Thanks for that intervention and explanation, Joel.
It wasn't meant to read as an arrogant, throwaway line. and I'm sorry that it
did. The <whisper> was intended to ameliorate it, but I suppose that that
didn't recognise that there was a real problem that you were trying to deal
with.
I suppose it seems to "us"(Mac users) that the solution to a problem is not so
difficult as the "change of platform" (to a Mac) description would seem. Moose
is a programmer and would not want to use another system even if he didn't love
Vista; but for an ordinary user like me, and you (I suspect) a change of
platform seems pretty simple. We all did change a few years ago when OSX came
out. There are now more common features than uncommon, I think.
I am glad that your monitor is working without warnings. I find it hugely
frustrating when systems have glitches that I cannot solve. For instance,
Fernando's errors in copying files rang a bell with me. If permissions get
mucked up (technical Mac term ;-)) between volumes the copying, syncing or
backing up process fails, piecemeal. I started to suggest this (repairing
permissions) as a solution when Moose sounded off about Mac users so I decided
to withdraw my advice.
On the subject of DVI, my wife's Samsung is a digital one so I bought her the
requisite adaptor for connecting to her Mac mini; I could see no difference at
all.
I'll try to choose more appropriate occasions for mentioning Macs, but I claim
the right to do so in the future ... :-)
Chris
On 31 Dec 2009, at 15:42, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> Chris, if someone mentioned a difficulty in working with an adapter so
> that he could use his Zuikos on X brand camera, and someone else
> offered the suggestion just to go with a Y brand camera, would that
> seem like a solution to you? That is how it comes across, at least to
> me. I had a breakdown along the road once and a motorist slowed down
> and said "Get a horse." The "Get a Mac" suggestion often comes across
> that way to me -- more well-meaning I realize, certainly, but often
> giving no clear insight as to the problem being addressed.
>
> BTW the monitor is working great in analog mode. I'm sorry I conveyed
> a sense that the problem was so difficult to manage as it would
> warrant a complete change of platform to address it. Hard to imagine
> how it could be better with DVI, but I might give it a try down the
> road as the adapters suitable to my purposes are cheap enough and I do
> enjoy getting under the hood, as AF puts it, occasionally.
>
> Enjoy your stuff, Chris, all the best in 2010, and no hard feelings I hope.
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