anythings.

Well it's well to dispise a Komodo as their bite is generaly lethal
due to how filty with bacteria they are but it _would_
command respect when out for a walk ;-)

 CA> I don't see all that much transmitted as HDTV just yet.

 It's rather common around here.
 
 WC> Monitors are coming down in price.

 CA> Very true. At some point I do believe TV will be a monitor and
 CA> some sort of adapter rather than one single unit.

I see them integrating a computer into the TV - Monitor.
Noted on Tom's Hardware site an account of someone
who setup his computer just to access HDTV, interesting and
I'm going there myself as it's actually cheaper than the HDTV
set.

 WC> My mind is trying to deal with so much the last few days I
 WC> forgot for a time my password for fidotel.

 CA> Well your mind is filled with 'happy' thoughts at least. ;-)

Well picked up a sixpack and chugged last night...
computer burn, needed a break.
 
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