Archive for The new office
Linux Trials 1 - Ubuntu 7.1
After a very busy couple of weeks I am finally able to start testing various Linux systems. I found a great source for small hard drives so that I could install each system on a different hard drive - Free Geeks Vancouver. This group, part of a chain of volunteer organizations in many [...]
NeoOffice - OpenOffice.org for the Macintosh is available.
In October, NeoOffice was released for the Macintosh, and it included all of the new OpenOffice.org features.
KDE vs Gnome
The first Linux distribution I was about to download was OpenSUSE, a free Linux distribution offered by the American networking giant Novell, who offer two different versions of Linux - a KDE version or a Gnome version. So today’s effort went into discovering the difference between the two before downloading.
My plan is to download [...]
Which Linux is right for me?
I’m amazed by Open Office, which is the Linux world’s replacement for MS Office. I’m using it on a Windows XP desktop to give it a try.
This has got me thinking - maybe I should try working on a Linux PC. I have a spare PC that I could load up with Linux and [...]
Is Open Office a replacement for MS Office?
Open Office 2.3 is very different from the version I looked at a few years ago. It could well be ready to take the top spot from MS Office on my desktop.
I am a power user of MS Office. I need to link MS Access database fields to Word documents in order [...]
Setting up NolaPro accounting program on Dreamhost
My first hurdle with setting up NolaPro was that it did not install on my website’s current server. Fortunately, NolaPro has a great installation utility, which clearly identifies the specific things that are preventing its installation, which is great when you are talking to your ISP’s help desk.
The hitch in my case was that NolaPro [...]