http://workingtexaswriter.com/313/how-bill-gates-ruined-writing/ The Writing Life Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:17:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://workingtexaswriter.com/313/how-bill-gates-ruined-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-1892 Mary Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:23:19 +0000 http://workingtexaswriter.com/?p=313#comment-1892 This holds true for all forms of writing and computer usage. I work at a law firm and virtually ALL incoming associates believe they know how to use a computer and are more efficient writing at a computer. Unfortunately, virtually ALL of them use their computer as simply a fancy typwriter and are clueless regarding proper document formatting for everything from automatic numbering and styles to preventing document corruption and protecting their firm from improper release of metadata. They don\'t use their assistants/secretaries because they think they know better. The assistants are experts at these things (most of them) and know proper formatting for all these things and more. Simply knowing how to type on a computer does not equal writing ability or computer knowledge. This holds true for all forms of writing and computer usage. I work at a law firm and virtually ALL incoming associates believe they know how to use a computer and are more efficient writing at a computer. Unfortunately, virtually ALL of them use their computer as simply a fancy typwriter and are clueless regarding proper document formatting for everything from automatic numbering and styles to preventing document corruption and protecting their firm from improper release of metadata. They don\’t use their assistants/secretaries because they think they know better. The assistants are experts at these things (most of them) and know proper formatting for all these things and more. Simply knowing how to type on a computer does not equal writing ability or computer knowledge.

]]> http://workingtexaswriter.com/313/how-bill-gates-ruined-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 Mary Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:22:56 +0000 http://workingtexaswriter.com/?p=313#comment-1891 This holds true for all forms of writing and computer usage. I work at a law firm and virtually ALL incoming associates believe they know how to use a computer and are more efficient writing at a computer. Unfortunately, virtually ALL of them use their computer as simply a fancy typwriter and are clueless regarding proper document formatting for everything from automatic numbering and styles to preventing document corruption and protecting their firm from improper release of metadata. They don't use their assistants/secretaries because they think they know better. The assistants are experts at these things (most of them) and know proper formatting for all these things and more. Simply knowing how to type on a computer does not equal writing ability or computer knowledge. This holds true for all forms of writing and computer usage. I work at a law firm and virtually ALL incoming associates believe they know how to use a computer and are more efficient writing at a computer. Unfortunately, virtually ALL of them use their computer as simply a fancy typwriter and are clueless regarding proper document formatting for everything from automatic numbering and styles to preventing document corruption and protecting their firm from improper release of metadata. They don’t use their assistants/secretaries because they think they know better. The assistants are experts at these things (most of them) and know proper formatting for all these things and more. Simply knowing how to type on a computer does not equal writing ability or computer knowledge.

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