Micro Managing

A quick glance into my dysfunctional parallel life as a technical writer:

If your personality has a power-hungry, dictatorial, control-freak bent, you are perfectly positioned to utilize Finale to its fullest potential. You may be relieved to hear that it doesn’t whine, protest, or file frivolous lawsuits. It will never strike, pull strings behind the scenes, or engage in all-out rebellion. As long as you stick to a few simple principles, no amount of abuse can possibly hurt Finale’s feelings.

Of course, break one of these basic principles and Finale’s personality may suddenly change. And when it does you will curse the upturned nose of the Special Tools Tool , or shake your fist at the evil eye of the Articulation Tool . But, alas, the tools do not hear your screams. Finale was always just a combination of 1s and 0s, and it was only your composition that was touching and beautiful. When it comes right down to it, you brought your creation into the world despite the cold arrangement of bits, not because of it.

We all compose with the same combination of 1s and 0s, and there is little reason to fear the incredible power that comes with it. How you employ your own monarchical/tyrannical rule over Finale is up to you, but when the evil eye returns, it’s nothing personal. You probably just didn’t listen to something I said.