the computer challenged, klr poster nklr

[revmaaatin]

Forgive me Father, for I have sinned...and dropped a KLR message- reply. I have read recently where some of our friends have had trouble posting to the list. HA. Just pay attention....how hard can it be-- Oh brother, where ar't thou.... And then to have two messages (well written, dripping with wisdom and experience) with all the 'important' answers just gobble up when I tried to spell check it. Arghhhhh!!!!! Duh. Did you know that there is a difference (Google tool bar) between 'spell-check' icon and a 'refresh' icon, and if you try to spell check and you hit the refresh, it will, (drum, or was it 'dumb' roll, please) that is will in fact, refresh, and gobble your message? Bet you did not know that, did you. Well, there it is is. I can't ride the KLR today, but the day is not totally wasted, I have once again validated that I am computer challenged as well. Might as well, go back to bed. All kidding aside, before attempting to send, make sure the DSN group is in the address box, and if you want to spell check, make sure you pull the trigger on the correct icon. DSN message management: I read the messages from the web, rather than clobbering my email account, and with a Google-tool-bar (free download) you can spell check your messages/reply to the group, but only IF, IF, IF (IF YOU CORRECTLY pull the trigger on the SPELL CHECK icon). Yes, boys and girls, that's what I learned today--because the wind was not kind to me, and the KLR is still tethered to the battery tender--all day, and the wind is still howling outside my window tonight. revmaaatin. note to self and the other 7000 riders: check your tire pressure before that first spring ride. It is likely at < 1/2 pressure. The ride on low tire pressure could turn out far worse than dropping a silly message.

[Kerry Stottlemyer]

This might be a better fix but requires more investment Buy a Mac. OS X has a built in spell checker that is always on not unless you turn it off. It's like typing in word in any dialog box. Right click on a mis-spelled word and it gives you your options. And you don't have to run Windows. Just a thought. Kerry

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > Forgive me Father, for I have sinned...and dropped a KLR message- > reply. > > I have read recently where some of our friends have had trouble > posting to the list. HA. Just pay attention....how hard can it be-- > Oh brother, where ar't thou.... > > And then to have two messages (well written, dripping with wisdom and > experience) with all the 'important' answers just gobble up when I > tried to spell check it. Arghhhhh!!!!! > > Duh. Did you know that there is a difference (Google tool bar) > between 'spell-check' icon and a 'refresh' icon, and if you try to > spell check and you hit the refresh, it will, (drum, or was it 'dumb' > roll, please) that is will in fact, refresh, and gobble your > message? Bet you did not know that, did you. > > Well, there it is is. I can't ride the KLR today, but the day is not > totally wasted, I have once again validated that I am computer > challenged as well. Might as well, go back to bed. > > All kidding aside, before attempting to send, make sure the DSN group > is in the address box, and if you want to spell check, make sure you > pull the trigger on the correct icon. > > DSN message management: I read the messages from the web, rather > than clobbering my email account, and with a Google-tool-bar (free > download) you can spell check your messages/reply to the group, but > only IF, IF, IF (IF YOU CORRECTLY pull the trigger on the SPELL CHECK > icon). > > Yes, boys and girls, that's what I learned today--because the wind > was not kind to me, and the KLR is still tethered to the battery > tender--all day, and the wind is still howling outside my window > tonight. > > revmaaatin. > > note to self and the other 7000 riders: check your tire pressure > before that first spring ride. It is likely at < 1/2 pressure. The > ride on low tire pressure could turn out far worse than dropping a > silly message. >

[Jim Priest]

On 3/21/07, Kerry Stottlemyer wrote:

> Buy a Mac. > OS X has a built in spell checker that is always on not unless you > turn it off. It's like typing in word in any dialog box. Right click

FWIW - If you run the Firefox browser (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/) it will spell check anywhere you have a text field. And you can save your $$ for farkles revmaaatin - with all that wind - maybe you need to add a sail to the KLR? Jim

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Kerry Stottlemyer" wrote:

> > This might be a better fix but requires more investment > Buy a Mac. > OS X has a built in spell checker that is always on not unless you > turn it off. It's like typing in word in any dialog box. Right click > on a mis-spelled word and it gives you your options. > And you don't have to run Windows. > Just a thought. > Kerry > >

Thanks Kerry, My wife and I are both very dependent upon our computers as 'weekly writers' of 10 page (or more) manuscripts/documents and the M/S XP is constantly giving us error messages and swallowing our documents, research etc. Mac has been a topic of discussion, and will likely be the ultimate solution. revmaaatin.

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Priest" wrote:

> > On 3/21/07, Kerry Stottlemyer wrote: > > Buy a Mac. > > OS X has a built in spell checker that is always on not unless you > > turn it off. It's like typing in word in any dialog box. Right

click

> > FWIW - If you run the Firefox browser > (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/) it will spell check

anywhere

> you have a text field. And you can save your $$ for farkles > > revmaaatin - with all that wind - maybe you need to add a sail to

the KLR?

> > Jim >

Hi Jim, There are such days while long distance riding in the plains-states your heading is dictated by the wind. You end of going N/S before you intended to because the cross winds just wear you out. You change air masses and then proceed E/W. Typically, the wind at this time of year is 10 degrees off of 360/180. Last spring I was riding South (180) into a head wind of +40mph at 80mph indicated, and for all intents and purposes, it was like having a 120mph experience on a KLR. Even without the short windshield, the buffet was a pretty rough ride. Going North, was a walk in the park, with the relative head-wind of ~40 mph. I landed a twin engine B-200 Kingair (10 passenger turbo prop)at Gibraltar (near Spain) in a 50mph headwind. After touchdown, and full reverse on the props, the crew-chief accused me of doing a helo landing, with little or no forward roll out. In high winds with gust, both aircraft and motorcycles are vulnerable to unseen, but deadly forces. Just a little reminder that might be helpful for a riding wx check and storm avoidance. If you find yourself near a computer while traveling, ie library, hotel, coffee bar--or near an airport, type, ADDS in the browser and it will bring you to aviation wx, with a radar screen, and you can select the area you are traveling in, and get an idea as to how to circumnavigate some inclement wx, especially thunderstorms. You might be able to stay dry, longer if you know where the storms are forming. Area wide wx, (shrug) you are going to get wet. If you are at an airport, someone there will be glad to help you figure it out if it is all new to you. Some of you gadget freaks have it all (radar, wx, and communication) on your cell phone. Hopefully by this time next year, we will have 'flush toilets' and running water. Some days, we are so far N they have to import sunshine, but never have to import wind...there is always plenty of that to go around. We even export it: see below. http://www.highmore.org/wind/phot/ revmaaatin.