Microsoft..

[sunspeck]

I like to think that computers as a whole have made life easier. With basic computer skills, including a reasonable typing speed, programming ability, and knowledge of several different platforms, I think I'm in pretty decent shape when it comes to all things Modern ENIAC

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[etoilepb]

The first thing I do when getting a new computer or a new installation of Word is turn off the "automatic lists" feature. Drives me BONKERS.

MENIAC

[parkblvd]

Yeah, I didn't really get "funny" out of that. But I can sort of see how your brain was wrapped around it.

The first time I do when I use Word is close it and open another program. If only there were a document program that allowed you to quickly change keyboard shortcuts to do the five basic things you need to do: bullet lists, insert pictures, fit 100 pages of text into 30 with little loss of clarity, strikethrough, and of course make a stiff drink. If there were 10 different levels of potential emphasis I could put on text, I'd be in fat city.

UGCS is working again and I called BNL and yelled and someone found my files. Huzzah!

[parkblvd]

and as Ruth just typed (after reading it):

(10:39:52 PM) ruth: is it about bullets and numbering? because i agree
(10:43:06 PM) dave: yes it is
(10:43:14 PM) ruth: seriously
bullets is like a fucking obscure language
(10:43:36 PM) ruth: i want a dot
ok
here is a dot
next, have a diamond. i made it up.
(10:43:53 PM) ruth: no, i want another dot
here have it in a different spot, is that ok?
(10:44:10 PM) ruth: no. i want it in the same spot
no. have a bagel
(10:44:33 PM) ruth: what?!?
go kill your boss
(10:44:54 PM) ruth: yes, MS office

[sunspeck]

That's actually scarily similar to what I had in my head. The bagel part is what I was missing.

[parkblvd]

Ruth has moments of gold.

She also reads your journal, so I need to make the two of you meet so you can duly bond over pierogies and then become LJ friends.

I'm not sure if this is awesome, or whether I am electronically sad.