Our company switched over to OOo around 2.1 (we just got 3.0 not long ago). Our company has two home offices, one in the states & and in South American. We have several hundred locations worldwide.
At first it was a tough sell & to be honest I was not a fan. However, I, along with fellow coworkers in the field, have grown to really appreciate it. In fact, it is all I use at home & at work. I didn't even bother installing MS office on my last PC build.
Most, if not all, of the home office users have both OOo & MS office. Occasionally a file will come down the pipe that we can't open, but the second try saved in OOo format works. I can't say much for Power Point as we mainly deal in with the standard word/excel files, or calc/writer if you will. Bottom line, yes you can switch over, but expect some heavily used files not to transfer over flawlessly. Expect users to bitch, but after they're seasoned it'll be just another program.
You are what you eat. I realize there are cases where various ailments cause one to be obese, but in my experience you literally are what you eat. Some of my best friends are overweight & it's not because they have an ailment. It's because they want another hot dog or cheeseburger an hour after their biggie fast food meal.
According to my company representative the main reason our insurance rates go up every year are due to complications from obesity. Not smoking. They expect 75% of Americans to be overweight by year's end.
The truth of the matter is that it's hard to find food that isn't crap. I was once overweight & when I decided to change my lifestyle I didn't know what the hell I was going to eat. For many Americans if you cut out fast/fried food you're lost.
You'll all be dead within 100 years anyway. It's funny how anytime something about God is posted we all have an opinion. Here's my 2 cents...
If you don't believe in God, then I propose that for 24hrs you take notice that most everything in your life more than likely rotates around something man made. Whether it be the screen you're reading this through, the chair you sit, or the cup that holds your drink. You could very well be an unaware caged being. Take a camping trip and observe things not made by human hands.
If you're a Christian, then I suggest you stop beating people over the head with the bible. Live by example & not comparison. Realize there IS a place/need for science. This isn't a fairly tale world we live in.
Most of us possess strong beliefs whether it be in God or not. Science has a great need for fact, religion has a great need for faith. People of science find it difficult to believe in what they can't see & those of religion question the knowledge of man. I agree with both. It's difficult to believe in what one can't see & it's equally difficult to have faith in a species as corrupt as humans. However, in the end I feel actions speak louder than words. Have you stepped up and taken part in something aside from you own interests, or are you spinning your wheels a pissing contest?
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Our company switched over to OOo around 2.1 (we just got 3.0 not long ago). Our company has two home offices, one in the states & and in South American. We have several hundred locations worldwide. At first it was a tough sell & to be honest I was not a fan. However, I, along with fellow coworkers in the field, have grown to really appreciate it. In fact, it is all I use at home & at work. I didn't even bother installing MS office on my last PC build. Most, if not all, of the home office users have both OOo & MS office. Occasionally a file will come down the pipe that we can't open, but the second try saved in OOo format works. I can't say much for Power Point as we mainly deal in with the standard word/excel files, or calc/writer if you will. Bottom line, yes you can switch over, but expect some heavily used files not to transfer over flawlessly. Expect users to bitch, but after they're seasoned it'll be just another program.
You are what you eat. I realize there are cases where various ailments cause one to be obese, but in my experience you literally are what you eat. Some of my best friends are overweight & it's not because they have an ailment. It's because they want another hot dog or cheeseburger an hour after their biggie fast food meal.
According to my company representative the main reason our insurance rates go up every year are due to complications from obesity. Not smoking. They expect 75% of Americans to be overweight by year's end.
The truth of the matter is that it's hard to find food that isn't crap. I was once overweight & when I decided to change my lifestyle I didn't know what the hell I was going to eat. For many Americans if you cut out fast/fried food you're lost.
You'll all be dead within 100 years anyway. It's funny how anytime something about God is posted we all have an opinion. Here's my 2 cents...
If you don't believe in God, then I propose that for 24hrs you take notice that most everything in your life more than likely rotates around something man made. Whether it be the screen you're reading this through, the chair you sit, or the cup that holds your drink. You could very well be an unaware caged being. Take a camping trip and observe things not made by human hands.
If you're a Christian, then I suggest you stop beating people over the head with the bible. Live by example & not comparison. Realize there IS a place/need for science. This isn't a fairly tale world we live in.
Most of us possess strong beliefs whether it be in God or not. Science has a great need for fact, religion has a great need for faith. People of science find it difficult to believe in what they can't see & those of religion question the knowledge of man. I agree with both. It's difficult to believe in what one can't see & it's equally difficult to have faith in a species as corrupt as humans. However, in the end I feel actions speak louder than words. Have you stepped up and taken part in something aside from you own interests, or are you spinning your wheels a pissing contest?