Comments on: Personal Computer Learning Stories http://storyfieldcreations.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/personal-computer-learning-stories/ For our contributions to the emergence of a new story field Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Laurence J. Victor http://storyfieldcreations.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/personal-computer-learning-stories/#comment-65 Laurence J. Victor Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:43:20 +0000 http://storyfieldcreations.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/personal-computer-learning-stories/#comment-65 Sue, I see that you are an expert on Outlook. I never got the feel of Outlook and used Eudora until I shifted to Thunderbird. But, I see that OneNote may be highly integrated with Outlook. I also discovered OneNote is how I got Microsoft Desktop Search installed and couldn't remove, so I removed my Google Desktop Search. Possibly after the conference you could give me some tips in using such an integrated system. Larry Sue, I see that you are an expert on Outlook. I never got the feel of Outlook and used Eudora until I shifted to Thunderbird. But, I see that OneNote may be highly integrated with Outlook. I also discovered OneNote is how I got Microsoft Desktop Search installed and couldn’t remove, so I removed my Google Desktop Search. Possibly after the conference you could give me some tips in using such an integrated system.

Larry

]]> By: suemosher http://storyfieldcreations.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/personal-computer-learning-stories/#comment-45 suemosher Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:24:29 +0000 http://storyfieldcreations.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/personal-computer-learning-stories/#comment-45 Larry, I am on my 2nd tablet, both Toshibas. This one is an M200 Portege, not the very newest. I'll be delighted to let you play and help me discover new capabilities. I have OneNote 2007 on all my computers. The notebooks were created on a network drive, so each PC has access to it and can make notes or do screen clippings no matter which machine I happen to be working on. Larry, I am on my 2nd tablet, both Toshibas. This one is an M200 Portege, not the very newest. I’ll be delighted to let you play and help me discover new capabilities.

I have OneNote 2007 on all my computers. The notebooks were created on a network drive, so each PC has access to it and can make notes or do screen clippings no matter which machine I happen to be working on.

]]> By: Laurence J. Victor http://storyfieldcreations.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/personal-computer-learning-stories/#comment-42 Laurence J. Victor Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:06:34 +0000 http://storyfieldcreations.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/personal-computer-learning-stories/#comment-42 Sue, I'm still struggling trying to keep my old DELL functional until after the conference; then I want it to be part of a Colab Studio, which will include one Tablet PC. I once used Crosspad for sketching and writing script (it ceased to function). I have watched the Tablet PC for many years, waiting for it to mature. I almost bought one for the conference, but felt I needed a longer learning time. I have been using OneNote2003, and now OneNote2007 - which I see if featured in many Tablet PCs. What Tablet PC did you purchase and why? Would like to see one in action, computer stores in Tucson don't stock them. Thanks, Larry Sue, I’m still struggling trying to keep my old DELL functional until after the conference; then I want it to be part of a Colab Studio, which will include one Tablet PC. I once used Crosspad for sketching and writing script (it ceased to function). I have watched the Tablet PC for many years, waiting for it to mature. I almost bought one for the conference, but felt I needed a longer learning time. I have been using OneNote2003, and now OneNote2007 – which I see if featured in many Tablet PCs.

What Tablet PC did you purchase and why? Would like to see one in action, computer stores in Tucson don’t stock them.

Thanks, Larry

]]> By: suemosher http://storyfieldcreations.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/personal-computer-learning-stories/#comment-33 suemosher Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:55:35 +0000 http://storyfieldcreations.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/personal-computer-learning-stories/#comment-33 Laurence, you raise some important points: Good tools help good work get better and spread its influence wider. I've watched some people take to personal computer technology like they were born to it, while others struggle constantly with the fear of doing something wrong. And then there are those with little or no access to it. The best technology is clear about its purpose and transparent in its workings. Web 2.0 is moving in that direction. I can't say the same for personal desktop software. My personal story starts in the late 1970s when I went to work for the Associated Press. By the mid-1980s, I had a computer at home, a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P. I moved from journalism into news technology about 1983 and then into desktop software consulting and programming in 1994. Now, I'm spiraling back toward issues that have fascinated me for years -- landscape and inner life among them -- and have reduced my computer "lab" from 6 machines to 3, one of which (a Tablet PC) I'll have with me at the conference. Laurence, you raise some important points: Good tools help good work get better and spread its influence wider. I’ve watched some people take to personal computer technology like they were born to it, while others struggle constantly with the fear of doing something wrong. And then there are those with little or no access to it. The best technology is clear about its purpose and transparent in its workings. Web 2.0 is moving in that direction. I can’t say the same for personal desktop software.

My personal story starts in the late 1970s when I went to work for the Associated Press. By the mid-1980s, I had a computer at home, a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P. I moved from journalism into news technology about 1983 and then into desktop software consulting and programming in 1994. Now, I’m spiraling back toward issues that have fascinated me for years — landscape and inner life among them — and have reduced my computer “lab” from 6 machines to 3, one of which (a Tablet PC) I’ll have with me at the conference.

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