Kevin Harter » neooffice http://www.kevinharter.com TechDaddyK's Random Thoughts Fri, 21 May 2010 16:11:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Goodbye NeoOffice, Hello OpenOffice! http://www.kevinharter.com/2008/10/14/goodbye-neooffice-hello-openoffice/ http://www.kevinharter.com/2008/10/14/goodbye-neooffice-hello-openoffice/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:49:41 +0000 TechDaddyK http://kevinharter.com/?p=102 One of the bigger challenges I faced when switching to my Mac was the fact that my FANTASTIC deal on Microsoft software did me little good.  I’m a subscriber of the Action Pack which allows me access to tons of Microsoft titles including Vista, Server 2008, and Office for a flat annual (and very affordable) fee.  Unfortunately – but perhaps understandably – the software is all based on Windows operating systems.

Interestingly, this has presented a fairly ironic solution:  open source.  Ironic because my switch to Mac – a traditionally closed world – has “opened” my eyes to all of the great free software available today.  I have found a great wealth of apps to solve nearly every problem I’ve run across with my Mac.

Who needs to spend hundreds to write a few letters?  Instead of shelling out a bunch of bucks on Microsoft Office for the Mac, I found NeoOffice.  It’s basically a front-end for OpenOffice, the free office suite champ.  It worked okay, but was a bit rough around the edges.

Well, OpenOffice itself has been upgraded to version 3.0 and now is native to OS X.  I tried it out for about eight minutes this afternoon and immediately threw out NeoOffice.  OpenOffice is faster, has more features (and programs), and just plain-out looks nicer.

If you’re a NeoOffice user, I strongly encourage you to download OpenOffice today.  It’s well worth the price!  =)

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