"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> 1. Why would having unused programs running make the computer slow? Surely 
> mahjong doesn't consume any CPU time if it isn't "doing" anything...?

consumes memory even if it's idle .... right?

> 2. Didn't notice the taskbar then? Heh. I've noticed more non-experts seem 
> to think that the myriad of status indicators on the screen are "just 
> decoration". They don't comprehend that these things *tell* you stuff.

Nope she didn't. I tried to give her the quick tour and gave up when I 
noticed she had that glazed over look in her eye's as I was trying to 
explain "auto hide"

> 3. Digital camera? Oh, enjoy supporting it... ;-)

haha .... i'm hoping my wife settles on the Fisher Price camera. It has the 
fewest buttons and settings!

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