Maybe OT - use of network computing
Aaron Konstam
akonstam at sbcglobal.net
Thu May 3 20:52:06 UTC 2007
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 07:22 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > In the latest Linux Journal (may 2007) on the last page there is a
> > discussion of the options using Network Computing through the web to do
> > the same things an office suite does. The point is your can do this
> > without having the software on your computer.
> >
> > You can go to: docs.google.com , www.ajax13.com and www.thinkfree.com
> > and register free to use this service.
> >
> > I chose the google site , registered and created a word-like document.
> > Everything was fine until I tried to print it. It prints but the page
> > has a web address in the upper right corner that I can't get rid of. Has
> > anyone tried this and found our how to get rid of the web address. Of
> > course, I can use open office to open the file and then it prints ok,
> > but this defeaters the purpose of the Network Computing.
>
> Are you printing the document from your browser? If so, it is more than
> likely that the browser itself is inserting the URL. Check the print
> settings in the browser. In firefox the settings are in "File-->Page Setup"
> and you fix the headers/footers as you desire.
>
Thanks I will try that. You are probably correct.
> >
> > Otherwise this is a very interesting service option. I can create a
> > document on a machine with a browser in San Antonio and manipulate it
> > on a computer in Tokyo. Everyone should try this out.
> >
> > The trip to Tokyo is not free :-)
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