Why use open office? Because I knew the name, and it still shows up as the main search response when I google freeware office.
I don't look down on office staff, I work in a warehouse, the only place in the business where you can get *anything* done with out using a computer, and even that is very limited, but the point remains, most office staff have only the knowledge they are taught to do their job, and while a few have their own knowledge, not a lot do. We do teach limited macros to our staff, but the chosen default macro langue in OO still sucks.
Small macros can save a lot of time, we use many simple ones for things like printing and changing formats for those staff that take issue to the company stranded layouts.
Most ppl feel oppressed?? You've go to be kidding, most ppl don't even know their is a choice outside of Windows and Apple, looking over the prices most ppl feel relieved that there is a cheaper option than Apple!
This is part of the problem, FOSS has for too long dealt with geeks who know what they are doing, who really do live in a different world to the rest of computer users.
What do stranded computer users want? Two things..
One, It works.. Start the installer, get annoyed about having to enter anything.. at end of installation the program should work. No question or options should pop up that would confuse a 4 year old or a 90 year old.
Two, It continues to work. Auto updates, does not have a lot of bugs that are day to day issues, is not more complex than the last one they where using.
3 years old? HAR! After recently getting sick of using office 97! (For those who cant do maths, that 15 years.. every thing but Access still works) I though I would give the latest OO a run, the issues with random crashes, copy past not working more often then it would, spell checker stooping altogether for no reason and the chosen macro langue being about as intuitive to someone coming from Office as Sand script is to a Native modern English speaker.. I nearly went back to Office 97...
Oh another one I just remembered, Open Office likes to hide its popups under everything, so you don't see them and wonder why your chosen document is not opening. Oh well on the bright side, I might just update from my ANCIENT out of date 3.3.0 to 3.4.1 and see..
As a new user of Open Office on Windows I am left wondering what's wrong with it, So far i've only needed to use Write and Calc but they have random crashes anywhere from 2 minutes into the program to 20 minutes, the Auto recover only saved information once in all that good thing I staged saving every few minutes. The spell checker just stops at times and nothing will happen so you have to restart and the copy past is very hit and miss as in at times you can not past, not from with in or from outside of OO.. For any application where you are paying ppl to do a job, that costs you $.
I can run MW3 with out issues, and Kerbal Space Program (very CPU intensive physics based, that can bring my system down to 3 seconds per frame) with out issues and KSP is in Alpha, sure I can "Get the job done" in Open Office, but I would not use it in any form of Business. Also the chosen Macro langue is painful at best, it may make sense to ppl with a lot of programming experience, but your general office staff or average Joe? no way..
Are you kidding? Why patch it.. is a feature, after all the future of modern warfare is cyber warfare! Users are now getting extra content for free,they should be thankful they aren't charged for a DLC pack that they are already using!
I'm no thermodynamic engineer, but it seems to me facebook's way would lose out on the fact that the hot air would mingle with the cold air on the way down and warm up a little
I remember reading that if you where to update the SR71 engines with modern alloys (rememberer that the SR71 is a 1960's era plane) that it was possible for them to reach around the Mach 6 range.. as the limiting factor in the fitted engines was their ability to withstand the heat they produced..
Get a first post, modded +5 insightful.. *** It would be nice to see a larger uptake of the RP, a good goal would be to try and get this into the hands of kids as young as possible, so they can get exposure to something other than windows/apple
Carpathia Hosting is unable to re-purpose these servers, they are also being deprived of their property without due process. They should be allowed to delete the data.
Or perhaps as part of the due process, the government should be reimbursing the companies it can and dose cripple with such moves.
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Why use open office? Because I knew the name, and it still shows up as the main search response when I google freeware office.
I don't look down on office staff, I work in a warehouse, the only place in the business where you can get *anything* done with out using a computer, and even that is very limited, but the point remains, most office staff have only the knowledge they are taught to do their job, and while a few have their own knowledge, not a lot do. We do teach limited macros to our staff, but the chosen default macro langue in OO still sucks.
Small macros can save a lot of time, we use many simple ones for things like printing and changing formats for those staff that take issue to the company stranded layouts.
Most ppl feel oppressed?? You've go to be kidding, most ppl don't even know their is a choice outside of Windows and Apple, looking over the prices most ppl feel relieved that there is a cheaper option than Apple!
This is part of the problem, FOSS has for too long dealt with geeks who know what they are doing, who really do live in a different world to the rest of computer users.
What do stranded computer users want? Two things..
One, It works.. Start the installer, get annoyed about having to enter anything.. at end of installation the program should work. No question or options should pop up that would confuse a 4 year old or a 90 year old.
Two, It continues to work. Auto updates, does not have a lot of bugs that are day to day issues, is not more complex than the last one they where using.
3 years old? HAR! After recently getting sick of using office 97! (For those who cant do maths, that 15 years.. every thing but Access still works) I though I would give the latest OO a run, the issues with random crashes, copy past not working more often then it would, spell checker stooping altogether for no reason and the chosen macro langue being about as intuitive to someone coming from Office as Sand script is to a Native modern English speaker.. I nearly went back to Office 97...
Oh another one I just remembered, Open Office likes to hide its popups under everything, so you don't see them and wonder why your chosen document is not opening. Oh well on the bright side, I might just update from my ANCIENT out of date 3.3.0 to 3.4.1 and see..
As a new user of Open Office on Windows I am left wondering what's wrong with it, So far i've only needed to use Write and Calc but they have random crashes anywhere from 2 minutes into the program to 20 minutes, the Auto recover only saved information once in all that good thing I staged saving every few minutes. The spell checker just stops at times and nothing will happen so you have to restart and the copy past is very hit and miss as in at times you can not past, not from with in or from outside of OO.. For any application where you are paying ppl to do a job, that costs you $.
I can run MW3 with out issues, and Kerbal Space Program (very CPU intensive physics based, that can bring my system down to 3 seconds per frame) with out issues and KSP is in Alpha, sure I can "Get the job done" in Open Office, but I would not use it in any form of Business. Also the chosen Macro langue is painful at best, it may make sense to ppl with a lot of programming experience, but your general office staff or average Joe? no way..
Are you kidding? Why patch it.. is a feature, after all the future of modern warfare is cyber warfare! Users are now getting extra content for free,they should be thankful they aren't charged for a DLC pack that they are already using!
Amazon is putting a DC in Australia.. not that big a deal, now wait until Blizzard puts some servers out here, I'd vote for a bloody Public Holiday.
and was still a POS.. Celerons ever overclocked were junk
I'm no thermodynamic engineer, but it seems to me facebook's way would lose out on the fact that the hot air would mingle with the cold air on the way down and warm up a little
Subject is incorrect..
Wanted: Hackers For Large-Scale Sting!
The company makes both antennas and processors/software the Article alludes to this being a tunable processing system..
RTFM, or even the summery, its TUNABLE, not TURNABLE... also, its an Antenna, not a transmitter.
I'm glad I didn't get suckered into buying a phone that obsolete immediately, unlike Nexus Phones and iPhones.
You mean "I'm glad that I didn't get sucked into buying a phone that is obsolete before it came out, like the IPhones"
I remember reading that if you where to update the SR71 engines with modern alloys (rememberer that the SR71 is a 1960's era plane) that it was possible for them to reach around the Mach 6 range.. as the limiting factor in the fitted engines was their ability to withstand the heat they produced..
Now that would be something to see!
"Early 1990s studies of inlets of this type indicated that newer technology could allow for inlet speeds with a lower limit of Mach 6.[46]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird
Dear Uncle Sam,
Grow up and learn to play nice.
Love,
The Rest of the world.
Besides, why do all that effort getting the spin to last 30 times longer.. Take the short rout and work on a 30ghz processor! Problem solved!
Interesting though, about an 8% vote for the Pirate party in Germany, and about an 8% vote for the Nazi party in Greece..
Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party
Indeed, they forgot about Apple users!
Join the real 'once in a lifetime' club..
Get a first post, modded +5 insightful..
***
It would be nice to see a larger uptake of the RP, a good goal would be to try and get this into the hands of kids as young as possible, so they can get exposure to something other than windows/apple
Its only natural selection if that event somehow stops said ppl passing on their genes.
Phiffle, its only "Attempting" if you get caught!
I am not sure how 'lobbying' works where you come from, but over here when you 'lobby' a judge, we call that 'bribing'
Indeed, they are so backward that they didn't even kill 7 Astronauts by ignore their own teams warnings!
New mistakes are found every day, and sometimes you just get a failure.
Bleh.. link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_transportation
Carpathia Hosting is unable to re-purpose these servers, they are also being deprived of their property without due process. They should be allowed to delete the data.
Or perhaps as part of the due process, the government should be reimbursing the companies it can and dose cripple with such moves.
"Don't worry, Detroit execs are already busy mismanaging themselves into another bailout anyway."
TFTFY