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[smilingcat]

I prefer my penguin over raspberry, blackberry and apple. Really don't care for Dos 3.0 and all the way up to win 10. currently running win7 on this computer just too lazy to load up another penguin.

And yes there is such a thing called Raspberry Pi and Propeller (parallax propeller) and few other odd ball stuff with healthy followings. Oh, Arduino from Italy is pretty hot. These require that you are a bonafide geek and speak BASH, C++ or CPP or other giberish. Even Arduino can hack into your computer.

here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI

meh I need to go hug my penguin. How about a Hackintosh?? hmmm that's pretty dated as well. One thing I do really like is Puppy(linux) its foot print is around 100Meg. If you have a 8G memory stick its more than happy.

I'm not fond of google keeping tabs of me through android and uncle MS thought windows or uncle Bezos through that internet big box company. They all keep tabs on you. So does Facebook, Twitter and other social media. They know more about you than you!!

I like the old tag line from ATT when ATT was THE phone company. Tag line was "Reach out and crush someone". Isn't that how it went? that's the way my techie friends and I remember the tag line.

[ny biker]

I'm not fond of google keeping tabs of me through android and uncle MS thought windows or uncle Bezos through that internet big box company. They all keep tabs on you. So does Facebook, Twitter and other social media. They know more about you than you!!

Yes, I stopped using the google search engine and google maps. One reason was that they moved everything around on maps and started to use incomprehensible icons for everything. But the other reason was that Google is already far enough up into my business. I also do not use chrome for that reason.

Right now I'm using the firefox browser on my tablet. I've looked into Dolphin and Opera because they get good reviews, but when you read the details all you see is some version of "this used to be great but the latest update wrecked it." So I stay with firefox. The main problem is with facebook -- I can't type anything, and it crashes frequently.

[Crankin]

I hate Google. I am forced to use it now for my work email and calendar, but the email address didn't change, i.e. it's not a google address, just probably cheaper for the agency to use. I almost fell off my couch laughing watching the google webinar on how to use the stuff. Like a bunch of therapists are going to be sitting around chatting and sharing stuff? The voice of the woman reminded me of the people I hear when DH is doing conference calls. I am very happy with Safari at home. There used to be some things I do I had to switch to Chrome for, but not anymore.

[shootingstar]

Yes, I stopped using the google search engine and google maps. One reason was that they moved everything around on maps and started to use incomprehensible icons for everything. But the other reason was that Google is already far enough up into my business. I also do not use chrome for that reason.

Right now I'm using the firefox browser on my tablet. .

NY biker, do you mean that Google is auto interconnected to your business applications and personal google?

Crankin, I suppose google calendar is used because it's cheaper or it's because of connectivity with clients?? I certainly wouldn't be comfortable using a business calendar via google calendar.

I don't mind google engine for initial searching if there's no specific database/good website with aggregate info if I believe the info. is available on the open internet.

[Crankin]

Actually, the calendar is a moot point. It's just part of the package. I used Outlook calendar, and before that ICal, for my personal record of appointments, but we do our scheduling through an electronic medical record system that is for protected health information. So, that's the official scheduling mechanism, and I use the Google calendar as a backup and for my personal stuff. No one has access to it if we don't want them to. I only use first names when I put client names in the Google calendar.
I am one of the few therapists where I work that gives everyone my mobile phone # and tells them to text me if they need to change an appointment, or they need to talk on the phone. I don't do therapy by text, but if I depended on my office voice mail, I would not get messages in a timely manner. This makes life so much easier for me, I can respond quickly, which validates their feelings, and it's all good. In 5 years, I have never had anyone abuse this, either, even teenagers. So, I guess, this is a positive outcome of technology.

[ny biker]

I meant that google is all up in my personal business, since I have an android phone and I know they're getting everything they can on me from that. So I try to use options like Bing on my pcs at home and work.

Some of my new teammates at work likes to call on the phone rather than email. I totally prefer email. I think I was actually left out of a meeting recently because they called my work phone when I had stepped away from my desk.

I will add another good thing about texting, Crankin. It is great for keeping in touch with relatives and friends who live thousands of miles apart. Last fall I watched the major league baseball playoffs and world series with siblings and nephews even though we were in four different cities at the time. By the time it was over we had racked up more than 500 group texts. It's also currently the only way I can communicate with a relative who is dealing with a controlling spouse.