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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Plato [SMTP:intrepid_es -at- yahoo -dot- com]
>
> You know, I spend almost an entire week farting around with graphics in
> Frame (a hefty $3000 for my client) to make them look better and not a
> damn thing worked.
>
I like your work ethic, Andrew, but you have to get over this tool war
thing. As far as PDF goes, you really can get the same output from
FrameMaker that you can get from Word, and with the same amount of fuss. I
would say, in this specific case, your client got screwed . . . though I
understand you did not benefit significantly because you did do the work and
suffer the frustration. Maybe it would make sense for you to take some
FrameMaker training or employ somebody who is handy with FrameMaker, if you
have to use that tool and if you continue to have such frustrations.
> On a side note - I have come to realize that playing Half-Life is one of
> the best things I've ever done to bond with IT nerds. All I have to do
> when I want to buddy up to a networking geek is ask him what his handle is
> on the Counter-Strike servers. Before you know it - we're old pals.
>
LOL! Yeah, same here with Quake II. Although, over the past year, most the
people who played have quit . . .. And, mostly, it was developers, client
support staff, and not IT. I've played some Half-Life. These games are an
enjoyable lunch-time distraction.
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