Re: Guesswork - Chris?

I would guess because  (hmmm... I think you asked this before)  it protects
their material from easy copy/paste theft. I can still get some things out
of them, but not easily.    Also, I've seen some companies who use it as a
lazy way of providing literature they already have, but most likely don't
have the files for.  They just scan the brochure in as a graphic rather than
as text for WR and then insert it as a page in a .pdf.  It's a pain, but at
least they do provide the reader free.

I've noticed recently that a Powerpoint viewer is often provided free on
some cds in case you don't have it.  That's handy.  I have MS products on my
home computer but don't have the software and would like to put them on my
dad's computer.  I don't care a whit about Word - hate it - but I like and
use Publisher and need Powerpoint.  Excel I can take or leave because
QuatroPro does the trick.  I'd use Corel's Presentations in place of
Powerpoint but can't be sure any presentation would then play on a borrowed
laptop when I give the presentation.  So, because MS did a better job of
cornering the market, I need Powerpoint.

I've been trying to get the software on eBay, but finding both Powerpoint
and Publisher on a set is not common enough to bring the price down.  I can
wait though, I'm not in a hurry and i do already have them at home.  It
would just be nice to have them at work, too.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Guesswork - Chris?


> What I meant [now it's my turn :)] is why does anyone, such as
> government agencies, use it to begin with?
>
> On Nov 18, 2005, at 10:27 AM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing
> Center wrote:
>
> > It's not that Acrobat has APPEAL, it's that you need it to open .pdf
> > files.
> > It was my assumption that recently written .pdf files might require a
> > newer
> > version, so maybe I should update it.  Haven't run into the problem
> > yet, but
> > then I don't open all that many .pdfs.
> >
> > Besides, this requirement of a pentium procesor has me boggled - it's
> > the
> > second time I've run across it.  That's my real question.
> >
> > Kitty
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Guesswork - Chris?
> >
> >
> >> Doesn't answer your question, but what's the appeal of Acobat? I find
> >> it to be a royal pain--and yet another barrier to downloading
> >> information.
> >>
> >> On Nov 17, 2005, at 6:20 PM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing
> >> Center wrote:
> >>
> >>> I use my dad's computer at work (he died last year)  It has Acrobat
> >>> Reader
> >>> 3.0 on it.  I've got 5 or 6 on mine at home.  I thought I might go
> >>> ahead and
> >>> upgrade it, so I went to Adobe's free downloads and found system
> >>> requirements for Acrobat 4.0.5, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0.1, 6.0.2 all require
> >>> Pentium
> >>> processors.  The most recent version that does not require a Pentium
> >>> is the
> >>> one that's already on his computer, 3.0
> >>>
> >>> I posed this question once b4 for something else (though I don't
> >>> recall what
> >>> it was) and Donna said she didn't think it mattered that my dad's
> >>> computer
> >>> is not a Pentium (it's a Celeron).   One might say, oh go ahead and
> >>> try it,
> >>> waht could it hurt? But I think it can pose problems.
> >>>
> >>> A year ago I had to renew my Norton AV.  It asked if I wanted to
> >>> upgrade to
> >>> the one that included anti-spyware, so I did.  Well, now, every time
> >>> I
> >>> turn
> >>> on my computer I get weird messages alluding to the possibility that
> >>> my AV
> >>> can't work, or something about Fat 32s , or some other nonsense.  It
> >>> still
> >>> updates my virus protection ( a lot more often than I ask it to), but
> >>> it's
> >>> just another screwup I'm not happy about.  They didn't show any
> >>> requirements
> >>> or indicate my computer might not meet them.
> >>>
> >>> so.  Do I download Acrobat Reader 6.0.1 w/out a Pentium?  I do meet
> >>> the
> >>> other reqs.
> >>>
> >>> kitty
> >>>
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