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Archive through April 04, 2007

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Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I absolutely need Adobe products. This is amazingly poor of both Adobe and Microsoft, both of which seem to be too darn big to care!!!

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 12:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'm a bit more surprised at Adobe. They were working on new releases of some products (Acrobat, Robohelp) and they knew Vista was coming out. Granted, some functionality in Vista changed between the beta release and the RTW, but still... For a company as large as Adobe to have so many products that work only with tweaks is pretty amazing to me.

I've never been a fan of Adobe and unfortunately have to use many of their products (I don't like the company although I do like the products).

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
Cell phone question for the elderly...

DH is looking into a cell phone for his mother and we found this website www.jitterbug.com, however, we've never heard of them before.

Any thoughts or additional cell phones suggestions for the elderly would be appreciated, thanks!


Rosie
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11-12-2003

Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Hi Eggie,

I heard about the Jitterbug phone on the Today show. They did a whole segment about items that would be easier for seniors. This was posted on the Today Show site:
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Jitterbug cell phones

The Jitterbug is the perfect gift for seniors who struggle with cell phones because they’re hard to see, confusing to operate or difficult to hear on. Jitterbug is a new simplified cell phone that offers large buttons, simple operation (no confusing icons), easy-to-read text, a cushion that cups around your ear to improve sound quality, a volume control and more. They also offer the OneTouch cellphone that has three preprogrammed buttons if you just want the security of having a cell phone in your car, purse or pocket for an emergency. $147 for the phone with optional service plans costing between $10 and $40 per month. www.jitterbug.com, 800-550-6649
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It looked so easy to use and I believe that I saw an ad on TV later that showed the customer actually speaking with a customer service rep to get even more help completing calls.

That is all I almost know.

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 2:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
Thanks Rosie! This is the type of information we're seeking.

Ya done good Rosie!!


Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
The razor phone is nice cause the buttons are big too. I just got one for my dd (free upgrade!) and i am going to get one for me cause i can see and actually press the button without pressing the one next to it too.

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 7:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I love my RaZR, but I have to admit, it's not the easiest phone to use if your senior person wants to do any texting. :-)

And it does take some getting used to... the flat buttons.

Still, I love my RaZR!!!

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Friday, March 30, 2007 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Ok...I want to know how to make Ring Tones. Would/Could someone point me in a direction on how to make ringtones...so I don't have to pay for them.

Thanks in advance.

Tera
Member

08-10-2000

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tera a private message Print Post    
I looking for an alternative to Outlook Express.

Anyone here using Mozilla Thunderbird? Good / Bad?

Thanks.


Jan
Moderator

08-01-2000

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
I use it and have no complaints. I just started using it - prior to thunderbird I used netscape 7 and loved it.

Jimmer
Moderator

08-30-2000

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Thunderbird is very good.

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
Personally, I love Gmail for handling all of my mail. The way it sorts mail is AMAZING, in it has created a new paradigm for email service.

Gmail can check your other accounts, and can send on behalf of them too. It's amazing. Everyone I know that I have convinced to try it has fallen in love with it.



Sure, it's not a "local" program, in that it stores mail out on the internet instead of your computer, but it has a huge storage capacity, and won't lose your mail if your hard drive crashes.

Also, it has connected programs that offer the same services as Outlook and other Office programs. There is Google Calendar, Google Documents & Spreadsheets, blogging, personalized home page....etc.

PS - I don't mind sending anyone an invitation who wants one...PM me with your current email address.

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 4:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Why are you looking to ditch OE? What is it you want to do?

The difference between email clients such as Outlook Express and Gmail is that the former one stores your email locally and the latter one keeps it and stores it on a server. So your email will sit on Gmail's server forever till you delete it.

You can use Outlook Express to download, locally, all of your various email (I use it for cox.net, hotmail, msn, gmail, yahoo, and a coupla others).

I access all my email via my Web-based accounts when I travel, but when I get home I download everything to my local computer. I'd much rather have control of what goes where and what gets scanned and definitely prefer that my mail stay on my computer. If you are worried about losing data, it's really easy to backup OE or Outlook.

In general, power users steer clear of saving email on ISP servers, too. It's just good computer security.

Tera
Member

08-10-2000

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 5:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tera a private message Print Post    
I am ditching OE because since I installed Office Home & Student 2007 (Outlook 2007 not included) OE will only spell check in French!

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974

Basically Microsoft told me I am S.O.L. Real nice... One Microsoft program screws up another Microsoft program.

I am a horrible speller. I won't last long with only a French spell checker.

Thanks for all the replies! I think I will give Thunderbird a try.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I'm quite certain that you will like Thunderbird.

Karen
Member

09-07-2004

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 7:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
What kind of a slap in the face is that from Microsoft, to overlook such a simple thing as "oops, maybe the spellcheck won't work in English??". That's horrible. I thought maybe you hadn't configured your machine correctly or something, Tera, 'til I clicked on the link.

I'm *THIS CLOSE* to buying a Mac. Crap like that just pushes me further from Microsoft.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 9:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Tera, could you take up speaking French? ;)



Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 9:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
I've used Thunderbird for years and I have no complaints. Plus there are lots of extensions that help you personalize it.

P.S. wish I could afford a Mac. Bought #2 son one for school and fell in love with it

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 11:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
LOL Juju!!!

I like the Macs, but I'm waiting until Vista gets a bit better, and then I'll buy a Mac and run Parallels.

Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 6:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
<---------- loves her Mac unreservedly!

Bonzacat
Member

07-08-2003

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 9:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
A Mac Mini is $599 and can be hooked to most monitors, so it has gotten a bit easier in price to jump into the Mac world.

I don't want to turn this into a Mac/PC debate, but like Hermoine, I love Mac. My computer life is virtually trouble-free.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 9:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I macs!

Karen
Member

09-07-2004

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 9:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
I don't think the Mac/PC debate will ever be settled. But I've made up my mind, for all the digital media stuff I want to do at home, this little PC isnt' gonna cut it. I'm going Mac.

Mamapors
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07-29-2004

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamapors a private message Print Post    


Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
Karen, definitely for visual stuff, Mac is hands-down the winner.

I think it's just a matter of comfort, and when you have been using a PC for so long, it's hard to subject myself to the total change in OS interface. But I WILL do it eventually.

I TOTALLY love those 24 inch iMacs. *swoon*