Thursday, November 27, 2003
There Snow Patch
Go here, and you can enjoy the world of There, but in a wintery wonderlandy sort of way... pics soon.
X-Men2
Just saw it from my soon-to-be-departed chums at Netflix (the Tivo is taking care of all my multimedia needs from now on, and we are very happy together) and it was not too bad, but not too great either. It was on the wrong side of alright-ish.
The only saving grace was the character Storm (for purely, or should that be IMpurely, selfish reasons that I could watch Ms Berry in anything for ever). All I know about these characters, is what I've seen in these two movies. This one lacked that certain something. Everyone was likeable and there seemed plenty happening (sometimes), but the pace was a little slow and lumbering. So you could never really get into it.
What DID surprise me was Allan Cummings as NightCrawler. I thought he was great in The High Life (a BBC comedy show) and I can never see him as ANYTHING else. It was quite a shock. Anyone in the UK who remembers the show (probably none knowing my luck) would know what I mean. He played a rather camp airline steward (what DO you call them these days, I am not up on my PCness) and each week was stupid but a great laugh. I am hoping that BBC America will show it, as they seem to show just about all of the BBC up to now. Here's hoping.
Storm, what a pleasant young lady!
The only saving grace was the character Storm (for purely, or should that be IMpurely, selfish reasons that I could watch Ms Berry in anything for ever). All I know about these characters, is what I've seen in these two movies. This one lacked that certain something. Everyone was likeable and there seemed plenty happening (sometimes), but the pace was a little slow and lumbering. So you could never really get into it.
What DID surprise me was Allan Cummings as NightCrawler. I thought he was great in The High Life (a BBC comedy show) and I can never see him as ANYTHING else. It was quite a shock. Anyone in the UK who remembers the show (probably none knowing my luck) would know what I mean. He played a rather camp airline steward (what DO you call them these days, I am not up on my PCness) and each week was stupid but a great laugh. I am hoping that BBC America will show it, as they seem to show just about all of the BBC up to now. Here's hoping.
Storm, what a pleasant young lady!
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Multiple monitors
Well a little while back I told you of the KVM switch, which allows me to switch between two computers, but use the same keyboard and mouse (and even speakers). Today I did a quick thing of putting two monitors on the same PC. Seeing the same image on two monitors is not so strange. After all, most people who have not spent their lives on Mars, have been to an electronics store and seen bank upon bank of television sets, all showing the same image.
No I was after the thing you always see on television interviews with people in offices, mostly scientists, or computer using folk. Making your desktop go across two screens. It is odd, seeing the wallpaper the same on both, but being able to take your mouse across to the other screen, where you can park any window you want to. Even maximize it, and use everything just as you would the original. Wow, what a vacation for that little pointer.
Here is how to do it, if you want. And no you cannot have a taskbar all the way along both. You just see the wallpaper the same on both and then you can drag things across, even expand a window across two of them.
Oh and the reason for doing this was simply because I had always wanted to. Just one of those weird things you want to try and I just had the chance. Getting a lot of that lately.
image credit
No I was after the thing you always see on television interviews with people in offices, mostly scientists, or computer using folk. Making your desktop go across two screens. It is odd, seeing the wallpaper the same on both, but being able to take your mouse across to the other screen, where you can park any window you want to. Even maximize it, and use everything just as you would the original. Wow, what a vacation for that little pointer.
Here is how to do it, if you want. And no you cannot have a taskbar all the way along both. You just see the wallpaper the same on both and then you can drag things across, even expand a window across two of them.
Oh and the reason for doing this was simply because I had always wanted to. Just one of those weird things you want to try and I just had the chance. Getting a lot of that lately.
image credit
Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Linux... now what?
After going to amazingly complicated lengths of time to get Redhat installed, they decide (Just to annoy you personally) to not support the free version any more.
Now I am not too concerned as I have done hardly anything with it, and it's installed to dual boot along with Windows98 on a second computer. But now I have to get something to replace it, and figure out if I can simply 'go over' the Redhat partition with another version?
Who knows, not me YET!
I have also decided to just try and USE Linux, instead of wondering why it's supposed to be so good. Never know, it could catch on.. At least I hadn't gotten to the point where I would be in trouble because I was depending on it. I imagine there are those out there that are. Shame.
Rehat Linux, I sort of missed that one...
Now I am not too concerned as I have done hardly anything with it, and it's installed to dual boot along with Windows98 on a second computer. But now I have to get something to replace it, and figure out if I can simply 'go over' the Redhat partition with another version?
Who knows, not me YET!
I have also decided to just try and USE Linux, instead of wondering why it's supposed to be so good. Never know, it could catch on.. At least I hadn't gotten to the point where I would be in trouble because I was depending on it. I imagine there are those out there that are. Shame.
Rehat Linux, I sort of missed that one...
Digital Ca....mer..a......zzzzzzzz BORING!
The Screen Savers, have decided to have a whole week of looking at digital photography. How boring can you get. Look, I know I follow a lot of computer stuff, but please, not ANOTHER endless procession of supposed 'professional' photographers telling us all these mysterious things that we could never have worked out for ourselves....
1. Point the camera at the subject.
2. Make sure you have the light behind you.
3. Always fill the frame of the picture.
4. (Wait for this it's a good one)....... Expensive cameras are better than cheap ones.
5. Don't move while taking the picture or it will be blurry (that is a technical term meaning 'fuzzy').
6. Remove lens cap.
Wow, how could we live without these special shows to tell us all about these weird magical boxes known as 'cam-e-ras'?
Of course, a terror even more er.... terrible than that has to be.... the obvious follow up they ALWAYS do.... and I am sorry to mention this in polite company, but I feel it's my public duty to do so...
THE BEST PRINTER TO PRINT ALL THESE IMAGES OUT WITH!!NOOOoooOOooOooOooOooo
You know the score..... meaningless dot resolution, by laughably pathetic print times, divided by cost of ink per page (and that's only a 3% page coverage and NOT the full page image of the Eiffel tower you are seeing) makes for a riveting twenty minutes. Divide that time into four equal slots and repeat the same thing over each time, for each model. Thankfully on the last occasion, we were not subjected to Leo Laporte's pompous ramblings about how much he pretends to know, and likes hearing his own voice CONSTANTLY, while deftly managing to mask the sound of any relevant information being imparted! But that's a whole other entry..
Follow the logic on this one.... They talk to the people watching the show as if they have never heard the word CAMERA before, and yet no mention of how these things attach to the computer, how you get the images from camera to PC, or any other technically USEFUL information.... is it just me?
Surely someone who was this basic in camera skills would need to know these rather fundamental processes, if they were thinking of getting a camera?
Snore......
1. Point the camera at the subject.
2. Make sure you have the light behind you.
3. Always fill the frame of the picture.
4. (Wait for this it's a good one)....... Expensive cameras are better than cheap ones.
5. Don't move while taking the picture or it will be blurry (that is a technical term meaning 'fuzzy').
6. Remove lens cap.
Wow, how could we live without these special shows to tell us all about these weird magical boxes known as 'cam-e-ras'?
Of course, a terror even more er.... terrible than that has to be.... the obvious follow up they ALWAYS do.... and I am sorry to mention this in polite company, but I feel it's my public duty to do so...
THE BEST PRINTER TO PRINT ALL THESE IMAGES OUT WITH!!NOOOoooOOooOooOooOooo
You know the score..... meaningless dot resolution, by laughably pathetic print times, divided by cost of ink per page (and that's only a 3% page coverage and NOT the full page image of the Eiffel tower you are seeing) makes for a riveting twenty minutes. Divide that time into four equal slots and repeat the same thing over each time, for each model. Thankfully on the last occasion, we were not subjected to Leo Laporte's pompous ramblings about how much he pretends to know, and likes hearing his own voice CONSTANTLY, while deftly managing to mask the sound of any relevant information being imparted! But that's a whole other entry..
Follow the logic on this one.... They talk to the people watching the show as if they have never heard the word CAMERA before, and yet no mention of how these things attach to the computer, how you get the images from camera to PC, or any other technically USEFUL information.... is it just me?
Surely someone who was this basic in camera skills would need to know these rather fundamental processes, if they were thinking of getting a camera?
Snore......
Friday, November 21, 2003
Mario Kart Double Dash Heaven
First impressions of the new Mario Kart installment (landmark stuff for those in the know) are that it's one of the best games I have played in a LONG time. The game is fast, fluid, and looks great. Lots to see, and no doubt a ton of things to discover while roaring around inside.
I have not been posting due to er..... reasearch into this Wipeout-esque game.
Music is strangely Bavarian Beer Festival, although this seems to suit an Italian plumber, from America. Anyone who has even been near a Nintendo title of late will know what I mean.
The courses look great, and there is just enough room to burn rubber, but not too much as to make it easy to get around. Lots of stuff happening on screen means it's quite an experience. This game is able to be played on a LAN, and apparently a patch out to be able to play online!! You need an adaptor that allows you to link into your LAN and after that, the software does the rest. As soon as the Warp Pipe chaps have the software up again and I have the adaptor, I will let you know how it goes..
No fair, he gets all the kewl things to do..er.... dude..
I have not been posting due to er..... reasearch into this Wipeout-esque game.
Music is strangely Bavarian Beer Festival, although this seems to suit an Italian plumber, from America. Anyone who has even been near a Nintendo title of late will know what I mean.
The courses look great, and there is just enough room to burn rubber, but not too much as to make it easy to get around. Lots of stuff happening on screen means it's quite an experience. This game is able to be played on a LAN, and apparently a patch out to be able to play online!! You need an adaptor that allows you to link into your LAN and after that, the software does the rest. As soon as the Warp Pipe chaps have the software up again and I have the adaptor, I will let you know how it goes..
No fair, he gets all the kewl things to do..er.... dude..
Link time
Ok this is pretty amazing. Go to TokyoPlastic.com and marvel at all this design, stunning stuff.
If you want a ton of stuff to do while not being very productive, have a look at Ze's Page. Lots of good advice there, among others the valuable insight into how to dance properly, as well as tips on impressing your date. Great stuff and doing a marvelous public service.
These links will make you happy
If you want a ton of stuff to do while not being very productive, have a look at Ze's Page. Lots of good advice there, among others the valuable insight into how to dance properly, as well as tips on impressing your date. Great stuff and doing a marvelous public service.
These links will make you happy
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
And finally
My brother's refridgerator. I thought that I could use magnets, but this really is the epitome of the art form.
BEHOLD IT'S MAJESTY!
BEHOLD IT'S MAJESTY!
Sidetalkin'
Sing along while you look at these images, of people, SideTalkin', inspired by the completely bad N-Gage. I think this is going to have to be the current ear-worm.
N-Gage it's poop
It's when you talk with the N-Gage using the built in speakers and mic. They are situated in such a way that you look like you are trying to saw the top of your head off with a $200* taco.
*Prices correct as of November 2003**
**Probably be under $50 in less than six months
Mind you the bluetooth, play anyone anywhere thing sounds good..... oh my goodness, I almost fell for it.
N-Gage it's poop
It's when you talk with the N-Gage using the built in speakers and mic. They are situated in such a way that you look like you are trying to saw the top of your head off with a $200* taco.
*Prices correct as of November 2003**
**Probably be under $50 in less than six months
Mind you the bluetooth, play anyone anywhere thing sounds good..... oh my goodness, I almost fell for it.
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Yumi update
Here we go with the latest from the worlds luckiest cat. This thing went from lifeless sack of skin and bones, to a very happy chappy (the girl sort) in a very short while.
Still terribly tiny for a cat of her age, but with a burning desire for Doritos, and taking it's life in it's paws when diving into the dogs food bowl, WHILE THE DOG IS EATING FROM IT, it's safe to say she is out of the danger zone now. Just tending to put HERSELF IN them these days.
She's cool, just likes to do all the kitten stuff, including giving people new types of blood tattoos by trying to jump up onto the lap, and of course NEVER making it fully. So lots of clawry, scrabbling ensues. Often drowned out by what passers by think, is the end to an operatic production of "Figaro, you dropped the sledge hammer on my testicles."
Yumi, looks nothing like her picture
They make those tiny feet VERY sharp. I'm surprised we haven't seen James Bond, ker-shlupping his way up the outside of some evil lair with one of his compensatory gadgets he carries. Get to the window where Odd-Big-Blofeld Job (or what ever his name was) has his office (you know the one with the fully working hologram of how the world looks after a bio-bomb attack, with high backed chair in front of world map, divided into 'Theirs' and 'Mine') only to pull from his secret compartment in his titanium contact lens, a kitten.
With a soft but decidedly complaining meow, he proceeds to cut a perfect circle in the glass to gain entry.
(Cut to view from inside the window, in the gloom and Bond looks like he is washing the window in a big slow circle with what almost appears to be a huge furry starfish. And NO, we still don't see why the glass doesn't fall and break, or how he manages to get in...)
The cat (who by now has been discarded and has run off into the building somewhere) of course becomes the ultimate reason for the henchmen (who seem to have amazing hearing, in proportion to their intellect) to dismiss the sound of someone snapping together a 20lb rocket propelled human transporter, with twin mounted machine guns, and inexplicably, a bed! This is for the part when the evil lair is no more than a pile of charred remains topped with all those matching color coveralls, and exploded fuel drums (??!), so the arch villans' lovely girlfriend has somewhere to wait for the plane filled with champagne and chocs to whisk her away for the closing credits.
I seem to be drifting from the point of these things again...
Still terribly tiny for a cat of her age, but with a burning desire for Doritos, and taking it's life in it's paws when diving into the dogs food bowl, WHILE THE DOG IS EATING FROM IT, it's safe to say she is out of the danger zone now. Just tending to put HERSELF IN them these days.
She's cool, just likes to do all the kitten stuff, including giving people new types of blood tattoos by trying to jump up onto the lap, and of course NEVER making it fully. So lots of clawry, scrabbling ensues. Often drowned out by what passers by think, is the end to an operatic production of "Figaro, you dropped the sledge hammer on my testicles."
Yumi, looks nothing like her picture
They make those tiny feet VERY sharp. I'm surprised we haven't seen James Bond, ker-shlupping his way up the outside of some evil lair with one of his compensatory gadgets he carries. Get to the window where Odd-Big-Blofeld Job (or what ever his name was) has his office (you know the one with the fully working hologram of how the world looks after a bio-bomb attack, with high backed chair in front of world map, divided into 'Theirs' and 'Mine') only to pull from his secret compartment in his titanium contact lens, a kitten.
With a soft but decidedly complaining meow, he proceeds to cut a perfect circle in the glass to gain entry.
(Cut to view from inside the window, in the gloom and Bond looks like he is washing the window in a big slow circle with what almost appears to be a huge furry starfish. And NO, we still don't see why the glass doesn't fall and break, or how he manages to get in...)
The cat (who by now has been discarded and has run off into the building somewhere) of course becomes the ultimate reason for the henchmen (who seem to have amazing hearing, in proportion to their intellect) to dismiss the sound of someone snapping together a 20lb rocket propelled human transporter, with twin mounted machine guns, and inexplicably, a bed! This is for the part when the evil lair is no more than a pile of charred remains topped with all those matching color coveralls, and exploded fuel drums (??!), so the arch villans' lovely girlfriend has somewhere to wait for the plane filled with champagne and chocs to whisk her away for the closing credits.
I seem to be drifting from the point of these things again...
Matrix
Something I would love to have seen was the Matrix spoof, starring Bill Gates, from a recent Comdex speech. It seems there is no way of getting the video online, but you can see screen captures here.
Gates played Morpheus
Gates played Morpheus
To poo or not to poo
I don't think I should have put that image of poo further down the page. I was trying to go for futuristic. All clean and some blue neon. Anyway, nobody reads this, so perhaps this little glitch will go un-noticed.....
Tron, no poo in that
Tron, no poo in that
Old games
The previous post, didn't take into account the ghastly resolution of all things displayed on a television screen. That's how all those console games look stunning, and make you think the thing is stuffed with magic pixie dust, not the ACTUAL fact that the images are all running at about a dozen pixels across. It turns high resolution images into crap, and crap images into high resolution wonderment.
So the next thing will be to try some old Mame games on the laptop, on the television, and see if the blob of crap on my computer screen becomes the wild digital orgasm, that it was all those eons ago. The television screen is the missing component. That's why today you load up that old copy of Galaxians and about 1 second later, unload it again.
Unlike yester-year, when one went in with a handful of shiney coins, to force feed a whole host of machines, on which I could play for not very long at all actually before having to put more cash in.
Extract of XBox
Space Invaders
PacMan
Donkey Kong
Asteriods (Krysss.Com Blog Official Best Game ever)
Frogger
Defender (Krysss.Com Blog Official Best Game again, but with built in mental blocks)
Or if you can't wait, then try this...
So the next thing will be to try some old Mame games on the laptop, on the television, and see if the blob of crap on my computer screen becomes the wild digital orgasm, that it was all those eons ago. The television screen is the missing component. That's why today you load up that old copy of Galaxians and about 1 second later, unload it again.
Unlike yester-year, when one went in with a handful of shiney coins, to force feed a whole host of machines, on which I could play for not very long at all actually before having to put more cash in.
Extract of XBox
Space Invaders
PacMan
Donkey Kong
Asteriods (Krysss.Com Blog Official Best Game ever)
Frogger
Defender (Krysss.Com Blog Official Best Game again, but with built in mental blocks)
Or if you can't wait, then try this...
Unreadable images
Another on the list of always wanted to do it, but never really had the right conditions to be able to get it done. Or it's one of those things where for no apparent reason you get a mental block strictly against whatever it might be. You just get it fixed in your head that this thing just will not work for you, or you cannot even begin to figure it out.
What I am referring to is in this instance putting a computer display on a television screen. Digging around my collection of connecty things, I decided that I had the right stuff to connect a laptop to a television. After a bit of messing about with pointless settings, I realised why it was indeed there was little mention of this in many places. The picture was less than perfect.
My desktop with default WinXP wallpaper
What I am referring to is in this instance putting a computer display on a television screen. Digging around my collection of connecty things, I decided that I had the right stuff to connect a laptop to a television. After a bit of messing about with pointless settings, I realised why it was indeed there was little mention of this in many places. The picture was less than perfect.
My desktop with default WinXP wallpaper
Monday, November 17, 2003
Common Geek Sense
Wow, while looking for answers about a particular DLink router I needed to learn, I found this rather wonderful little emulator. It shows you how the web interface for this router works. What a great idea, no more wading through online help, or scouring manuals for that rather basic info on the setup or config.
Deathly silence of crickets reigns....
Well you had to be there...
Wireless is one of the things I have had on my list of 'wanting to-do' for ages, and lately seem to be getting them done. From scans around here, it seems I am the ONLY one with a mind to unwire, but I don't think I will be running out to replace a perfectly good set of wired cards just yet.
Deathly silence of crickets reigns....
Well you had to be there...
Wireless is one of the things I have had on my list of 'wanting to-do' for ages, and lately seem to be getting them done. From scans around here, it seems I am the ONLY one with a mind to unwire, but I don't think I will be running out to replace a perfectly good set of wired cards just yet.
Friday, November 07, 2003
Blame...
Heard a new one on me and a few other people, recently..... met someone who claimed to do all their word processing in Microsoft Excel! No I hadn't ever heard of that either. It turns out they do it this way as they used Excel in an office a long time ago, and had to use it for their documents also, because they had no alternative at the time. What's wrong with Notepad I ask you?. So in the end, they trained themselves to use Excel. I had no idea that a piece they had written was indeed done on Excel and not a word processor. So I asked them to show me, and now I know why I have only ever heard of ONE person that does this. Not to say of course, that there are not MORE people out there doing it, just not that MANY more.
Excel, not for writing
Anyway, here is a list of what I can remember as excuses as to why something on a computer is not working...
1. I am not used to this mouse/keyboard
2. It doesn't look like mine at home
3. Well, usually when I do that, it works
4. I'm tired
5. I'm hot
6. I'm hungry
7. I USED to know how to do this
8. I did it, but it's not there now??
9. My kids usually show me/I have someone do this for me
10. I DID do it!
11. This computer is not working because something's wrong with this chair.
12. I already clicked it a million times
13. Oh, you never told me THAT!
14. No, I don't need to write down my password, OF COURSE I'll remember that!! Which is usually followed by...
15. I DID my put password in, it must be something else.
16. I'm stupid.
17. You're supposed to be helping me.
And all of these are genuine.. as I was the one smiling plastically while hearing stories handed down through generations of eager newbies, who seem to have all passed my way before!
Excel, not for writing
Anyway, here is a list of what I can remember as excuses as to why something on a computer is not working...
1. I am not used to this mouse/keyboard
2. It doesn't look like mine at home
3. Well, usually when I do that, it works
4. I'm tired
5. I'm hot
6. I'm hungry
7. I USED to know how to do this
8. I did it, but it's not there now??
9. My kids usually show me/I have someone do this for me
10. I DID do it!
11. This computer is not working because something's wrong with this chair.
12. I already clicked it a million times
13. Oh, you never told me THAT!
14. No, I don't need to write down my password, OF COURSE I'll remember that!! Which is usually followed by...
15. I DID my put password in, it must be something else.
16. I'm stupid.
17. You're supposed to be helping me.
And all of these are genuine.. as I was the one smiling plastically while hearing stories handed down through generations of eager newbies, who seem to have all passed my way before!
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
Stuff gets done
Installed Office 2003 yesterday, and then managed to finally begin navigating the Linux directories (in a long process of trying to use a completely free and legal computer). I use myself as a test for the rest of the organisation in regards to new things computery, so it can often be quite a ride, getting it all working straight.
There are three moments in your life you seem to remember...
1. Getting married
2. Emmigrating
3. Being in the limbo world, that is having no Outlook on your system. Sort of like in between moving houses, and all your stuff is in the van and not in any one place.
So far so good, Outlook 2003 has behaved and all is quiet on the front right now. Looks cuddly too, but they decided to keep the stupid office assistant thing!! Oh and another weird thing happened. I exported all my Outlook data, as one does before such massive undertakings. I then proceeded to remember RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of the uninstall (as I ALWAYS DO) that I didn't make a note of server settings and other assorted email configorations. So I resigned myself to an age of getting them all back from the relevant dustier portions of the relevant websites, spending ages trying to figure out why I wasn't getting mail etc. The strange thing was that on first run, Outlook 2003 decided to grab all my Outlook settings and place it in er... place, so no need to do anything. NOT EVEN import my Outlook .PST file again!
The install decided to hang for a LONG time and then inform me it was complete. So anyone out there taking the plunge, be calm and sit it out if you have to.
All folder setups were there, all email accounts in place, everything. Just ran in again and everything worked. I uninstalled first so there would be no problems setting up with the new one. I know by now never to do ANYTHING automatically if I can help it on the computer. I believe it has been Microsoft who have been leading the field in this area of my education....
The first round of email (most of mine is junk anyway) was ok. It got two of the three emails that were junk. As for the other programs, I will have to see what is useful. Coming from a long time of Office 2000, the bells and whistles are a refreshing change, but as usual, they have to be USED in a useful way to be bothered with.... we shall see.
Oddly enough, I went to Amazon.com and they reccomended Office 2003, the exact same version of it I had installed not thirty minutes previous. Perhaps the Tivo unit has been selling Amazon all my strange viewing habits and now can read my mind (not a hard job I admit). I wonder how long it takes before the Tivo does all my thinking for me? That will only leave me with 23 hours and 58 mins for myself!!
I am trying to use Open Office as much as possible to see where the benefit of saving hundreds of dollars as well as having useful features comes in. For anyone reading that doesn't already know, Open Office is free, really!
Hundreds of dollars
Free REAL alternative
Please choose now
Anyone reading who doesn't know what all this is talking about, it's a suite of programs that offices use for productivity. Most people will only ever see the Microsoft version and assume there is simply nothing else out there. Remember folks, that your customers or anyone else couldn't care less which program wrote them the note, worked out the cost, or wowed them with the idea, they just want to do business.... think on...
There are three moments in your life you seem to remember...
1. Getting married
2. Emmigrating
3. Being in the limbo world, that is having no Outlook on your system. Sort of like in between moving houses, and all your stuff is in the van and not in any one place.
So far so good, Outlook 2003 has behaved and all is quiet on the front right now. Looks cuddly too, but they decided to keep the stupid office assistant thing!! Oh and another weird thing happened. I exported all my Outlook data, as one does before such massive undertakings. I then proceeded to remember RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of the uninstall (as I ALWAYS DO) that I didn't make a note of server settings and other assorted email configorations. So I resigned myself to an age of getting them all back from the relevant dustier portions of the relevant websites, spending ages trying to figure out why I wasn't getting mail etc. The strange thing was that on first run, Outlook 2003 decided to grab all my Outlook settings and place it in er... place, so no need to do anything. NOT EVEN import my Outlook .PST file again!
The install decided to hang for a LONG time and then inform me it was complete. So anyone out there taking the plunge, be calm and sit it out if you have to.
All folder setups were there, all email accounts in place, everything. Just ran in again and everything worked. I uninstalled first so there would be no problems setting up with the new one. I know by now never to do ANYTHING automatically if I can help it on the computer. I believe it has been Microsoft who have been leading the field in this area of my education....
The first round of email (most of mine is junk anyway) was ok. It got two of the three emails that were junk. As for the other programs, I will have to see what is useful. Coming from a long time of Office 2000, the bells and whistles are a refreshing change, but as usual, they have to be USED in a useful way to be bothered with.... we shall see.
Oddly enough, I went to Amazon.com and they reccomended Office 2003, the exact same version of it I had installed not thirty minutes previous. Perhaps the Tivo unit has been selling Amazon all my strange viewing habits and now can read my mind (not a hard job I admit). I wonder how long it takes before the Tivo does all my thinking for me? That will only leave me with 23 hours and 58 mins for myself!!
I am trying to use Open Office as much as possible to see where the benefit of saving hundreds of dollars as well as having useful features comes in. For anyone reading that doesn't already know, Open Office is free, really!
Hundreds of dollars
Free REAL alternative
Please choose now
Anyone reading who doesn't know what all this is talking about, it's a suite of programs that offices use for productivity. Most people will only ever see the Microsoft version and assume there is simply nothing else out there. Remember folks, that your customers or anyone else couldn't care less which program wrote them the note, worked out the cost, or wowed them with the idea, they just want to do business.... think on...
Monday, November 03, 2003
More There stuff
I know I have said it before, but look at this link and see a movie made in the world. Everything you see here is exactly as the world works while you are in. Well everything except the music and awful acting.
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