OT - Mac Users Please Help!

Hello there,

I just got another "new" used laptop from my husband, and this time it's
an iBook. I like it, but I'm having trouble figuring out what newsreader
I should use.

I just played around a little bit with a program called "entourage" which
wouldn't allow me to post from my account without also setting up an
e-mail account that is valid.

I've no interest in downloading e-mail through my newsreader program and
want it only for news, plus I want to be able to munge whatever e-mail
address I put in.

So Entourage doesn't appear to be the right program for me. Any
suggestions out there from our Mac savvy friends that will do what I need
will be gratefully received.

Other that this, I kind of like this computer so far. It's tiny and,
though it's old, it seems brand new. Was even in the original box, with
no wear whatsoever. I've been through two "new" used laptops in the past
few months and am hoping this one will last a while. I just need to find
a better way to post than this talkaboutsupport web site.

hugs,

elle
7 years & change

redpaint59 wrote:

> Hello there,
>
> I just got another "new" used laptop from my husband, and this time it's
> an iBook. I like it, but I'm having trouble figuring out what newsreader
> I should use.
>
I know it's not exactly what you're looking for, but I use Mozilla. But
I only use it for newsgroups and as a back-up browser for sites that
Safari can't open. I still use Safari for my browser and Mail for
email. Using Mozilla just for newsgroups is overkill, I know, but I
tried other readers several years ago (Pre-OSX) and didn't like them. I
like being able to click on a link in a post and have it open in the
same app. I also happen to be a moderator in a moderated newsgroup, so
this package works well for that.

Mozilla will let you munge your email address to some extent. I can't
do that any more, though, since I'm a moderator, so I can't remember to
what extent I was able to change it before. I want to say the user name
part could be munged, but the server part had to be real. But it's been
a long time....

Cindy

Thank you, Cindy. I've found some freeware that I'm checking out; a
little surprised that I haven't had more responses and I hope that's
just an indication that there aren't many mac users here; usually this
group falls all over itself to be helpful to other users.

Anyway, We'll see how this works... this is my first test of it.

Thanks again!

elle



In article <47330d19$0$20585$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
Cindy Murray <c1ndyluhu@tx.rr.com> wrote:

> redpaint59 wrote:
>
> > Hello there,
> >
> > I just got another "new" used laptop from my husband, and this time it's
> > an iBook. I like it, but I'm having trouble figuring out what newsreader
> > I should use.
> >
> I know it's not exactly what you're looking for, but I use Mozilla. But
> I only use it for newsgroups and as a back-up browser for sites that
> Safari can't open. I still use Safari for my browser and Mail for
> email. Using Mozilla just for newsgroups is overkill, I know, but I
> tried other readers several years ago (Pre-OSX) and didn't like them. I
> like being able to click on a link in a post and have it open in the
> same app. I also happen to be a moderator in a moderated newsgroup, so
> this package works well for that.
>
> Mozilla will let you munge your email address to some extent. I can't
> do that any more, though, since I'm a moderator, so I can't remember to
> what extent I was able to change it before. I want to say the user name
> part could be munged, but the server part had to be real. But it's been
> a long time....
>
> Cindy

Once upon a time, elle said:

>Thank you, Cindy. I've found some freeware that I'm checking out; a
>little surprised that I haven't had more responses and I hope that's
>just an indication that there aren't many mac users here; usually this
>group falls all over itself to be helpful to other users.

I am afraid that you, Cindy and Jenn are the only regular posters that
use a Mac. You have asked specifically for Mac users to help you and
that is exactly what you got. There are less than 1% Mac posts and Mac
posters in this group. I hope this answers your question?

--
Tihomir 5M1W *I don't smoke anymore*

Mondays are the potholes in the road of life.

"Tihomir" wrote
> Once upon a time, elle said:

>>... surprised that I haven't had more responses and I hope that's
>>just an indication that there aren't many mac users here; usually this
>>group falls all over itself to be helpful to other users.

> I am afraid that you, Cindy and Jenn are the only regular posters that
> use a Mac. You have asked specifically for Mac users to help you and
> that is exactly what you got. There are less than 1% Mac posts and Mac
> posters in this group. I hope this answers your question?


Aren't Macs those real computer things that serious, normal grown-ups use?
You know I'd've been all over this with clever bits of advice if I were
remotely qualified to help.
I've been bashing away on a series of from-parts, IBM PC-clones since 1997,
and still barely know what makes 'em go.
Now and again I have to climb to the roof with my tinfoil hat and my
bullhorn, a folding chair and a wire coat hanger in hand.
Technology is a wonderful thing when it works *for* you.
Sometimes it needs to be bum-rushed into getting you what you want.

Once upon a time, Jef. said:

>Aren't Macs those real computer things that serious, normal grown-ups use?
>You know I'd've been all over this with clever bits of advice if I were
>remotely qualified to help.

Macs were and still are technologically more advanced than the Wintel
platform. Many other systems were technologically ahead of Wintel
(Windows-Intel) too. Macs is one of the few that survived Microsoft
Blitzkrieg, mostly due to the video industry niche and the release of
iMac. iMac was no technological breakthrough compared to the previous
Macs, it was just something new and fresh design-wise.

>I've been bashing away on a series of from-parts, IBM PC-clones since 1997,
>and still barely know what makes 'em go.
>Now and again I have to climb to the roof with my tinfoil hat and my
>bullhorn, a folding chair and a wire coat hanger in hand.
>Technology is a wonderful thing when it works *for* you.
>Sometimes it needs to be bum-rushed into getting you what you want.

Tinfoil is not enough anymore, trust me. I have snatched a helmet from
a knight armor from a local museum and take it off only when brushing
teeth in the 5th level of my cellar.

--
Tihomir 5M1W *I don't smoke anymore*

Our doubts are traitors and make us loose the good we oft might win
by fearing to attempt. - William Shakespeare

Plus the Mac guy is cuter than the other guy in the commericals

--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Tihomir" <tgrebena@inet.hr.dummy> wrote in message
news:fh6qo8$nm4$1@sunce.iskon.hr...
> Once upon a time, Jef. said:
>
>>Aren't Macs those real computer things that serious, normal grown-ups use?
>>You know I'd've been all over this with clever bits of advice if I were
>>remotely qualified to help.
>
> Macs were and still are technologically more advanced than the Wintel
> platform. Many other systems were technologically ahead of Wintel
> (Windows-Intel) too. Macs is one of the few that survived Microsoft
> Blitzkrieg, mostly due to the video industry niche and the release of
> iMac. iMac was no technological breakthrough compared to the previous
> Macs, it was just something new and fresh design-wise.
>
>>I've been bashing away on a series of from-parts, IBM PC-clones since
>>1997,
>>and still barely know what makes 'em go.
>>Now and again I have to climb to the roof with my tinfoil hat and my
>>bullhorn, a folding chair and a wire coat hanger in hand.
>>Technology is a wonderful thing when it works *for* you.
>>Sometimes it needs to be bum-rushed into getting you what you want.
>
> Tinfoil is not enough anymore, trust me. I have snatched a helmet from
> a knight armor from a local museum and take it off only when brushing
> teeth in the 5th level of my cellar.
>
> --
> Tihomir 5M1W *I don't smoke anymore*
>
> Our doubts are traitors and make us loose the good we oft might win
> by fearing to attempt. - William Shakespeare

Once upon a time, Lynn said:

>Plus the Mac guy is cuter than the other guy in the commericals

Don't have this one here. You got a youtube link or something?

--
Tihomir 5M1W *I don't smoke anymore*

"A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword."
- Robert Burton (1577-1640), English author and clergyman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Z386vXrt4

--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Tihomir" <tgrebena@inet.hr.dummy> wrote in message
news:fh6tqt$pc4$3@sunce.iskon.hr...
> Once upon a time, Lynn said:
>
>>Plus the Mac guy is cuter than the other guy in the commericals
>
> Don't have this one here. You got a youtube link or something?
>
> --
> Tihomir 5M1W *I don't smoke anymore*
>
> "A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword."
> - Robert Burton (1577-1640), English author and clergyman

Once upon a time, Lynn said:

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Z386vXrt4

I love it! There a whole series of similar Mac ads too! I'm hooked!

--
Tihomir 5M1W *I don't smoke anymore*

"It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the
established authorities are wrong." -- Voltaire

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:39:35 -0400, "Lynn"
<lynn.scott@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote:

>Plus the Mac guy is cuter than the other guy in the commericals

Is that ads with the guy who used to be on 'Ed'?
Sue - on dial up so not going to youtube

Ed who?
I am on dial up too Sue
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Sue" <sebrady@thegrid.net> wrote in message
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> Is that ads with the guy who used to be on 'Ed'?
> Sue - on dial up so not going to youtube

On Nov 7, 10:47 pm, "redpaint59" <priv...@private.com> wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> I just got another "new" used laptop from my husband, and this time it's
> an iBook. I like it, but I'm having trouble figuring out what newsreader
> I should use.
>
> I just played around a little bit with a program called "entourage" which
> wouldn't allow me to post from my account without also setting up an
> e-mail account that is valid.
>
> I've no interest in downloading e-mail through my newsreader program and
> want it only for news, plus I want to be able to munge whatever e-mail
> address I put in.
>
> So Entourage doesn't appear to be the right program for me. Any
> suggestions out there from our Mac savvy friends that will do what I need
> will be gratefully received.
>
> Other that this, I kind of like this computer so far. It's tiny and,
> though it's old, it seems brand new. Was even in the original box, with
> no wear whatsoever. I've been through two "new" used laptops in the past
> few months and am hoping this one will last a while. I just need to find
> a better way to post than this talkaboutsupport web site.
>
> hugs,
>
> elle
> 7 years & change

Elle,
I hate to admit it, but being one of only 3 mac users here, I guess I
better fess up. Hi, my name is Jenn and I post through Google.
>Ducking and running.............
It's easy for me. I have my mac for "fun" stuff and use a laptop and
PC for work. I love my mac and would never get rid of it. In fact when
it's time to upgrade our laptop, I'm going with a macbook. I'm sure
there's got to be a better way to post and read newsgroups, I'm just
too lazy to look into it.
Jenn
9+ Months

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:39:58 -0400, "Lynn"
<lynn.scott@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote:

>Ed who?

Ed was a really nice (I thought) TV show that was on a couple of years
ago. It was about this big shot NY lawyer who catches his wife in bed
with someone else and decides to go back to his hometown. He buys a
bowling alley and practices small town law from there. It was pretty
whacky and, I thought, awfully funny.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247091/


> I am on dial up too Sue

The actor's name is Justin Long.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0519043/

Sue

Tihomir wrote this about Mac commercials:
> I'm hooked!
>
Wait 'til you try the computer!

Cindy, Proud Mac user for more than 20 years!
Smobriety comes to: 0Y 10M 0W 4D 2H 29Mns $-Saved to date: $1201.13

elle wrote:

> Thank you, Cindy. I've found some freeware that I'm checking out; a
> little surprised that I haven't had more responses and I hope that's
> just an indication that there aren't many mac users here; usually this
> group falls all over itself to be helpful to other users.
>
> Anyway, We'll see how this works... this is my first test of it.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> elle

I just thought of another software I have used in the past --
NewsWatcher. That was pre-OSX, so I don't even know if it's around any
more, but you might check it out.

Yep, Jenn and I are the only Mac users here, I think. I guess the
others just don't know what they're missing.... LOL

Cindy

Tihomir wrote:
> Macs is one of the few that survived Microsoft
> Blitzkrieg, mostly due to the video industry niche and the release of
> iMac.

Also the music recording industry and the commercial printing, graphic
design, and advertising. Mac is just about the ONLY computer used in
those fields.

>iMac was no technological breakthrough compared to the previous
> Macs, it was just something new and fresh design-wise.
>
The popularity of the iMac was due to the fact that it was a real Mac in
an affordable package. Until the iMac, Apple computers ran in the $2000
and up range. We actually paid over $5000 for a Mac IIcx back in 1988
or so. I still have that Mac. It's my "trophy Mac" and everyone
marvels at it when they visit our home.

And then came the iPod. Sales of Mac computers has exploded do to the
ipod and then again with the Mac Mini (an even more affordable computer
than the iMac). Now that Macs can run Windows, I think they'll become
even more popular.

Once upon a time, Cindy Murray said:

>And then came the iPod. Sales of Mac computers has exploded do to the
>ipod and then again with the Mac Mini (an even more affordable computer
>than the iMac). Now that Macs can run Windows, I think they'll become
>even more popular.

I'm not sure just how good that is. Windows is what converts are
trying to get away from in the first place. If they want to keep
Windows, why change the machine? It makes no sense.

--
Tihomir 5M1W *I don't smoke anymore*

Life in a vacuum sucks.

We said our next computer will be a macbook. we heard nothing but good stuff
about it.
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Cindy Murray" <c1ndyluhu@tx.rr.com> wrote in message
news:4738a63f$0$24289$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Tihomir wrote this about Mac commercials:
> > I'm hooked!
>>
> Wait 'til you try the computer!
>
> Cindy, Proud Mac user for more than 20 years!
> Smobriety comes to: 0Y 10M 0W 4D 2H 29Mns $-Saved to date: $1201.13
>

>
> Yep, Jenn and I are the only Mac users here, I think. I guess the
> others just don't know what they're missing.... LOL


You got that right!
Love my Mac!
Jenn

Tihomir wrote:

> Once upon a time, Cindy Murray said:
>
>
>>And then came the iPod. Sales of Mac computers has exploded do to the
>>ipod and then again with the Mac Mini (an even more affordable computer
>>than the iMac). Now that Macs can run Windows, I think they'll become
>>even more popular.
>
>
> I'm not sure just how good that is. Windows is what converts are
> trying to get away from in the first place. If they want to keep
> Windows, why change the machine? It makes no sense.
>

Well, first and foremost, a lot of people complain that they would buy a
Mac if it ran Software "X". Now it can. And at the same time, they can
enjoy all the great things that a Mac has to offer. The best of both
worlds. A Dell or HP or whatever brand PC can't do that. Only a Mac can.

Everyone I've ever known who spent ANY amount of time working on a Mac
eventually converted. You just can't deny that it's easier to use, more
visually appealing, and far more reliable than anything Windows has to
offer. Once you've tried it, there's just no going back.

Just my .02. No offense to any anti-Mac people out there....

Tihomir <tgrebena@inet.hr.dummy> writes:

> Once upon a time, Lynn said:
>
> >Plus the Mac guy is cuter than the other guy in the commericals
>
> Don't have this one here. You got a youtube link or something?

You could find them in the apple website. Note that the ads
for the USA site and for the UK site are with different actors
with different accents.