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To: elpolvo who wrote (31069)	12/22/2003 7:22:44 AM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 104155

Tech dude, I recently downloaded and installed Mozilla Thunderbird to use for my e-mails. It works pretty good. It seems to be more configurable than Outlook Express. For instance it has the ability to figure out what might be spam and filter it off to a different folder called Junk. It also was able to import my address books. I was impressed enough to try their web browser called Mozilla Firebird. What's cool about that one is it's ability to automatically suppress pop-up ads and those other annoying ads that block your view (as it scrolls down with you while trying to read behind it until it disappears). It also has some other useful features. (Like type "dict" before any word in the address bar and it automatically checks for spelling at dictionary.com) Much much more. It seems like it is the precursor to what IE will be like in it's future versions. Anyhow it felt good to use something that wasn't controlled by Gates once again. Hopefully now LurqerDude will tell me the potential problems with it since it is Freeware... (Open Source) If I remember correctly, Mozilla was perhaps the first web browser. (Or was it Netscape?) Here is their website if anyone is interested: mozilla.org I give it two thumbs up. I figure the reason I dig it so much is because it took me back to the early days of the internet when everything was free and fun with everyone chipping in. Feels refreshing. Additional info: mozilla.org -Clapping

To: elpolvo who wrote (31069)	12/22/2003 8:05:03 AM
From: altair19	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104155

lepov86 yeah, ya'd think Rheuuezhe would have logged in somewhere down there. Hey, your Ponies looked good last night - and that's without their hotshot Fortis. These are gonna be some fun playoffs. OK dude, I'm back to the Robutussin and Tylenol - damn, I'm so glad I got that flu shot this year! Altair19@coughingandsputtering.com

To: elpolvo who wrote (31069)	12/26/2003 12:43:18 PM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 104155

feliz navidad! i tried to log on yesterday, but all the places were closed. oh my, where to start, where to start. at the airport in vancouver .... our reservations had been cancelled, but they managed to put us on another flight leaving precious little time to make our connection in lax - two minutes short of the required minimum actually. luckily our connecting flight was areolita (or something like that) and didn't have a long check in. come to think of it, we were the only ones. going thru security took a while longer, but okay. we had about an hour layover in hermesillio (sp?) and the flew on the diagonal directly over san carlos across the sea of cortez into the setting sun and loreto. peter had typed a note for us to give to the taxi driver, giving him directions to the trailor compound, so that worked out fine. so, impressions of loreto. it's beautiful. it took a few days to 'come down' and go slow, but we're there now. the first few days were really quiet - empty restaurants and bars, hardly any touristas, but it has picked up a bit now. there are a lot of gringos who live here for months at a time many from canada and western u.s. the hang out of choice is macaws where we met a few. the first question is 'when did you retire' or 'what did you used to do?' anyway, we don't stay long at macaws anymore. at first the football games would be on, but then we discovered that during the week during happy hour faux news was blaring so we discovered the oasis bar down the street. the bartender has worked the bar for 30 odd years and makes the BEST marguerita in loreto. the gringos abode of choice is usually a fifth wheel set up on a pad, covered with a palapa, with a tiled courtyard surrounded with a palm fence for privacy. most of outside kitchens - barbeques, hammocks, showers, - everything youcan think of is outside. the recent hurricane was an anomoly, 2 inches of rain annually is the norm. yet, it has lots of palm trees and coconut trees and flowers and greenery. it seems to be more mexican than san carlos and iwish i learned more spanish. the people respond to the slightest effort at speaking spanish and are very helpful. we're already think about coming back and what kind of place we'd like to have, and how a little 24 ft day sailor is all we'd need. we've reserved a car and are driving up to mulege on

To: elpolvo who wrote (31069)	12/26/2003 12:43:18 PM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 104155

we've reserved a car and are driving up to mulege on the 30th and will stay overnight there. we plan on taking our time, stopping for a swim and snorkle at conception bay and then get back here for new years eve. this place would be really fun with a group of friends to share experiences and tequila with. as it is we've been retiring early and sober (g). there is a burro that is tied up next door to us. he's tethered but moved toa different spot each day. i never knew that burros sounded like that. scoot, el rey's has taken over from mclulu's at the premier fish taco spot. elpie, this is your kind of town. it's all elpolve written all over. mulege apparently has mosquitoes. loreto is definitely the place for the first nnbm party. no pucking doubt about it. i've taken a lot of pictures. one more thing - i'm reading a book called 'sliced iguana' by isabella tree. it is not a novel but reads like one - very wry, perceptive intellegint and irreverently funny and its about mexico. read it. hasta la vista, joser