Scoble has a link to a post from Michael Hanscom about a Mac version of Word that is smaller. Here's my comment, posted here since Radio's trackback function isn't working yet/well.

It's not the hard drive space that's killing Mac users. I have a PowerBook G4/550 with 768MB RAM and 10.2.6. I also have Office 98 and Office X installed. Office 98 apps running in Classic mode under Jaguar running faster and have better response time than my Office X apps.

No, it's not a computer issue. I run a standard install of Jaguar, keep the disk in good shape and don't monkey with settings–that's what test machines are for.

The worst offender is Word X. It can't keep up with my typing. That's why I use TextEdit or AppleWorks for typing the document, then copy and paste into an empty Word X doc. Worst case, I run the Word 98 version and go from there.

It sounds worse than it is; I don't write many Word docs on my Mac. My company gives me an IBM ThinkPad for that. With Office 2000 under Windows 2000, I have no issues, fast scrolling speed and plenty of features.

I still believe that we need two apps called Word: Lite and Full. I buy Lite for $49 and it does word processor basics: type, spell/grammer check, type formating and printign. Pro adds all of the style sheets/automation/VB support that Word/Office products are famous for. Sell that for $199, or $99 upgrade.

Bruce Yehl posts some notes about his Treo webpage and the mail service. Bruce helped me work through problems with my first Treo, a 180 purchased from TigerDirect (bad idea). My new one, a 270 purchased through Amazon, is much better and a lot of fun.

Thanks Bruce!

If you aren't a coffee geek, don't even bother going here and reading the review of this fine machine. Honestly, I had no idea that vacuum brewing existed…

Things are back after I reinstalled on my laptop and copied the old weblogData.root. I'll write a more length post later. Thanks to all who helped–Jake at Userland–it was his idea.

Update: I changed some of the prefs this time around. I'l delete everything on my iMac “server” downstairs and rebuild it to work as before. Also, if anyone has any ideas on how to run Radio faster in an OS9 environment, I'm all ears

Update 2: Came home at lunch to fix some last minute stuff. Radio had a dialog box up and became non-responsive until it was dismissed. Now I remember why MacOS 9 didn't do well as a server OS. :>

test post after reinstall

first post from the Treo

I'm in Iowa, posting will be limited…
Here's one that I can't pass up. Be sure to read the comments.
Here's Jon and Brent's comments.

The Genetic Lottery has a link to a new Winston Churchill book. If you don't already subscribe to Tim's weblog, please consider adding it.

I was reading The Morning News and came across this link on the side column. A beautiful building and landmark is in danger. Just as travellers of previous generations gazed at the Statue of Liberty from the ships, current generations of immigrants see this building as their first glimpse of America.

More on the terminal here, here and here.

Sean has a point:

Comparative air travel
Here's a study in contrasts for you:

Flying out of BWI:
After negotiating hellish traffic, your wife and kids drop you at the curb nearest your ticket counter. Arriving one and a half hours before departure, you'll find a half-hour line at the TSA security checkpoint (and, if you weren't smart enough to pack everything into a carry-on, maybe twenty minutes at the ticket counter). You join the unwashed massses dashing for gates, and arrive in time to get on your plane–realizing, without recourse, that you left your cell phone charging in your office.

Flying out of Clinton County Airport in Plattsburgh–
You arrive an hour before departure time. Your family walks in with you–there's two-hour parking fifty feet from the terminal. You walk in, and hand your bags over to the TSA employee who won the draw. You realize you're missing your cell, and your wife drives back to the house and fetches it for you, while your daughter falls asleep on your lap in the waiting area. Finally, as the plane arrives–15 minutes before departure–you hand off your daughter to your wife and walk into the one and only boarding area and pass through the security checkpoint.

Hmmmm. Turboprop commuter planes are starting to look good. [Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist]

I live in a city of 150,000 people and have a small airport. We are served by NWA and AA and my experience is the same as his. Low stress, less hassle, easier parking. Then again, ticket prices are $200 more…