Peter and others,

Sorry if you thought I was saying Gary was an ignorant man. I did not say he was not aware of what is going on around him. I also never said he had no knowledge and/or expertise in anything. To top it off I never said he was not a generous person. You implied that is my impression of him. It is not! You Peter, are standing up for Gary and I commend you for that. I have been reading Gary’s posts for some time and will say without a doubt in his field of endeavor he is no dummy. And that Peter, is my whole point!

People give advice about things without knowledge, out of their expertise, not being aware of what they are saying. In other words Peter, you seem to know Gary, so, when he or anyone for that matter says something that is negative or false about a product because you trust him you will be mislead. In Gary’s case, as with many others, their intent is not to mislead on purpose but the result has the same effect in the end. And that Peter, is what needs to be addressed!

Yes Chony, you have had experience with Mac’s as well as many others and know the elegance of the OP. You know the quality, the delight and satisfaction one has in operating a fine piece of gear. Owning and using the finest of anything is always of great pleasure. With a Mac there is no problem to also run PC programs with software. Try to run Mac programs on a PC, no dice!

So fellows, in closing, I hope ya’all understand what I am saying. Be aware of what you know about something less another is mislead and misses out on a great pleasure in life. Of course Peter one of your great concerns is that with Mac the cost of everything is greater than with PC. That is true and has to be weighed in the mix of one’s means. However driving a BMW is still more fun than a Ford even though they both will get you to the same place.

And that’s it for Grandpa Doug

P.S. Ruthie says she has more fun with me than her first boy friend. She says to make the right choice fellows and you won’t be sorry.