[Shotimes] RE: OT - New car/New computer - FUNNY

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

I think you should write Mr. Gates and tell him what a moron he is.
I'm sure he'll listen to you.  : )


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan




shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 03/29/2004 12:32:50 PM:

> Cheezus H Riced, isn't it just easier to click on the stupid Start 
button?
> 
> Try this, go down to your local senior citizen home and ask one of the
> octogenarians to shut down your Windows computer.  I will bet you $1 
billion
> they'll say, "Well, I see the Start button but no Stop button."  If they
> don't recognize that the Start button is the way to Stop the machine, 
why in
> the hell would they ever surmise that Ctrl-Alt-Del will do the trick?
> Microsoft has taken all of the logic and intuition out of it.
> 
> Ask the same crowd how to turn off the TV and I bet they do that
> lickety-split by pressing the "On/Off" button.  So maybe, the Start 
button
> should be re-labeled "Start/Stop" or perhaps quite simply, "Main Menu", 
OR
> maybe put a "Stop" button in the lower right-hand corner and move the
> chronometer somewhere else.
> 
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of mkelley1@gt.rr.com
> >Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:56 AM
> >To: dmall@mwonline.net; shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RE: OT - New car/New computer - FUNNY
> >
> >
> >Under NT 4.0 and Win 2000, CTRL-ALT-DEL displays a dialog box which 
gives
> >you several options including Lock Workstation, Logoff, Shutdown, and
> >Change Password.  If you select Shutdown, it peforms an orderly 
shutdown
> >(including applications) of the workstation with the option to restart
> >after shutdown.
> >
> >Original Message:
> >-----------------
> >From: Donald Mallinson dmall@mwonline.net
> >Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:46:23 -0600
> >To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RE: OT -  New car/New computer - FUNNY
> >
> >
> >Paul,
> >
> >My computer won't do anything if you hit the power button.
> >IBM AMD Athlon.  If the Windows locks up, which it does a
> >couple times a week, I have to kill power at the power strip
> >to get a re-boot.
> >
> >CTRL-ALT-Delete, does not do an "orderly" shut down on any
> >computer I have ever had.  It won't shut off programs
> >currently running, and usually causes a fault that triggers
> >windows scandisk.
> >
> >Don Mallinson
> >
> >Paul L Fisher wrote:
> >
> >> If you don't want to hit the Start button to shutdown, jut hit the 
power
> >> button. It will produce an orderly shutdown. You can also hit
> >CTRL-ALT-DEL
> >> and select Shutdown from there.
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