Next Version of MS Office Will Support OpenOffice Files
Some good news from Microsoft: Office 14 and the next Service Pack for Office 2007 will natively support the OpenDocument format (ODF) used by such software as OpenOffice.org and Google Docs. This open-source format has been adopted as a standard by recognized computing organizations and governments worldwide, succeededing to gain support in many areas that [...]
Search your PDFs with OCR
Paper isn’t going away, of course, but having all your documents on such an antiquated medium is often less than ideal. There is at least one major disadvantage to paper: searching is much more difficult. That’s just one of the reasons PDFs are so popular! Anybody can open a PDF file for free, search it [...]
Saving Money with Open Source Software
The times, they are a changing. One interesting, and in my opinion welcome, change is a new push by businesses and institutions to move to Open Source Software. Aside from the fact that most open source software is free, there are a whole host of other advantages worth considering. Two that stand out: (1) interpolability [...]
CrossOver Software Update
As a result of my own self-interests, I forgot to mention in my previous post: CrossoverOffice and CrossOver Games are also available for Macs, and both the Mac and Linux editions are free today.
You can register for your free version here. Follow the instructions on the page.
Linux Users Take Note: Free Crossover Software Tuesday Only!
If you are a Linux user then Tuesday October 27 is your day. The premium software company CodeWeavers lost a bet and, as a result, are giving away their software on Tuesday for free. From their press release:
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, any one visiting the CodeWeavers’ Web site (www.codeweavers.com) will be given a deal [...]
Free Office Software: OpenOffice 3.0 Released!
In honor of the release of OpenOffice 3.0 I thought I would make it my first post in the Don’t Pay for Software Series.
What is OpenOffice.org?
It is an office document suite, similar to (but better and free-er than) Microsoft Office or (for those of you who still use it) WordPerfect. Now don’t be nervous because [...]
Beyond PowerPoint
There are several web-based applications that allow you to create and distribute presentation documents, without the need of expensive software such as MS Office. Here is a helpful list to get you started.
Personally I use OpenOffice’s Impress. Prior to the upcoming 3.0 series, Impress was (in my opinion) OpenOffice’s weakest link. But OpenOffice.org 3.0 [...]
Microsoft Office at 90% Off
If you did not catch the last sale, here’s your chance. Microsoft recently released this press release with the details.
Here’s the run down: anyone with a .edu email address is able to get 90% off Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate addition. That’s $60 for Microsoft’s flagship Office product. This is truly a great deal. Ultimate Edition [...]
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