Comments on: Wordprocessing and more….FREE http://www.freemasoninformation.com/2009/04/wordprocessing-and-morefree/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wordprocessing-and-morefree A Masonic Web Magazine about the Fraternity of Freemasonry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:07:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom Accuosti http://www.freemasoninformation.com/2009/04/wordprocessing-and-morefree/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Tom Accuosti Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:26:30 +0000 http://www.freemasoninformation.com/?p=2580#comment-480 Gosh, 47th P - it's always refreshing to read articles from the early days of computing. Next up: How Excel keeps us from remembering how to do sums in our heads. :-Þ Gosh, 47th P – it’s always refreshing to read articles from the early days of computing.

Next up: How Excel keeps us from remembering how to do sums in our heads.
:-Þ

]]> By: Shane Stevens http://www.freemasoninformation.com/2009/04/wordprocessing-and-morefree/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Shane Stevens Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:26:35 +0000 http://www.freemasoninformation.com/?p=2580#comment-477 47th, Although ASCII does indeed give the author more control in the truest sense, I must approach this section with the assumption that the readers are at the beginners level. I, for one, know that there are two people (counting myself) that could use any form of markup in my lodge. As time rolls on I will begin to advance the topics and computer level so perhaps you can submit an article addressing the pros and how-to's of text editors?? Thanks for the comment -Shane 47th,

Although ASCII does indeed give the author more control in the truest sense, I must approach this section with the assumption that the readers are at the beginners level. I, for one, know that there are two people (counting myself) that could use any form of markup in my lodge. As time rolls on I will begin to advance the topics and computer level so perhaps you can submit an article addressing the pros and how-to’s of text editors??

Thanks for the comment
-Shane

]]> By: 47th Problem of Euclid http://www.freemasoninformation.com/2009/04/wordprocessing-and-morefree/comment-page-1/#comment-475 47th Problem of Euclid Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:39:58 +0000 http://www.freemasoninformation.com/?p=2580#comment-475 I feel a need to point a link to the classic essay: "Word Processors: Stupid and Inefficient". http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/wp.html While I will probably never get people to abandon their word processors, any more than I will get people to abandon PowerPoint, it's worth trying if only to improve the paltry quality of most electronic communication. That being said, OpenOffice is a useful tool. It's free, and it's open source, both of which are good things. I feel a need to point a link to the classic essay: “Word Processors: Stupid and Inefficient”. http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/wp.html

While I will probably never get people to abandon their word processors, any more than I will get people to abandon PowerPoint, it’s worth trying if only to improve the paltry quality of most electronic communication.

That being said, OpenOffice is a useful tool. It’s free, and it’s open source, both of which are good things.

]]> By: Shane Stevens http://www.freemasoninformation.com/2009/04/wordprocessing-and-morefree/comment-page-1/#comment-473 Shane Stevens Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:47:47 +0000 http://www.freemasoninformation.com/?p=2580#comment-473 Very good point Tom! I do suggest those people, especially those on slower connections, that understand Bit Torrent to download in that manner. For those of you that do not understand Bit Torrent....well I guess that is an article to come soon :) Very good point Tom! I do suggest those people, especially those on slower connections, that understand Bit Torrent to download in that manner.

For those of you that do not understand Bit Torrent….well I guess that is an article to come soon :)

]]> By: Tom Accunow how to use a Bit Torrent http://www.freemasoninformation.com/2009/04/wordprocessing-and-morefree/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Tom Accunow how to use a Bit Torrent Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:35:04 +0000 http://www.freemasoninformation.com/?p=2580#comment-461 I just want to add that if you know how to use a Bit Torrent file, then download Utorrent (a free BT file sharing utility) and grab the rather large OO file that way, instead of tying up the servers. I just want to add that if you know how to use a Bit Torrent file, then download Utorrent (a free BT file sharing utility) and grab the rather large OO file that way, instead of tying up the servers.

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