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Zaidy036
Flightless Bird
In article <17fhv4wduf2gf$.1nf69km9y9g80.dlg@40tude.net>, not-me@other.invalid
says...
>
> On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 213:21 -0400, Zaidy036 wrote:
>
> > In article <czi3rzs6t95n$.1bi2mkdpjpodh$.dlg@40tude.net>, not-me@other.invalid
> > says...
> >>
> >> On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:07:07 -0400, Zaidy036 wrote:
> >>
> >>> <snip>
> >>>
> >>> On my Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit it is located at
> >>> CWindows\System32\SnippingTool.exe
> >>>
> >>> You should be able to find by clicking the "Start" Orb and
> >>> searching for "snipping".
> >>
> >> No, I find it by clicking on the icon I pinned to my taskbar. Much easier
> >> and much more direct...
> >>
> >> Quicker, too
> >
> > Gene, that was to find it, not run it. I assume anyone reading a NG knows how
> > to make a shortcut to run it. Maybe a bad assumption.
> >
> > Anyway, please send me a PM - we may be related since I have the same LN.
>
> I meant you to understand that since I had created a shortcut to it, I had
> previously found it.
>
> The post of yours that I replied to seemed to imply that you thought I
> couldn't find the Snipping tool. That was a trifle insulting, if I may say
> so.
>
> Bloch is a surprisingly common surname. My grandfather came here from Riga,
> Latvia. Did yours? Or did your great-grandfather? If not, we're probably
> not related.
>
> I understand Bloch to be from a Polish word that originally meant foreigner
> (cognate of Wales, Wallachia, olah, vlach, et al), but in Poland a couple
> of centuries ago, it began to be applied to Italian Jews who had migrated
> to Poland. This is not the source of my nickname (Gino), but it justifies
> it
Not meant to be insulting to anyone, just explaining why I did not elaborate on
how to make an icon to run it no matter where one places it. Mine is on my
desktop. Maybe I should have replied to an earlier post in this topic.
I am aware that Bloch is a common name. My father grew up in Baden Baden,
Germany but unfortunately I never tried to trace back further. If you use Geni
you can find my full family tree there. My father's mother was an Oppenheimer
so it is quite large.
says...
>
> On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 213:21 -0400, Zaidy036 wrote:
>
> > In article <czi3rzs6t95n$.1bi2mkdpjpodh$.dlg@40tude.net>, not-me@other.invalid
> > says...
> >>
> >> On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:07:07 -0400, Zaidy036 wrote:
> >>
> >>> <snip>
> >>>
> >>> On my Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit it is located at
> >>> CWindows\System32\SnippingTool.exe
> >>>
> >>> You should be able to find by clicking the "Start" Orb and
> >>> searching for "snipping".
> >>
> >> No, I find it by clicking on the icon I pinned to my taskbar. Much easier
> >> and much more direct...
> >>
> >> Quicker, too
> >
> > Gene, that was to find it, not run it. I assume anyone reading a NG knows how
> > to make a shortcut to run it. Maybe a bad assumption.
> >
> > Anyway, please send me a PM - we may be related since I have the same LN.
>
> I meant you to understand that since I had created a shortcut to it, I had
> previously found it.
>
> The post of yours that I replied to seemed to imply that you thought I
> couldn't find the Snipping tool. That was a trifle insulting, if I may say
> so.
>
> Bloch is a surprisingly common surname. My grandfather came here from Riga,
> Latvia. Did yours? Or did your great-grandfather? If not, we're probably
> not related.
>
> I understand Bloch to be from a Polish word that originally meant foreigner
> (cognate of Wales, Wallachia, olah, vlach, et al), but in Poland a couple
> of centuries ago, it began to be applied to Italian Jews who had migrated
> to Poland. This is not the source of my nickname (Gino), but it justifies
> it
Not meant to be insulting to anyone, just explaining why I did not elaborate on
how to make an icon to run it no matter where one places it. Mine is on my
desktop. Maybe I should have replied to an earlier post in this topic.
I am aware that Bloch is a common name. My father grew up in Baden Baden,
Germany but unfortunately I never tried to trace back further. If you use Geni
you can find my full family tree there. My father's mother was an Oppenheimer
so it is quite large.