Classic post. Love the time travel to-do list. Sorry about "Arkansas" - I'd go back and fix it, but my delorean was struck by lightning and disappeared to 1885.
The line breaks never work for me in the comment box. If I do [p] or [br] (using the triangle braces rather than the square braces) it works sometimes, but a regular carriage return does not. What's your secret?
man I hate the slashdot mods. you're either trolling to inflame people and get heated response or you're making a joke. I guess it depends who's "in" on the joke. My experience has been that people here are ready to jump on any flamebait, so I figured you're trolling. And I was modded down! How much does that suck????
I think the post is a relevant question, and your reply has a relevant answer. The answer is "it's complicated" (like my facebook status) and you really need to reach out to some pros (even though the submitter appears to have expertise as well). I also liked the answer about determining if this is really necessary, since everybody who wants internet already likely has it. What problem would this be solving? The only thing missing is for people to recommend providers in the chicago region who could tackle this sort of thing.
I'm not disagreeing with you. but the gp made a statement that was factually incorrect, and I corrected it. I still agree with the thrust of his sentiments, though. I hope that my contribution brought clarity to the issue, and allowed the GP's underlying arguments to shine through.
i really like win 7 for a couple reasons. On a new computer, the interface is pretty slick. IE9 is a really awesome browser, and I think it's win 7 only. Same for office 2010, I'm not sure it's xp compatible.
I use launchpad a lot and find it super useful. it's my secondary lauch mechanism - first, progam pinned on dock. then launchpad. then spotlight. if you're complaining about the challenge of moving a mouse across a computer screen to click on an icon, you may be doing it wrong.
Jesus you're stalking me. You're being purposefully obtuse so let me repeat slowly. My _first post_ was marked redundant almost immediately. My subsequent posts, although covering the same topics (because people like you were chasing me through the thread) were not marked redundant. Just admit it - you hate Microsoft, and you hate anybody who says anything nice about them. Even if it's logical and supported.
We _have_ a working solution. It's not perfect, but it's our best option given the costs of switching. Somebody else can solve the world's ills I.e. lack of word processor interoperability.
that's the rub, isn't it. I'm not an editor or formatter. I'm a content creator. My goal is to spend 99% of my time creating content and 1% of my time editing. Word is a great tool for content creators. pagemaker is a great tool for editors. latex is a great tool for... grad students?
yes, my replies have been a little redundant because people keep making branching comment sub-threads on the same sub-topics. But my first post isn't redundant! see, I do know what rudundant means...
no, i should be promoted for focusing on business opportunities rather than wasting energy on things that don't provide revenue. someone else can solve this problem.
I agree with you that for simple uses the google docs is probably fine. but i'm in the ninja category, (hundred+ pages, tables, figs, headers, footnotes, track changes, comments), and this can't be duplicated in google docs, let alone bouncing files back and forth!
again, you're absolutely right. the system is broken, and it would be awesome if somebody else fixed it. in the meantime, my firm bills by the hour, and I have a fixed budget. so every hour my team spends futzing with formatting is an hour we dont spend on actual work. so for this reason i mandate office 2007 / 2010 for all participants.
my comment isn't about the simple-use cases which admittedly are 50%+ of all users. But when your files start to get extraordinarily complex (hundred+ pages, tables, figs, headers, footnotes, track changes, comments), then it's not just a matter of teaching google docs vs. office. also, umm, at 99% of workplaces they don't use google gmail, they use outlook. so using office is making life easier.
again, you're absolutely right. It would be awesome if somebody made an open format where all these complex features would be 100% portable. in the meantime, my firm bills by the hour, and I have a fixed budget. so every hour my team spends futzing with formatting is an hour we dont spend on actual work. so for this reason i mandate office 2007 / 2010 for all participants.
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Classic post. Love the time travel to-do list. Sorry about "Arkansas" - I'd go back and fix it, but my delorean was struck by lightning and disappeared to 1885.
Umm, doesn't Japan make lots of video games? Where are the oversexed games? Amazon links are apreciated.
The line breaks never work for me in the comment box. If I do [p] or [br] (using the triangle braces rather than the square braces) it works sometimes, but a regular carriage return does not. What's your secret?
I played a lot of x wing but not tie fighter
man I hate the slashdot mods. you're either trolling to inflame people and get heated response or you're making a joke. I guess it depends who's "in" on the joke. My experience has been that people here are ready to jump on any flamebait, so I figured you're trolling. And I was modded down! How much does that suck????
Troll much?
but indeed it's art, whose meaning will lie in the eye of the beholder
I do not think that word means what you think it means...
I think the post is a relevant question, and your reply has a relevant answer. The answer is "it's complicated" (like my facebook status) and you really need to reach out to some pros (even though the submitter appears to have expertise as well). I also liked the answer about determining if this is really necessary, since everybody who wants internet already likely has it. What problem would this be solving? The only thing missing is for people to recommend providers in the chicago region who could tackle this sort of thing.
I'm not disagreeing with you. but the gp made a statement that was factually incorrect, and I corrected it. I still agree with the thrust of his sentiments, though. I hope that my contribution brought clarity to the issue, and allowed the GP's underlying arguments to shine through.
i looked up office 2010 and it does work on XP SP3, so I take it back. but office 2010 is way cooler than office 2003.
vis a vis firefox I have both ie9 and ffx installed side by side and usually use ie9. I've never used open office.
Scotus ruled that corporations have first amendment rights back in 1888...
i really like win 7 for a couple reasons. On a new computer, the interface is pretty slick. IE9 is a really awesome browser, and I think it's win 7 only. Same for office 2010, I'm not sure it's xp compatible.
i like the onlive service. AAA games, and i don't need a fancy rig.
I use launchpad a lot and find it super useful. it's my secondary lauch mechanism - first, progam pinned on dock. then launchpad. then spotlight. if you're complaining about the challenge of moving a mouse across a computer screen to click on an icon, you may be doing it wrong.
Latex is for grad students. Nobody in business uses it.
Jesus you're stalking me. You're being purposefully obtuse so let me repeat slowly. My _first post_ was marked redundant almost immediately. My subsequent posts, although covering the same topics (because people like you were chasing me through the thread) were not marked redundant. Just admit it - you hate Microsoft, and you hate anybody who says anything nice about them. Even if it's logical and supported.
We _have_ a working solution. It's not perfect, but it's our best option given the costs of switching. Somebody else can solve the world's ills I.e. lack of word processor interoperability.
Don't be obtuse. I mean copy editing and layout. The kind of stuff you pay somebody $20/hr to do, and in a year or two will farm out piecemeal.
that's the rub, isn't it. I'm not an editor or formatter. I'm a content creator. My goal is to spend 99% of my time creating content and 1% of my time editing. Word is a great tool for content creators. pagemaker is a great tool for editors. latex is a great tool for... grad students?
yes, my replies have been a little redundant because people keep making branching comment sub-threads on the same sub-topics. But my first post isn't redundant! see, I do know what rudundant means...
no, i should be promoted for focusing on business opportunities rather than wasting energy on things that don't provide revenue. someone else can solve this problem.
I agree with you that for simple uses the google docs is probably fine. but i'm in the ninja category, (hundred+ pages, tables, figs, headers, footnotes, track changes, comments), and this can't be duplicated in google docs, let alone bouncing files back and forth!
again, you're absolutely right. the system is broken, and it would be awesome if somebody else fixed it. in the meantime, my firm bills by the hour, and I have a fixed budget. so every hour my team spends futzing with formatting is an hour we dont spend on actual work. so for this reason i mandate office 2007 / 2010 for all participants.
my comment isn't about the simple-use cases which admittedly are 50%+ of all users. But when your files start to get extraordinarily complex (hundred+ pages, tables, figs, headers, footnotes, track changes, comments), then it's not just a matter of teaching google docs vs. office. also, umm, at 99% of workplaces they don't use google gmail, they use outlook. so using office is making life easier.
again, you're absolutely right. It would be awesome if somebody made an open format where all these complex features would be 100% portable. in the meantime, my firm bills by the hour, and I have a fixed budget. so every hour my team spends futzing with formatting is an hour we dont spend on actual work. so for this reason i mandate office 2007 / 2010 for all participants.