Re: Macs - another reason why you don't want one.



toadytwoshoes@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote
(in article
<1138162219.823656.317910@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

> Obviously something has happened to my MS Office.

Yeah, Microsoft wrote the code. That's nearly the same as
having a program randomly corrupt bytes on your hard drive at
random intervals.

> I downloaded the
> latest MS Office update tonight and that didn't fix the problem.

That's more likely to add new and exciting bugs than remove one.
> The easiest thing for me is to carry my Dell laptop to work tomorrow.

No, installing NeoOffice would be easier, since all of your
other files, except for these 3 amazingly important 5 page
documents are on the Mac.

> I'm sure I'll figure the problem out, but I'm basically in a PC world
> so it will have to be my own expertise that rescues me.

Gee, don't hold your breath.



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