Recently I considered buying an office suite for my Mac. I couldn't justify buying MS Office at all.
Even at a price of $150 for unlimited use of MS Office forever, you can get iWork which is compatible with even the new Office file formats for $79.
Let's face it - no one in the world is buying Microsoft Office because it's great software. They are buying it because of FUD regarding file format compatibility.
If one were a "thrifty" PC buyer, they'd be using OpenOffice and AVG or other free solutions to cover Microsoft's security holes.
Which again makes me feel that it's utterly hilarious that Microsoft wants you to pay for something that corrects defects in their other software that you already bought.
"For the customer it means you only have to pay a little each year instead of a lot every few years."
The problem is more along the lines of, "this means MSFT can tax the consumer every year instead of the consumer using the same copy of Office they've been using since 97 or 2000 which still works just fine."
<p>What an incredibly bone headed thing to say. Have you ever tried selling an expensive product to a customer? What about convincing a customer they have a need for your product, when they really don't?</p></quote>
I'm not sure why you got modded up... Managing people and getting paid more and getting promotions based on merit is orthogonal to "managing technical projects." Why would a promotion of a sales person create a technical manager out of them?
I've had the experience in past jobs of working in a technical position under someone who was transferred from a non-technical area.
These "McManagers" as we affectionately called them were actually not all bad. They didn't micromanage you because they didn't know what you actually did. They weren't mucking things up making bad decisions because they couldn't make any decisions.
McManagers really are kind of a blessing. They are like a glorified secretary. They attend meetings and run interference for you in a lot of ways so that actual work can get done. Sure, a real manager is better, but a clueless one is better than a bad one.
It's not really news, but the prices they ask for are crazy.
I'm a Mac user, I have a new Macbook circa a few months ago. They were going to charge hundreds of dollars - something like $400, if I recall, to max out the system RAM. I ordered it myself from TigerDirect and it was a 5 minute job to install.
Some people just pay for convenience... a whole lot for a little convenience.
I wish you could remove the bookmarks toolbar thing from the Bookmarks menu. I hate all those extra options in there that I never use.
I can delete the 'recently visited' one and things like that, but then I can't get rid of the horizontal bars that are dividers between where they used to be. So now I have the useless "bookmarks toolbar" folder and three horizontal lines in a row that I cant move before my bookmarks start.
Other than that, it seems like Firefox - quick and solid.
I respected Tim Russert a great deal. He was one of the few out there who still seemed like he wanted to do hard news and prevent bias as much as he could.
No source, but I heard on the radio a while back that the place where the nickel is mined for toyota's hybrid car batteries is another place where NASA has tested lunar rovers. Carved out of some forest in Canada, if memory serves?
It's easy to poll well when the race hasn't even begun in earnest yet and you were only beating down someone who had the highest unfavorable ratings ever to run for president.
Once people actually start critiquing Obama for his socialist policies, once true dialog across the left and the right starts happening, then the race will tighten up. Like may only be possible in America anymore, it will be within 2 or 3 percentage points nationally.
This guy could have been full of it, but I had someone who works for a gamestop tell me that by his store's estimates, at least 30% of the Xbox 360s they sold were defective.
Now, I'm pretty sure people past a certain time frame wouldn't be returning them to the store, so you have to wonder if they don't ALL die eventually from overheating.
Glad I ebayed mine and got a PS3 while it was still working.
First, not all trailers are the same. Maybe a popup camper you could haul on a ball hitch (class 1) but for most trailers I would guess that at least a class 3 is going to be prudent (5,000lbs). They typically weigh anywhere between 5,000 and 15,000 pounds or more depending on what you have.
In addition, a Jeep would probably be a poor choice for towing anyway.
Had a similar experience once. Bought a car that was "junked" for $900. Sunk $500 into it, drove it for 30k miles or so. It was still running when someone rear ended me at 55mph and totaled it.
It's silver. Besides, I'm kind of attached to it. I don't want to get rid of it, really. I'll own it until it dies or economic conditions force my hand, whichever comes first.
At least it offers some utility that I use such as being a convertible, off-road capability, etc. The mammoth SUVs that never leave pavement their entire lives are useless for the extra consumption, doing nothing you couldn't really do 99% of the time with a wagon or something. Oh, I'm sorry a "CUV"
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How does this differ from say using a word processor to type notes and inserting screenshots?
Will someone tell me why AVG is "slimy", and what I should use instead of it that is also free?
I'm a Mac user as well.
Recently I considered buying an office suite for my Mac. I couldn't justify buying MS Office at all.
Even at a price of $150 for unlimited use of MS Office forever, you can get iWork which is compatible with even the new Office file formats for $79.
Let's face it - no one in the world is buying Microsoft Office because it's great software. They are buying it because of FUD regarding file format compatibility.
Those pinkos didn't put America on there either!
If one were a "thrifty" PC buyer, they'd be using OpenOffice and AVG or other free solutions to cover Microsoft's security holes.
Which again makes me feel that it's utterly hilarious that Microsoft wants you to pay for something that corrects defects in their other software that you already bought.
"For the customer it means you only have to pay a little each year instead of a lot every few years."
The problem is more along the lines of, "this means MSFT can tax the consumer every year instead of the consumer using the same copy of Office they've been using since 97 or 2000 which still works just fine."
<p>What an incredibly bone headed thing to say. Have you ever tried selling an expensive product to a customer? What about convincing a customer they have a need for your product, when they really don't?</p></quote>
Is that supposed to be commendable?
I'm not sure why you got modded up... Managing people and getting paid more and getting promotions based on merit is orthogonal to "managing technical projects." Why would a promotion of a sales person create a technical manager out of them?
I've had the experience in past jobs of working in a technical position under someone who was transferred from a non-technical area.
These "McManagers" as we affectionately called them were actually not all bad. They didn't micromanage you because they didn't know what you actually did. They weren't mucking things up making bad decisions because they couldn't make any decisions.
McManagers really are kind of a blessing. They are like a glorified secretary. They attend meetings and run interference for you in a lot of ways so that actual work can get done. Sure, a real manager is better, but a clueless one is better than a bad one.
Google's momma so fat, she stood on a corner and some cops came running and said "Break it up!"
It's not really news, but the prices they ask for are crazy.
I'm a Mac user, I have a new Macbook circa a few months ago. They were going to charge hundreds of dollars - something like $400, if I recall, to max out the system RAM. I ordered it myself from TigerDirect and it was a 5 minute job to install.
Some people just pay for convenience... a whole lot for a little convenience.
I wish you could remove the bookmarks toolbar thing from the Bookmarks menu. I hate all those extra options in there that I never use.
I can delete the 'recently visited' one and things like that, but then I can't get rid of the horizontal bars that are dividers between where they used to be. So now I have the useless "bookmarks toolbar" folder and three horizontal lines in a row that I cant move before my bookmarks start.
Other than that, it seems like Firefox - quick and solid.
+1, direct link to the file.
I respected Tim Russert a great deal. He was one of the few out there who still seemed like he wanted to do hard news and prevent bias as much as he could.
the money you save powering them rather than buying a new setup would be lost in electrical expense over a year or a few years.
skeet shooting
No source, but I heard on the radio a while back that the place where the nickel is mined for toyota's hybrid car batteries is another place where NASA has tested lunar rovers. Carved out of some forest in Canada, if memory serves?
Anyway, just FWIW
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tag should read "shanghaied"
It's easy to poll well when the race hasn't even begun in earnest yet and you were only beating down someone who had the highest unfavorable ratings ever to run for president.
Once people actually start critiquing Obama for his socialist policies, once true dialog across the left and the right starts happening, then the race will tighten up. Like may only be possible in America anymore, it will be within 2 or 3 percentage points nationally.
This guy could have been full of it, but I had someone who works for a gamestop tell me that by his store's estimates, at least 30% of the Xbox 360s they sold were defective.
Now, I'm pretty sure people past a certain time frame wouldn't be returning them to the store, so you have to wonder if they don't ALL die eventually from overheating.
Glad I ebayed mine and got a PS3 while it was still working.
My jeep polluted and made the sun die :'(....
outlook is more like a grits dump
First, not all trailers are the same. Maybe a popup camper you could haul on a ball hitch (class 1) but for most trailers I would guess that at least a class 3 is going to be prudent (5,000lbs). They typically weigh anywhere between 5,000 and 15,000 pounds or more depending on what you have.
In addition, a Jeep would probably be a poor choice for towing anyway.
Had a similar experience once. Bought a car that was "junked" for $900. Sunk $500 into it, drove it for 30k miles or so. It was still running when someone rear ended me at 55mph and totaled it.
It's silver. Besides, I'm kind of attached to it. I don't want to get rid of it, really. I'll own it until it dies or economic conditions force my hand, whichever comes first.
At least it offers some utility that I use such as being a convertible, off-road capability, etc. The mammoth SUVs that never leave pavement their entire lives are useless for the extra consumption, doing nothing you couldn't really do 99% of the time with a wagon or something. Oh, I'm sorry a "CUV"