- UK: HTML/CSS Training
- Posted by Jim Ley on March 25th, 2006
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:19:56 +0000 (UTC), axlq@spamcop.net (axlq)
wrote:
I think you're missing the advantage of almost immediate non invasive
discussion, which is what instant messenging and sms are - they are
things you can do at the same time as other things, so they are not
invasive - I can contact you whilst you are also talking to other
people or ... which is not possible with invasive technologies like
phone calls.
Jim.
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- Posted by axlq on March 25th, 2006
In article <hudff3-u67.ln1@ophelia.g5n.co.uk>,
Toby Inkster <usenet200603@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote:
Do they preserve the layout?
It's no problem for me to convert to CSS layout. For me it's a
matter of merely eliminating a 2-column table.
-A
- Posted by Mark Goodge on March 25th, 2006
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:04:22 GMT, Jim Ley put finger to keyboard and
typed:
But you need to know who to phone. That's what a directory is for - it
gives you things like phone numbers.
Mark
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- Posted by axlq on March 25th, 2006
In article <57v822dutpovg05jmon680spthr22jlmrg@news.markshous e.net>,
Mark Goodge <usenet@listmail.good-stuff.co.uk> wrote:
....for which I can simply dial 411 on my cell phone to get a number
for a taxi, hotel, restaurant, or whatnot. Frankly, I still don't
see the attraction to mobile phone web browsing. I guess it can be
a convenience in some cases, but most of the time I think it would
be more efficient to get information other ways.
-A
- Posted by axlq on March 25th, 2006
In article <44256a5e.49029891@news.individual.net>,
Jim Ley <jim@jibbering.com> wrote:
The way you describe IM can also apply to email. That's my point.
A real-time discussion by keyboard is a collossal waste of time, as
I can attest every time I've been pulled into one. Never again!
Email is not invasive, it waits patiently for me to get around to
answering it, I can type email while talking to someone.
Furthermore, if I engage in a real-time conversation with someone, a
telephone is not invasive. *I* decide whether to pick up the phone
or redirect the call to voice mail. And if I do pick up the phone,
then the conversation is more productive and efficient because it
has captured my attention.
-A
- Posted by axlq on March 25th, 2006
In article <05ra22hmv88ft3004rvscd7q6lii1p58il@news.markshous e.net>,
Mark Goodge <usenet@listmail.good-stuff.co.uk> wrote:
Directory assistance.
So does 411. And I get the number a lot quicker than if I used my phone
to get onto the internet and browse for someplace to call.
I pay for cell phone service to SAVE me time, not to consume more of it.
-A
- Posted by Jim Ley on March 25th, 2006
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:16:14 +0000, Mark Goodge
<usenet@listmail.good-stuff.co.uk> wrote:
Directory Enquiries.... they'll put you straight through, I imagine
you've seen the adverts on the TV in the UK...
Jim.
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- Posted by Jim Ley on March 25th, 2006
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:22:56 +0000 (UTC), axlq@spamcop.net (axlq)
wrote:
Not at all, they're very different delivery speeds, and archival
nature etc. etc. they're different mediums of communication.
How odd, it wastes nearly no time for me - as I say it's something you
do concurrently with other things.
A phone ringing is not invasive? I think you're in a minority there.
Unlike with instant messenging, you also do not know the nature of the
reason for interuption until after you've picked up, with IM you do.
Jim.
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- Posted by Mark Goodge on March 25th, 2006
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:25:43 +0000 (UTC), axlq put finger to keyboard
and typed:
That's your choice. But if you were in a foreign country, who would
you call? And a lot of people prefer to pick from a list they can see
rather than have a list read to them over the phone.
Mark
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- Posted by Mark Goodge on March 25th, 2006
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:16:27 +0000 (UTC), axlq put finger to keyboard
and typed:
The fact that you don't see it doesn't mean others don't use it.
Personally, I don't use mobile phone browsing either. But the reality
is that it's an increasing market, and directory services are the
biggest beneficiaries.
Mark
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