the only other suggestion I could make is do you have a google docs account? See if you can import the files (after download) there and see if google docs can open them.
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le nubian - Oct 04, 2008 1:49:31 pm PDT #7748 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
tommyrot - Oct 04, 2008 4:13:05 pm PDT #7749 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I got's me a new computer! A mini-laptop. An Acer Aspire One. [link] It has an 8.9" display, 512 MB RAM, an 8GB solid-state drive, and it runs Linux. It was $329.99. For $20 more I could have gotten one with XP home, 1 GB RAM and a 120GB conventional hard drive. So far I like it, but it'll take some time to get used to the tiny keyboard, the trackpad seems a little wonky, and I hate the desktop that the Linux version comes with. It has some customized version of gnome that easier for newbies to use. I'm hoping I can reconfigure it to be a more conventional Linux/gnome environment.
Oh, the Wikipedia article sez:
The default Linux OS has been designed to hide advanced features from the user and to prevent modification. However, there are steps[15] that can be taken to have it modified, giving the user a series of advanced features including a "right-click" menu, the ability to install additional software, as well as a more traditional desktop.
Oh goody.
Theodosia - Oct 04, 2008 4:26:19 pm PDT #7750 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Whee! New toy envy!
tommyrot - Oct 04, 2008 4:40:34 pm PDT #7751 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, the most annoying thing? I keep trying to do the two-fingered scroll thing that Mac laptops have. So that's not really a fair complaint (do any non-Macs offer that?) but it is something I'll have to get used to. I'm all, "Wait, I have to use the scroll bar to scroll up?"
Also, because it's so tiny, the trackpad buttons are on either side of the trackpad, so my fingers are always hunting to find them. That should be easy to get used to, methinks.
But I'm still amazed I bought a new laptop for only $320....
Glamcookie - Oct 04, 2008 7:40:46 pm PDT #7752 of 25501
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Thanks for the tips. I ended up trying to get the files of iDisk on my work laptop (PC) and I was able to d/l the files with no trouble. This does not make me a happy Mac user. WTF, Mac?
DCJensen - Oct 05, 2008 8:12:53 pm PDT #7753 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Does anyone have a dead battery pack that would fit a 17 inch Powerbook?
Windsparrow's is down to 30 minutes, and I have a wacky idea of taking a bad one and jerry-rigging it to hold X amount of rechargeable batteries in sockets.
Typo Boy - Oct 06, 2008 6:46:13 am PDT #7754 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I don't think I'm going to end up with an OLPC. Until late November, Ebay is sole source, and there is always someone bidding who wants one more than I do. So what is out there that has the following virtues: under 3.5 pounds, really small, really great screen, under $350? How is the Aspire screen? (Once, long ago good video was an Acer speciality.) I understand the Asus screen does not suck quite as much as the old one. Other thoughts? Anyone out there know anyone with an OLPC in good condition they want to get rid of? (Though quite honestly, they can sell them on Ebay right now for amazing prices if they do. )
Jessica - Oct 06, 2008 6:50:32 am PDT #7755 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I know this has been asked before, but is there a free Mac program that can read docx documents?
I'm trying to work from home this morning rather than just fuck around on the intertubes, but if I can't open email attachments there's not much point! (My office switched over to Office 2007 a few months back so everything is either docx or xlsx now.)
Typo Boy - Oct 06, 2008 6:54:49 am PDT #7756 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Is there a free version of open office that works on the Mac?
amych - Oct 06, 2008 6:54:50 am PDT #7757 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?