Comments on: Free Alternative to Microsoft Office http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=577 Helping to Bring the Truth to the People Sat, 18 May 2013 14:13:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: fido http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=577&cpage=1#comment-5359 fido Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:56:23 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=577#comment-5359 Thanks for your comments Truthseeker, I will make sure I don't buy vista now. Thanks for your comments Truthseeker, I will make sure I don’t buy vista now.

]]> By: Truth Seeker on March 4, 1972 on January 7, 2003 on August 21, 2004, or no, sorry, actually http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=577&cpage=1#comment-5355 Truth Seeker on March 4, 1972 on January 7, 2003 on August 21, 2004, or no, sorry, actually Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:40:03 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=577#comment-5355 You only just found out about OpenOffice.org? (I know it's a stupid name--"OpenOffice.org"--but that's the actual name of the product, not just its web site.) It has been around in earnest for at least a couple years. Be careful when editing files in MS format in OpenOffice.org. I've had cases where it would look one way in OOo, and quite different in MS Word. This could be rrrrreally bad if you're creating or updating a resume or something else important, and then send it to someone who will view it in MS Word. By the way, I have recently tried Debian Linux, and found it very unwieldy. Xandros was a whole different story, though. I'd make the switch, but all this money invested in software is a real hedge against that... I've pretty much decided that when running WinXP is no longer feasible, I'll switch to Xandros Linux, and NOT Vista. I can't stand Vista, and I'm so bloody sick of hearing about it I just want to scream. You only just found out about OpenOffice.org? (I know it’s a stupid name–”OpenOffice.org”–but that’s the actual name of the product, not just its web site.) It has been around in earnest for at least a couple years.

Be careful when editing files in MS format in OpenOffice.org. I’ve had cases where it would look one way in OOo, and quite different in MS Word. This could be rrrrreally bad if you’re creating or updating a resume or something else important, and then send it to someone who will view it in MS Word.

By the way, I have recently tried Debian Linux, and found it very unwieldy. Xandros was a whole different story, though. I’d make the switch, but all this money invested in software is a real hedge against that…

I’ve pretty much decided that when running WinXP is no longer feasible, I’ll switch to Xandros Linux, and NOT Vista. I can’t stand Vista, and I’m so bloody sick of hearing about it I just want to scream.

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