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Thursday, November 18, 2004
Polishing the Apple
Today is the 18th day of NaNoWriMo, and your word count must be 30,000 by the end of the day to be on schedule. I'm happy to report that both my novel entries are slightly past 30,000.
I have been installing software and data files on my new Apple computer, so if you have e-mailed me recently and I have not replied, try again. I have discovered that Eudora, which works very well on a PC, is very bare-bones on an Apple. No filtering, not automation in distributing incoming mail to separate mailboxes, and an ugly interface. I spent a lot of time downloading it, installing it, and configuring it, and now I think I am going to trash it. The default mail agent for the Apple works better than Eudora for Mac.
And I cannot get a news agent to work, either, although that may be an earthlink issue. I'm tired of trying, so I'll settle for going to USENET through Google for right now.
On the other hand, the imperviousness of the Apple to viruses is very cheering. And its reliability is amazing. As a user who keeps half a dozen windows open at once, I'm happy that it doesn't seem to be daunted by my rapid-fire approach to computer use. It boots up quickly, runs without trouble, and shuts down quickly.
Lord willing, I will be taking the new Apple with me to Chicago TARDIS, which is scheduled for next week. My posts may stop for a few days, depending on how cheap it will be to connect to the internet at the hotel. But for the moment, I plan to blog at least once a day. I am really looking forward to this trip, and I started packing last night.
Today is the 18th day of NaNoWriMo, and your word count must be 30,000 by the end of the day to be on schedule. I'm happy to report that both my novel entries are slightly past 30,000.
I have been installing software and data files on my new Apple computer, so if you have e-mailed me recently and I have not replied, try again. I have discovered that Eudora, which works very well on a PC, is very bare-bones on an Apple. No filtering, not automation in distributing incoming mail to separate mailboxes, and an ugly interface. I spent a lot of time downloading it, installing it, and configuring it, and now I think I am going to trash it. The default mail agent for the Apple works better than Eudora for Mac.
And I cannot get a news agent to work, either, although that may be an earthlink issue. I'm tired of trying, so I'll settle for going to USENET through Google for right now.
On the other hand, the imperviousness of the Apple to viruses is very cheering. And its reliability is amazing. As a user who keeps half a dozen windows open at once, I'm happy that it doesn't seem to be daunted by my rapid-fire approach to computer use. It boots up quickly, runs without trouble, and shuts down quickly.
Lord willing, I will be taking the new Apple with me to Chicago TARDIS, which is scheduled for next week. My posts may stop for a few days, depending on how cheap it will be to connect to the internet at the hotel. But for the moment, I plan to blog at least once a day. I am really looking forward to this trip, and I started packing last night.
