You might want to check with someone on the boat if you can buy computer time (at the computer café) before boarding. I found out had I purchased my computer time prior to boarding it was $50 an hour.(not bad, I composed all my email in my room, and when I used the café, I used to send and download email, and then got off real fast. (Two minutes maybe). But if you buy the Internet time after you board, the price is $200 an hour, at least it was on the boat I was on. I thought $200/hr was awful, but no one seemed to be complaining. I was told this allowed the boat to determine ahead of time how many people would use computers and be ready for them. If your travel agent will do it, I suggest deciding how much computer time you think you will need, add some extra time to that (you might want to check an Internet site), and purchase that if you can. Robert -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson Sent: 2007-03-17 13:16 To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Group owner will be MIA for a couple weeks Hi gang. Most of you know that I'm pretty busy lately, taking care of = my elderly mom who had a stroke. Well, for her 90th birthday, my sister = and I are taking her on a Caribbean cruise. We will be leaving this coming Thursday, March 22nd and returning on April 1st. I will supposedly have access to the Internet from the Internet Caf=E9 on the ship (and I will = have my laptop with me), but I really have no idea how much time I will be spending at the computer. So, if any spammers or autoresponders get = thru to the group, please accept my apologies ahead of time and know that I will address the problem as soon as I become aware of it, but it might take = me longer than usual. Your understanding is appreciated. Have a wonderful few weeks and I'll = see you all in April. Hang in there. Linda ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************