Gene,
First of all thank you for moving my post to the appropriate thread, I appreciate it. I'm not really that good with forums as I haven't participated in them all that much. So I thank you for putting it where it belongs and I will try to follow the thread thing more closely.
Secondly I believe if we all are to participate in adult conversations we should not be afraid of "the truth" or of being corrected where we are mistaken. I am not offended by your correction above.
It's just that when your guest was talking about how pc users had to (I'm only paraphrasing here) lug out our pc with the thick body and unnecessary DVD players and all just didn't "get it" (my words). That part of the conversation just felt demeaning to me, rightly or wrongly. It just made me feel like he was saying those of us still using a pc must somehow get with it (again my words) and go out and get an apple product fix our situation. I'm having a hard time expressing what I mean. Anyway, the crux of the matter was it just sounded to me like he was not taking into account the fact that there are some of us out here that just can't afford to go out and get whatever the next "best thing" is when the tool we have now, a pc laptop, is still work fine.
So it may be true that my feeling of being looked down upon because I don't have an IPad was not what was intended by your guest. If so then yes I must have been confused and jumped to make a statement based on only a portion of the interview. Please understand that I have no "us vs. them" attitude but I do believe that I see it around me all the time. I make reference to the fact that I have friends and family that are solely Apple product users so I get the "I'm old fashioned" (or other similar such comments) thing all the time. It's just that I learned on a pc 20 some odd years ago and it's just what I'm used to. Those who choose Apple products are ok by me, I guess I'm just a little touchy for the reason I explained above.
So to close I hope I've explained where I was coming from in my original statement and if I over reacted by misunderstanding your guest my apologies. I mean I am a pc user and I try to catch your show online and listen regardless of what product your guest prefers.
Thank you for responding so quickly, I do appreciate that. It's cool that you keep an eye on your forum and respond so soon. It really shows your interest in what your listeners have to say. Especially to me, as you can see I can get wordy.
Best Regards and I'll keep listening when I can. I have to try to catch your show late at night online via ITunes. I do believe you have a very interesting show and again thank you for responding, it was totally unexpected. I honestly thought my shot was going to go by unnoticed.
KS
Crescent City, CA.