Survey: Computer Needs and Who to Call for Help

[jobyts]

Twice I have taken my office laptop to my company's IT dept., after my kid pulled all the keys out. Third time when it happened, I learned to fix it myself. The computer key mechanism was more complex than I thought initially.

 

[BobG]

I need a spreadsheet program capable of charting at least as many data points as I can count on my fingers and toes.

More and more, I come to the conclusion that Microsoft just plain sucks - especially their Office 2007 package.

(STK has some real crappy graphs, so the data really has to be exported into something else to really create the charts I want.)

I'm also really starting to stress about the year 2038, so I could use a computer therapist.

 

[Moonbear]

I need a spreadsheet program capable of charting at least as many data points as I can count on my fingers and toes.

More and more, I come to the conclusion that Microsoft just plain sucks - especially their Office 2007 package.

Office 2007 is the spawn of Satan! I have been using it since pretty soon after it came out (just happened to have a new computer at the time, and figured it wouldn't be long before I'd be forced to upgrade anyway...I just didn't know how awful it would be before I installed it). I'm now the person others ask for help with it since the entire campus has just been forced to upgrade due to a change in our email system, but I can't say I'm very helpful. After about 2 years of using it...or has it been 3 now?...I'm STILL hunting for features that previous versions had in nice, logical, easily accessible places. And I think Excel is missing features that used to exist in previous versions...I end up having to import graphs into PowerPoint and then drawing in content by hand.

I'm also really starting to stress about the year 2038, so I could use a computer therapist.

What's special about 2038?

 

[BobG]

What's special about 2038?

The UNIX version of Y2K.

You can't import equations from Equation Editor or MathType into Power Point the way you used to, either.

 

[tiny-tim]

don't worry … be happy … get a macquarium!

I'm also really starting to stress about the year 2038, so I could use a computer therapist.

Hi BobG!

No, just get yourself a macquarium, and fill it with goldfish! … http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacQuarium and http://imacquarium.cool-mac.com/pics.html

(note that this conversion will void any warranty on your imac! )​