Puppies **LOVE** to be played with! They are much more well-adjusted (and you learn *so* much more about them) if you simply PLAY with them ! ! !


By this I mean, Download a few CCFs, (whether they'll work on your set-up or not) run 'em on the EMULATOR to see how the jumps and drop-down lists work. Then disect 'em in ProntoEdit to find out exactly what was done to accomplish those jumps and aliases. Explore how the Hidden "ugly" panels work that everyone seems to eventually come around to aliasing to. Right Click, Left Click, w/Alt. and Ctrl., Drag & Drop, Add, Delete, Copy & Paste, Check & Un-check, Move and Merge (this one first, then that one first). Don't be afraid to change things in pronto.ini, either on your own or with Pronto.ini Workshop. Unlike "real" puppies this one comes complete with FAQs, Manuals, Reviews and *MANY* like-minded individuals who love the same breed and can be depended on to give Good, Sound Advice when asked.

On the software side there really isn't much you can do that isn't recoverable since the TSU2000 Firmware Update was released.

It's true that on the Hardware front much care & due diligence should be exercised. But, if you are careful and do your homework and can follow instructions others have laid out for you, much can be accomplished here as well.

So play with it **much** in it's infancy and it will reward you with many tricks as it matures - (this puppy **LOVES** doing tricks!). And when you *think* you have it all trained and you tell it to fetch the news, don't be surprised (or upset) if it brings you TeleTubbies. Just take it back to the "training area" and give it a little tweak - after all it *was* probably an Owner's Oversight, now wasn't it?

(remember the old saying, G I G O ?)


MIKE

Overall I agree, I did just that and then decided what >>>I<<< wanted from other peoples ideas.

Mike you're (very helpfully) all over these forums, you're not that big shiny guy from The Day the Earth Stood Still are you....?

NOPE!, he's GORT. I'm the more "human" looking one. Here's a couple of my favorite quotes:

"Before making any decisions, I think I should get out among your people. And become familiar with the basis for these strange, unreasoning attitudes".

"We’ve been monitoring your radio broadcasts for a good many years. That’s how we learned your languages. Lately, we’ve been getting your television also.
The first two years of television we were convinced that all you did was wrestle".


"Gort! Deglet ovrosco!"


PAX

MIKE

Mike - as a newbie, I have been taking yours, Peter's and Daniel's recommendations for reading Daniel's reviews, rereading (I don't know how many times in the last 2 weeks) the FAQ and doing lots of searches. Just wanted to say THANKS to all you very helpful people. Happy 4th.
Lee

Klaatu barada nikto!!

Gort, Deglet ovrosco!

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This message was edited by Joel Warren on 01/12/02 03:51.10.

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This message was edited by MrKlaatu on 01/12/02 04:11.48.

We in the electronics industry have a saying that you might get a kick out of: E.S.O. Which means equipment superior to operator! I have found in the short time that I have been working with this remote that everytime I think the remote is screwing up, it is always something I have overlooked or done wrong!

the funny thing about this puppie , it normally doesn't screw up , it does what you tell it in programming.

G I G O

I swear, though, that sometimes it does not, and I can hear the sounds of little tiny giggling coming from inside.

"We treat our machines as if they are persons. We talk to them, we name them, we even sometimes plead with and try to cajole the little God inside each machine, And when the little God turns out to be evil, we beat the machine to purge that Demon. PLEASE DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!"