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  • Laurie Millington
    Laurie Millington commented on the blog WiFi woes February 24, 2013 - 5:42am
    We have a simialr problem in our house, but our problem lies with the provider. They do not wish to provide us with reliable internet. DSL is an option 2 kms from our house but we cannot get it. It costs too much money. (they only turned $20 million...
  • Steve Swettenham
    Steve Swettenham commented on the blog Microsoft Word November 22, 2012 - 4:44pm
    What Microsoft and Apple Corp. have achieved is outstanding in comparison to DE trials.  M & A have been able to convince willing endusers to voluntarily give up their time to test software AND buy it after they have beta tested it. ...
  • sarah beth
    sarah beth commented on the blog WiFi woes November 22, 2012 - 3:35pm
    I found my hat in the bottom of my laundry hamper. It smells funny now, but I'm calling it a win anyway. No word on whether this is the result of voodoo. 
  • Matthew Beckett
    Matthew Beckett commented on the blog Microsoft Word November 22, 2012 - 1:01pm
    I haven't used MS Word in years - Open Office has been a more than capable replacment with no compatability issues (though I haven't used it for collaborative work)
  • Richard Huntrods
    Richard Huntrods commented on the blog Microsoft Word November 22, 2012 - 11:53am
    Patch management is only 'light years ahead' because they've had to patch it so many, many, many times. :-( I quit upgrading at Office 2003 because one look at the 'ribbon toolbar' was enough to convice me it was time to cease upgrading. My latest...
  • Stephan Sokolow
    Stephan Sokolow commented on the blog Microsoft Word November 22, 2012 - 11:34am
    @William: Perhaps, but that just means it's like those horribly dry textbooks I run into every now and then where each copy wastes a dozen pages worth of dead trees at the beginning extolling the virtues of the book for professors who use it. Just...
  • William MacDonald
    William MacDonald commented on the blog Microsoft Word November 22, 2012 - 11:07am
    MS word isn't that bad. From an administrative perspective the patch management is light years ahead of anything else out there.
  • Jon Dron
    Jon Dron published a blog post Microsoft Word November 22, 2012 - 10:51am
    Microsoft Word
    I hate Microsoft Word. It is buggy, ugly, clunky, slow, lacking in features, lacking in standards compliance and massively overpriced. I use it solely for compatibility with others, which is why I am currently using it to coauthor a book. I...
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    • Richard Huntrods
      Richard Huntrods November 22, 2012 - 11:53am

      Patch management is only 'light years ahead' because they've had to patch it so many, many, many times. :-(


      I quit upgrading at Office 2003 because one look at the 'ribbon toolbar' was enough to convice me it was time to cease upgrading. My latest machine does not even have office installed - only OpenOffice. It's now good enough that I only miss MS Office on one very specific item (Excel - paste speciall... values only). Otherwise Open Office meets or exceeds MS for me in every way.

    • Matthew Beckett
      Matthew Beckett November 22, 2012 - 1:01pm

      I haven't used MS Word in years - Open Office has been a more than capable replacment with no compatability issues (though I haven't used it for collaborative work)

    • Steve Swettenham
      Steve Swettenham November 22, 2012 - 4:44pm

      What Microsoft and Apple Corp. have achieved is outstanding in comparison to DE trials.  M & A have been able to convince willing endusers to voluntarily give up their time to test software AND buy it after they have beta tested it.  How to get free labour and consumers at the same time - you have to marvel at that.

      Hence why its great to have so many patches...lots and lots of beta testors.

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  • Carmen Southgate
    Carmen Southgate commented on the blog WiFi woes October 17, 2012 - 3:40pm
    Yikes!  I never thought you were the voodoo type. maybe you need to get out of the house more often: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/vancouver-free-wifi/id348875856?mt=8  
  • Jon Dron
    Jon Dron commented on the blog WiFi woes October 17, 2012 - 1:01pm
    Those bars are developing into a theme - now serving beer.  Yes, I've done the beer can. And the tin foil wrapped around carefully shaped cardboard. And the shop-bought reflector that is guaranteed to work or your money back. And the sacrifice...
  • Carmen Southgate
    Carmen Southgate commented on the blog WiFi woes October 17, 2012 - 12:35pm
    check out #4 here http://lifehacker.com/5931743/top-10-ways-to-boost-your-home-wi+fi beer can amplifier for your router!
  • Mary McNabb
    Mary McNabb commented on the blog WiFi woes October 17, 2012 - 7:03am
    I told my principal the other day to stop telling people we have WiFi at school.  We only have Wi - no Fi.  If you're not standing in the server room - there's no reception.  So we're putting $800.00 into a new router. Maybe we need...
  • Jon Dron
    Jon Dron uploaded the file crying baby 2 October 16, 2012 - 4:27pm
  • Jon Dron
    Jon Dron uploaded the file crying baby 1 October 16, 2012 - 4:26pm
  • Jon Dron
    Jon Dron commented on the blog WiFi woes October 16, 2012 - 4:21pm
    Cookies, sandwiches...there's a theme developing here. Maybe it's linked to the appearance of bars.
  • Jimmy Plamondon
    Jimmy Plamondon commented on the blog WiFi woes October 16, 2012 - 12:51pm
    I feel your pain! I bought 3 different wireless routers trying to get a better signal, but this damn bar doesn't go higher than 3.Plus being in a very isolated community (Fort Chipewyan, AB), the only internet service provider is a satellite...
  • sarah beth
    sarah beth commented on the blog WiFi woes October 16, 2012 - 11:33am
    And I'm too cold. 
  • sarah beth
    sarah beth commented on the blog WiFi woes October 16, 2012 - 11:32am
    I can't fnd my hat, this building isn't accessible to people using wheelchairs, and these cookies are awful. They are doughy and individually wrapped, and I'm hungry for real food anyway. But the wi-fi works. If you have decent cookies, we could...
  • Jon Dron
    Jon Dron bookmarked First World Problems October 16, 2012 - 11:01am
    A site full of gripes and whinges. Inspirational.
    http://first-world-problems.com
  • Jon Dron
    Jon Dron published a blog post WiFi woes October 16, 2012 - 10:59am
    I have a small house. A very small house. It basically has four rooms and it is made of wood. To the best of my knowledge it was not designed as a Faraday Cage. And yet - it seems impossible to get wifi in every corner of the house. I teach...
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