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In Reply to: RE: Thanks Abe - more specifics . . . posted by JoshT on January 11, 2017 at 09:05:48
My wife and I each have iPhones and iPads, and we like them, which is one reason I might reluctantly shell out the dough for another Macbook. On the other hand, I'm not sure if it matters so long as we keep our music server on some kind of Mac.
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The option is a laptop with a good video card, which can run a second 'big screen' off the laptop.
Big is great IF not carrying it around all day. Plus power. Great screen usually means short battery life!
We just picked up a new Macbook Air for my bride, the college professor (information media, i.e. "e-learning"). It was under a grand, which I suppose is expensive for a 15" laptop, but FWIW, I couldn't see myself going back to winblows at any price. And I was the one that had to be converted to Macs about 10 years ago. It's all about personal preferences I suppose, but I suspect that you'd find going back more annoying that you imagine if you've been using Macs for over 10 years. But I'm a cranky old b@stard - maybe you're more flexible than I am.
Download and try Open Office. It's free and runs the same as MS Office. Opens all MS Office files too regardless of which platform it was generated with.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
I was forced to use OpenOffice for a couple years and continued to do so later but it's reliability was poor sometimes crashing after working on a document or presentation for just 15 minutes or so. I learned to save and re-save often, sometimes after updating just one or two slides, and keeping multiple generations of my work in case I had to revert back because OpenOffice 'blew up'. It's operation was also unpredictable and 'clunky' compared to MS Office products. OpenOffice is OK if you need a free word processor for a simple letter, but do anything beyond that and it is severely crippled, unpredictable, unreliable, frustrating, and counter productive. I would not use it in a "professional" capacity. As a freebie for a quick letter or a very basic spread sheet, maybe. It's a toy.
I used StarOffice then the more current fully community based OpenOffice [OpenOffice.org]. Also used LibraOffice. They were still absolute junk compared to Microsoft Office. I use Microsoft Office on my Macs.
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StarOffice , known briefly as Oracle Open Office before being discontinued in 2011, was a proprietary office suite. It originated in 1985 as StarWriter by StarDivision, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun Microsystems, in turn, was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010.
StarOffice supports the OpenOffice.org XML file format, as well as the OpenDocument standard, and can generate PDF and Flash formats. It includes templates, a macro recorder, and a software development kit (SDK).
The source code of the suite was released in July 2000, creating a free, open source office suite called OpenOffice.org , which subsequent versions of StarOffice were based on, with additional proprietary components.[3]
In March 2009, a study showed that StarOffice only had a 3% market share in the corporate market.[4]
In April 2011, Oracle announced the discontinuation of Oracle Open Office[1] as part of the decision to turn OpenOffice.org into a "purely community-based project".[5]
Never had one problem. Ever. I heard early versions years ago were problomatic. I know several businesses that use it as well as friends. Were you using it now a PC?
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
Used it on PC, Mac, and UNIX. Compared to MS Office, OpenOffice was crap for anything more than the most simple tasks.When I worked for Sun we were forced to use it as we were anti-MS. I continued to use it after Sun was acquired by Oracle. Finally got fed up with it's quirks and found MS Office to be SO MUCH more polished and reliable.
Just my opinion based on a few years with OpenOffice then switching to MS Office.
Edits: 01/11/17
I've worked with MS docs created in 97,2000 and so on without issue. I guess I've been lucky. Makes up for some of he bad luck in my life lately....Oh wait no it doesn't.
Not upset with you just being assertive
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
Same here, just voicing my strong opinion. ;-)
Cool we must be cut from the same cloth. Are you a Leo? I like you, we go way back but it seems we do this a couple times a year. I'd rather not but it seems to be in our DNA. Cheers
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
I'm actually an Aquarius but hard-headed none the less, so I have been told. Cheers. ;-)
I'm the Leo and do act like one. : )
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
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