Re: Windows OS

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Windows OS
Date	2015-12-27 12:22 +1100
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"felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message 
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> On 26-December-2015 10:12 PM, Xeno wrote:
>> On 26/12/2015 8:01 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>>> On 24-December-2015 9:35 PM, Xeno wrote:
>>>> On 24/12/2015 4:15 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>>>>> On 24-December-2015 4:00 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote
>>>>>>> Xeno wrote
>>>>>>>> Noddy wrote
>>>>>>>>> D Walford wrote
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My son has gone over to the dark side, where he works in the UK
>>>>>>>>>> everything is Mac and he has become a fan, after my latest 
>>>>>>>>>> computer
>>>>>>>>>> problem he's telling me to dump the PC and buy a Mac.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Which is a perfectly sensible thing to do, *if* you like paying
>>>>>>>>> through
>>>>>>>>> the nose for your hardware,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good quality hardware costs, just like hardware in the PC world.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would never buy a Mac.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I might, but only to develop iOS apps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I like to 'fiddle' (I make/repair/upgrade my own PC's) and Apple
>>>>>>> actively discourage fiddling. they want users to pay a fortune to 
>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>> of their accredited dealers to do what one could easily do 
>>>>>>> themselves
>>>>>>> if it were a PC. but my very first personal computer was an Apple
>>>>>>> Mac, with 128k of RAM (no, that's not a misprint!) and no hard 
>>>>>>> drive.
>>>>>>> but it was technologically streets ahead of IBM machines of the day,
>>>>>>> which were still using DOS. Win 3.1 hadn't been released of course,
>>>>>>> but when it was it was just a crude copy of the Mac OS, which was
>>>>>>> called 'finder' as I recall. However, as windows evolved I decided 
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> make the change. the cost of Mac hardware and software, the low cost
>>>>>>> of PC software/hardware by comparison, and not to mention the
>>>>>>> plethora available, and of course the ease of upgrading PC's were 
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> crucial factors.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> want around 5% of the world's software made available to you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Of course 95% of PC software is just duplicate functionality
>>>>>>>> software that matches the functionality of the 5% of the Mac
>>>>>>>> software.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> and want to put up with Apple's bullshit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What bullshit would that be Noddy?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> how about the fact that you just have to guess most of time how to 
>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>> things? iPads don't even come with an instruction book for example.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They do have a proper electronic manual. It would
>>>>>> be completely stupid to have a printed one.
>>>>>
>>>>> what about someone who's never used one before. how are they supposed 
>>>>> to
>>>>> know how to get the electronic manual? apple should include a 'quick
>>>>> start' guide, like most products have these days, and instructions on
>>>>
>>>> They do, it's an inbuilt tutorial.
>>>
>>> afaik I don't have it on my ipad.
>>
>> IIRC, it was there when you first ran your iPad.
>
> don't recall ever seeing it

It was there anyway.

>> At least it was on the iPad3 and iPad4 we have here.
>
> mine is iPad2
>
>> It autostarted in the iPad initial setup sequence but you could skip it. 
>> I seem to recall I did just that on the second iPad I set up.
>>
>> According to this; http://ipadacademy.com/ipad-manuals-and-guides/
>>
>> It was originally accessible via Safari but I notice the link no longer 
>> works. That's because it's been relocated;
>>
>> http://help.apple.com/ipad/9/#/iPad9940e497
>
> I'll bookmark that on the ipad in case I need to look up something
>
>>
>> You can also access it here though;
>>
>> http://demo.tizra.com/iPad_User_Guide/7
>
> "Apple no longer includes a printed manual with devices like the iPad, and 
> instead provides a downloadable version on its website. Surprisingly, 
> their web version is not searchable on the iPad".

Wrong on that last.

> typical. everything has to be cryptic with apple.

Just another of your pig ignorant fantasys.

spotlight has always been the search function.

>> Along with other more recent guides.
>>
>> It's not as neat and easy as it was in the original autostart version. My 
>> iPad4 originally came with iOS6 or iOS7.
>>
>> I must say though, it's a lot easier to go to the App Store and download 
>> the relevant user guide there. Most of the guides relate more to the iOS 
>> version than they do to the actual iOS hardware so just select the guide 
>> for your current iOS version. Mine is 9.2 so I suspect yours would be 
>> too.
>
> it is
>
>> That said, I have the user guide for iOS7 and that works well enough for 
>> me.
>>
>> HTH

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