On 20 Apr 2005, at 5:19 PM, Paul wrote:
Rod wrote:
<http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/5518/>
next thing you know they will be using Powerbooks and Keynote to do
there presentations.....
They are just showing us that when something needs doing right, do it
yourself, with a Mac! :o)
Yep have to agree, now I am off to do some work with my extension to an
iPod, damn where did I put that iPod? Oh, I don't own one!
Actually it is quite funny because I was consulting with a friend whom
works with some Federal Department here in Perth, very much a Microsoft
Heaven even bloody Microsoft mouse pads and Office mugs, mmm yep! Any
way they had a very important document to be printed and signed by some
American Consulate official whom was in Perth on his way to Mauritius
for holidays. They attempted to open the downloaded 23 page word
document which was an attachment in an email from Outlook; no go could
not even get document to open in Outlook or Word even to save file as
something else.
Apple PB to rescue sent email via gmail.com to PB, mail opened it and
even the word doc file in TextEdit. But it was not formatted, bugger,
slight embarrassment. So, open NeoOffice loaded .doc file and their
right before your eyes a formatted .doc file, now I thought that was
impressive. But, I went to print no printer all on secure network,
rendezvous (bonjour now) seems to be showing something yes it is a HP
laser printer. Ah print document it's a go yes 23 pages later and a
signature, they still swear by Microsoft.
This was after they sent this file around the office a few times to
every geek in the office. Response from IT idiot, oh! bloody Mac, must
have been a Mac Office document then I showed stunned mullet it was
opened by NeoOffice A GNU licensed Office Suite and original email
client was Outlook.
It felt good to be playing at Apple that day.
Cheers!
Rob Davies
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"It is the world which makes known to us our belonging to a
subject-communtiy, especially the existence in the world of the
manufactured objects." Sartre.
