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All hints are created equal
Authored by: springstdigital on Jan 31, '03 03:34:03PM

Lately it seems that there is a lot more hint-bashing going on here. While it is true that some of us know more than others, it is also true that we all come here to learn. If you already know, why go out of your way to make someone else feel inferior? Why should every other hint have a disclaimer from Rob about it's validity?
Every day I learn something here. This is one of the last sane and friendly places to give and get information. Please don't ruin it for everyone else.



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well said
Authored by: poultryfarm on Jan 31, '03 04:52:51PM

i couldn't agree more.



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All hints are created equal
Authored by: chabig on Feb 02, '03 12:07:07PM

You are right, of course. I posted the first sarcastic comment in this thread. I'm sorry I did, and would have deleted it after posting it, had there been a way.

People really should read the online help, though. How long do you think it will be before people start submitting hints about the new releases of iPhoto 2 and iMovie 3 that really are just features. Then again, book authors make a lot of money writing books that basically just tell people how to use the documented features of many programs.

Chris



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All hints are created equal
Authored by: NetCurl on Feb 02, '03 12:55:28PM

I too found this hint to be quite a surprise. I have had my iPod for about 2 months and I hadn't found this feature yet.

I would like to make an argument for hints based upon functionality though. I think a lot of functionality in many applications and devices can be undocumented but highly useful. I once amazed a fellow Mac user by showing her that you could Command-Click the name of the open folder window and see a hierarchial listing of the directory tree. She was amazed, but had been a mac user for years and never come across this. I think there are plenty of little "feature-ettes" that are handy and are worth the extra few bits to post for all to peruse.

Thanks for the iPod tip too...



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