Thanks for the reply. Yes I've been using )) since I started with Linux in 1999 and when openSUSE switched to LO last year I started with it. Now running LO 3.4.2 on openSUSE 11.4 and LO 3.4.3 on openSUSE 12.1 RC1.
On Thursday, September 15, 2011 07:34:01 PM webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: > She rarely adds Mac and never talks about Linux. > I think she is a Windows only Gal since dealing with Linux issues over > the phone on her Saturday "live" radio show would not look good if she > stumbles through figuring what to do on which favor of Linux. > > BUT, if you are using Linux, you are either using OOo or LO for your > office package. > > IT is the Windows users who needs to get good advice on some other > office package than MSO. > > On 09/15/2011 01:28 PM, Russ Fineman wrote: > > Good comments and good to see she is promoting > > LibreOffice. She did forget to mention its available for Linux. > > Some of us do not use Microsoft!!! or Mac OSX. > > > > On Thursday, September 15, 2011 09:00:05 AM webmaster > > > > for Kracked Press Productions wrote: > >> If you never heard of Kim Komando, the digital goddess, > > > > she has a > > > >> nationally broadcasted tech radio show, e-newsletters, and > > > > a column in > > > >> USA Today national newspaper. > >> > >> In her "Daily Download" e-newsletter, she is promoting > > > > LibreOffice as a > > > >> Microsoft Office Alternative. > >> > >> This lady has a large following on the radio, and with her > >> e-newsletters. I do not read USA Today, so I do not know > > > > how well those > > > >> articles are. > >> > >> So here is another way for advertisement and promotion for > > > > LibreOffice. > > > >> Below is the listing in the "Daily Download" and the online > > > > article. I > > > >> have removed the non-LO related information and > > > > advertising from these > > > >> so it will not be an issue. > >> > >> > >> > >> ------- from the e-newsletter --------- > >> > >> A free substitute for Microsoft Office > >> > >> Microsoft Office is the gold standard for productivity > > > > software. It's > > > >> used by everyone from students to major corporations. That > > > > popularity is > > > >> definitely reflected in the price tag. > >> > >> What if you can't afford Microsoft Office? Perhaps you just > > > > need > > > >> something for a short-term project and can't justify the > > > > investment > > > >> right now. Good news: There are several free alternatives to > > > > Office. > > > >> Depending on your needs, some work just as well as > > > > Microsoft's > > > >> productivity suite. > >> > >> LibreOffice is an excellent alternative. It offers six > > > > programs, and > > > >> you'll find most of them instantly familiar. > >> > >> For example there's Writer, which is a Word clone. Then > > > > there's Calc, > > > >> which is a spreadsheet like Excel. There's also Impress, a > > > > presentation > > > >> program similar to PowerPoint. > >> > >> Those are the options you're most likely to need. A drawing > > > > program, a > > > >> database program and an equation program round out the > > > > offerings. All of > > > >> these combined make for an excellent replacement to > > > > pricier suites. > > > >> LibreOffice is also compatible with the most popular > > > > document formats. > > > >> It can read .DOC from Word and .XLS from Excel, for > > > > example. That only > > > >> scrapes the surface of what it offers. > >> > >> Cost: Free > >> Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and > > > > Mac OSX > > > >> Click Here to Download Now>> > >> > >> ------ NOTE her download link goes to her online article -------- > >> > >> ------ the online article link and the text -------- > > > > http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=10270&utm_medium=nl&ut > > m_so> > >> urce=dotd&utm_content=2011-09-15- > > > > article&utm_campaign=title > > <http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=10270&utm_medium=nl&u > > tm_> > >> source=dotd&utm_content=2011-09-15- > > > > article&utm_campaign=title> > > > >> A free substitute for Microsoft Office > >> > >> Microsoft Office is the gold standard for productivity > > > > software. It's > > > >> used by everyone from students to major corporations. That > > > > popularity is > > > >> definitely reflected in the price tag. > >> > >> What if you can't afford Microsoft Office? Perhaps you just > > > > need > > > >> something for a short-term project and can't justify the > > > > investment > > > >> right now. Good news: There are several free alternatives to > > > > Office. > > > >> Depending on your needs, some work just as well as > > > > Microsoft's > > > >> productivity suite. > >> > >> LibreOffice is an excellent alternative. It offers six > > > > programs, and > > > >> you'll find most of them instantly familiar. > >> > >> For example there's Writer, which is a Word clone. Then > > > > there's Calc, > > > >> which is a spreadsheet like Excel. There's also Impress, a > > > > presentation > > > >> program similar to PowerPoint. > >> > >> Those are the options you're most likely to need. A drawing > > > > program, a > > > >> database program and an equation program round out the > > > > offerings. All of > > > >> these combined make for an excellent replacement to > > > > pricier suites. > > > >> LibreOffice is also compatible with the most popular > > > > document formats. > > > >> It can read .DOC from Word and .XLS from Excel, for > > > > example. That only > > > >> scrapes the surface of what it offers. > >> > >> Cost: Free > >> > >> Link: www.libreoffice.org > >> > >> System: Windows XP, Vista, 7, Mac OS X -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/us/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
