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About this siteFor six years, the Internet Nexus served as my technology blog, but I've since started blogging at the SuperSite Blog instead. If you're looking for the blog, please head there. --Paul Tuesday, July 06, 2004OpenOffice is a workable and flexible alternative to Microsoft OfficeNewsday: " This is the third installment in Lou Dolinar's summer vacation from Microsoft ... Microsoft Office ($450) ... has the most features, works pretty much like previous versions and can read the same files. Most folks barely use a fraction of its power and probably are confused by the plethora of options ... Home users need nowhere near the same features as the Office computer jock, though when they have the program at work, some install the second copy of Office at home that's supposed to be allocated to a laptop. Otherwise, most get by with Microsoft Works ($45), which PC manufacturers give away with their PCs ... All this by way of introduction to my pitch for OpenOffice.org, an open-source software suite that at best is a lot more program than Works and at worst only a little less functional than Microsoft Office. OpenOffice.org, which was popularized as Star Office from Sun Microsystems, is more than adequate for perhaps 95 percent of users. Most interestingly, it is the only free Office-style program that runs on both Windows and Linux, as well as the Macintosh, and its files are mostly (more on that later) compatible with Microsoft Office. You can buy Sun's version, which includes product support, [and a database, and other unique features --Paul] for $79." [ Posted at 9:03 AM | Permalink ]
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