I am using Microsoft Word X on Mac OS X. As some people maintain a preference for certain inks and papers (claiming it enhances their productivity or creativity), I'm wondering if any of you have developed a similar relationship with your software? What about unorthodox solutions -- text editors, e-mail programs, custom jobs, etc.? My dad recently detailed the horrific procedures involved in doing his thesis on a Commodore 128; I do feel lucky to live in the GUI age, but sometimes firing up Word and staring at that blank document makes me nauseous (even with all the AutoAmericanize, AutoVocabularyReducer "features" turned off). Is this just "fear of the blank page," or is Word the most uninspiring piece of shit ever?