The Departure of Quinoa S

[Quinoa S]

Quinoa S has become increasingly cranky with posters over the last few
weeks. There are reasons for this, but they're no excuse for bringing an
attitude to these forums.

The Q is becoming exasperated with posters who complain that Microsoft
releases lousy software instead of taking the time to learn how to use their
computers; who want to tweak their systems in ways they do not understand in
order to gain imagined performance increases that exist largely in their
heads; and who ask questions that have been answered a dozen times over in
the last day alone.

Nonetheless, Quinoa S has no business lecturing to posters. Therefore, the Q
is going to take a long vacation...perhaps to return with a better attitude,
or perhaps to morph into yet another personality. TTFN.

Quinoa S

[Van]

Don't let a few spoil the party, Quinoa. I for one have
used the advise from this newsgroup, including yours, to
fine tune my computer into a dependable speed machine. I've
learned more from this group than I ever knew about
computers and I greatly appreciate folks like you who are
willing to share their knowledge with me!! A big "THANK
YOU" to all of you ..........


>-----Original Message-----
>Quinoa S has become increasingly cranky with posters over
the last few
>weeks. There are reasons for this, but they're no excuse
for bringing an
>attitude to these forums.
>
>The Q is becoming exasperated with posters who complain
that Microsoft
>releases lousy software instead of taking the time to
learn how to use their
>computers; who want to tweak their systems in ways they do
not understand in
>order to gain imagined performance increases that exist
largely in their
>heads; and who ask questions that have been answered a
dozen times over in
>the last day alone.
>
>Nonetheless, Quinoa S has no business lecturing to
posters. Therefore, the Q
>is going to take a long vacation...perhaps to return with
a better attitude,
>or perhaps to morph into yet another personality. TTFN.
>
>Quinoa S
>
>
>.
>

[David Candy]

Cause it's an excuse. An idiot is an idiot is an idiot. While one can =
defend the idiots by noting that they are trained to idiocy by a out of =
control MS PR dept whose sole goal is to win approval from linux =
fanatics (which they'll never get) they are, nontheless, still idiots.

My XP works perfectly. This is because I have not a single patch on it =
(ok I have Off 2000 SP1 but only because it was the first disk I found - =
I have Off2000, Off2000 dev, Off2000SP1 and Off2000SP2). I have =
unpatched Office 97 and XP also installed.

Last night I went to install VS.Net 2003 but bailed out when it wanted =
to multiple patch my install. NO WAY.

But more to the point the criminal scum (an olde english worde) at MS =
insist in the following crimes

1. Permitting the web interface to continue. This is mixed. It certainly =
allows people to post who otherwise wouldn't be able to. BUT it also =
means that they never see their answers. More work for no point to us.

2. Removing attachments from the web intertface. There is a minor bug in =
attachments in the web interface. MS answer - remove the functionality. =
The linux fanatics won't give them a tick of approval for it so everyone =
is inconvienced for no reason.

3. The web interface is very important to MS as they see that as =
consumer training so that in the future they can extort cash from us on =
a monthly basis (no cash no windows that month). This is also reflected =
in email at MSN and their other criminal enterprises (passport, =
hotmail).=20
PS Windows users subsidises MSN users so they can extort money from us =
in the future.

4. Refusal to fix the important bugs in windows. The ones that were =
introduced in IE4 and are still with us today.

5. Selling an inappropiate product (a server which has been crippled) to =
personal users, coporate users, and as a server. Rather than an OS =
designed for each segment.

6 Selling the same product to everyone on the planet. I don't want to =
see any forgeign language feature on my version of windows or office. =
Both 5 and 6 is about cost control - reducuing their costs by a =
compromised product.

7. Lying to consumers. Home and Pro are not servers (cause they've been =
crippled) but the server features are what sells it. They should have =
included an active directory in both Home and Pro (make it only work on =
a local machine if marketing is important).
XP is designed to work as a pair - Server and Workstation. Without =
server it's just pathetic. It's MS research that showed home users =
wanted multiple users. Why not give them what they wanted.
--=20
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
---------------------------------------------------------------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------
"Quinoa S" > wrote in message =
...
> Quinoa S has become increasingly cranky with posters over the last few
> weeks. There are reasons for this, but they're no excuse for bringing =
an
> attitude to these forums.
>=20
> The Q is becoming exasperated with posters who complain that Microsoft
> releases lousy software instead of taking the time to learn how to use =
their
> computers; who want to tweak their systems in ways they do not =
understand in
> order to gain imagined performance increases that exist largely in =
their
> heads; and who ask questions that have been answered a dozen times =
over in
> the last day alone.
>=20
> Nonetheless, Quinoa S has no business lecturing to posters. Therefore, =
the Q
> is going to take a long vacation...perhaps to return with a better =
attitude,
> or perhaps to morph into yet another personality. TTFN.
>=20
> Quinoa S
>=20
>=20

[steve.uk]

do you think anyone will read past the first two lines of your prattle??



"David Candy" > wrote in message
...
Cause it's an excuse. An idiot is an idiot is an idiot. While one can defend
the idiots by noting that they are trained to idiocy by a out of control MS
PR dept whose sole goal is to win approval from linux fanatics (which
they'll never get) they are, nontheless, still idiots.

My XP works perfectly. This is because I have not a single patch on it (ok I
have Off 2000 SP1 but only because it was the first disk I found - I have
Off2000, Off2000 dev, Off2000SP1 and Off2000SP2). I have unpatched Office 97
and XP also installed.

Last night I went to install VS.Net 2003 but bailed out when it wanted to
multiple patch my install. NO WAY.

But more to the point the criminal scum (an olde english worde) at MS insist
in the following crimes

1. Permitting the web interface to continue. This is mixed. It certainly
allows people to post who otherwise wouldn't be able to. BUT it also means
that they never see their answers. More work for no point to us.

2. Removing attachments from the web intertface. There is a minor bug in
attachments in the web interface. MS answer - remove the functionality. The
linux fanatics won't give them a tick of approval for it so everyone is
inconvienced for no reason.

3. The web interface is very important to MS as they see that as consumer
training so that in the future they can extort cash from us on a monthly
basis (no cash no windows that month). This is also reflected in email at
MSN and their other criminal enterprises (passport, hotmail).
PS Windows users subsidises MSN users so they can extort money from us in
the future.

4. Refusal to fix the important bugs in windows. The ones that were
introduced in IE4 and are still with us today.

5. Selling an inappropiate product (a server which has been crippled) to
personal users, coporate users, and as a server. Rather than an OS designed
for each segment.

6 Selling the same product to everyone on the planet. I don't want to see
any forgeign language feature on my version of windows or office. Both 5 and
6 is about cost control - reducuing their costs by a compromised product.

7. Lying to consumers. Home and Pro are not servers (cause they've been
crippled) but the server features are what sells it. They should have
included an active directory in both Home and Pro (make it only work on a
local machine if marketing is important).
XP is designed to work as a pair - Server and Workstation. Without server
it's just pathetic. It's MS research that showed home users wanted multiple
users. Why not give them what they wanted.
--
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
---------------------------------------------------------------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------
"Quinoa S" > wrote in message
...
> Quinoa S has become increasingly cranky with posters over the last few
> weeks. There are reasons for this, but they're no excuse for bringing an
> attitude to these forums.
>
> The Q is becoming exasperated with posters who complain that Microsoft
> releases lousy software instead of taking the time to learn how to use
their
> computers; who want to tweak their systems in ways they do not understand
in
> order to gain imagined performance increases that exist largely in their
> heads; and who ask questions that have been answered a dozen times over in
> the last day alone.
>
> Nonetheless, Quinoa S has no business lecturing to posters. Therefore, the
Q
> is going to take a long vacation...perhaps to return with a better
attitude,
> or perhaps to morph into yet another personality. TTFN.
>
> Quinoa S
>
>

[David Candy]

Who cares!

--=20
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
---------------------------------------------------------------
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------
"steve.uk" > wrote in message =
...
> do you think anyone will read past the first two lines of your =
prattle??
>=20
>=20
>=20
> "David Candy" > wrote in message
> ...
> Cause it's an excuse. An idiot is an idiot is an idiot. While one can =
defend
> the idiots by noting that they are trained to idiocy by a out of =
control MS
> PR dept whose sole goal is to win approval from linux fanatics (which
> they'll never get) they are, nontheless, still idiots.
>=20
> My XP works perfectly. This is because I have not a single patch on it =
(ok I
> have Off 2000 SP1 but only because it was the first disk I found - I =
have
> Off2000, Off2000 dev, Off2000SP1 and Off2000SP2). I have unpatched =
Office 97
> and XP also installed.
>=20
> Last night I went to install VS.Net 2003 but bailed out when it wanted =
to
> multiple patch my install. NO WAY.
>=20
> But more to the point the criminal scum (an olde english worde) at MS =
insist
> in the following crimes
>=20
> 1. Permitting the web interface to continue. This is mixed. It =
certainly
> allows people to post who otherwise wouldn't be able to. BUT it also =
means
> that they never see their answers. More work for no point to us.
>=20
> 2. Removing attachments from the web intertface. There is a minor bug =
in
> attachments in the web interface. MS answer - remove the =
functionality. The
> linux fanatics won't give them a tick of approval for it so everyone =
is
> inconvienced for no reason.
>=20
> 3. The web interface is very important to MS as they see that as =
consumer
> training so that in the future they can extort cash from us on a =
monthly
> basis (no cash no windows that month). This is also reflected in email =
at
> MSN and their other criminal enterprises (passport, hotmail).
> PS Windows users subsidises MSN users so they can extort money from us =
in
> the future.
>=20
> 4. Refusal to fix the important bugs in windows. The ones that were
> introduced in IE4 and are still with us today.
>=20
> 5. Selling an inappropiate product (a server which has been crippled) =
to
> personal users, coporate users, and as a server. Rather than an OS =
designed
> for each segment.
>=20
> 6 Selling the same product to everyone on the planet. I don't want to =
see
> any forgeign language feature on my version of windows or office. Both =
5 and
> 6 is about cost control - reducuing their costs by a compromised =
product.
>=20
> 7. Lying to consumers. Home and Pro are not servers (cause they've =
been
> crippled) but the server features are what sells it. They should have
> included an active directory in both Home and Pro (make it only work =
on a
> local machine if marketing is important).
> XP is designed to work as a pair - Server and Workstation. Without =
server
> it's just pathetic. It's MS research that showed home users wanted =
multiple
> users. Why not give them what they wanted.
> --=20
> http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
> http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> David Candy
> http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> "Quinoa S" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Quinoa S has become increasingly cranky with posters over the last =
few
> > weeks. There are reasons for this, but they're no excuse for =
bringing an
> > attitude to these forums.
> >
> > The Q is becoming exasperated with posters who complain that =
Microsoft
> > releases lousy software instead of taking the time to learn how to =
use
> their
> > computers; who want to tweak their systems in ways they do not =
understand
> in
> > order to gain imagined performance increases that exist largely in =
their
> > heads; and who ask questions that have been answered a dozen times =
over in
> > the last day alone.
> >
> > Nonetheless, Quinoa S has no business lecturing to posters. =
Therefore, the
> Q
> > is going to take a long vacation...perhaps to return with a better
> attitude,
> > or perhaps to morph into yet another personality. TTFN.
> >
> > Quinoa S
> >
> >
>=20
>=20

[tigerfish]

sounds like a great title for a book. but i agree, without
this valuable help, i would still be in the dark ages
about my computer, with probably xp non-operational.
thanks for weeding out the problems for free! reminds me
of the war on terrorism.
>-----Original Message-----
>Don't let a few spoil the party, Quinoa. I for one have
>used the advise from this newsgroup, including yours, to
>fine tune my computer into a dependable speed machine.
I've
>learned more from this group than I ever knew about
>computers and I greatly appreciate folks like you who are
>willing to share their knowledge with me!! A big "THANK
>YOU" to all of you ..........
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Quinoa S has become increasingly cranky with posters over
>the last few
>>weeks. There are reasons for this, but they're no excuse
>for bringing an
>>attitude to these forums.
>>
>>The Q is becoming exasperated with posters who complain
>that Microsoft
>>releases lousy software instead of taking the time to
>learn how to use their
>>computers; who want to tweak their systems in ways they
do
>not understand in
>>order to gain imagined performance increases that exist
>largely in their
>>heads; and who ask questions that have been answered a
>dozen times over in
>>the last day alone.
>>
>>Nonetheless, Quinoa S has no business lecturing to
>posters. Therefore, the Q
>>is going to take a long vacation...perhaps to return with
>a better attitude,
>>or perhaps to morph into yet another personality. TTFN.
>>
>>Quinoa S
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

"Quinoa S" > wrote in
message ...

> Quinoa S has become increasingly cranky with posters over the last few
> weeks. There are reasons for this, but they're no excuse for bringing
an
> attitude to these forums.

I wish everyone could share your attitude on this. The web interface and
the MS marketing push on the web site have really taken their toll on
helpfulness.

> The Q is becoming exasperated with posters who complain that Microsoft
> releases lousy software instead of taking the time to learn how to use
their
> computers; who want to tweak their systems in ways they do not
understand in
> order to gain imagined performance increases that exist largely in
their
> heads; and who ask questions that have been answered a dozen times
over in
> the last day alone.

You can't hardly teach an old 9x user a new NT trick. ;-) However, on
the rare occasions when it works, you find a very grateful and happy XP
user (cum sysadmin).

> Nonetheless, Quinoa S has no business lecturing to posters. Therefore,
the Q
> is going to take a long vacation...perhaps to return with a better
attitude,
> or perhaps to morph into yet another personality. TTFN.

Goodbye or shall we say "au revoir"? Come back when the web interface is
redone. Won't be too long, I reckon ...

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows