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Comment on I HATE WORD PROCESSORS!! by Tim

Tim — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:16:56 +0000

Totally agree, you should try LaTeX (or LyX if you don’t hate GUIs).

LaTeX abstracts away from the bullshit of word processing (hence, typesetting) while giving an endless wealth of customization to experienced users, and for beginners, (at least in domains that it is strong in) has ENORMOUS amounts of extensions in all kinds of different categories, and they generally remain compatible for years after they are written, if not longer. (since it is a programming language)

Even though it is perceived as being hard, if you don’t really care about how the document looks, it’s really easy to quickly write documents with lots of listing levels (without doing crap automatically or resorting to raw font formatting), and if you have more specific needs, once you learn the advanced features you have the best of both worlds.

The only real drawback about it is that it wasn’t really designed for real-time usage, but even that hasn’t bothered me that much. (and when it did, I used WhizzyTeX which enables real time preview for everything but it beamer)

It works with any editor, though I use it with Emacs, because it has lots of commands to speed up list/itemize/enumerate/description creation, and it has the WizzyTeX extension that I was referring.

I always hear word users tell me that Word has “Matched” or “Exceeded” it’s functionality or appearance, but I would assume that they are looking at the most basic functionality, like some simple equations, or putting an image in a document.

Well hope this isn’t too random, but hope it helps!

Comment on The dangers of keeping everything in the cloud by I continue to not trust “the cloud”

I continue to not trust “the cloud” — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:10:43 +0000

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Comment on On subscription options by Michelle Rafter

Michelle Rafter — Sat, 29 May 2010 03:32:16 +0000

The first thing I do when I get a magazine is tear and toss all those subscription cards.

Michelle R.

Comment on SEO killed the witty headline by Andrea Parker

Andrea Parker — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:42:39 +0000

Yep. We sure are. Not to mention the keyword phrases, which are even worse.

Comment on “Humble Indie Bundle” for charity by Humble Indie Bundle breaks $1 million

Humble Indie Bundle breaks $1 million — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:16:28 +0000

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Comment on Five blogs I can’t live without by 10 Blogs I Can’t Live Without! | discordianZen

10 Blogs I Can’t Live Without! | discordianZen — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:15:37 +0000

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Comment on Five blogs I can’t live without by Alexandra Grabbe

Alexandra Grabbe — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:30:17 +0000

Thanks for sharing this list. I will check out the postcards/secrets blog. Sounds like an amazing idea!

Comment on Weekend Time Waster: Nanobots by Time Waster: Puzzle Bots

Time Waster: Puzzle Bots — Sun, 09 May 2010 23:17:41 +0000

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Comment on Google Chrome: Faster than… by Rachel Vidoni

Rachel Vidoni — Sun, 09 May 2010 01:40:02 +0000

That has to be one of the coolest things I’ve seen in awhile! And giving me serious internet envy because my Internet Explorer shuts down an average of 8 times while I’m working. And my pages load slower than molasses. My computer is only a year old, and I’m not sure if it’s the computer, my internet provider, or what (I’m thinking it’s my computer) or the fact that I have to use the crappy Vista. Ugh. But I want some of that fast internet action. Like yesterday!

Keep up the good work with the blogathon!

Comment on “Humble Indie Bundle” for charity by Julie

Julie — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:07:10 +0000

That is interesting … and the amount they’ve earned this way is mind-boggling. Good for them for breaking the rules!