I recommend you check put Ubuntu as a replacement for all things MS. It's completely free, easy to migrate to and, as far as I can tell, 100% compatible with your current MS format documents. See https://one.ubuntu.com On Apr 20, 2013 11:12 AM, "Theresa" <tlr28...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ** > > > Morning :) > > I'm not sure how to ask this. Some of the changes/upcoming changes in > the programs that I use mean that I need to look for replacements. I > want to find review places that I can trust, which means that you and > other professionals that I know go to check. Customer and consumer > reviews are great, but sometimes I read and wonder how much truth is there. > > I would like recommendations, please, of 2-5 sites that I could use for > research without much bias. > > I am leaning towards long-term goal being get out of Windows all > together. I don't like what I'm hearing and seeing about Windows 8. > Don't want and can't afford to go to Apple. > > Short and immediate term goals are to find a replacement for Thunderbird > 8, for Googlereader, and possibly for Microsoft Office 2003. The most > insistent is for Tbird 8, while I love it, I'm having more and more > problems, and I want to find something with the same files (sbd, msf), > to make changing easier. I definitely want a program with an automatic > or one-click filter sorting and that can easily handle three different > accounts with several thousand email in each. > > I wish I had time and ability to thoroughly research everything, but I > don't. I am getting confused and a bit overwhelmed from looking at > several sites for several things, and am looking for a few good bedrock > sites to keep referring to. > > Thanks > Theresa > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: a-1-computer_tech-dig...@yahoogroups.com a-1-computer_tech-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/