Fun tip: Change the search dog to something else, I got merlin the wizard =D

[Malvern]

Hey Guy, I'm on your side here. What I said was directed at the ones who
are dong the clock-cleaning here. Your points are well taken and, er, to
the point.

Malv

 

[Doug]

Just.some.guy wrote:


You're not worth any further comment.
I hope you continue to have good health because if you don't -
I doubt anyone will help you. ;-)

<plonk>
<plonk>
<plonk>
<plonk>
<plonk>
<plonk>
<plink> (bad note)
-
There...you're all plonked.[/QUOTE]

 

[Just.some.guy]

Oh...I didn't mean for you to take it as I was snapping at you...I was NOT.
The people I have a problem with know who they are....right Sparky??? (that
was just uncalled for wasn't it

 

[Just.some.guy]

Lol...You just never give up huh Sparky? Got to have that last word don't
you? This was fun, you entertained me, and no doubt countless others, but
it's getting boring now. So post back, get the last word, and let's be done
with this. OK???

Just.some.guy wrote:


You're not worth any further comment.
I hope you continue to have good health because if you don't - I doubt
anyone will help you. ;-)

Lol...are you a betting man? You just never give up huh Sparky? Got to have
that last word don't you? This was fun, you entertained me, and no doubt
countless others, but it and you are getting boring now. So post back, get
the last word, and let's be done with this. OK???

ps...question for anyone. When you *plonk* someone, why do some people feel
the need to announce it? Why can't you just do it? Is telling the person
you're plonking them somehow suppose to hurt their feelings? Does it somehow
make you look *tougher* in the eyes of the other posters? "Oh no, he/she
might plonk me too, so I'd better not say how I feel". I've seen people
write *plonk* like Doug did a few posts down...but still don't understand
the need to broadcast it. Oh well

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

You just never give up huh Sparky

Yet u r last post in all 3 sublevels of this post!

Odds r u'll reply to this too. I wont.

Just my 2¢ worth. Larry

 

[Pipboy]

Click Start, Search, etc.

Then right click on the dog and choose a different animated character.

Hihihihihihihi =D

Bye,
Skybuck.

Here's a better tip. Turn the stupid animated character off completely. WTF
were they smoking when they put that ridiculous thing in with the search
tool?

 

[Bill Sharpe]

Here's a better tip. Turn the stupid animated character off completely. WTF
were they smoking when they put that ridiculous thing in with the search
tool?

They were thinking about Microsoft Bob when they did this. I agree that
turning off the animated character is the appropriate response. Better
yet use a more comprehensive search routine, such as Agent Ransack.

Bill

 

[Just.some.guy]

They were thinking about Microsoft Bob when they did this. I agree that
turning off the animated character is the appropriate response. Better yet
use a more comprehensive search routine, such as Agent Ransack.

Bill

You guys are gonna get yelled at.

 

[Bob I]

You guys are gonna get yelled at.

Nah, Bob went were he was supposed to, Clippy followed him and we can
only hope that the doggy dies too!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Click Start, Search, etc.

Then right click on the dog and choose a different animated
character.

Here's a better tip. Turn the stupid animated character off
completely. WTF were they smoking when they put that ridiculous
thing in with the search tool?

I go with the classic search as well - and for older computers that is
definitely the way to go.
Less resources for something that should be relatively fast in my opinion.

The Office help wizards were similar at one time.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Click Start, Search, etc.

Then right click on the dog and choose a different animated
character.

Here's a better tip. Turn the stupid animated character off
completely. WTF were they smoking when they put that ridiculous
thing in with the search tool?

They were thinking about Microsoft Bob when they did this. I agree
that turning off the animated character is the appropriate
response. Better yet use a more comprehensive search routine, such
as Agent Ransack.

Hah. Microsoft Bob. I recall that thing.

Microsoft seems to go for more eye-candy than is necessary most of the time.
A proper search engine doesn't need a cartoon character to help it function
better.

I guess they were trying to get the person to relate to the machine better
(make it seem more friendly) with these characters and all the bubbly
colors/overdone shape and animations. In some ways - many people like
that - although it does pull down the performance of the machine a bit if it
is an older machine or doesn't have an updated video card or a lot of
memory.

I agree about Agent Ransack.
That is a great freebie.

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/

 

[Pipboy]

I guess they were trying to get the person to relate to the machine better
(make it seem more friendly) with these characters and all the bubbly
colors/overdone shape and animations. In some ways - many people like
that - although it does pull down the performance of the machine a bit if it
is an older machine or doesn't have an updated video card or a lot of
memory.

Yea, the Linux crowd likes to refer to XP as the TeleTubby look.