Re: MS Word Sticky Space

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

That's fine if what one got back was a simple answer--which on this topic
was received yesterday, almost immediately.  However, what we seem to always
get is the same answer 15 times and then a degeneration into OS/program
bashing, my choice is better than yours, etc.  However, my main point is
that the dedicated newsgroups will usually yield expert responses on the
more complex problems (such as Michael's).  I personally scan about a
half-dozen of the M$ groups just to get a 'heads-up' on potential problems
with Office, the OS, and hardware and also to pick up some valuable tips.

Rick

----- Original Message -----
From: "RAUBER, JOEL" <JOEL_RAUBER@SDSTATE.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: MS Word Sticky Space


> Personally I was glad to see the question asked and answered in this
venue.
> I view Phys-L as the electronic distance version of going into the office
> next door and asking questions of colleagues and having discussions with
> them; often over coffee or other favorite drugs of choice.  Consequently,
I
> tend to view anything I'd bother my next door colleague with as being
> legitimate game here.  Naturally, this tends to be mostly physics and
> physics education topics; but sometimes other topics that help my physics
> education effort, like how do I get #$(#*&&#@#$ MS-Word to do something.
>
> > From the Loyal Opposition
>
> Joel Rauber
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Tarara [mailto:rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 9:12 AM
> To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
> Subject: Re: MS Word Sticky Space
>
>
> Let me suggest that the appropriate place to ask and get information about
> programs and operating systems are the multitude of newsgroups set up for
> just this purpose.  Microsoft has hundreds of narrowly focused groups at
> msnews.microsoft.com.  I'm sure there is an equivalent for Apple, and
there
> are a number of WordPerfect newsgroups as well.  A search in Google (or
> equivalent) should find the addresses.
>
> Rick
>
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