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A Day in the Life Continued |
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4:30pm. Having taken care of those loose ends, I return to the Symbols roll-up. I forgot why I went there in the first place, but at least I have returned to it. 4:35pm. The phone rings and Annie is on a call on Line 2, so I have to answer it. Good Afternoon, this is Rick. Yes, Im interested in getting some information about CorelWorld. These are the kinds of calls for which I drop everything. Youve called the right place, sir - how can we help you? Well, it sounds interesting, and Ive always liked the program. Except when it doesnt show me the colors that I ask for. Say, can you tell me why when I ask for blue I get violet? It only happens with certain drawings and Ill be darned if I can figure it out. I have some printouts; could I fax them to you? Better yet, I can send you the files. Whats your e-mail address? And can I also ask you why the Print dialog doesnt remember its settings? And how come whenever I try to select a node... 4:55pm. Time to go pick up Erica...and then play with her, feed her, bathe her, pajama her, read to her, and then spend at least 30 minutes trying to coax her into bed. 8:00pm. Good night, sweetheart. But Daddy, Im scared of the dinosaurs. Dinosaurs dont live on Earth anymore. I know, but Im still scared. Will you sleep with me? Will you stay here until I fall asleep? Will you make sure that no dinosaurs come into my room? 9:00pm. Relieved of dinosaur duty, I return to my brochure. Better make one last check of e-mail, just in case. Only one message...telling me about a cool new site that channel-casts with full multimedia...www.whoosiewhatsie.com...Ill pay it a quick visit. 11:35pm. Ready to return to that brochure. Wait, isnt this the night that Dennis Rodman is on Leno...?
Rick Altman is the editor-at-large for Corel Magazine and the host of the CorelWorld User Conferences. You can send e-mail to him at rick@altman.com as well. |
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