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Goodbye Cruel Word
theodp writes "The problem with Microsoft Word, writes the NYT's Virginia Heffernan, is that 'I always feel as if I'm taking an essay test.' Seeking to break free of the tyranny of Microsoft Word, Heffernan takes a look at Scrivener and the oh-so-retro WriteRoom, which she and others feel jibe better with the way writers think. 'The new writing programs encourage a writerly restart. You may even relearn the green-lighted alphabet, adjust your preference for long or short sentences, opt afresh for action over description. Renewal becomes heady: in WriteRoom's gloom is man's power to create something from nothing, to wrest form from formlessness. Let's just say it: It's biblical. And come on, ye writers, do you want to be a little Word drip writing 603 words in Palatino with regulation margins? Or do you want to be a Creator?'"
I never use Word. Each time I've gotten a new system, I've deleted it. I use TextPad for quick and Word Pro for professional.
That said, I just read her article. 'Twas a tale told by an idiot apparently. She can't do what is easy and carps about that which is nothing.
no, you *are* a troll. several linux distros are ready to use out of the box, kubuntu for example has kate and open office all ready out of the box. nano on the commandline with abioword, gedit, kedit and several others in synaptic. well isn't that conveniant... you don't even need to open a web browser to install something! no hunting around the web, no need to shell out how much ever MS is asking for office these days, no product key/disk to keep track of.. isnt that fucking amazing? can windows do that too?? oh wait...
Sigs are too short to say anything truly profound so read the above post instead.
Well, if it isn't the guy who put me on his 'Foe' list because I asked him to make a point rather than accuse people of being shills. I see you haven't changed your modus operandi much, huh?
Let's try this again - are you going to contribute or just name-call?
"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." - Tolkien