On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:49:11 GMT, Bob Jones <rjo25512@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > I don't know Macs, I have never known Macs, and unless someone starts giving > them away, I will never know Macs. Apparently. > I can only go on what my rellies (who > have only ever had Macs) told me. Try READING my first message again and you > will see that I only reported what my rellies told me. And then, you presented it as if you had any sort of authority in the matter. > When they tried to > transport the data across, the new confuser advised that the info. was in a > format prior to the new confuser and wouldn't accept it. If you have specifics, perhaps any of the many Mac folks here would be able to help. As it is, you made a sweeping generalization which is demonstrably false, combined with a helping of attitude, and obvious confusion (X vs. 10). Rarely an effective way to actually help people with a question. It's not a big deal that you don't understand them, and that your relatives are having problems. But, as I said, please don't then spread your ignorance while pretending you know what you're talking about. >

"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz@gmail.com> wrote in message news:619pjbF1u47cuU1@mid.individual.net... > On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:49:11 GMT, Bob Jones <rjo25512@bigpond.net.au> > wrote: >> I don't know Macs, I have never known Macs, and unless someone starts >> giving >> them away, I will never know Macs. > > Apparently. > >> I can only go on what my rellies (who >> have only ever had Macs) told me. Try READING my first message again and >> you >> will see that I only reported what my rellies told me. > > And then, you presented it as if you had any sort of authority in the > matter. > >> When they tried to >> transport the data across, the new confuser advised that the info. was in >> a >> format prior to the new confuser and wouldn't accept it. > > If you have specifics, perhaps any of the many Mac folks here would be > able to help. As it is, you made a sweeping generalization which is > demonstrably false, combined with a helping of attitude, and obvious > confusion (X vs. 10). Rarely an effective way to actually help people > with a question. > > It's not a big deal that you don't understand them, and that your > relatives are having problems. But, as I said, please don't then spread > your ignorance while pretending you know what you're talking about. Do I need to repeat myself? Apparently so! "I don't know Macs, I have never known Macs, and unless someone starts giving them away, I will never know Macs. " Please explain how you managed to translate the foregoing direct quote into "pretending you know what you're talking about". -- Bob JONES How come your family coat-of-arms ties at the back?