Open Office
I am on winding down my wait before I make the switch to a Mac. There are a few concerns that I have, the most being waiting for Leopard to be released. As soon as it is released (which I am hoping will happen this month) I will purchase the new machine. However, there is another consideration: Office for Mac. I can buy it $149 since I am a student, but is this the right option?
I have been watching two of my co-workers work with their new Macs (a Mini and a Macbook). They included in their bundle the Adobe Creative Suite 2, which needs a lot of ram to run, yet it is not the software that slows it down, Office is.
Office is still having to be translated since it is not completely on the Mac platform. The 2008 version is suppose to place it on this platform, but that is not due for months. So what do I do? Do I buy the program and watch it run slowly and wait? Is there another option? Well thanks to Phil Eubanks, another co-worker, I have found an answer and it is called Open Office.
Open Office, http://www.openoffice.org/ is a free source program that will do everything that Microsoft Office can do. In fact I am writing this blog on its program “Writer.” It is very similar to Office, but not exactly the same. However remember that it is free. In fact its creators want to keep it that way.
If you are strapped for cash, are not satisfied with Office, or are looking for new ways to stick it to Microsoft. Then I suggest this program. I know I will use it and it can save in all the formats you would need.
I have been watching two of my co-workers work with their new Macs (a Mini and a Macbook). They included in their bundle the Adobe Creative Suite 2, which needs a lot of ram to run, yet it is not the software that slows it down, Office is.
Office is still having to be translated since it is not completely on the Mac platform. The 2008 version is suppose to place it on this platform, but that is not due for months. So what do I do? Do I buy the program and watch it run slowly and wait? Is there another option? Well thanks to Phil Eubanks, another co-worker, I have found an answer and it is called Open Office.
Open Office, http://www.openoffice.org/ is a free source program that will do everything that Microsoft Office can do. In fact I am writing this blog on its program “Writer.” It is very similar to Office, but not exactly the same. However remember that it is free. In fact its creators want to keep it that way.
If you are strapped for cash, are not satisfied with Office, or are looking for new ways to stick it to Microsoft. Then I suggest this program. I know I will use it and it can save in all the formats you would need.
posted by Madison | 11:59 AM
2 Comments:
Madison,
One consideration for current SWBTS students and Open Office: is the SWBTS StyleEase system compatible with it? If not, then much of the work it does will need to be done by hand. That or they'll have to stick with MS Office. Gotta love the dedication to technological diversity that's offered (my commentary for the day).
John Rothra
Great work.
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