tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) (11/20/87)
I realize that "MacWorld" is a fluff magazine, but this latest issue (Dec. '87) takes the cake. They actually PAID someone for the following "How to/Quick Tip": Tip: When I first started using continuous-feed paper, the tedium of tearing off the edges almost did me in. I've developed a system that about cuts the time in half. First, you fold the printed paper into a stack the way it came from the box. Then you loosely fold it in half lengthwise so the tear-off strips are together. Now you can tear off all the edges together, and lickety-split you're off doing something better with your time. -Stephen Bradshaw Indianapolis, Indiana [the editor added the following comment...] If you have a thick pile of printed pages, separate it into smaller stacks before applying this method. Can you believe the low IQ of these guys?!? "I've developed a system...". PLEASE! Don't be so modest! "that about cuts the time in half." Really?!? Are things really so SLOW in Indiana (and at MacWorld) that they actually believe that mindless trivialities like the above are important to Mac users? Ignorance of that magnitude is scary! -Ted ************************************************************************ Ted Johnson Hewlett-Packard, Design Technology Center Santa Clara, CA (408)553-3555 Disclaimer: these are my own opinions, UUCP: hplabs!hpcea!hpcilzb!tedj so don't bitch at my boss! ************************************************************************
schmidt@lsrhs.UUCP (Chris Schmidt) (11/25/87)
In article <870041@hpcilzb.HP.COM> tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) writes: >I realize that "MacWorld" is a fluff magazine, but this latest issue >(Dec. '87) takes the cake. They actually PAID someone for the following >"How to/Quick Tip": > > Tip: When I first started using continuous-feed paper, the tedium > of tearing off the edges almost did me in. I've developed a system > that about cuts the time in half. First, you fold the printed paper etc . . . Wow, I had no idea that the forum "for the rest of us" had finally appeared. *I* have a system for turning my Mac on which saves oodles of effort. First I put my hand around the back left, feeling for the toggle switch. Then, if the MAC IS NOT ALREADY ON (please note this condition) I press the toggle switch in the only direction it will move. If you try pushing it in the wrong direction, IT WILL RESIST, DON'T FORCE IT! Hope this has been helpful. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chris Schmidt/Lincoln-Sudbury High School/390 Lincoln Rd/Sudbury/Ma/01776 (617) 926-3242 -----> mit-caf!lsrhs!schmidt@eddie.mit.edu