NoOp wrote: > On 06/14/2007 06:09 PM, Pueblo Native wrote: > >> NoOp wrote: >> >>> On 06/13/2007 10:33 PM, Bernard Bigmore wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Is there a similar program to Microsoft Outlook available with >>>> OpenOffice? >>>> >>>> Bernard Bigmore> >>>> >>>> >>> No. >>> >>> Is there a problem with continuing to use your existing version of >>> Microsoft Outlook? >>> >>> >> Careful with those type of comments. Suggesting that people don't >> have to blindly drop all Microsoft products is considered heresy in >> some quarters ;-) >> > > Really? Actually when I used MS Outlook I found it quite useful and a > very good (for it's time) product. Have you ever used it? > > Actually I used to use it when I used MS on my system. Not that bad. The only thing that really kept me from using it when I left college was the price. I hope my sarcasm wasn't all that dry.
> o Sunbird *may* accomplish what some users of MS Outlook are seeking > (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/) and is a good suggestion yet > I've not seen one for Sunbird on this list. I see folks constantly > recommending Thunderbird (an email client) and Lightning (a calendar > extention that works *only* with Thunderbird) as an alternative to > Outlook. I seriously doubt that many that recommend Thunderbird and > Lightning have even tried Sunbird or know what it is. IMHO Evolution > does both and for the most part is considerably better in the PIM > department. Personally I use SeaMonkey and Evolution for my calendaring > events. > > My recommendations for Thunderbird come from the fact that I rarely need the PIM features that come with Evolution, not to mention my own subjective tastes. Plus, keep in mind that Evolution for Windows is still relatively new. That's not to knock Evolution by the way, merely pointing out that it may still be a rare client for the Windows world, and I don't think all these people who are looking to change their office software are also wanting to dump their OS at the same time. > I am all for suggesting alternatives (Scribus comes to mind, but do you > really need a DTP or are you looking to do a simple brochure or > newsletter in OOo?), but to blindly send new posters off with 'no you > can't, there isn't one, etc) without telling them that they can continue > to use their existing programs is, IMO, nonesense. Of course they can > continue to use Outlook, of course they can continue to use MS Whatever, > that is the beauty of OOo; *you can continue to use whatever the heck > you want right alongside OOo*. > > If the OP has Office, Publisher, Outlook, etc., there is no reason why > he/she can't continue to use it along with OOo. One would hope that in > the end they choose to use OOo for the Office replacement, but to infer > that they cannot use their existing software when using OOo is just > plain MS'ish (is that a ism:-). > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
