On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk
wrote:



Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet".
It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built
computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything
AOL voids the warrantee, period".

My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I
disabled all the startup items with msconfig.
Think he has 2gb memory.
Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long.
Probably AOL's fault. But it could be a Bush or Obama doing.

--Vic

On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 04:58:28 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:



But there was a time when I actually thought Aol *WAS* the internet.
I thought that AOL was the actual name of the internet.


I should have canceled them, but i kept paying their monthly extortion
fee till they came out with the "free" edition a couple maybe three
years ago. that upgrade took out some of their features but not enough
to justify having them.

You were young enough to break away.
My dad and stepmom are still handcuffed to it, and can't imagine
living without it since they have so much stuff tied to it.
I think AOL's further survival is closely related to actuarial
mortality tables.

--Vic

Is AOL still in business? I thought they folded.

Tim wrote:
for pity sakes. AOL has been threatening to kill off McAfee for over a
year now.


PLEASE AOL! Just do it and get it over with!


"If you have to shoot...SHOOT! Don't talk..."

Cripes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUslGSoEH8I




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