[pianotech] The demise of pianotech list

[Piano Boutique]

Ed,

I agree with you.   I was drug into this new form kicking and screaming, but 
after the dust settles I guess it will all be about the same.

As far as April one, It is like some people think it is a government plot: 
when they probably never gave it a second thought.   Lets be adults and get 
back to the business at hand.

And, everybody have a good day.

William



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Foote" <a440a at aol.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] The demise of pianotech list


             Y'all are complaining about a tool like it had a
personality.  The forced change of exchange is unwelcome, but so is
hair loss, and really doesn't make much difference in the big picture.
  The corporate decision is just like a curve in the road, it is only
really a problem for those that don't want to turn the wheel.
    I hate changing over,  I am a technophobe. More comfortable with
arcane glues and testing ways of making sealing wax than recognizing an
ISP number , whatever that is.  I don't know what the 12 steps are for
technophobia, but maybe, just maybe, going through the rigamarole of
addresses, menus, settings, all of which make me want to scream and
throw things, (I don't), I will at least keep things looking and
working the same, even if it is through a different channel.
     It seems that the Google+ thing makes my mailbox look just like it
does on this pianotech forum. I sent the empty email, got something
back, and now I get postings in my email just like I did before.  It
seems that Jim Moy has got a handle on how it all works, and he appears
to occasionally lift some lost lamb from the cyberfog, setting the
buttons appropriately , and leaving them once again plugged in and
'debating' with the technical peer group we all recognize, even if we
can't define it.

    The water is fine, and the sharks don't bite.  might blow up your
computer, but probably not.

Ed Foote RPT
http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wed, Mar 20, 2013 2:07 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] The demise of pianotech list


On 3/20/2013 1:29 PM, Susan Kline wrote:> Joe, I agree. I felt that the
choice of date was insulting> rather than humorous, especially added to
the lack of notice> and the continuing lack of explanation of their
rationale for> closing the mailman list at all.And it was intentionally
as insulting as they could make it, to show "who's in charge".> One can
say, "no harm done, Googletech will just take over> for the mailman
users", but I think that misses the point. What> had been, just two
years ago, a relatively unified and simple> setup --