Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12301424)

Worked my first night shift Saturday (2100-0100) and while we got off at 0210 due to a maintenance issue, and there is no real break, it's a far nicer shift, almost like having every day off as you are free nearly the entire day.

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12301424)

Worked my first night shift Saturday (2100-0100) and while we got off at 0210 due to a maintenance issue, and there is no real break, it's a far nicer shift, almost like having every day off as you are free nearly the entire day.

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12301965)

Since we moved here (Moncton) in 2005 it was noticeable that in our area people appeared to be tucked up in bed - or sitting in darkness, given the lack of any lights on in nearby houses - by about 10.00pm.

And up early too.

In today's paper there's a letter from someone, who appears to have at least one letter every week, complaining about people mowing their lawns too late...about 8.00pm.

"I profess to being asleep around 11 or so but a lot of people do not stay up late."

He makes it sound like 11 is late. :rofl::rofl:

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12302040)

Microsoft is planning to kill off Paint after 32 years

Bloody cheek. :lol: I didn't start using it until I was past 40 :ohmy: and I still use it now for larking about.

I recently opened Paint 3D believing it to be 'just the latest version' with W10 and I was horrified. Didn't have a clue where to start. Fortunately I found the 'proper' one. :nod:



I don't understand this "feature poor" argument. Is there something wrong with 'basic' and 'advanced' (or enhanced) options?

Just about everywhere you go in life there are basic or standard services/products with premium add-ons - like TV packages, internet speeds, phones, memberships, even Amazon services etc - so why in the computer world does everything have to be all or nothing just because someone designs something else?

Why the hell can't you get word, excel and outlook together, for example, without having to pay for all the other bits. I'm never going to be making professional (or any other kind) presentations FFS :frown:

Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 12302073)

Outlook for windows 10 free https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/stor...r/9wzdncrfhvqm

Then get Open Office for the rest.

:)

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12302091)

I think I may have just made a nice discovery :unsure: :fingerscrossed:

Originally Posted by Cheltonian (Post 12302174)

I use Open Office its free. For letters I use readwritethink letter generator again its free and very easy to use for both personal and business letters.

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12302179)

False alarm. :(


Yep, Open Office, Libre, Kingsoft...all free. I settled for Kingsoft as it was smaller.

But it's really proper Outlook I miss.

Thunderbird is okay but I'm not convinced the odd email doesn't disappear for no obvious reason.

Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 12302262)

How old a version are you looking for? There's a 2013 edition free on Microsoft...

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12302286)

That looks just like my 'false alarm' earlier. :(

I found what purported to be just Word but it was the whole Office suite. It wanted you to accept a couple of other things which I declined. It all seemed to work but the install failed to complete.

I tried it three times, even accepting Avast (expecting to just uninstall it later) but it didn't work at all.

I just tried two of those Outlooks and they had the very same appearance as the one I tried earlier except that declining the other 'offers' of additional installs meant the Outlook install wouldn't even start.