[mythtv-users] Hauppauge HD PVR (A bit more info for those starved for it)

[eric]

Mike Perkins wrote:
> Eric Martin wrote:
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>> John Drescher wrote:
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>>>>  Yeah.  We on this list are still using e-mail.  We haven't switched to
>>>>  Google's new "standard" that tries to change the way e-mail works...  ;)
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>>> Its a lot better than how Outlook works. When I use that at work the
>>> software makes it difficult to bottom post and so every one top posts
>>> and I get people confused when I bottom post...
>>>
>>> John
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>> There's a place for each.  I support a primarily windows network during
>> the day, and of course we use exchange / outlook.  Everybody top posts
>> because that's what everybody knows.  While bottom posting makes more
>> sense, try explaining that to your boss (or his/her boss).
>>
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> Is this another example of how a large software corporation (possibly based in 
> Redmond, WA) has managed to distort standards which have existed in the network 
> community since forever?
>
> Mike Perkins
>   
Quite possible, but I have another idea.  A lot of the people who use
M$  crap don't know any better.  It's like AOL; aol catered to the
masses and involved the masses.  After that the irc channels were flooed
w/people who didn't understand.  This is the same thing and
unfortunately the unwashed masses won.

Eric