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Re: How do experts install freeware CutePDF Writer into "C:\My Programs"?

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From: Shawn Hirn
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 18:12
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In article <1131551103.513255.241930@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
 "Susan Sharm" <susanshaarm@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Logan Shaw wrote:
> > I use the Mac, which by default can create PDF files from any
> > program that can print
> >
> > Why are you posting this to misc.consumers-frugal-living, anyway?
> 
> The Mac is a wonderful system. It always was. That's why Apple enjoyed
> 50% margins on HARDWARE in the olden days (which is an absolutely huge
> & amazing accomplishment)!
> 
> I never understood why the DOS (and then Windows) PC beat the Mac
> soundly. The Mac had everthing except cost (for hardware & software)
> over the PC. Sigh. The PC won (at least in my household) on cost alone
> many years after my last "PowerMac" but you are correct. PostScript has
> always been a forte of the Apple Macintosh systems.
> 
> Back to your question. Isn't misc.consumers.frugal-living for people
> who widely employ freeware software (among other things frugal)?
> 
> I'll remove misc.consumers.frugal-living in all the remaining posts (I
> only added it back here to respond to your query).

No. There are plenty of newsgroups where computer questions are 
appropriate. Just look in the "comp" newsgroup hierarchy.
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Subject: Re: How do experts install freeware CutePDF Writer into "C:\My Programs"?
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