Comments on: Cool Email Mistake Proofing http://theleanthinker.com/2009/06/05/cool-email-mistake-proofing/ Thoughts and insights from the shop floor. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:11:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://theleanthinker.com/2009/06/05/cool-email-mistake-proofing/comment-page-1/#comment-27820 Mark Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:50:39 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=662#comment-27820 Hi Bryan - Thanks for the comments. I started experimenting with Linux about 5 years ago, and agree that Ubuntu is the best out there at the moment. The only problem I have with it is that, now and again, something kills Firefox so quickly that its crash message doesn't even have time to come up. Compatibility between OpenOffice and Microsoft is a guessing game for OpenOffice because Microsoft's file formats have to be reverse engineered. That being said, I find the latest round to be a lot less troublesome going back and forth - even presentations work OK. I think that one of the key points about standardization is that it succeeds from necessity, not from being a rote requirement imposed from outside. I'm going to comment further in another post in a day or so, but that was a key point I made during a visit to a hospital today. Hi Bryan -
Thanks for the comments.

I started experimenting with Linux about 5 years ago, and agree that Ubuntu is the best out there at the moment. The only problem I have with it is that, now and again, something kills Firefox so quickly that its crash message doesn’t even have time to come up.

Compatibility between OpenOffice and Microsoft is a guessing game for OpenOffice because Microsoft’s file formats have to be reverse engineered. That being said, I find the latest round to be a lot less troublesome going back and forth – even presentations work OK.

I think that one of the key points about standardization is that it succeeds from necessity, not from being a rote requirement imposed from outside. I’m going to comment further in another post in a day or so, but that was a key point I made during a visit to a hospital today.

]]> By: Bryan Lund http://theleanthinker.com/2009/06/05/cool-email-mistake-proofing/comment-page-1/#comment-27797 Bryan Lund Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:10:22 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=662#comment-27797 Hi Mark, Ubuntu is awesome. I've been running it now for almost one year. I haven't had any stability issues with it. The only thing I can say is that OpenOffice doesn't seem to have the claimed compatibility, or is it a Microsoft issue? At any rate, the real reason I commented is that my observation after using Linux for one year is that the high level of open source standardization that is occuring in the Linux community is a great lesson to be learned for companies struggling with the problems of standardization. Being a Linux user, what are your thoughts on this? Hi Mark,

Ubuntu is awesome. I’ve been running it now for almost one year. I haven’t had any stability issues with it. The only thing I can say is that OpenOffice doesn’t seem to have the claimed compatibility, or is it a Microsoft issue?

At any rate, the real reason I commented is that my observation after using Linux for one year is that the high level of open source standardization that is occuring in the Linux community is a great lesson to be learned for companies struggling with the problems of standardization. Being a Linux user, what are your thoughts on this?

]]> By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Management Improvement Carnival #66 http://theleanthinker.com/2009/06/05/cool-email-mistake-proofing/comment-page-1/#comment-27584 Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Management Improvement Carnival #66 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:54:47 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=662#comment-27584 [...] Cool Email Mistake Proofing - My main desktop computer runs Ubuntu Linux. The default email client is called Evolution. A recent upgrade introduced a very cool feature. When I hit ‘Send’ it looks for language in the email that might indicate I meant to include an attachment. If there is no attachment, it pops up [a] handy reminder [...] [...] Cool Email Mistake Proofing – My main desktop computer runs Ubuntu Linux. The default email client is called Evolution. A recent upgrade introduced a very cool feature. When I hit ‘Send’ it looks for language in the email that might indicate I meant to include an attachment. If there is no attachment, it pops up [a] handy reminder [...]

]]> By: Mark Graban http://theleanthinker.com/2009/06/05/cool-email-mistake-proofing/comment-page-1/#comment-27381 Mark Graban Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:44:06 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=662#comment-27381 I used to have a free plug-in for Outlook that did the same thing. Very slick. http://www.leanblog.org/2007/05/error-proofing-email-attachments.html There's a link in my blog for the free download. I used to have a free plug-in for Outlook that did the same thing. Very slick.

http://www.leanblog.org/2007/05/error-proofing-email-attachments.html

There’s a link in my blog for the free download.

]]> By: John Hunter http://theleanthinker.com/2009/06/05/cool-email-mistake-proofing/comment-page-1/#comment-27372 John Hunter Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:04:36 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=662#comment-27372 I agree that is a great email feature. I first experienced it in Pegasus Mail (I think - if not then in Eudora) over 5 years ago. Other software certainly should adopted this feature as missed attachments is such a common error. At least one more email program has picked up on this good idea. I agree that is a great email feature. I first experienced it in Pegasus Mail (I think – if not then in Eudora) over 5 years ago. Other software certainly should adopted this feature as missed attachments is such a common error. At least one more email program has picked up on this good idea.

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