On 24 Jun 2005, at 05:18, NODEraser wrote:
I started using Macs and PCs at about the same time (1990 or so), and have continued to use both over the years. I don't find either OS particularly difficult to use or navigate, but perhaps it's just because I have grown with them.
I work on a PC everyday at work and use a Mac at home all the time. There are just some things, a lot of which I mentioned, that just bite when they keep happening every day and you know there is a better alternative but can't get to it (bosses are totally anti-Mac). I don't have a problem using Windows, I've been using it since 1992, and have used every version bar Me (for which I should be truly thankful - I went with 2000 :o) ). I know Windows inside out for the most part. I just don't think it's as intuitive to use on an 'everyday' basis as Mac OS X.
OpenOffice has many things to work out before it can become a serious competitor with Microsoft Office. It's still really buggy, and there are some semi-important things (in my opinion) that you just can't do, like only print a selected page(s) from a spreadsheet.
I know Excel 2000 can't do that either and it's annoying as hell. Also they nee d a Preview pane in the File -> Open dialog so you can see what you are opening without having to open it. If you're interested try version 1.94 BETA. It's a lot better than 1.1.4 and seems to work OK despite being a beta. The biggest issue I have with OO is that it's slow as hell cause a lot of it is written in Java.
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