At 03:48 PM 05/04/2000 -0400, you wrote: >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") >====================================================================== I will be out of the office on Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th. 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