Oh, how funny! That makes me wonder, how many of you have less-than-adequate equipment for your jobs? I have everything I need here, but on my first tech writing job, I continually had to wait for the computer to catch up with what I'd typed or clicked.
What kind of process do you have to go through to get what you need? Any other creative workarounds? Have a great week! Lisa B. On 1/31/07, Brierley, Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LOL! I'd forgotten about that. > > Okay, I've been an EMT for over a decade, though am not actively > practising any more. > > A previous employer gave me a company laptop because I was doing a fair > bit of work off-hours at home. I additionally used the laptop for > presentations, and such. But, I wasn't a developer or manager, so the > laptop was a crappy piece of ... old hardware, and it overheated, a lot. > Still, I was happy to have it. > > Well, one presentation, for the CT chapter of the STC--Bill came down > from upstate NY to heckle--and got to witness my workaround for the > overheating problem: ice packs from my EMT jump kit to keep the laptop > cool. Worked like a charm. > > Cheers, > > Sean ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of "TECHCOMMPROS" to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
