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Another less-efficient option is OpenOffice.org; the big free office suite from Sun has an HTML page feature in it and it is WYSIWYG but since the program is not geared towards website it borders a little on the inane, though not as bad as Microsoft Word's webpage feature.I was in kind of the same quandry earlier this week because I can program HTML by code but it gets really cumbersome these days. It was a lot simpler to do when I started around 1996. But anyway I realized I had OpenOffice and went in to use it and got kind of a first page done but there were a few things I couldn't do and then I ended up having to open it up and edit the code anyway.But depending on what you want to do OpenOffice is an option though it's probably not as good as a program that's geared towards WYSYIWYG web editing.

One addition in response to the subject of networking Macs. One interesting note is that at this college and my previous college the Macs were hooked up to the network (i.e., internet access and basic necessities) but only through a generic "student" ID. That is, the personal login codes we can use for all the Windows computers are unuseable on the Mac systems. So it does seem like the Mac lags behind Windows as far as networking goes, especially at a large institution as was said earlier. That seems to be one of the only downsides in my opinion (besides the stuff I've mentioned in other posts about Macs).

I've been listening to a lot of Neil Young lately. Mostly earlier stuff because his latest "Greendale" project is hard to get into and not as awesome as he thinks it is. I don't like "Harvest" as much as "After the Gold Rush" (which came after "Harvest" I believe).I also got into Graham Coxon's latest solo album a while ago and have started listening to it again recently. It reveals the truth that he is/was the real genius behind Blur. Hopefully they will rejoin forces someday but it won't be absolutely necessary if Coxon can successfully market his solo career.

Just curious if anyone here watches this show and what they think of the current season. It was hilarious and "groundbreaking" in Season 1 but now in the 2nd season they seem to be already running out of ideas and re-treading the same old stories. It's gotten watered down to the point of being a run-of-the-mill sitcom (sans laughtrack and studio-only scenes, thankfully). The season started out pretty entertaining but after about four or five episodes went really downhill and remains there now.Anyone else who has seen it feel this way?

For any Mac though you can add a two-button mouse. The one I'm using in this Mac lab here is a Logitech brand and it definitely does increase the useability of the Macintosh. There is no plus side to single-button thing, I agree.That said I think there is a possibility that if the "Mini Mac" is marketed correctly it can swing some more people over to Macs because it is priced at about the same cost as a mid-range PC. But if they only remain within their established clique then their market base will not expand any more than it has. Because the biggest problem has been their increased cost over PCs as well as the relative inability for expansion/customizing. But you definitely get a faster machine that will stand up to the fastest PCs for an extended period of time (2-3 years). But after that time you'll find there's something brand new that's faster and your machine is lagging behind.So if the Mini-Mac was greatly customizeable they might have a recipe for success but since it seems like it's just the same standard box that they always issue that will be out of date in a couple years, then it probably won't shake up the industry to a great degree.

I go to a college that has several PC labs throughout the campus and in at least two of these labs there is a section of Macs. These are G4 towers and they are at least 10 times more advanced than the rest of the PCs. However, the majority of the students use the PCs (which are also the majority in the lab) and they sometimes even wait in a line to use them when there are several Mac stations open!It seems that many people simply refuse to even partake in the ease of use and faster computing of the Macintosh because they are so used to PCs. Perhaps they think that Macs are not compatible with all their PC work but I find that they are compatible with mostly everything these days. This was not the case in the early '90s, but since Steve Jobs returned they have made great strides towards integrating themselves with the common user market.Does anyone else see examples of this in a college or other lab setting?

Since this topic was started I guess I'll add my two cents. I like less popular films that should have been more popular, like Snake Eyes (1998 with Nicolas Cage) and The Edge (1997 with Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins). It may be kind of a cliche as well but I think the Royal Tenenbaums and the Life Aquatic are ranking right up there with my faves right now.Of course I am also a huge fan of Jaws. A lot of people don't appreciate that film as much as they should.

I disagree that U2 sounds like Sum 41, Blink 182, etc. Perhaps some people draw this comparison because of U2's most current single, but I can't even see that. I do agree however that they have survived and continue to be "the world's biggest band" because they always try different styles. Often you can still tell it's U2 but you can also tell that they are trying to move on with their music. That is the best combination for a legendary artist. Take Neil Young, for instance. Or Bruce Springsteen. Most people know of these artists and they still remain popular (or semi-popular) today because they evolve. Those who stay in the same mold or who evolve very slowly (like Sum 41 for instance) will tend to be less remembered as the decades go on.That's just my opinion though.