I'm not sure about WordPerfect; I don't think it runs natively.
Word for OSX is reputed to be better than that for Windows; it has worked fine for me, with nary a crash, but I haven't compared it to the equivalent Windows version.
However: Your Dad should probably start splitting up his files -- especially if they are in Word. And, really, what he needs is a DTP app, not a word processor.
Using Word or WP to do even somewhat complex layout is like using epicycles to explain orbital paths.
I wouldn't go to any great length to defend the brushed-metal look or rationale, but I would suggest that any app that talks to the forthcoming iSync, or otherwise deals with shipping information to or from external user-owned devices (iTunes and iPhoto), fits within Apple's definition of being lifestyle-device related.
I had no problem syncing the new Address Book from my Palm, then syncing it with my iPod. If I could put my cell phone into the mix, so much the better.
I'm hoping that when iSync arrives, it will seem as invisible as Rendezvous does already, resolving sync questions in the background depending on which automatically recognized devices are connected.
The real question is, where is the "i" in Address Book?
"The bloody dock getting in the way. I mean I wish that windows couldn't get their bottoms hidden under the dock. Allow me to make it a no go zone for windows."
This is up to application developers.
"I want a permanent "only show windows associated with this app" option."
"Oh great... first some pranksters are out there making crop circles in rural farmers' corn fields, making everyone speculate about the existance of aliens... "
I am one of those unfortunates who has used mostly Macs at home and Other Systems at work. It always made me want to get home. . ..
I am particularly impressed by Quartz Extreme rendering and the resulting improvements in video perfomance. Quicktime seems like a new animal. The system is faster on my Quicksilver duallie, from boot (time dropped in half from 10.1) to launching apps to mounting discs.
When I first used 10.1 I thought it was very stable and neat, but lacked the finesse I expected from Apple. As promised, that elegance is coming back.
Shared printing -- and home networking in general -- is so easy now that I've heard many people, not believing they needn't enter numbers, wondering aloud how to get it to work.
For me and a lot of people, I think the hardest part of switching from 9 to X is the hardware stuff: printers, scanners and legacy ports that the new system doesn't support the way OS 9 does. But the reality of better memory allocation and true multitasking make the experience of running many apps or doing several things at once far easier on the nerves.
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"There could be an ocean of mechanics and means behind this quantum barrier, but we may never have the capability to see it."
It is naïve for you to suggest this.
I'm not sure about WordPerfect; I don't think it runs natively.
Word for OSX is reputed to be better than that for Windows; it has worked fine for me, with nary a crash, but I haven't compared it to the equivalent Windows version.
However: Your Dad should probably start splitting up his files -- especially if they are in Word. And, really, what he needs is a DTP app, not a word processor.
Using Word or WP to do even somewhat complex layout is like using epicycles to explain orbital paths.
"chance are, they'll be using Internet Explorer on their new Mac"
Or not. Chimera is cool. Mmmmm, tabbed browsing.
" Personally, I don't think Microsoft wrote this. I think someone from Saturday Night Live broke into the MS server room and uploaded this."
:^>
Sounds about right.
Anyone else notice the page is giving a 404 now?
Hmm. Now I can record Daljit Dahliwal's ITN signoff from their Real broadcasts. Yum.
ICOM rocks. Dependable professional radios.
"It's interesting to note that Microsoft and AOL now intercept these character strings and turn them into little pictures."
Too bad he didn't patent the idea. Ahem.
"Printing a standard 3x5" photograph at 300 dpi requires a bit less than a 5 Megapixel camera, though something less will probably do okay too."
That would be 900 pixels by 1500 pixels, or a total of 1,350,000 pixels -- 1.35 megapixels, if you prefer.
I wouldn't go to any great length to defend the brushed-metal look or rationale, but I would suggest that any app that talks to the forthcoming iSync, or otherwise deals with shipping information to or from external user-owned devices (iTunes and iPhoto), fits within Apple's definition of being lifestyle-device related.
I had no problem syncing the new Address Book from my Palm, then syncing it with my iPod. If I could put my cell phone into the mix, so much the better.
I'm hoping that when iSync arrives, it will seem as invisible as Rendezvous does already, resolving sync questions in the background depending on which automatically recognized devices are connected.
The real question is, where is the "i" in Address Book?
"Hmmm...I think I will patent Democracy. Then you can pay me one trillion dollars to remain a democracy, or become communists."
No, it will be $1 trillion for an unlimited user license; otherwise, it's $10,000 per enfranchised individual. And children will not be grandfathered.
"The bloody dock getting in the way.
I mean I wish that windows couldn't get their bottoms hidden under the dock. Allow me to make it a no go zone for windows."
This is up to application developers.
"I want a permanent "only show windows associated with this app" option."
Try ASM's single-app mode, as mentioned upthread. (Application Switcher Menu; check Versiontracker. )
"Oh great... first some pranksters are out there making crop circles in rural farmers' corn fields, making everyone speculate about the existance of aliens... "
Or worse, making movies like "Signs."
I am one of those unfortunates who has used mostly Macs at home and Other Systems at work. It always made me want to get home. . . .
I am particularly impressed by Quartz Extreme rendering and the resulting improvements in video perfomance. Quicktime seems like a new animal. The system is faster on my Quicksilver duallie, from boot (time dropped in half from 10.1) to launching apps to mounting discs.
When I first used 10.1 I thought it was very stable and neat, but lacked the finesse I expected from Apple. As promised, that elegance is coming back.
Shared printing -- and home networking in general -- is so easy now that I've heard many people, not believing they needn't enter numbers, wondering aloud how to get it to work.
For me and a lot of people, I think the hardest part of switching from 9 to X is the hardware stuff: printers, scanners and legacy ports that the new system doesn't support the way OS 9 does. But the reality of better memory allocation and true multitasking make the experience of running many apps or doing several things at once far easier on the nerves.
It's worth it.