Testing of PowerMail and QuickMail are both complete. They both have good features, but they've also got some problematic flaws, so I won't be switching to either of those apps, either. The options for email clients are therefore either:
1) Stick with Eudora (most likely choice), or
2) Switch to Apple Mail.
Option three, switching to Entourage, would also be a possibility, assuming that later versions have fixed its bugs, but at this point, I'm rather tired of testing email clients, so I don't think I'm going to go to the trouble of seeking out a later version of Entourage for testing.
A fuller report on PowerMail and QuickMail will be coming up later when I feel up to writing it (the main problem I'm having right now is that the AC in my apartment isn't turned on yet, and it's too hot in here for me to write anything like that).
Meanwhile, at Denise's suggestion, I quote the text of an advertisement from Sunday's Washington Post. I am not making this up. (And, for the record, the woman in this ad looks almost exactly like Julianne Moore, which I find pretty strange somehow.)
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I'M NOT A SHARK
My name is {blank} and I am a Divorce Attorney.
Even though my line of business forces me to be aggressive and cruel to men, I am a human being with caring and professional morals. You should feel like you have a partner on your side that understands your wants and needs during this difficult time in your life. Let's work together and show that scumbag that you are not weak and fragile. You are an independent woman who's going to take what is rightfully yours. Beware of the bottom dwellers that suck you of your youth and energy while they play with your emotions. Let me be there for you.
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I don't even know where to start with this one... the first sentence speaks for itself, of course: "I'm a nasty, misandristic bitch with a heart of gold". I also like the bit about the independent woman taking what's rightfully hers (when what they really mean, of course, is taking property from the man and giving it to the woman, which is hardly a sign of independence whether you think the man deserves it or not).
I could go on for pages about this ad, but why should I have all the fun? :-)
Posted by Zathras at April 19, 2004 07:43 PMThrow me that person's phone number, NOW!
There is a person that both you and I know that needs that lawyer!
Posted by: Shaw at April 19, 2004 08:06 PMRight. Let's encourage all our female friends to suck everything they can out of the men around them. No wonder there are so many misogynists out there; seeing somebody think that this lawyers is a good thing is almost enough to make me one of them.
Posted by: Moggy at April 20, 2004 01:39 PMNo - actually, I'm trying to help my friend (and Parrish's friend) get what she rightfully deserves.
She's taking care of her two kids, and the father has not paid child support for over 6 months.
Now how, exactly, is that taking advantage and "sucking dry" all men around them?
Posted by: Shaw at April 20, 2004 08:11 PMHey, P-Man, you got a scan of that ad? Or maybe a website addy? I'm kinda curious to see it/...
Posted by: Shaw at April 20, 2004 11:31 PMThe ad is not for a real-life professional person. Rather, it's meant to drum up interest in a film ("Laws of Attraction") featuring opposing divorce attorneys of opposite sexes.
The face in the ad you cite is that of actress Julianne Moore, who plays the character named "Audrey Woods". There's a different ad along siilar lines featuring the face of actor Pierce Brosnan, who plays the character named "Daniel Rafferty".
Posted by: Paul at April 28, 2004 08:41 PMAre you sure about that? The ad looked pretty realistic to me -- it even included the name of the firm, an address, a phone number, and a web site, and they were all local here to DC.
Do you have a link to any information about the ad campaign?
Posted by: Zathras at April 28, 2004 08:59 PMThe URL at the bottom of the ad for "Audrey Woods, L.L.C." is:
www.katzcohenphelps.com
The URL at the bottom of the ad for "Daniel Rafferty" is:
www.danielraffertyesq.com
When you visit either site, you'll see an indication at the bottom of the page that it's an ad for the film _Laws of Attraction_.
Posted by: Paul at April 29, 2004 08:04 PM