Loved the story Rob! Just wondering if you could tell me what NeoOffice is? I've never heard of it - is it an alternative to Word? I hate Word but am forced to use it. Cheers Denise Williams
on 20/4/05 6:51 PM, Rob Davies at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On 20 Apr 2005, at 5:19 PM, Paul wrote: > >> Rod wrote: >> >>> >>> <http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/5518/> >>> >>> next thing you know they will be using Powerbooks and Keynote to do >>> there presentations..... >> >> They are just showing us that when something needs doing right, do it >> yourself, with a Mac! :o) > > Yep have to agree, now I am off to do some work with my extension to an > iPod, damn where did I put that iPod? Oh, I don't own one! > > Actually it is quite funny because I was consulting with a friend whom > works with some Federal Department here in Perth, very much a Microsoft > Heaven even bloody Microsoft mouse pads and Office mugs, mmm yep! Any > way they had a very important document to be printed and signed by some > American Consulate official whom was in Perth on his way to Mauritius > for holidays. They attempted to open the downloaded 23 page word > document which was an attachment in an email from Outlook; no go could > not even get document to open in Outlook or Word even to save file as > something else. > > Apple PB to rescue sent email via gmail.com to PB, mail opened it and > even the word doc file in TextEdit. But it was not formatted, bugger, > slight embarrassment. So, open NeoOffice loaded .doc file and their > right before your eyes a formatted .doc file, now I thought that was > impressive. But, I went to print no printer all on secure network, > rendezvous (bonjour now) seems to be showing something yes it is a HP > laser printer. Ah print document it's a go yes 23 pages later and a > signature, they still swear by Microsoft. > > This was after they sent this file around the office a few times to > every geek in the office. Response from IT idiot, oh! bloody Mac, must > have been a Mac Office document then I showed stunned mullet it was > opened by NeoOffice A GNU licensed Office Suite and original email > client was Outlook. > > It felt good to be playing at Apple that day. > > Cheers! > Rob Davies > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "It is the world which makes known to us our belonging to a > subject-communtiy, especially the existence in the world of the > manufactured objects." Sartre. > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
