Unfortunately, one of those "companies" is the US government. Several federal sites do not work properly in Firefox. Although these are a small minority of all of their web-sites, I'm annoyed when I have to launch IE just to fill out a federal on-line form. I've never tried the "User Agent switcher".
I've actually recommended installing OO.o as a means of converting MS Word.doc files to PDFs. So far, I've never had a problem with it messing up the format. OTOH, I interact primarily with people who also use OO.o. Usually, my conversions from.doc to.odt are one-time conversions and not a back-and-forth process.
I have both MS Office and Open Office installed on the computer I'm currently using. I almost always use Open Office, even though MS Office has already been paid for. I see advantages and disadvantages to both, but to say that Open Office "feels cobbled together", strikes me as an odd feeling to have...
Even after you've moved on, or only if you do it right after the auto-formatting? It's always allowed you to do so if you fix it right away. My problem in the past has been when I've left it, and then later on decided that I didn't want it (for one thing, it didn't move correctly when extra text was added before it). It took me a long time to figure out how to remove.
I hate it when it takes "-----" and turns it into a solid line across the page. Don't leave that line there, because if you do, it'll take a long time before you figure out how to get rid of it! (You have to use table/borders, IIRC, even if there's nothing that looks like a table on that page.) They might have fixed this in Office 2007, but I doubt it.
It's worth something as a collectible? That's not actually that far-fetched, any more. (My Mom has a manual typewriter that she keeps - as a conversation piece, mainly. I actually wrote a few papers on that beast when I was in elementary school.)
I agree it's not the same; however, the CEO is not the same as "a single person", either. Sure, a CEO is, technically, a single person, but it is definitely much more embarrassing when that single person is the CEO.
You don't have to go very far to find paid assholes. M$, telcos, the RIAA are all engaged in some very rough and ugly astroturfing and cracking.
I see in your list you have the "usual suspects". Now, I have no desire to defend them, but I'd like to point out that even one of my favorite companies has resorted to similar tactics.
A crackhead might not have great long-term strategizing skills, but they know how to make a quick buck. Odd computer equipment will get you blank looks when you bring it into the computer shop. Nobody needs it, and anybody who would wouldn't go to the pawnshop looking for it. The pawnshop takes stuff like laptops ( not worthless old pentium II desktops ), car steroes, watches, gold, jewelry -- stuff that almost anyone would buy, and has high salability. Backup tapes or disks are not really salable items.
You sound very... knowledgeable about all of this. Let me guess, a "friend" told you this. Were you, I mean your "friend", disappointed they wouldn't take backup tapes?;)
I think that it might depend somewhat on where you live. A consultant in Ohio will probably be cheaper than a consultant in New York or the UK, because their cost of living isn't as high. $125 would still not be much, but you could probably find cheaper (certified in [insert flavor here], even, for what that's worth) if you really didn't care much about quality.
Actually, the "one time somebody takes home a laptop with sensitive data on it", 99% of the time they bring it back and nothing happens, so you don't hear about it.
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Unfortunately, one of those "companies" is the US government. Several federal sites do not work properly in Firefox. Although these are a small minority of all of their web-sites, I'm annoyed when I have to launch IE just to fill out a federal on-line form. I've never tried the "User Agent switcher".
I have both MS Office and Open Office installed on the computer I'm currently using. I almost always use Open Office, even though MS Office has already been paid for. I see advantages and disadvantages to both, but to say that Open Office "feels cobbled together", strikes me as an odd feeling to have...
If ODF became as popular as the metric system, I think it could be considered a success. Still, a lovely riposte.
Open Office will happily read/write/create MS Word files. That said, it seems that ODF is gaining popularity, not losing it.
I weigh 185 pounds, but most people would consider me thin...
You almost cast into doubt my entire belief system! ;)
Even after you've moved on, or only if you do it right after the auto-formatting? It's always allowed you to do so if you fix it right away. My problem in the past has been when I've left it, and then later on decided that I didn't want it (for one thing, it didn't move correctly when extra text was added before it). It took me a long time to figure out how to remove.
It'd be great if some intrepid New Zealander brought this to Parliament's attention.
Has no one considered the possibility that Parliament themselves are merely engaging in self-satire? That's the only way I can make sense of this...
I hate it when it takes "-----" and turns it into a solid line across the page. Don't leave that line there, because if you do, it'll take a long time before you figure out how to get rid of it! (You have to use table/borders, IIRC, even if there's nothing that looks like a table on that page.) They might have fixed this in Office 2007, but I doubt it.
It's worth something as a collectible? That's not actually that far-fetched, any more. (My Mom has a manual typewriter that she keeps - as a conversation piece, mainly. I actually wrote a few papers on that beast when I was in elementary school.)
I agree it's not the same; however, the CEO is not the same as "a single person", either. Sure, a CEO is, technically, a single person, but it is definitely much more embarrassing when that single person is the CEO.
You mean the paint that would never get scratched off in the case of an accident (or the "accidental" application of someone's key)?
I wonder how many /.ers are too young to even know what you're talking about? :)
(Yeah, I know there are still places where it's used - probably.)
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You obviously are using a shadow account to mod down your own posts. We knew you were doing something wrong, and now we have the proof!
Consultant is a code word for "temp".
I think that it might depend somewhat on where you live. A consultant in Ohio will probably be cheaper than a consultant in New York or the UK, because their cost of living isn't as high. $125 would still not be much, but you could probably find cheaper (certified in [insert flavor here], even, for what that's worth) if you really didn't care much about quality.
- What kind of information do you have on those tapes?
- Where does your brother live?
OK, but seriously, if the information is encrypted (it's not that hard, folks), then any plan like this isn't too bad (in a cost/benefit kind of way).I salute you!
Just follow the instructions on this page. ;)