Think different…and free

An earlier post of mine referred to the coolness known as Open Office, the free open source application that (IMO) kicks MS Office’s ass. However, to show my commitment to this piece of software, I reconfigured my old 12" Powerbook G4 to run only Open Office; the Powerbook is my main office computer. As an aside, I use also have a MacBook Pro, but use it more for design and music production. Anyhow, so far so good with Open Office. I can do everything MS Office allowed, but it’s not as buggy…and it’s free.

You should try Open Office. Don’t worry, I’m not a sales man for them (it’s an open source project). More than anything, I would like to see people and small businesses think differently about how they use technology.  There are so many new and powerful applications available these days. And best of all, you can increase the power of your technology for little or no cost.

Open Office – It’s Free and better than MS Office!

This isn’t directly related to marketing, but I would like to recommend something that you may love. If you are on a tight budget or have the desire to switch from MS Office, you should check out Open Office. It’s been around for a few years, and is always improving.

Benefits:

- You can open and save files in MS Office and other popular formats (including PDF!)
- Includes every application available in MS Office (document, spreadsheet, database, presentation, etc)
- Works on Mac and PC
- Open source
- FREE!

I run a MacBook Pro, and grew tired of MS Office constantly crashing and malfunctioning. Then I tried Open Office. I dare say it is better than MS Office, which for all of it’s bugs was still a kick ass program. Yes, Open Office is better!

If you’re like most small businesses, you’re likely on a very tight budget. Paying software license fees (assuming you do…) eats into your budget.  Why not try the superior free solution?

Open Office