why do some ppl hate google groups 2107
i have verizon dsl and also unlimited usenet access, but google groups is comfortable and easy. isn't it?.
So is Prozac.
But the thing is that using traditional newsreaders, i can not put a star to the topic i am monitoring. in google, i can put as many favorites-stars as i want.
This is not a failing in traditional newsreaders, just you not learning how to use them. The (keyboard only, no GUI) newsreader I use can do all the following things (and more)
- Move threads with replies to my articles to the top of the list - Highlight threads on topics I have listed as interesting - Hide threads-articles I have listed as uninteresting - Hide articles from people who I have learned are a waste of time - Spell check my articles as I type them.
And the criteria for hiding-highlighting can be as complex as I like, including things like:
Well in North America, one can use license free devices, but they have to conform to quite limited specifications. Design doesn't even come into play. It is so much higher in...
- number of lines in the article - which newsgroup-s it is posted in - how many newsgroups it is in - who posted it - what the subject is - what news server it was posted from
1. transmitting on an FM broadcast frequency (88-108MHz) is illegal, at any range, without proper permits available from...
Also, in newsreaders i can find a reply to the post i posted before. in google, the replies are organized under the main topic, so i can read and track the whole conversation.
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looking for a place to start..wireless radio 2108
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