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Old August 18th 10, 05:20 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Mika
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Ok so I didn't mark this OT because I desperately need your help
because I miss you all so very much and I'm so darn frustrated and
want to get back to the group. I MISS YOU ALL. So here's the problem.

I got a new computer a few months back and it seems that Microsoft has
totally revamped MS Express or whatever the mail/newreader was called.
I have tried and tried to get it to work but it just won't. So I broke
down and downloaded Firefox. Now I can find the newsreadr that it
uses. So I need help on that. How in the neck do I get a newsreader up
and working so I can get back to he cyber quilt frame with you
all?????? Grrrrrrr I miss it. Google it just absolutely out of the
question.

Now to catch up a bit. I hope everyone is doing ok. I think about you
all everyday and hold you all in my prayers. A lot has been going on
for me this summer. I found out that Grandson #7 will arrive in
October, which will bring our total to 9 grandchildren. I had open-
heart surgery on June 22nd to have my pulmonary valve replaced and I'm
doing so much better now. I can actually walk again without getting
short of breath. Granted I'm still healing and have a long way to go
yet but I'm getting there. All our kids have finally left the nest and
that is nice. DH and I have the house to ourselves again. I haven't
been able to do any quilting this summer since my stuff is all in the
basement and I don't venture down there too much just yet. But soon -
real soon.

Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say hi to everyone and see what
help I can get with the newsreader problem. You all take care and I'll
pop back in later.

Hugs,
Kim
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Old August 18th 10, 07:04 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
NightMist
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I was using Agent before I switched my OS, and I liked it fine.

Here is a thread on a tech forum with some recommendations and comments:

http://www.technologyquestions.com/t...447-windows-7-
news-reader.html

and here are some available from cnet:

http://download.cnet.com/windows/new...d-rss-readers/

There are also RSS clients mixed in with the newsreaders at cnet so be
aware,

I suggest running through the thread at the tech forum first. It is four
pages long, but since the cnet downloads go on for 27 pages it would
probably be worth a peek at the forum first. Have some ideas going in as
it were.

NightMist


On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:20:43 -0700, Mika wrote:

Ok so I didn't mark this OT because I desperately need your help because
I miss you all so very much and I'm so darn frustrated and want to get
back to the group. I MISS YOU ALL. So here's the problem.

I got a new computer a few months back and it seems that Microsoft has
totally revamped MS Express or whatever the mail/newreader was called. I
have tried and tried to get it to work but it just won't. So I broke
down and downloaded Firefox. Now I can find the newsreadr that it uses.
So I need help on that. How in the neck do I get a newsreader up and
working so I can get back to he cyber quilt frame with you all??????
Grrrrrrr I miss it. Google it just absolutely out of the question.

Now to catch up a bit. I hope everyone is doing ok. I think about you
all everyday and hold you all in my prayers. A lot has been going on
for me this summer. I found out that Grandson #7 will arrive in October,
which will bring our total to 9 grandchildren. I had open- heart surgery
on June 22nd to have my pulmonary valve replaced and I'm doing so much
better now. I can actually walk again without getting short of breath.
Granted I'm still healing and have a long way to go yet but I'm getting
there. All our kids have finally left the nest and that is nice. DH and
I have the house to ourselves again. I haven't been able to do any
quilting this summer since my stuff is all in the basement and I don't
venture down there too much just yet. But soon - real soon.

Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say hi to everyone and see what help
I can get with the newsreader problem. You all take care and I'll pop
back in later.

Hugs,
Kim






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  #3  
Old August 18th 10, 07:40 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Bobbie Sews More
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Good to hear from you Kim. Hope your healing is a quick as it can be. I
'know' you must miss your sewing!
Barbara in SC


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Old August 18th 10, 07:58 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
[email protected]
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On Aug 18, 11:20*am, Mika wrote:
Ok so I didn't mark this OT because I desperately need your help
because I miss you all so very much and I'm so darn frustrated and
want to get back to the group. I MISS YOU ALL. So here's the problem.

I got a new computer a few months back and it seems that Microsoft has
totally revamped MS Express or whatever the mail/newreader was called.
I have tried and tried to get it to work but it just won't. So I broke
down and downloaded Firefox. Now I can find the newsreadr that it
uses. So I need help on that. How in the neck do I get a newsreader up
and working so I can get back to he cyber quilt frame with you
all?????? Grrrrrrr I miss it. Google it just absolutely out of the
question.

Now to catch up a bit. I hope everyone is doing ok. I think about you
all everyday and hold you all in my prayers. A lot *has been going on
for me this summer. I found out that Grandson #7 will arrive in
October, which will bring our total to 9 grandchildren. I had open-
heart surgery on June 22nd to have my pulmonary valve replaced and I'm
doing so much better now. I can actually walk again without getting
short of breath. Granted I'm still healing and have a long way to go
yet but I'm getting there. All our kids have finally left the nest and
that is nice. DH and I have the house to ourselves again. I haven't
been able to do any quilting this summer since my stuff is all in the
basement and I don't venture down there too much just yet. But soon -
real soon.

Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say hi to everyone and see what
help I can get with the newsreader problem. You all take care and I'll
pop back in later.

Hugs,
Kim


I'm glad to hear that you are feeling better than before :-).

If you want to use Mozilla's newsreader, it is part of Thunderbird ...
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/

I just found out about an all-in-one Mozilla product, that also
includes a newsreader, but I have never tried it...
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

Bev in Tx
  #5  
Old August 19th 10, 05:18 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Sunny[_2_]
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Mika, please give Google a try. I get email reminders, but never look
at them. I just keep the site on my favorites bar and when I click,
I'm looking at the newest threads. And it tells me the the side if any
posts have been left on threads beyond the first page. I love it. Easy
to read, easy to post, easy to keep up with the threads that interest
me. (Really, I read almost everything. Takes me hours some times to go
through the group)

Glad to see you back, and I hope you heal soon and well. I would love
advice on getting the younger generation out of the nest. Mine seem to
be hanging on for dear life.

Hugs to you and hope to see you back soon,
Sunny
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Old August 19th 10, 06:45 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Brian Christiansen
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"Mika" wrote in message
...
Ok so I didn't mark this OT because I desperately need your help
because I miss you all so very much and I'm so darn frustrated and
want to get back to the group. I MISS YOU ALL. So here's the problem.

I got a new computer a few months back and it seems that Microsoft has
totally revamped MS Express or whatever the mail/newreader was called.
I have tried and tried to get it to work but it just won't. So I broke
down and downloaded Firefox. Now I can find the newsreadr that it
uses. So I need help on that. How in the neck do I get a newsreader up
and working so I can get back to he cyber quilt frame with you
all?????? Grrrrrrr I miss it. Google it just absolutely out of the
question.


Apparantly, windows 7 does not come with a newsreader, which is what I
assume you have, because vista did as far as I can tell. I am not sure if
you have thunderbird installed yet (that is the newsreader that "goes with"
Firefox, firefox is a web browser, it is not a newsreader. The only way to
get to RCTQ through firefox is to go to google groups, or some other similar
web-based service, so you want to set up a newsreader program.

If you do not have thunderbird installed, get it he
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/

After you have installed thunderbird, or if you already have it installed
already, here is an article on how to configure it for newsgroup access:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5828285_conf...underbird.html.

There is certain information that you need to have: the usenet sever that
you use, the username and password for that server. The easiest way to get
this information is to look at the properties of the newsgroup on your old
computer if you still have it. If you do not, there are several options
depending on how you get to newsgroups.

If your internet service provider still gives usenet access (many are
dropping it), they can tell you these settings. If you use a paid or free
service that is seperate from your ISP, you can go to their home page (for
example I access throug eternal-september, and their homepage is
www.eternal-september.org) and find those settings. For eternal-september,
at least your login and password (if you have not changed it) are in the
confirmation e-mail that they sent you.

One suggestion, however, in setting up the account, you will be asked for an
e-mail address for replies to messages that you post. Do not use your
regular e-mail address, or you will get more spam than you know what to do
with. Either use a fake address, such as , or
use a spam-catcher address, a real address at google or hotmail that you go
to and delete once in a while, but if you do either of these things, you
should perhaps tell this to the people and provide a mangled version of
your real address, such as "remove NOSPAM to reply:
," I am sure you have seen people sign their
usenet messages this way. The email address
,
is a spam-catcher account that I use, and just delete periodically, I reely
read the messages in it.

Brian Christiansen


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Old August 19th 10, 10:01 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Roberta[_3_]
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So good to see you, Kim! I'm glad your surgery went well and you're
walking again. (come on back, we'll do the faster tour of Munich :-)
I use something called Agent, which DH set up. Not very helpful for
you, but it's a good newsreader if you can find it.
Roberta in D

On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:20:43 -0700 (PDT), Mika
wrote:

Ok so I didn't mark this OT because I desperately need your help
because I miss you all so very much and I'm so darn frustrated and
want to get back to the group. I MISS YOU ALL. So here's the problem.

I got a new computer a few months back and it seems that Microsoft has
totally revamped MS Express or whatever the mail/newreader was called.
I have tried and tried to get it to work but it just won't. So I broke
down and downloaded Firefox. Now I can find the newsreadr that it
uses. So I need help on that. How in the neck do I get a newsreader up
and working so I can get back to he cyber quilt frame with you
all?????? Grrrrrrr I miss it. Google it just absolutely out of the
question.

Now to catch up a bit. I hope everyone is doing ok. I think about you
all everyday and hold you all in my prayers. A lot has been going on
for me this summer. I found out that Grandson #7 will arrive in
October, which will bring our total to 9 grandchildren. I had open-
heart surgery on June 22nd to have my pulmonary valve replaced and I'm
doing so much better now. I can actually walk again without getting
short of breath. Granted I'm still healing and have a long way to go
yet but I'm getting there. All our kids have finally left the nest and
that is nice. DH and I have the house to ourselves again. I haven't
been able to do any quilting this summer since my stuff is all in the
basement and I don't venture down there too much just yet. But soon -
real soon.

Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say hi to everyone and see what
help I can get with the newsreader problem. You all take care and I'll
pop back in later.

Hugs,
Kim

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Old August 19th 10, 07:50 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
ME-Judy[_2_]
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Hello from another "computer updater"!!! I had the same problem when
we changed to a new computer - I switched from Outlook Express in
Windows XP to a computer using Windows-7.... couldn't find a way to
r.c.t.q. once we made the final switch. Then, I came across
GOOGLE!
Set up a .gmail email account.
Log in to gmail.
At the top of the screen is a tab marked "READER"
Click on that.
Then I "searched" for: "rec.crafts.textiles.quilting"
and got a heap of suggestions - one of which (way down the list)
was via google itself. (I know there had to be an easier way,
but ....)
I clicked on the entry for google groups, and got to r.c.t.q.!
Then I "joined" - or chose it was one of "my groups"
Hey, it worked and here I am!

Hope this suggestion works for you. If you'd like, I'll "re-do" the
steps I took and write it down as I go so I can give you clearer
directions.
ME-Judy


On Aug 18, 12:20*pm, Mika wrote:
Ok so I didn't mark this OT because I desperately need your help
because I miss you all so very much and I'm so darn frustrated and
want to get back to the group. I MISS YOU ALL. So here's the problem.

I got a new computer a few months back and it seems that Microsoft has
totally revamped MS Express or whatever the mail/newreader was called.
I have tried and tried to get it to work but it just won't. So I broke
down and downloaded Firefox. Now I can find the newsreadr that it
uses. So I need help on that. How in the neck do I get a newsreader up
and working so I can get back to he cyber quilt frame with you
all?????? Grrrrrrr I miss it. Google it just absolutely out of the
question.

Now to catch up a bit. I hope everyone is doing ok. I think about you
all everyday and hold you all in my prayers. A lot *has been going on
for me this summer. I found out that Grandson #7 will arrive in
October, which will bring our total to 9 grandchildren. I had open-
heart surgery on June 22nd to have my pulmonary valve replaced and I'm
doing so much better now. I can actually walk again without getting
short of breath. Granted I'm still healing and have a long way to go
yet but I'm getting there. All our kids have finally left the nest and
that is nice. DH and I have the house to ourselves again. I haven't
been able to do any quilting this summer since my stuff is all in the
basement and I don't venture down there too much just yet. But soon -
real soon.

Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say hi to everyone and see what
help I can get with the newsreader problem. You all take care and I'll
pop back in later.

Hugs,
Kim


  #9  
Old August 19th 10, 07:53 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
ME-Judy[_2_]
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Forgot to add..... once you've chosen r.c.t.q. as one of your
groups, the next time you log in to google.com, at the top right of
the screen is a tab marked "MY GROUPS".
Click on it, and it will take you to a screen that shows all the
"groups" you've joined. Just click on the r.c.t.q. tab.
ME-Judy

On Aug 18, 12:20*pm, Mika wrote:
Ok so I didn't mark this OT because I desperately need your help
because I miss you all so very much and I'm so darn frustrated and
want to get back to the group. I MISS YOU ALL. So here's the problem.

I got a new computer a few months back and it seems that Microsoft has
totally revamped MS Express or whatever the mail/newreader was called.
I have tried and tried to get it to work but it just won't. So I broke
down and downloaded Firefox. Now I can find the newsreadr that it
uses. So I need help on that. How in the neck do I get a newsreader up
and working so I can get back to he cyber quilt frame with you
all?????? Grrrrrrr I miss it. Google it just absolutely out of the
question.

Now to catch up a bit. I hope everyone is doing ok. I think about you
all everyday and hold you all in my prayers. A lot *has been going on
for me this summer. I found out that Grandson #7 will arrive in
October, which will bring our total to 9 grandchildren. I had open-
heart surgery on June 22nd to have my pulmonary valve replaced and I'm
doing so much better now. I can actually walk again without getting
short of breath. Granted I'm still healing and have a long way to go
yet but I'm getting there. All our kids have finally left the nest and
that is nice. DH and I have the house to ourselves again. I haven't
been able to do any quilting this summer since my stuff is all in the
basement and I don't venture down there too much just yet. But soon -
real soon.

Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say hi to everyone and see what
help I can get with the newsreader problem. You all take care and I'll
pop back in later.

Hugs,
Kim


  #10  
Old August 19th 10, 08:08 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
amy in CNY
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Glad to hear you're better, Kim!!! I'm still sending prayers your way.

I, too, use Google groups, it's worked fine for me for over 4 years.
No problems.

Hand work and magazines are the ticket for now, don't over-do!

3 amy in CNY (for now...only 50 more days and counting!!)
 




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