I find graphics and colors very irritating as well, which is why I have sent
my HDTV to the junkyard in favor of a 1950's black and white console model.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com
> [mailto:discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com] On Behalf Of Olav Sunde
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 8:24 AM
> To: discuss (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com
> Subject: [slim] Forum Style rather than Lists
>
> Michael Peters wrote:
> > On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:26:44 -0600, momerath
> <michael.warnock (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> >
> >>Another solution is to use Gmail for your mailing lists. It has a
> >>unique interface that closely resembles the flat-threaded
> forum style
> >>that seems most popular (I prefer branching threads
> personally). Its
> >>also much faster than most web applications owing to its use of
> >>javascript moderated xml transactions (no page reloads).
> If you need
> >>an invite, I have 50 to spare.
> >
> >
> > I second the gmail suggestion - it's actually a faster way to use
> > lists than a mail client on my hard disk.
> >
> I read this forum with the news reader in Mozilla Tunderbird
> pointed to news.gmane.org -
> gmane.music.equipment.slimdevices.general , in my opinion the
> best way to do it. Web forums tend to have too much "noise"
> i.e. graphics, colors etc. I have not tried Gmail yet.
>
> Olav
>
>
my HDTV to the junkyard in favor of a 1950's black and white console model.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com
> [mailto:discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com] On Behalf Of Olav Sunde
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 8:24 AM
> To: discuss (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com
> Subject: [slim] Forum Style rather than Lists
>
> Michael Peters wrote:
> > On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:26:44 -0600, momerath
> <michael.warnock (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> >
> >>Another solution is to use Gmail for your mailing lists. It has a
> >>unique interface that closely resembles the flat-threaded
> forum style
> >>that seems most popular (I prefer branching threads
> personally). Its
> >>also much faster than most web applications owing to its use of
> >>javascript moderated xml transactions (no page reloads).
> If you need
> >>an invite, I have 50 to spare.
> >
> >
> > I second the gmail suggestion - it's actually a faster way to use
> > lists than a mail client on my hard disk.
> >
> I read this forum with the news reader in Mozilla Tunderbird
> pointed to news.gmane.org -
> gmane.music.equipment.slimdevices.general , in my opinion the
> best way to do it. Web forums tend to have too much "noise"
> i.e. graphics, colors etc. I have not tried Gmail yet.
>
> Olav
>
>