You're right, Open Office is free. I have it installed and use it pretty often. I've thought about completely ditching MS Office before, but the features and functionality of MS Office (starting with their 2000 version) compared with OOo, well, I just stay with MS office. OOo to me is comparable to Office 97.
*A full-time or part-time student currently enrolled at an accredited K-12 education institution organized and operated exclusively for the purpose of teaching its students.
*A K-12 student under the age of 18 attending a legally recognized home-schooling program.
*A full-time or part-time student who has completed K-12 educational requirements and is enrolled and taking at least six credit hours in an accredited institution of higher education.
*A full-time or part-time faculty or staff member of an accredited educational institution, working at least 20 hours a week and who has duties related primarily to the education of the institution's students.
*A household member of a person who qualifies.
and don't use it for commercial purposes, then you can buy/use Office 2003 Student/Teacher version (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook) for $139 at Wal-Mart.
Office may be hella expensive for businesses, but with M$s new licensing it's quite affordable to many. I work in an educational environment, so I don't know about business volume licensing, but for educational institutions it's basically dirt cheap.
Going by the sticker price, it may be hella expensive, but many don't have to pay retail.
I use this site a lot. Originally it had web related apps, but they have broadened their offerings over the last two years.
Apps come with ratings, file size, link to the developer home page, and also let you know if the free apps are Adware.
They have a Shareware section and a Freeware section.
If it's something really pricey (fridge, laptop) I will, but cheaper stuff (TV, stereo, DVD player) no way. If those things crap out they're replaced without too much pain, and if they do the manufacturer's warranty may cover it.
I DID get one for the Sony Clie SJ30 I just bought, one, because I never know what will happen to this thing, two, it gives me an additional avenue of resolution if something craps out with it.
Re: computers, I just build them myself. I tell friends and relatives to not to buy the plans though.
I work in a 2000 student K-12 public school district; the poster is exactly right.
GradeQuick, Accelerated Reader, CCC/Successmaker, NovaNet, to name a few Windows titles. Our statewide student/financial management APSCN software is Windows only also. When the computers we buy come with Windows, the educational software is written for windows....
If you don't know of any titles, please don't argue against computers in the classroom "kids need to be on a console or reading books", not using a gui, blah blah, either. That may be true, but it doesn't answer the fact that there is little in the way of enterprise educational software for Linux.
With the budget cutbacks we've seen the past year, we're always looking to save money. We are using Linux as our mail server and for some proxy firewall applications, but on the teachers' desktops and in the student labs, we need some quality Linux educational software solutions before something like swithing over is a reality.
As I explained to my father-in-law's friend last weekend that when he goes with Intel, he's paying for Blue Man Group advertisements and the "doong-ding-doong-Ding" sound.
He understood then...
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You're right, Open Office is free. I have it installed and use it pretty often. I've thought about completely ditching MS Office before, but the features and functionality of MS Office (starting with their 2000 version) compared with OOo, well, I just stay with MS office. OOo to me is comparable to Office 97.
>>Ever notice Office is like hella expensive?
Well, if you're
*A full-time or part-time student currently enrolled at an accredited K-12 education institution organized and operated exclusively for the purpose of teaching its students.
*A K-12 student under the age of 18 attending a legally recognized home-schooling program.
*A full-time or part-time student who has completed K-12 educational requirements and is enrolled and taking at least six credit hours in an accredited institution of higher education.
*A full-time or part-time faculty or staff member of an accredited educational institution, working at least 20 hours a week and who has duties related primarily to the education of the institution's students.
*A household member of a person who qualifies.
and don't use it for commercial purposes, then you can buy/use Office 2003 Student/Teacher version (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook) for $139 at Wal-Mart.
Office may be hella expensive for businesses, but with M$s new licensing it's quite affordable to many. I work in an educational environment, so I don't know about business volume licensing, but for educational institutions it's basically dirt cheap.
Going by the sticker price, it may be hella expensive, but many don't have to pay retail.
I use this site a lot. Originally it had web related apps, but they have broadened their offerings over the last two years.
Apps come with ratings, file size, link to the developer home page, and also let you know if the free apps are Adware.
They have a Shareware section and a Freeware section.
Submitting info
Freeware
Shareware
Thank you for the reality slap this Monday morning...
what he said!
LOL! word for word I was thinking the same thing... 'has michael ever been to a sporting event'
doh!
If it's something really pricey (fridge, laptop) I will, but cheaper stuff (TV, stereo, DVD player) no way. If those things crap out they're replaced without too much pain, and if they do the manufacturer's warranty may cover it.
I DID get one for the Sony Clie SJ30 I just bought, one, because I never know what will happen to this thing, two, it gives me an additional avenue of resolution if something craps out with it.
Re: computers, I just build them myself. I tell friends and relatives to not to buy the plans though.
DOH
"going back to work" should be in the parent...
The striking oil workers in Venezuela will make the price of gas go down as well.
Read Slashdot much?
Wow, a same day dupe! heh
That looks like a good link.
Thanks...
Mod parent up please.
I work in a 2000 student K-12 public school district; the poster is exactly right.
GradeQuick, Accelerated Reader, CCC/Successmaker, NovaNet, to name a few Windows titles. Our statewide student/financial management APSCN software is Windows only also. When the computers we buy come with Windows, the educational software is written for windows....
If you don't know of any titles, please don't argue against computers in the classroom
"kids need to be on a console or reading books", not using a gui, blah blah, either. That may be true, but it doesn't answer the fact that there is little in the way of enterprise educational software for Linux.
With the budget cutbacks we've seen the past year, we're always looking to save money. We are using Linux as our mail server and for some proxy firewall applications, but on the teachers' desktops and in the student labs, we need some quality Linux educational software solutions before something like swithing over is a reality.
Here are some links re: those episodes. Nothing really earth-shattering in them though: http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/living/0512spaces .html
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http://www.wingfieldfans.org/douglas_wilson/artic
http://www.usatoday.com/life/llead.htm
http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,233279~3~~,00.
Here's the link...doesn't seem like an April Fools article.... html
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/01/magazine/01WWLN
As I explained to my father-in-law's friend last weekend that when he goes with Intel, he's paying for Blue Man Group advertisements and the "doong-ding-doong-Ding" sound.
He understood then...