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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-07-10 07:52 PM
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6. Like cars, 'new' model every year????
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  -A message to tech companies from a long time techie - WTF are you thinking? The Straight Story  May-07-10 07:46 PM   #0 
  - After working with it for almost a year,  CrispyQ   May-07-10 07:49 PM   #1 
  - Oh that is soooo freaking annoying. I hate it too.. I looked for some way to get  glowing   May-07-10 07:51 PM   #4 
  - There is one.  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   May-07-10 08:30 PM   #23 
  - You realize of course  Sentath   May-08-10 02:09 PM   #49 
  - I was given a little exe file by another DU-er to change them back.  kentauros   May-07-10 08:33 PM   #25 
  - I prefer the new interface  WeDidIt   May-07-10 07:51 PM   #5 
  - That is why I mostly use WordPerfect  csziggy   May-07-10 08:02 PM   #14 
  - Ooooh, WordPerfect 5.1! I remember it like it was yesterday.  tbyg52   May-08-10 11:23 AM   #48 
  - Disgaree, the ribbon is much better, IMO  MicaelS   May-07-10 08:19 PM   #18 
  - AutoCAD 2010 also uses the ribbon bar instead of menus.  kentauros   May-07-10 08:28 PM   #21 
  - i like office 2007 except  left is right   May-07-10 08:39 PM   #27 
  - If you mean "Repeat Typing" that would be "Ctrl-Y"  kentauros   May-07-10 09:47 PM   #31 
     - Ctrl-Z  Control-Z   May-08-10 02:21 PM   #51 
        - Just imagine if you had picked the nickname "Undo"  kentauros   May-08-10 05:07 PM   #54 
  - And if you go from 2007 to oh 2008  nadinbrzezinski   May-07-10 09:49 PM   #32 
  - delete by me  madokie   May-07-10 07:49 PM   #2 
  - Software has fallen under the same marketing spell as all other products  htuttle   May-07-10 07:49 PM   #3 
  - Like cars, 'new' model every year????  elleng   May-07-10 07:52 PM   #6 
     - More like the New car moves the speedometer and gear shift  The Straight Story   May-07-10 07:53 PM   #9 
        - That's what makes it 'New'  htuttle   May-07-10 08:29 PM   #22 
  - Yep. I wholeheartedly agree.  BrklynLiberal   May-07-10 07:52 PM   #7 
  - too many prima donna designers want to leave their 'mark' on the world  bluerum   May-07-10 07:53 PM   #8 
  - It's irritating, and it impacts office productivity.  LiberalAndProud   May-07-10 07:53 PM   #10 
  - Gave Up The Punch Cards, Took Up Photography...  WillyT   May-07-10 07:53 PM   #11 
  - The IIS 7 interface was designed specifically to torture me to madness  slackmaster   May-07-10 07:56 PM   #12 
  - It's all Obama's fault, he brought up the whole 'change' mantra  The Straight Story   May-07-10 07:57 PM   #13 
  - Dude, that's my job security you're talking about!  jgraz   May-07-10 08:03 PM   #15 
  - Mine too (well, when I finally get a new job) :) but that is a rant for later.... (nt)  The Straight Story   May-07-10 08:23 PM   #20 
     - Hint: learn to code for the iPhone  jgraz   May-08-10 01:23 AM   #46 
  - Dang, can I relate. I am on the computer at work all day long, and  Nay   May-07-10 08:04 PM   #16 
  - People locked in a room ...  RoyGBiv   May-07-10 08:11 PM   #17 
  - And the changes aren't often to make something easier to use. It's to squeeze more ads in.  Kablooie   May-07-10 08:20 PM   #19 
  - YES!  drm604   May-07-10 08:30 PM   #24 
  - With a few exceptions (MS Office 2010 for example), I agree with you  Oregone   May-07-10 08:33 PM   #26 
  - There's a method to their madness.  pnwmom   May-07-10 09:37 PM   #28 
  - Well, I'm talking programming!!  Control-Z   May-07-10 09:45 PM   #29 
  - Do you prgram in PERL by any chance ?  The Straight Story   May-07-10 09:47 PM   #30 
  - No. No PERL for me - yet.  Control-Z   May-07-10 11:52 PM   #44 
  - Oh and what a racket Visual Studio is...  ChromeFoundry   May-07-10 10:00 PM   #37 
     - Exactly..  Control-Z   May-08-10 12:50 AM   #45 
  - Amen, Brother!  ChromeFoundry   May-07-10 09:51 PM   #33 
  - I am using Open Office and LOVE it  The Straight Story   May-07-10 09:54 PM   #34 
     - However, for users like me,  kentauros   May-07-10 10:00 PM   #36 
     - I get that, but  The Straight Story   May-07-10 10:02 PM   #38 
        - However, I'd only be using it at home.  kentauros   May-07-10 10:13 PM   #41 
     - When the latest version of OpenOffice  ChromeFoundry   May-07-10 10:04 PM   #39 
  - I tottally agree. I the kind of person that HATES changing things for no good reason.  Odin2005   May-07-10 09:59 PM   #35 
  - Agree...  ChromeFoundry   May-07-10 10:09 PM   #40 
  - You have explained it in your OP  Shanti Mama   May-07-10 10:48 PM   #42 
  - did you go to lunch? did you go to lunch, dude?  nilram   May-07-10 11:26 PM   #43 
  - Office 2007- What a POS  JCMach1   May-08-10 01:33 AM   #47 
  - Why do you hate America?  chillspike   May-08-10 02:14 PM   #50 
  - Vista  MkapX   May-08-10 03:15 PM   #52 
  - Facebook is the absolute worst in this respect.  Cessna Invesco Palin   May-08-10 03:32 PM   #53 
 

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