Re: [scifinoir2] Free software can help with studies
I'm tooting the horn for OpenOffice and avast! yet again, and advising one and all to run from GoogleDocs as though it were plague-soaked. I tried it once, and ended up with something so jumbled that it didn't resemble the English language. And duck and run from AVG as well, unless you want something that'll shred your computer. My mother had it on hers, and the thing's toast now. An AVG run on her system takes close to forty minutes, while avast! is less than five on mine, and my HD is twice hers. On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: This article should be called Alternatives to Microsoft software. Back to school: Free software can help with studies By RENÉ GUZMAN STAFF WRITER Aug. 15, 2010, 5:30PM *Share* [image: icon]Del.icio.ushttp://del.icio.us/post?url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7154537.htmltitle=Back%20to%20school:%20Free%20software%20can%20help%20with%20studies%20%7C%20Life%20%7C%20Chron.com%20-%20Houston%20Chronicle [image: icon]Digghttp://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7154537.htmltitle=Back%20to%20school:%20Free%20software%20can%20help%20with%20studies%20%7C%20Life%20%7C%20Chron.com%20-%20Houston%20Chronicle [image: icon]Twitterhttp://twitter.com/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chron.com%2Fdisp%2Fstory.mpl%2Flife%2Fmain%2F7154537.html%20-%20Back%20to%20school%3A%20Free%20software%20can%20help%20with%20studies%20%7C%20Life%20%7C%20Chron.com%20-%20Houston%20Chronicle Yahoo! Buzzhttp://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=%2F*%3C%21%5BCDATA%5B*%2F%20houston_chron196guid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chron.com%2Fdisp%2Fstory.mpl%2Fbuzz%2F7154537.html%20%2F*%5D%5D%3E*%2F [image: icon]Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7154537.htmlt=Back%20to%20school:%20Free%20software%20can%20help%20with%20studies%20%7C%20Life%20%7C%20Chron.com%20-%20Houston%20Chronicle [image: icon]StumbleUponhttp://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chron.com%2Fdisp%2Fstory.mpl%2Flife%2Fmain%2F7154537.html%26title%3DBack%20to%20school%3A%20Free%20software%20can%20help%20with%20studies%20%7C%20Life%20%7C%20Chron.com%20-%20Houston%20Chronicle Email http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7154537.html# Close [X] http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7154537.html# Back to school means more than just hitting the books. It also means hitting the computer to bang out a term paper, create a PowerPoint-type presentation or simply go online to find out next week's assignments. Good thing the Web has plenty of free software to handle your course load. From word processing to image editing, you'll find a wealth of aptly named freeware that meets or even exceeds its commercial rivals when it comes to features and operability. And whether you download these freebies or just play with them online, they're sure to save you hundreds in software costs. (Trust us, we have the prices for some of the more popular software to prove it.) Here are a few must-have free programs to tackle your class work, whether you use a Mac or a PC. Freely. *Word processor office suite* *Instead of**: Microsoft Office**Home* and *Student 2010* ($149.99, Windows) and *Office 2008 for Mac Home* and *Student Edition* ($149.99) *Use: **AbiWord *(*abiword.com* http://www.abiword.com/), *OpenOffice.org *(*openoffice.org* http://www.openoffice.org/), *Google Docs *(* docs.google.com* http://www.docs.google.com/), *Zoho Writer *(* writer.zoho.com* http://www.writer.zoho.com/),* Zoho Sheet* (* sheet.zoho.com* http://www.sheet.zoho.com/), *Zoho Show* (*show.zoho.com * http://www.show.zoho.com/) For a basic word processor — something you can write complex and multipage reports with - *AbiWord* is a fairly strong option, says Seth Rosenblatt, senior associate editor for the tech-resource site CNET. This downloadable program is super simple to use and saves documents in myriad formats, including Microsoft Word (.doc) and Office Open XML (.docx). If you'd rather keep your essays in the cloud, you can't beat the online word processors *Google Docs* and *Zoho Writer*. Both let you access documents anywhere you have a Web connection (computer or smartphone), import and export documents, and share documents online with real-time collaboration just like a study group within a screen. Need more than word processing? Rosenblatt recommends you download the productivity suite *openoffice.org http://www.openoffice.org/*. We're talking about something that is designed to completely replicate or replicate as closely as possible, the toolset that comes in Microsoft Office, he says, but you don't have to pay for it. OpenOffice.org lets you write with *Writer*, design spreadsheets with * Calc*, craft presentations with* Impress*, play with graphics with *Draw*and make a database with *Base*. OpenOffice.org reads and writes most file formats, including
Re: [scifinoir2] Free software can help with studies
I did a lot of research on AVG vs. Avast recently in the course of working on a friend's PC that was infected to the gills. AVG, to its credit, caught a rootkit infection hidden in a .sys file that controls the PC's ability to use TCP/IP--and hence, to network. Several other highly recommended programs like Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and Super AntiSpyware missed it. But that being said, I went with Avast as well for a more robust and configurable system, and general acknowledgment by the experts that it's a better anti-malware program. AVG is more popular, but Avast is better, from what I've read. And AVG bogs the system done with updates, whereas AVG at least does updates on login/reboot that can be gotten out of the way quickly. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 6:36:54 AM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Free software can help with studies I'm tooting the horn for OpenOffice and avast! yet again, and advising one and all to run from GoogleDocs as though it were plague-soaked. I tried it once, and ended up with something so jumbled that it didn't resemble the English language. And duck and run from AVG as well, unless you want something that'll shred your computer. My mother had it on hers, and the thing's toast now. An AVG run on her system takes close to forty minutes, while avast! is less than five on mine, and my HD is twice hers. On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: This article should be called Alternatives to Microsoft software. Back to school: Free software can help with studies By RENÉ GUZMAN STAFF WRITER Aug. 15, 2010, 5:30PM Share iconDel.icio.us iconDigg iconTwitter Yahoo! Buzz iconFacebook iconStumbleUpon Email Close [X] B ack to school means more than just hitting the books. It also means hitting the computer to bang out a term paper, create a PowerPoint-type presentation or simply go online to find out next week's assignments. Good thing the Web has plenty of free software to handle your course load. From word processing to image editing, you'll find a wealth of aptly named freeware that meets or even exceeds its commercial rivals when it comes to features and operability. And whether you download these freebies or just play with them online, they're sure to save you hundreds in software costs. (Trust us, we have the prices for some of the more popular software to prove it.) Here are a few must-have free programs to tackle your class work, whether you use a Mac or a PC. Freely. Word processor office suite Instead of : Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 ($149.99, Windows) and Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition ($149.99) Use: AbiWord ( abiword.com ), OpenOffice.org ( openoffice.org ), Google Docs ( docs.google.com ), Zoho Writer ( writer.zoho.com ), Zoho Sheet ( sheet.zoho.com ), Zoho Show ( show.zoho.com ) For a basic word processor — something you can write complex and multipage reports with - AbiWord is a fairly strong option, says Seth Rosenblatt, senior associate editor for the tech-resource site CNET. This downloadable program is super simple to use and saves documents in myriad formats, including Microsoft Word (.doc) and Office Open XML (.docx). If you'd rather keep your essays in the cloud, you can't beat the online word processors Google Docs and Zoho Writer . Both let you access documents anywhere you have a Web connection (computer or smartphone), import and export documents, and share documents online with real-time collaboration just like a study group within a screen. Need more than word processing? Rosenblatt recommends you download the productivity suite openoffice.org . We're talking about something that is designed to completely replicate or replicate as closely as possible, the toolset that comes in Microsoft Office, he says, but you don't have to pay for it. OpenOffice.org lets you write with Writer , design spreadsheets with Calc , craft presentations with Impress , play with graphics with Draw and make a database with Base . OpenOffice.org reads and writes most file formats, including those common to Microsoft Office. For similar office elements online, try Google Docs and Zoho productivity apps Zoho Sheet for spreadsheets and Zoho Show for presentations. Image editing Instead of: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 ($99.99) or Adobe Photoshop CS5 12 ($699.99) Use: Photoscape ( photoscape.org ), Windows), Paint.NET ( getpaint.net ), Windows), Phoenix ( aviary.com , choose Image Editor), Picnik ( picnik.com ), GIMP ( gimp.org ) Whether you need to add visual aids to your book report or just zap the red eye from your study-buddy snapshots, you can't beat the image editor Paint.NET . The Web info blog MakeUsOf.com highlights this free Windows-only download, and it's easy to see why. Paint.NET sports a very
Re: [scifinoir2] Free software can help with studies
And AVG bogs the system done with updates, whereas AVG at least does updates on login/reboot that can be gotten out of the way quickly. That's another huge reason I cut ties with AVG, Keith. My mother's system needs updating every day through AVG. Gets annoying. On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I did a lot of research on AVG vs. Avast recently in the course of working on a friend's PC that was infected to the gills. AVG, to its credit, caught a rootkit infection hidden in a .sys file that controls the PC's ability to use TCP/IP--and hence, to network. Several other highly recommended programs like Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and Super AntiSpyware missed it. But that being said, I went with Avast as well for a more robust and configurable system, and general acknowledgment by the experts that it's a better anti-malware program. AVG is more popular, but Avast is better, from what I've read. And AVG bogs the system done with updates, whereas AVG at least does updates on login/reboot that can be gotten out of the way quickly. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 6:36:54 AM Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Free software can help with studies I'm tooting the horn for OpenOffice and avast! yet again, and advising one and all to run from GoogleDocs as though it were plague-soaked. I tried it once, and ended up with something so jumbled that it didn't resemble the English language. And duck and run from AVG as well, unless you want something that'll shred your computer. My mother had it on hers, and the thing's toast now. An AVG run on her system takes close to forty minutes, while avast! is less than five on mine, and my HD is twice hers. On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: This article should be called Alternatives to Microsoft software. Back to school: Free software can help with studies By RENÉ GUZMAN STAFF WRITER Aug. 15, 2010, 5:30PM *Share* [image: icon]Del.icio.ushttp://del.icio.us/post?url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7154537.htmltitle=Back%20to%20school:%20Free%20software%20can%20help%20with%20studies%20%7C%20Life%20%7C%20Chron.com%20-%20Houston%20Chronicle [image: icon]Digghttp://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7154537.htmltitle=Back%20to%20school:%20Free%20software%20can%20help%20with%20studies%20%7C%20Life%20%7C%20Chron.com%20-%20Houston%20Chronicle [image: icon]Twitterhttp://twitter.com/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chron.com%2Fdisp%2Fstory.mpl%2Flife%2Fmain%2F7154537.html%20-%20Back%20to%20school%3A%20Free%20software%20can%20help%20with%20studies%20%7C%20Life%20%7C%20Chron.com%20-%20Houston%20Chronicle Yahoo! Buzzhttp://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=%2F*%3C%21%5BCDATA%5B*%2F%20houston_chron196guid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chron.com%2Fdisp%2Fstory.mpl%2Fbuzz%2F7154537.html%20%2F*%5D%5D%3E*%2F [image: icon]Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7154537.htmlt=Back%20to%20school:%20Free%20software%20can%20help%20with%20studies%20%7C%20Life%20%7C%20Chron.com%20-%20Houston%20Chronicle [image: icon]StumbleUponhttp://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chron.com%2Fdisp%2Fstory.mpl%2Flife%2Fmain%2F7154537.html%26title%3DBack%20to%20school%3A%20Free%20software%20can%20help%20with%20studies%20%7C%20Life%20%7C%20Chron.com%20-%20Houston%20Chronicle Email http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7154537.html# Close [X] http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7154537.html# Back to school means more than just hitting the books. It also means hitting the computer to bang out a term paper, create a PowerPoint-type presentation or simply go online to find out next week's assignments. Good thing the Web has plenty of free software to handle your course load. From word processing to image editing, you'll find a wealth of aptly named freeware that meets or even exceeds its commercial rivals when it comes to features and operability. And whether you download these freebies or just play with them online, they're sure to save you hundreds in software costs. (Trust us, we have the prices for some of the more popular software to prove it.) Here are a few must-have free programs to tackle your class work, whether you use a Mac or a PC. Freely. *Word processor office suite* *Instead of**: Microsoft Office**Home* and *Student 2010* ($149.99, Windows) and *Office 2008 for Mac Home* and *Student Edition* ($149.99) *Use: **AbiWord *(*abiword.com* http://www.abiword.com/), *OpenOffice.org *(*openoffice.org* http://www.openoffice.org/), *Google Docs *(* docs.google.com* http://www.docs.google.com/), *Zoho Writer *(* writer.zoho.com* http://www.writer.zoho.com/),* Zoho Sheet* (* sheet.zoho.com* http://www.sheet.zoho.com/), *Zoho Show
[scifinoir2] Free software can help with studies
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