Comments on: The cult, I have joined it http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:50:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: subgrrl8 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2965 subgrrl8 Fri, 09 May 2008 23:59:13 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2965 As for the documents issue stated above: Simplest and cheapest way to fix the issue? Download and run OpenOffice.org on the MacBook. It mimics Office products, but is open source and free. You can save in a variety of formats- odt (open document), doc (Word version), xls (Excel files), and also pdf (it creates the PDF for you without having to purchase anything adobe). There is one bug with the current Mac version (which the devs are working out as I type)- it works with X11, and sometimes you'll get an error that OpenOffice can't open because X11 hasn't opened. Easy fix: Open X11 before starting up OpenOffice. X11 can be installed for free from Apple's support site, or from Disc 2 of your startup discs. Enjoy your Mac! As for the documents issue stated above: Simplest and cheapest way to fix the issue? Download and run OpenOffice.org on the MacBook.
It mimics Office products, but is open source and free. You can save in a variety of formats- odt (open document), doc (Word version), xls (Excel files), and also pdf (it creates the PDF for you without having to purchase anything adobe).
There is one bug with the current Mac version (which the devs are working out as I type)- it works with X11, and sometimes you’ll get an error that OpenOffice can’t open because X11 hasn’t opened. Easy fix: Open X11 before starting up OpenOffice. X11 can be installed for free from Apple’s support site, or from Disc 2 of your startup discs.

Enjoy your Mac!

]]> By: Tricia http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2964 Tricia Fri, 09 May 2008 19:40:34 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2964 Heh, lauredhel, or late as the case may be... my parents are using my 7-year-old iMac (graphite DVD special edition), and have been for about 3 years now. Heh, lauredhel, or late as the case may be… my parents are using my 7-year-old iMac (graphite DVD special edition), and have been for about 3 years now.

]]> By: lauredhel http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2963 lauredhel Fri, 09 May 2008 10:54:01 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2963 Oh, I'm hooked on Firefox. It's the extensions. Akismet is so much nicer with Greasemonkey/AuntieSpam installed, Adblock Plus and Remove it Permanently combine to making browsing almost ad-free (even on Facebook), History Submenus is handy; throw in TabMix Plus and the Stumbleupon toolbar and the Text Formatting Toolbar (does either HTML or BBCode), and my browser is finally working almost exactly as I'd like it. And Textedit rocks my world, though NeoOffice works more or less as advertised. Get RAM. Lots of it. Max it out. RAM's cheap at the moment. Welcome to the Mac zone.I just bought the lad a venerable CRT iMac to replace his dead G3 iBook. Start 'em early, I say. Oh, I’m hooked on Firefox. It’s the extensions. Akismet is so much nicer with Greasemonkey/AuntieSpam installed, Adblock Plus and Remove it Permanently combine to making browsing almost ad-free (even on Facebook), History Submenus is handy; throw in TabMix Plus and the Stumbleupon toolbar and the Text Formatting Toolbar (does either HTML or BBCode), and my browser is finally working almost exactly as I’d like it.

And Textedit rocks my world, though NeoOffice works more or less as advertised.

Get RAM. Lots of it. Max it out. RAM’s cheap at the moment.

Welcome to the Mac zone.I just bought the lad a venerable CRT iMac to replace his dead G3 iBook. Start ‘em early, I say.

]]> By: dbcsez http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2955 dbcsez Wed, 07 May 2008 19:33:51 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2955 Safari is an acquired taste, and like many Mac features, does some things awkwardly, but I've grown to love it. I have to agree with Linnaeus concerning Firefox for Mac. I also dislike all the Google tie-ins Firefox forces on us. WP+DOS Nostalgia! WordPerfect was the standard for legal documents across the continent for well into the MS Office era, and legal secretaries' productivity briefly went down when their offices installed Windows: They knew all the nifty keyboard shortcuts and didn't have to mess with a mouse. Glad to see also that you've migrated to Shakesville--looking forward to your Macintized contributions there. Safari is an acquired taste, and like many Mac features, does some things awkwardly, but I’ve grown to love it. I have to agree with Linnaeus concerning Firefox for Mac. I also dislike all the Google tie-ins Firefox forces on us.

WP+DOS Nostalgia! WordPerfect was the standard for legal documents across the continent for well into the MS Office era, and legal secretaries’ productivity briefly went down when their offices installed Windows: They knew all the nifty keyboard shortcuts and didn’t have to mess with a mouse.

Glad to see also that you’ve migrated to Shakesville–looking forward to your Macintized contributions there.

]]> By: Linnaeus http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2948 Linnaeus Mon, 05 May 2008 23:41:35 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2948 Though I like Firefox as a browser (and yes, as others have noted, you can get Firefox for Mac OS X), I find that it's a big-time resource hog and has a tendency to hang such that I have to force-quit sometimes when using it. So I deleted it from my iBook and downloaded Camino instead. Never had a problem since. Though I like Firefox as a browser (and yes, as others have noted, you can get Firefox for Mac OS X), I find that it’s a big-time resource hog and has a tendency to hang such that I have to force-quit sometimes when using it. So I deleted it from my iBook and downloaded Camino instead. Never had a problem since.

]]> By: Jenonymous http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2943 Jenonymous Mon, 05 May 2008 15:31:46 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2943 Zuzu, Just be real careful if you send out resumes/etc formatted in Word for Mac. It may be worth buying a cheap version of Adobe and sending them out as PDFs just to make sure. We get resumes all the time at the office that for some reason always come up in Dingbats font or some other ornate typface and it has something to do with font ID incompatibilites. Zuzu,

Just be real careful if you send out resumes/etc formatted in Word for Mac. It may be worth buying a cheap version of Adobe and sending them out as PDFs just to make sure. We get resumes all the time at the office that for some reason always come up in Dingbats font or some other ornate typface and it has something to do with font ID incompatibilites.

]]> By: Tricia http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2942 Tricia Mon, 05 May 2008 15:02:34 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2942 Actually <i>Firefox</i> is the Firefox for Mac, although Camino looks interesting. Here's the link: http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Actually Firefox is the Firefox for Mac, although Camino looks interesting.

Here’s the link:
http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

]]> By: MsFeasance http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2935 MsFeasance Sun, 04 May 2008 17:33:05 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2935 I thought <a href="http://caminobrowser.org/" rel="nofollow">Camino</a> was the Firefox equivalent for Mac... In any case, you can run both. I thought Camino was the Firefox equivalent for Mac… In any case, you can run both.

]]> By: Tricia http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2934 Tricia Sun, 04 May 2008 03:51:54 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2934 Congrats! And I agree with everyone else. Kick Safari to the curb and jump in with Firefox. Congrats! And I agree with everyone else. Kick Safari to the curb and jump in with Firefox.

]]> By: Kat http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2929 Kat Sun, 04 May 2008 01:59:35 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2008/05/02/the-cult-i-have-joined-it/#comment-2929 Oh... and I-POD earrings. Now that's a concept. I'd buy those. Oh… and I-POD earrings. Now that’s a concept. I’d buy those.

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