I hate technology,

[melayneseahawk]

When Dad put Microsoft Office back on my computer (after the slash and burn of last weekend), I didn't realize that he used the Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 version. I hadn't used it before now, and now I want to rip my hair out.

I am notorious for not liking upgrades of software that I am used to using. Despite the fact that I have Vista Home (Basic), to look at my computer you would think I was running '98 (I've done this since I was forcibly "upgraded" to XP). I was perfectly happy with the version of Office (I think it's 2003...) that I was running before the slash and burn.

I do not have the energy to completely relearn my goddamned word processor. I want to be able to type. In Times New Roman 12 pt font. No extra lines between paragraphs, no cutesy bouncing icons telling me that I have typos, no having to search for five minutes to figure out how to change some of these things and not being able to figure out how to change others.

Call me a troglodyte. Call me low-tech. Call me anti-Mac (because we all know that everyone wants to look like the fucking Mac interface). I just want my old programs back.

(And to not have to replace my hard drive [almost certainly] or my entire computer [distinct possibility]. Do Not Want.)

Comments

[triannamaxwell.livejournal.com]

Weird thing is: Mac Office 2008 looks more like Office XP than Word Office 2007. :) It's another reason I decided to try a Mac since all the laptops I was looking at were jamming Vista and Office 2007 down my throat. Good luck! Also -- all the old shortcuts still work, so try some Cntrl + D for changing the font (if you haven't already done that).

[destinee-carols.livejournal.com]

That sounds a lot like me. And I was pissed off beyond compare with MS7 that they had on our computers at school.

[starkravingsane.livejournal.com]

Dude, even people that like Vista can't stand the new Office. It's ridiculous.