Re: Macs and PCs; WP vs. MS-Word Rusty Okoniewski 04 May 2000 14:48 EST
Evelyn, You are correct! And my personal (not shared with the Web) correspondence with Debbie was as follows: "Debbie, Opps...I forgot to mention that "one is almost always most comfortable with the software one learns first." Every good trainer of software applications is well aware of that idiom. Of course, as software becomes more sophisticated and more "people friendly," that idiom is changing...for obvious reasons! Rusty" -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]On Behalf Of Evelyn J. Ford Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 12:49 PM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: Re: Macs and PCs; WP vs. MS-Word Rusty -- Thanks for your comments. On my part, I do try to decide if I should reply to the list or only to the sender -- sometimes I make the right choice, sometimes I don't. I agree that it's important for us to share, but I think Debbie thought perhaps My experience matches yours, although more often than not I find that people prefer the software that they originally learned and then match their rationale to that choice. This is usually because they have figured out how to make the program work for them, which often includes a lot of work-arounds to get it to do exactly what they want! The most often-cited reason for WordPerfect over Word is indeed the "reveal codes" issue. Hope to hear from others! -- Evelyn At 12:15 PM 5/4/2000 -0400, you wrote: >Debbie, >I hate to disagree with you, but I think all of us could benefit from your >open "discussions" of Mac vs. PC. I think many of us would appreciate >factual and unbiased discussions which will assist us in deciding whether or >not we should provide service to our faculty on both platforms. > >I also would be very interested why you prefer WP over MS-Word. In asking >around my area, I have sensed that the reason most who prefer WP do so >because they like the patented "reveal codes" feature of that product. >(MS-word does have a similar feature albeit perhaps not as comprehensive or >well known.) > >Most that prefer MS-Word like the compatability with a large number of other >programs,especially the Office Suite, the ease in document conversions and >the universal acceptance factor among others. Your thoughts would be >appreciated. >Sincerely, >Rusty Okoniewski, Interim Director >IFAS Sponsored Programs >University of Florida >G022 McCarty Hall-D >PO Box 110110 >Gainesville, FL 32611-0110 >Telephone: (352) 392-2356 >Fax: (352) 392-8479 >E-mail: xxxxxx@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu >Visit IFAS Sponsored Programs Homepage > http://grants.ifas.ufl.edu > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]On Behalf >Of Deborah (Debbie) L. Smith >Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:00 AM >To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG >Subject: Re: Macs and PCs > > >Evelyn-- > >Please send me your direct e-mail address so we can "chat" without bothering >the rest of the list. > >I think most of our folks use Word . . . although I liked Word Pefect >better, myself. > >Debbie > >xxxxxx@utmem.edu > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]On Behalf >Of Deborah (Debbie) L. Smith >Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:00 AM >To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG >Subject: Re: Macs and PCs > > >Evelyn-- > >Please send me your direct e-mail address so we can "chat" without bothering >the rest of the list. > >I think most of our folks use Word . . . although I liked Word Pefect >better, myself. > >Debbie > >xxxxxx@utmem.edu > > >====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >====================================================================== > > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================