Dear Kay and others: Mobile apps are convenient, but that very convenience has a downside. It may cause such users to lack enough commitment to download and use the real thing. This technical approach may provide too much convenience for this reason - such users may never download and use Oo installed or go anywhere further than that very minimal use.
In a workplace of any size (especially more than about 7 or 8 employees), the computer environment must be closely supervised against improper use. As a result the Sys Admin and/or the management will often want to restrict the use of their computers to as simple and little as they possibly can, and often disable the employees' ability to even use outside media, be it memory sticks or other USB devices, discs etc. They may also restrict the internet access to only a few websites relevant to their immediate business. Email is also snooped at, and no law about having to have the employee's consent has any real effect, as such signed consent is simply made obligatory from day one as a condition of employment. To me this is the worst kind of business leadership, as the employer does not foster a truly voluntary collaborative workplace and does not support innovation or much self-improvement. As a jobseeker, I want to see an employer who shows an attitude of true leadership. If I see that he is already using Oo, that to me is one good sign. If not, I will mention it to him and briefly explain the basic benefits and capabilities, and look to see what the reaction (including body language and tone of voice) is. I will also attempt to schmooze what employees I can for similar attitudes and degree of existing proactivity, look around the site to assess the degree of cleanliness and order in relation to the type of business and site. (I have worked in some sites that were filthy industries, but in such a case, are they as clean and orderly as would be practical in light of the type of operation? Is the office clean and orderly?) Thus promoting any product or service is more a human/interpersonal issue than technical, but the technical (and voluntary alignment to it) also has to be adequate. As a Toastmaster, I have given a number of speeches involving Oo, one to compare it at a basic level with Microsoft office, and a number of others using Impress with a DLP projector and a presenter to remote control (The one I bought was made by Targus, works by radio, not infra-red, thus avoiding the need for the speaker to move in positions that might lose eye contact with his audience.) I have also given a speech about the use of this using Impress. Cheers all, Bruce Martin (Canada) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: January 18, 2010 3:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [discuss] use OO through the net ... a good while ago I did play with providing OOo via Java WebStart :-) May be that would be an option too? Kay jonathon wrote: > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 04:06, Wunna Ko wrote: > >> I am wondering that providing openoffice through the internet. My idea is that >> - OO will be distributed to the user through syncing, such as dropbox, ubuntu one, etc. >> - The user will not be necessary to install it. >> - They just click on it and use it. (like USB portable applications) > > How is this different from the current online versions of OOo? > > jonathon > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 270.14.149/2630 - Release Date: 01/18/10 02:35:00
