Design better with CRAP


	Design better with CRAP

BigBadWolf

7-31-2007 9:42 AM

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8-1-2007 8:00 PM

onlinedesign

That's too funny.

I actually remember working in my Mom's law office, before computers period.
I typed on an IBM Selectric. The cool kind with the "ball".
There was no spellcheck! And if you screwed something up...retype the whole page.

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