I have a friend who is graphic designer for a small shop. Customers drop off work at the front desk, and depending on how much effort it works out to be, it can land on his desk.
Some customers insist on explaining to “the designer directly”. They get told/warned that it’s more expensive (hourly) and that the clock starts as soon as he walks up to the counter. And some customers agree to these terms.
It’s always entertaining to hear his stories.
Also when you have a chance, check out:
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
but not until after you’ve seen GQ :)
After I’d watched the documentary, I realized there were some clever nuances/cinematography, etc that I had missed the first couple times I’d watched GQ. Ended up watching GQ soon after that once again.
It’s one of those quirky movies that’s worth rewatching from time to time. Like The Princess Bride.
You are in for a treat, friend. Watch it when you have the time.
(Galaxy Quest, as the other poster mentioned.)
I did that for one neighbour in one apartment complex where we lived. Her laptop sucked ass beforehand.
It really comes down to apps.
The only flag you mentioned that caught my attention was Word and Word templates. I’ve not tried Word templates.
I figure your options are either Libre Office or something cloud based, eg, Google Docs.
One thing you could try is to set up a VM or boot a live CD (USB) and try on the things that most concern you.
See also “fell into a hole”.
I’ve taken to using a checklist on my phone that I update daily. However, remembering to use it is still a problem at times.
So my B-tier power would be Remembers To Use Checklist At Least Once A Day Man.
Trade-off: anyone you want to be intimate with falls asleep from your relaxing touch.
So much for sexy time.
The trade-off is you now have a 1d4 chance of stepping on LEGO bricks in the dark. Even if you don’t own any LEGO.
A residence floormate I knew back in university also worked as a bartender at a hotel.
His one story relevant to this thread is he once poured a drink for a customer over ice without measuring it. Think scotch or whiskey. Customer said there’s no way that’s an ounce. They argued for a bit; my friend poured everything from the glass into a shot glass minus the ice, and it was exactly on the line. End of argument.
He admitted to me that some of that may have been water from the melted ice.
In my teen years I used to be able to do a pretty solid rendition of a dentist drill. Much to the discomfort of everyone within earshot.
This could cause a fire given the right conditions.
Something tells me it could also cause a fire given the wrong conditions.
(sorry yeah I’ll see myself out)
Give us this day our daily bandwidth,
And forgive us our connectivity issues,
As we forgive those who disrupt our signal.