Subj : Y2K again..? was: Note f To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Fri Mar 06 2020 08:47:00 Hi Nancy! BM> And probably more the latter. Vaguely recalling I knew ahead of time BM> the software was no longer registerable; at least by the attempt to BM> register I was showing appreciation. NB> Yup. And another way to show appreciation is to keep using it... NB> although, admittedly, often there'd be no way that anyone would NB> necessarily know that you were... Right: I don't think 'Sedit' shows up anyplace on my source taglines. BM> I have Googled for information on products/devices and have clicked to BM> old and expired listings -- sometimes get "auction ended August 14, BM> 1997" so some very old information is being kept. Just haven't seen BM> or figured out how to get to the initial listing date on eBay; Amazon BM> usually has it. Oh well. Did find a paperback I brought in as part BM> of my giveaway was listed $44-90 -- history on a local univeristy. BM> Gave that one to one of the receptionists: her father had attended and BM> seemed to imply there was more than just going there. (And no, I BM> didn't tell her the price spread I had found.) NB> From what Richard says, the price spreads on EBay can be totally NB> ridiculous... one really does have to have a clue what something NB> is worth before thinking of buying it there... but by the same NB> token, one can also get some really good deals there.... :) Agree! Thought just like shopping at brick-and-mortar stores one site will have a super-low price while another rather high. If don't know/look around my not be getting a decent deal. ...Trying to sell an item at $100 when everyone else is $20 makes no sense: too easy to look around. BM>>> Ah-ha! You do know some TV!! NB>>> I didn't say I had had NO exposure to TV.... Some things do NB>>> stick even if only seen on occasional basis at friends' houses.... ;) BM>> True. "Waste of time" probably comes to your mind frequently! NB>> Some times just "distraction".... which isn't always bad... BM> True: provides relief, or a mood-changer (preferably to happy). NB> Often it just gets me annoyed, another reason not to seek out TV NB> for me... ;) Some (most!) of the shows have no interest to us. Remember a few shows we stopped watching just because 'annoying' - can have a bad/mediocre show occasionally but.... NB>>> ... Advice is usually worth what it cost. Less if you hired a NB>>> consultant. BM>> And consultants should be considered that: someone to get ideas from. BM>> What works for them/in their mind doesn't necessarily work for you/me/ BM>> the person being the 'consultee'. Spend good money (and time) on a BM>> person hired to tell you what to do (or not to do) one probably wants BM>> postive results: I give you money, you tell me how to fix this BM>> problem. NB>> Sometimes it is quite useful to get some expertise on a NB>> subject/project, especially if one has hit a snag... as long as NB>> the consultant does know, anyway.... ;) BM> Yes - like my car's battery issue. Would seem the dealer mechanics BM> would know. Well, they did know it wasn't the battery but something BM> causing the battery to 'fail'. They just needed a hint as to where to BM> look. NB> And they did figure it out for you nicely... :) Yes, no more mystery lock/unlock issues and tires are holding pressure. Both corrected because of a presumed battery issue. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... If tomatoes are technically a fruit, is ketchup a smoothie? --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .