MacPower users episode 279 Word processor Smackdown. Hello everyone it's David Sparks along with my pal Katie

how are you today Katie I'm well David how are you I've got a new microphone

can you tell yeah I can tell you sound a little more Barry Manilow today.

Her name was Lola.

I used to know all those songs. My sisters, or at least one of my sisters was in love with Barry Manilow and I could not stand him.

I thought I was like born in the wrong family or adopted or something because they were listening to Barry Manilow and Lawrence Welk and I just wanted, you know,

Disney Gillespie and Charlie Parker.

It was a rough childhood.

Let me just say that.

Anyway, we have a little bit of news before we get into the word processor Smackdown.

The first is our friend Stephen Hackett is doing something amazing over 512 pixels.

Stephen's also a relay broadcaster and one of the co-owners of the network.

You may not know Stephen's son at six months was diagnosed with brain cancer and they've

been going through this fight for many years.

He's six years old now, he's still doing great.

And Stephen says the reason his son is alive is St Jude, where it doesn't matter how much

money you have if you've got cancer and your child. I'll take care of you and for years he's been doing in the month of September these fundraisers. I've contributed in the past and I'll be contributing again this year.

If any of you out there want to help out as well,

I would encourage you to go over to 512 pixels.com slash September and we'll have a link in the show

notes. Yeah, it's a great cause.

I know Stephen and his family are very active in that. Stephen I think is actually running in a 5K to help raise some money for them as well.

And I know the MacPower users community has been very

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