tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post6924182202564623543..comments2024-03-28T08:34:02.923-04:00Comments on Stacy's Rantings and Whatnot: I Finally Did ItStacy McKitrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-83467396937110106732018-09-04T22:09:29.188-04:002018-09-04T22:09:29.188-04:00Tia - I won't use Dropbox, either. I don't...Tia - I won't use Dropbox, either. I don't like my stuff out there. I do back up my computer regularly, so if by some bad luck it crashes, I wouldn't lose all that much. I'm hoping that never happens, though!! **KNOCK ON WOOD**Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-46482118879299002142018-09-04T17:48:04.565-04:002018-09-04T17:48:04.565-04:00Wow, someone who clung to Word 2003 longer than I ...Wow, someone who clung to Word 2003 longer than I did! I was even a Certified Expert on Word 2003. It truly achieved perfection.<br /><br />But then ... the ribbon.<br /><br />My work as a business analyst forced me to keep up, but Word 2005 was the worst. 2007 was a huge improvement.<br /><br />Then, in the past year, the company where I worked went Office 365. Within a week, I had subscribed at home, and we moved out of Dropbox. We have not looked back.<br /><br />The big reason I was sold is because we were using Dropbox (for the same price) anyway, but I was always frustrated that they had no support whatsoever for families. My husband was really the only one who could use it. (And the reason I use cloud services in the first place was because of a disastrous hard drive crash that made us lose almost every picture we took on a cruise, which was the last vacation I was on with my father, before he died.)<br /><br />With Office 365, we all get more cloud space than we will ever need, and we each get the entire portfolio of Office applications. I think it is well worth the subscription price.<br /><br />That said, I do think Word 2007 will serve you well. I see you already found the word count hiding in the Revisions ribbon. :)Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587124932730392476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-81102104460852826672018-08-27T16:46:37.592-04:002018-08-27T16:46:37.592-04:00Jennette - So true about the subscriptions. They&#...Jennette - So true about the subscriptions. They're such rip offs! Besides, I don't want my stuff in the Cloud. I don't trust it!Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-64076294955407095832018-08-27T16:18:05.419-04:002018-08-27T16:18:05.419-04:00So with you on Word and that dumb "ribbon.&qu...So with you on Word and that dumb "ribbon." Just give me my menus! Still, I did manage to get used to it when we changed at work several years ago.<br /><br />But the main reason I have old software on my computer is because I HATE paying a subscription fee for it - and that's the only way you can get most software anymore.Jennette Marie Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992037939637425401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-11379957441660361172018-08-27T15:20:19.517-04:002018-08-27T15:20:19.517-04:00Jeff - I DID relearn to tie my shoes a few years a...Jeff - I DID relearn to tie my shoes a few years ago. I had been tying them wrong (as they were always coming untied). Learned the right way and boy, was that hard. But now it's easy (and my shoes stayed tied!). Thing was, I WANTED to do it right. Whereas updates to software...grrr. And Gmail ASKED me if I wanted to upgrade. I said NO. Hope they don't force that on me. <br /><br />Tanja - You're welcome! It's not a Monday unless you're irked! :)Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-1432428408771256632018-08-27T12:00:30.914-04:002018-08-27T12:00:30.914-04:00ALL u went thru, remembering which function keys t...ALL u went thru, remembering which function keys to make spreadsheets and merges do what I want AND printer troubleshooting. And I still can’t get music up/downloads to work right. No wonder I’m ALWAYS grumpy. Thanks a lot Stacy for reminding me it’s another “irky” day. Kidding. Glad ur tech is fixed. Tanjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471381011333619201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-73529274412067391182018-08-27T11:55:58.096-04:002018-08-27T11:55:58.096-04:00I would hate to re-learn tying my shoes. I had a h...I would hate to re-learn tying my shoes. I had a hard enough time with that the first time around!<br /><br />Gmail just forced an upgrade on me. Looks mostly the same (just ooh, aah, 3-D style graphics), seems to function even slower than before. JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-90713745039516833332018-08-27T08:22:01.767-04:002018-08-27T08:22:01.767-04:00Maria - I had no problem with the old, old, old, W...Maria - I had no problem with the old, old, old, Windows. People hated Vista, but it didn't bother me so much, because I was able to make it look and act like the classic. I was not a fan of Windows 7, so Windows 10 wasn't much different to me. I just turn off most of the stupid features they think I can't live without! Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-9571249605813312722018-08-27T08:03:11.072-04:002018-08-27T08:03:11.072-04:00It took a few days to get used to where everything...It took a few days to get used to where everything was on 2007, but now I wouldn't trade it for anything. <br /><br />When I bought my computer a couple of years ago they told me that it would automatically update to Windows 10. I told the Geeks right then if they wanted to sell me this computer they'd have to make sure it would not update. <br /><br />They were good to their word. I hate Windows 10. Some people say it's safe, but many of my friends tell me it's been a hassle since day one. I don't need any stress when it comes to my computer.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-19580192441641402762018-08-27T07:41:24.740-04:002018-08-27T07:41:24.740-04:00Alex - It's WAY too easy to get comfortable. B...Alex - It's WAY too easy to get comfortable. But when I'm writing, it's the ONLY way to be!Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917316172488329464.post-12114598921158524312018-08-27T06:18:30.876-04:002018-08-27T06:18:30.876-04:00I use 2007 as well. Until my next computer upgrade...I use 2007 as well. Until my next computer upgrade, I'll keep using it. Easy to get comfortable, isn't it?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com