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Still on a rampage...
I'm sorry, but this PowerPoint file is just so far past unreasonable in its construction, I can't let go of it.
The Big Issue™ is the fact that several slides really contain enough graphical information for 3-4 slides. When you print out this misbegotten collection of data, the result is pretty near unusable. That means that the only possible function this presentation can serve is as an actual sit-and-bend-your-eyes-and-ears presentation.
Heaven help us.
We're talking 81 slides! (I've managed to translate just over 24 slides between work and visiting the mater.) If we assume a conservative figure of 2 minutes per slide during a presentation - that might sound like a lot, but in reality, it's a pittance - we're talking nearly 3 hours of a near-death-by-boredom experience reviewing a huge amount of data (if you're into oil wells). If you print the farblegargling thing out, all of the animated slides print out in fully-complete form, which means a tantalizing number of diagrams are printed out only in part.
Frankly, I do not know how I am going to finish it all. PowerPoint is still taking 6-8 seconds to do anything, which is becoming a major annoyance. I have settled on trying to translate text boxes in place and keying any embedded text in a Word file. It definitely sucks, but it's better than wasting cycles trying to make PowerPoint do my bidding.
* * * The option we have been discussing around here involves transporting my mom out to Colorado, where there are more and younger people around to help take care of her. Frankly, I get the feeling I don't know what I am getting into, but can't imagine what the "gotchas" may be. This is nothing new for me, as I have embarked on more important journeys with less information. The basic theme is that taking care of my mom in Colorado has got to be less expensive than the same care in New York, not to mention that having a family member involved ought to mean something in terms of quality control.
The big sticking points are two: first, it would be nice to get her doctor's take on the idea, except that you'd have a better chance, I think, of calling the White House and leaving a message for the President to have hime call you back than we do of actually having my mom's doctor call us. My dad has been trying for three days now - this time - with no results. I, personally, have never met my mother's doctor, or even heard his voice.
The second item is exactly how to do the deed. One alternative is a charter aircraft, as people in my mother's condition are - as I understand - not capable of traveling via commercial airlines. I priced one outfit in the local phone book, and they quoted a five-figure price. Another alternative is motor vehicle, except that most reputable car rental agencies don't do one-way rentals to Colorado from New York. This issue remains a conundrum; meanwhile, I have a flight back on Sunday afternoon.
I need to get some sleep. I got up today at 4:30 am to start translating, and I feel a mite tuckered out. I hope I can at least get up to slide 40 of 81 by the time I send what I have in the middle of the morning. (A call to the local library confirmed (a) they do not support sending files over the Internet, and (b) they have no idea where that can be done.)
Cheers...
The Big Issue™ is the fact that several slides really contain enough graphical information for 3-4 slides. When you print out this misbegotten collection of data, the result is pretty near unusable. That means that the only possible function this presentation can serve is as an actual sit-and-bend-your-eyes-and-ears presentation.
Heaven help us.
We're talking 81 slides! (I've managed to translate just over 24 slides between work and visiting the mater.) If we assume a conservative figure of 2 minutes per slide during a presentation - that might sound like a lot, but in reality, it's a pittance - we're talking nearly 3 hours of a near-death-by-boredom experience reviewing a huge amount of data (if you're into oil wells). If you print the farblegargling thing out, all of the animated slides print out in fully-complete form, which means a tantalizing number of diagrams are printed out only in part.
Frankly, I do not know how I am going to finish it all. PowerPoint is still taking 6-8 seconds to do anything, which is becoming a major annoyance. I have settled on trying to translate text boxes in place and keying any embedded text in a Word file. It definitely sucks, but it's better than wasting cycles trying to make PowerPoint do my bidding.
The big sticking points are two: first, it would be nice to get her doctor's take on the idea, except that you'd have a better chance, I think, of calling the White House and leaving a message for the President to have hime call you back than we do of actually having my mom's doctor call us. My dad has been trying for three days now - this time - with no results. I, personally, have never met my mother's doctor, or even heard his voice.
The second item is exactly how to do the deed. One alternative is a charter aircraft, as people in my mother's condition are - as I understand - not capable of traveling via commercial airlines. I priced one outfit in the local phone book, and they quoted a five-figure price. Another alternative is motor vehicle, except that most reputable car rental agencies don't do one-way rentals to Colorado from New York. This issue remains a conundrum; meanwhile, I have a flight back on Sunday afternoon.
I need to get some sleep. I got up today at 4:30 am to start translating, and I feel a mite tuckered out. I hope I can at least get up to slide 40 of 81 by the time I send what I have in the middle of the morning. (A call to the local library confirmed (a) they do not support sending files over the Internet, and (b) they have no idea where that can be done.)
Cheers...
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