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Does Word 2007 has a table feature? Wordpress does have a table add on, but I’m not sure if that’s worth getting. Our intranet is likely to migrate onto a Sharepoint 2007 platform, so I might as well familiarize myself with Microsoft products.

Word has had tables for a long time. I do not know how well they integrate with bloggin though.

I like Word 2007 mostly because of the real-time word count feature. It dynamically updates the number of words on the status bar.

Word also has pretty good integrated research features (dictionary, thesarus, etc).

I live about a half mile from Blackhawk, and I cannot tell you a thing about it because it's mostly gated. I always thought it was part of Danville.

Among my friends, we say the word Blackhawk through our noses, kind of like the way Mrs. Howell might say it.

Still, I find the Mt. Diablo area on the whole to be one of the most beautiful places I've ever lived. Great place to hike or bike.... until you run into a darn gate.

I live about a half mile from Blackhawk, and I cannot tell you a thing about it because it’s mostly gated. I always thought it was part of Danville.

I have been inside once. It was okay. It has some SoCal feel to it but I cann remember too clearly.

I like the Summitpointe area better. I do enjoy open space.

The Tri-Valley area does feel very SoCal.

I like the Marin/Sonoma area. It has a lot of trees. I like the PNW feel.

Have you looked at Sun, Oracle, Yahoo, Amazon or Cisco? When do you think they will get back to 1999 value/

Not going to happen in my life time. It will be more like Netscape After reaching peak a long steady decay.

I don't like gum trees though. I like temperate deciduous trees.

@Steveoh
Afterall, the lowering of the cost of living without a drop in salary, is like getting a raise, right?

This caught my attention. What if corporate interests got wind that pushing down housing prices was a quick path to externalizing their payroll cost structure? In other words, when companies announce relocation plans, they explicitly tell cities who compete for the relocation that they are automatically out of the running if the PITI psf/month is more than $1?

When shelter costs eat up 50% or more of gross income, a company that finds comparable talent pools in an area that only needs 20-25% of gross income for shelter can save huge in payroll costs alone.

Thanks everyone, for your contribution to this thread - especially those who posted your thoughts and/or data on the job market.

I expected this thread would bring up new and interesting insights, and was not disappointed at all.

Thanks again, and I will close the thread for comments now.

SP