Sunday, November 25th, 2007
I have to say, I am quite impressed…quite impressed indeed.
I really didn’t think the programs would be this good. When I was writing my previous post about open source applications, I kind of thought the applications would be clunky or amateur looking. They aren’t at all. So far, I have used OpenOffice.org Calc for some records that I have. I use that because it can be password protected.
I opened my old Excel document in Calc and then saved it in the open source format. Now, Excel can’t open it, but Calc can. If I ever need it to be opened in Excel again, all I have to do is to save it in Excel format. It’s pretty easy.
I opened (but haven’t used) Writer and Impress. They look very much like Word and PowerPoint. I think I am on to something here.
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
I have heard about some of the open source software floating around out there, but haven’t really used any of it, beyond what I install for some of my sites online. I never actually downloaded and installed anything to use on my PC. I really like the open source stuff that I do use because it’s usually better than the stuff I pay for. There are many more minds working on the software, which makes a world of difference.
I came across a link to OpenOffice.org today and took a look at their site. I didn’t know what the whole thing was about. Here is a clip from their homepage…
OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.
I think I am going to take the plunge. I am going to download the software and cruise it around for a little while. Believe it or not, I really don’t use office software all the much. All the stuff I use is usually web based, with a few programs on my PC. The most common is Dreamweaver and the next is Photoshop.
In a few weeks, I will get back to you with what I think. If it’s good, there’s the ok for the rest of the world to do the same.
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