I've been using OpenOffice for several years now and I love it. I can't imagine why most people are willing to pay several hundred dollars for MS Office when OO is free.
The issue I run into though when recommending it to people is that they instinctively believe it will be crap because it's not from MS. I'll reply with something like "But it converts most Word documents perfectly," but they just aren't interested.
For OO to succeed it needs to have a marketing campaign similar to FireFox. It needs to be a product that people get recommended to them from non-geeks.
I've got to hand it to MS. They've done a top notch job scaring people into using their products.
If you had RTFA, you would know that he grabbed the policeman's gun and shot him and two others with it. Your knee-jerk anti-gun response is not valid here.
This would be a great way to commute to work. Imagine hoping on an airplane in the morning, cruising up to the requisite altitude for the glide to the office, and then falling out of the sky right in front of the door. Anyone who happened to be taking a smoke break at the time would have the bejesus scared out of them.
I upgrade when I have a specific need for something. For instance, I just bought an iBook because I wanted a machine for multi-track audio recording. My old Athalon was too noise and not portable enough to allow me to do this.
I bought my Athalon four years ago when I was a Senior in CompE. I knew I would be spending endless hours on a workstation that year and I wanted it to be mine because the ones in the labs were disgusting. My old Pentium I wasn't cutting it at the time.
I switched from OE to Thunderbird a few months ago and it handles IMAP accounts much better.
The best solution I can think of for your problem is to move messages into a Trash folder rather than deleting them in Outlook. Thunderbird does this automatically when you delete a message if you set it up under server settings. I believe you'll have to do it manually with Outlook, but it should accomplish what you're looking for.
Some folks at UW - Platteville have already rewritten the slashdot using CSS. It even renders correctly in Firefox. I wonder how difficult it would be to convert the live site...
I've got to agree with the parent to disagree with the author. I mean, if you look at life today compared with life in '94, it's not much different for most people.
So what are the differences? Doom I vs. Doom III. Discman vs. IPod. $1 gas vs. $2 gas. Duke Nukem 3d vs. er.... Duke Nukem 3d. (ok, so that was only 8 years ago)
So what will be different in 2014 on a practical level? Maybe we'll have cars that get double the mileage we have now. We'll be two more generations along in game consoles - hopefully approaching realtime 3D photorealism. We'll be able to watch TV over the internet, possibly even in HD. Maybe we'll even finally be able to talk to our computers.
On a practical level, things will be almost the same as they are now. No robotic kitchens (unless Al Gore is doing your cooking), no contacts with augmented reality. Oh yea, and the president will either be Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush.
It seems to me that there would be motion sickness potential since the floor tiles have to move in the opposite direction you are moving. If you are walking forward at a constant pace, you wouldn't notice. It would be like walking on a people-mover. If you abruptly turn sideways, however, you'd certainly notice the change in movement of the tiles.
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The issue I run into though when recommending it to people is that they instinctively believe it will be crap because it's not from MS. I'll reply with something like "But it converts most Word documents perfectly," but they just aren't interested.
For OO to succeed it needs to have a marketing campaign similar to FireFox. It needs to be a product that people get recommended to them from non-geeks.
I've got to hand it to MS. They've done a top notch job scaring people into using their products.
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...and give us a topless Padme scene. I'd definitely walk out satisfied.
If you had RTFA, you would know that he grabbed the policeman's gun and shot him and two others with it. Your knee-jerk anti-gun response is not valid here.
to "What is the best topic for starting a flamewar on Slashdot?"
This would be a great way to commute to work. Imagine hoping on an airplane in the morning, cruising up to the requisite altitude for the glide to the office, and then falling out of the sky right in front of the door. Anyone who happened to be taking a smoke break at the time would have the bejesus scared out of them.
First it was a lamp now it's a throne. I guess the next logical step is an AOL CD house.
Another great day to be an American. That Australian Idol chick is ugly. At least Kelly Clarkson looks good most of the time.
I bought my Athalon four years ago when I was a Senior in CompE. I knew I would be spending endless hours on a workstation that year and I wanted it to be mine because the ones in the labs were disgusting. My old Pentium I wasn't cutting it at the time.
This article is from last year. It refers to 'Troy' as a movie coming out next year. Why is this news???
Hopefully they'll also be able to lick their own dongle.
The best solution I can think of for your problem is to move messages into a Trash folder rather than deleting them in Outlook. Thunderbird does this automatically when you delete a message if you set it up under server settings. I believe you'll have to do it manually with Outlook, but it should accomplish what you're looking for.
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It's all the things that make a girlfriend a pain in the ass with none of the benefits!!!
So what are the differences? Doom I vs. Doom III. Discman vs. IPod. $1 gas vs. $2 gas. Duke Nukem 3d vs. er.... Duke Nukem 3d. (ok, so that was only 8 years ago)
So what will be different in 2014 on a practical level? Maybe we'll have cars that get double the mileage we have now. We'll be two more generations along in game consoles - hopefully approaching realtime 3D photorealism. We'll be able to watch TV over the internet, possibly even in HD. Maybe we'll even finally be able to talk to our computers.
On a practical level, things will be almost the same as they are now. No robotic kitchens (unless Al Gore is doing your cooking), no contacts with augmented reality. Oh yea, and the president will either be Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush.
It seems to me that there would be motion sickness potential since the floor tiles have to move in the opposite direction you are moving. If you are walking forward at a constant pace, you wouldn't notice. It would be like walking on a people-mover. If you abruptly turn sideways, however, you'd certainly notice the change in movement of the tiles.