RAAAAAAGE!

[tsaiko]

The guy up in the lab completely didn't read the email I sent him about printing my poster. He just assumed it was one of my fellow graduate student's poster. So not only did he set it to print on the wrong paper (meaning I can't make notes on it like I wanted to), he also set it to the wrong size and the wrong print quality. So now it's not only compressed, but the ink is smeared all over the glossy paper I didn't want him to use.

Then, he had the nerve to say "I don't understand why you didn't make the poster in Power Point." BECAUSE IT'S A SHITTY PIECE OF SOFTWARE THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE USED TO MAKE POSTERS YOU JACK ASS.

SON OF A BITCH.

Comments

[tsaiko.livejournal.com]

Yes, luckily this was just the draft version. I gave myself a day and a half to wiggle room for just this reason. I'm just freaking out because this is the one place I can get it printed and tomorrow is the last day to do it and they seem to have totally botched this attempt. I cringe when I think of what it will look like tomorrow.

[alice_montrose]

My sympathies. Hopefully it can be salvaged in time!

Posters in POWER POINT?!
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... the fuck?! Why would one do posters in Power Point? I use that one (well, the Open Office equivalent, actually) exclusively for slides, and only in dire circumstances when slides can;t be avoided. For posters, I'll stick to my graphics program, thankyouverymuch!

[tsaiko.livejournal.com]

I have no idea why they are so stuck on using Powerpoint. You can do it (set the slide width and height to 56in and 36in respectively), but WHY? It's not designed to do that and is a pain to work with. I think they just are familiar with Powerpoint and don't want to have to learn/use anything else.

[chilayse.livejournal.com]

They fail.

[tsaiko.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes they do. And this is where my technology fees go to. -_-

[chilayse.livejournal.com]

....horrible waste of money. And people wonder why college is way too expensive.

[kayay.livejournal.com]

Lab guy's next question: I don't understand why you didn't make the poster in MSPaint!!!

[tsaiko.livejournal.com]

I often joke when there's technical problems that I can always just draw the maps up on the white board. I didn't realize that this guy thought it would be possible. -_-