Bugs

I spent the afternoon tracking down a nice little PowerPoint 2007 problem.

A presentation was created in PowerPoint 2003. This presentation included embedded Flash and Shockwave files. The files play fine in 2003 and 2007 (as long as they are not saved in 2007). Changes were made to the presentation using 2007, now the Shockwave and Flash files do not work. Upon opening the presentation (saved in 2007) receive this message:

Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. They might no be registered on this computer.

This message appears whether opening in 2007 or 2003.

I spent several hours at the Microsoft site and other sites. A more qualified IT person spent several hours at the Microsoft site and other sites. Installing SwiffPlayer did not help. Anyway, all I can figure out is that 2007 causes some screw up with Active-X controls. From reading the forums on Microsoft's site, others are having the same problem. No solutions so far.

The person who made the presentation just informed me that the message does not appear if saved in the default 2007 format. Now the question is if it will play on a machine with 2003. According to Microsoft, it should.

Saving as a 2003 in 2007 causes a hiccup with the ActiveX controls. One would do that if trying to remain compatible with older versions.

The 2007 version is coming my way and I'm about to try it with my 2003.

Damn, received this message:

This file was created in a newer version of Microsoft Office PowerPoint. The file has been converted to a format you can work with, but ActiveX controls have been converted to static objects.

I'm downloading a file format compatibility converter from Microsoft to see if that solves the problem. Nope, the converter does not extend to ActiveX controls. Crap.

A couple of photos

A pair of pictures taken with my cell phone:

The flowers I received at the congregational meeting.

Something I drank for breakfast. I have not noticed any super powers so far. The drink was quite tasty although the color was a bit off-putting.

I think Motorola could have designed the phone better. Having to remove the battery in order to take out the chip that holds the photos, movies and music seems like bad design. I have a chip that has an adapter that allows me to plug the chip into my computer. The chip gives me more storage space for all my non-calling needs.

I've busted through the sleepiness wall and can take on the rest of the day.