MSWord

[arguchik]

microsoft word SUCKS!!!!!!!

it is the only only only program that EVER freezes my mac!

this is a pretty rare occurrence, but it has happened enough that i tend to save my work frequently, which is a really excellent habit in any case since sometimes i work on other computers. unfortunately, it just happened, and i hadn't saved my work since before i experienced a highly productive and inspired 20-minute burst of writing. i can SEE it RIGHT THERE on the SCREEN and i know it is hopelessly lost. the psychotically happy little rainbow wheel is spinning, endlessly spinning, and the program manager reads "Word (not responding)."

i am going to leave it to process while i brush my teeth....

wait...whew! it just resolved itself.

and i just successfully saved my work.

disaster averted. excuse me while i break out into a cold sweat.

man, i really really hate this fucking program. it makes life a little bit too interesting sometimes.

Comments

[rojonoir.livejournal.com]

You know, if you had a good old-fashioned camcorder with a little tripod, you could aim it at the screen and you'd have an instant 90-minute auto-save.

Alternatively, you could use an audio tape and set your computer's accessibility settings to read out everything you type. Add in some earplugs, and you won't even go insane.

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

LOL. i never thought of either of those things, thanks.

srsly*, though, i could actually use my digital camera to capture at least what's on the screen if this ever happens again.

or i can just save my work every 5 minutes and hope for the best. (now that i think about it, doesn't word have an auto-save function? i should check my preferences and see how that's set; but the danger is that it will write a revised file over the original, and then i will (of course) want to revert to the original.

or i could just go back to using a pen and paper, and typing out final drafts on a typewriter. that's what i did in college, and it didn't scar me too much. (at least i don't think so.)

OR, i COULD finally make good on my longstanding threat to boycott MS products. it's like going off the grid or something, though, you know? like a survivalist.

[glaucon.livejournal.com]

I think you should write your thesis in pico.

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

oh, for a minute there i thought you said pisco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisco).