From: "Rich" 

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   You can smash them to bits with a sledgehammer if you wish.  It's =
irrelevant and just another failed attem,pt by you at a diversion.

Rich

  "/m"  wrote in message =
news:ujufc2psc4q68gu2k989u2okc07o3rl2dh{at}4ax.com...

  I've taken apart my TV, toaster, washer, dryer.  They are still
  appliances.  The fact that I have taken them apart does not change the
  fact that they are appliances.

  Your stretch marks are showing.

   /m

  On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:16:02 -0700, "Rich"  wrote:

  >   My appliance manufactures and dealers will perform upgrades and =
maintainence on my appliances too if I wish.  I've never needed any.  I =
would say my appliances were successful.  Your's was not.
  >
  >   If you don't want your failures at tinkering to be perceived as =
such you should stop describing them as such.
  >
  >Rich
  >
  >  "/m"  wrote in message =
news:8e4dc29gej4j1fudoql56a1vm9bf4shbf3{at}4ax.com...
  >  >  You just described how you felt compelled to perform an upgrade =
which by your description required skill.  That sure sounds that as an =
appliance it failed.
  >
  >
  >  The Apple store wanted to do the upgrade for me when I bought it.  =
I
  >  could have left the unit there that evening and picked it up the =
next
  >  morning.  There was no charge for the install.   I told them that I
  >  wanted to bring the unit home, read the manuals and start playing =
with
  >  it for a few days, and that I could bring it back the next weekend =
when
  >  it was more convenient to be without the system for a half day.  =
The
  >  sales dude said, ~that's fine, enjoy the MacMini, and don't be =
afraid to
  >  stop by if there are any problems.~
  >
  >  There was no need for me to do the upgrade myself, nor would there =
be
  >  any need for someone who bought the MacMini to sit in their
  >  entertainment center to take the unit apart to install memory.  The
  >  MacMini is a successful appliance design.  A very successful =
appliance
  >  design.  I'm sorry if that bothers you.  Really I am.
  >
  >
  >  Regarding the rest of your message, your message seemed to have =
sunk
  >  into the usual ad hominem gutter-level attacks rather quickly this =
time.
  >  Once again, I'll choose not to join you there.
  >
  >   /m
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >  On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:34:42 -0700, "Rich"  wrote:
  >
  >  >   Do you even read what you write.  You just described how you =
felt compelled to perform an upgrade which by your description required =
skill.  That sure sounds that as an appliance it failed.
  >  >
  >  >   In you regard to your tinkering with computers running Windows, =
I would strongly suggest that you avoid this completely.  By your =
descriptions over time of the problems you have you are clearly not very =
good at this.  If you need something you should find someone skilled to =
do it for you.  It might help you become a happy person.
  >  >
  >  >Rich
  >  >
  >  >  "/m"  wrote in message =
news:5di4c258nbmt2u96h3epoke2ia92rnsiif{at}4ax.com...
  >  >
  >  >  I upgraded the memory on my MacMini.  It wasn't a nightmare.  =
But it did
  >  >  require a lot of patience, and rubber fingers.
  >  >
  >  >  I plan to never open up my MacMini again.  It's designed as an
  >  >  appliance, as such it is a very successful design. =20
  >  >
  >  >  If I want something I have to tinker with constantly in order =
for it to
  >  >  work properly, I'll stay with my Windows boxen.
  >  >
  >  >   /m
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   You can
smash them to bits =
with a=20
sledgehammer if you wish.  It's irrelevant and just another failed
= attem,pt=20
by you at a diversion.
Rich
 

  "/m" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote=20
  in message news:ujufc2psc4q=
68gu2k989u2okc07o3rl2dh{at}4ax.com...I've=20
  taken apart my TV, toaster, washer, dryer.  They are=20
  stillappliances.  The fact that I have taken them apart does =
not=20
  change thefact that they are
appliances.Your stretch marks =
are=20
  showing. /mOn Tue, 25
Jul 2006 17:16:02 -0700, =
"Rich"=20
  <{at}> wrote:>  
My appliance manufactures and =
dealers=20
  will perform upgrades and maintainence on my appliances too if I =
wish. =20
  I've never needed any.  I would say my appliances were =
successful. =20
  Your's was not.>>  
If you don't want your =
failures at=20
  tinkering to be perceived as such you should stop describing them as=20
 
such.>>Rich>> 
"/m" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote in =
message news:8e4dc29gej4=
j1fudoql56a1vm9bf4shbf3{at}4ax.com...> =20
  >  You just described how you felt compelled to perform an =
upgrade=20
  which by your description required skill.  That sure sounds that =
as an=20
  appliance it
failed.>>>  The
Apple store =
wanted to=20
  do the upgrade for me when I bought it. 
I>  could =
have left=20
  the unit there that evening and picked it up the
next> =20
  morning.  There was no charge for the
install.   I told =
them=20
  that I>  wanted to bring the unit home, read
the manuals =
and start=20
  playing with>  it for a few days, and that I
could bring =
it back=20
  the next weekend when>  it was more convenient to be =
without the=20
  system for a half day.  The>  sales dude said, =
~that's fine,=20
  enjoy the MacMini, and don't be afraid to>  stop by if =
there are=20
  any problems.~>>  There was no
need for me to do =
the=20
  upgrade myself, nor would there be>  any need
for someone =
who=20
  bought the MacMini to sit in their> 
entertainment center =
to take=20
  the unit apart to install memory. 
The>  MacMini is a =

  successful appliance design.  A very successful =
appliance> =20
  design.  I'm sorry if that bothers you.  Really I=20
  am.>>> 
Regarding the rest of your message, =
your=20
  message seemed to have sunk>  into the usual ad
hominem=20
  gutter-level attacks rather quickly this time.>  Once =
again, I'll=20
  choose not to join you
there.>>  =20
  =
/m>>>>>>>>>=
;> =20
  On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:34:42 -0700, "Rich" <{at}>=20
  wrote:>> 
>   Do you even read what =
you=20
  write.  You just described how you felt compelled to perform an =
upgrade=20
  which by your description required skill.  That sure sounds that =
as an=20
  appliance it failed.> 
>>  >   =
In you=20
  regard to your tinkering with computers running Windows, I would =
strongly=20
  suggest that you avoid this completely.  By your descriptions =
over time=20
  of the problems you have you are clearly not very good at this.  =
If you=20
  need something you should find someone skilled to do it for you.  =
It=20
  might help you become a happy person.> 
>>  =

  >Rich> 
>>  >  "/m"
<mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote in =
message news:5di4c258nbm=
t2u96h3epoke2ia92rnsiif{at}4ax.com...> =20
  >>  >  I upgraded the
memory on my =
MacMini.  It=20
  wasn't a nightmare.  But it did> 
>  require =
a lot of=20
  patience, and rubber fingers.> 
>>  =
>  I=20
  plan to never open up my MacMini again.  It's designed as=20
  an>  >  appliance, as such it
is a very successful =

  design.  > 
>>  >  If I want =
something=20
  I have to tinker with constantly in order for it to>  =
> =20
  work properly, I'll stay with my Windows boxen.> =20
  >>  >  
/m

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