Kathleen wrote:
>
> Dan Abel wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > sf > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:20:32 -0700, Arri London >
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>The modem *is* 56 K. It's the phone service that is 26.4. Can't change
> >>>that without paying much more. I'm not bothered by it although some of
> >>>my friends are LOL. I've been teaching them not to send me large, hi-res
> >>>images...
> >>
> >>so they post them somewhere like picasa or tiny pic for you?
> >
> >
> > In order to see a picture (or anything else) on your computer, you have
> > to download it. It doesn't matter whether it's an Email attachment or a
> > web page, it has to be downloaded over the connection.

That is true of course.

> Well, yeah. But Tinypic.com does automatically reduce the file size
> which reduces download time.

It does indeed.

>
> Of course,
> > people could be trained to dump it on a CD and send it by mail, but that
> > turns out to be slow also. :-)


Amazing how many of my email acquaintances haven't managed to do that
correctly either.
> >
>
> You're talking LOTS of liver treats...
>
> NO! No bitmaps! Jpeg! Jpeg! Oh, good boy! Good boy for Jpeg!


LOL there ya go! I'd make a terrible trainer though My language to
said friends hasn't always been so encouraging.

>
> Wait... Wait... Save for... Save for what? Hmm? Save for web?! Yay!

ROTFL.

>
> And what are we doing.... We're what? We're... Reducing the file
> size! Woohooo! Who gets a cookie?!

Spot on!

>
> And where do we save it to? It's the drawer with the special silver
> frisbee in it...


Did you mean the 'cup holder'? Hey is *that* what it's really for
hehehe.

No, NO don't throw the frisbee. What's it called?
> CD... what? Yes! CD-RW drive D:!!!! Jackpot! Oh yum yum, treats and
> treats and treats.


You need to write a book about this, you know.