[DM-MUG] Meeting Reminder - October 26th

[Jon Thompson]

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Jon Thompson
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On 2006, Oct 18, at 8:47 PM, John Kisner wrote:

> On Oct 17, 2006, at 1:00 PM, Matthew W. wrote:
>
>> Why:
>> Beyond Word: John Kisner
>> Hobnob with us and talk Mac shop, and eat cookies!
>
> I've begun to outline the presentation.  Ironically, I'm doing this  
> on Keynote instead of a word processor.
>
> I'll cover a range of products that, depending on how you look at  
> it, either build on TextEdit (the utility that comes on the Mac),  
> or that trim the bloat from MS Word.  Here is the current lineup  
> (in vague order of "feature strength"):
>
> TextEdit
> Mariner Write
> Nisus Writer Express
> Pages
> Mellel
> AbiWord
> MS Word
> NeoOffice
> RagTime Solo
>
> The goal won't be to crown the "best" application, but to highlight  
> the strengths of each.  Topics will include:
>
> 1. An increasingly important distinction is whether the programs  
> take full advantage of the OSX technology.  For instance, I believe  
> the "aqua" technology is what makes fonts look better on the screen  
> in some of the programs.  I want my screen to look as good as the  
> printed page.
>
> 2. There are two common forms of document exchange right now: PDF  
> and MS Word files.  For actual collaboration, the ability to  
> exchange files in a common format is crucial (often MS Word), but  
> to simply pass along a finished document you can now use pretty  
> much any software, however obscure.
>
> 3. Some of these programs are memory hogs.  We've come a long way  
> since WriteNow, which came on a 400KB floppy.  This is mostly an  
> issue for those using machines with 256 megs of ram (or less), but  
> is also important if you routinely have 3-6 apps open at a time.
>
> 4. Most of us have occasional need to make invitations or flyers.   
> Sometimes a document is more readable if the text is split into 2  
> or more columns.  We'll also see how they function as simple page  
> layout software.
>
> 5. Cost is an important issue, as is frequency of upgrades (free  
> and for a fee).
>
> 6. Etc.
>
> By the way, AppleWorks no longer ships on the new Macs, and hasn't  
> been updated in years.  Like it or not, that trusty old standby is  
> running on borrowed time.  Come to next week's meeting to see the  
> future of word processing on a Mac.
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