[Ravensfort] Submissions for the Quoth

[John Reuter]

I have open office on disk !

Brian. :)

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On Oct 18, 2010, at 12:35 PM, "Dan Smith Jr" <gogetdan at gmail.com> wrote:

> the irony is that open office is actually much easier on your system and does not force any goofy updates like microsoft does.
> I was chronicler using open office.  My version would open microsoft word docs up to 2007.  There's probably an update that fixes it to do newer files.
>  
> The problem with supplying the barony with software is that the programs are outdated so quickly.  Plus, each new chronicler will then be forced to learn a new program (much in the way Doug doesn't want to) as a prereq for the office.  costly and complicated
>  
> Dan
>  
> 
> From: byzytym
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 12:14 PM
> To: kris hoffman ; iris20 at sbcglobal.net ; ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] Submissions for the Quoth
> 
> My heroine on her trusty steed !
>  
> Call me a purest, but I don't like downloading from the internet.
> I have a brand new computer that I have so far only added programs by disc.
> I try to use the most common programs so there won't be problems sharing info.
> My wife uses it for her work.
> I don't want downloads to automatically change settings, which they do sometimes.
> Or worse.
> Is there anyway that the Barony could supply the Chroniclers office
> with a word processing program ?
> Microsoft would be good.
>  
> In service...,
> V NV
>  
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kris hoffman
> To: iris20 at sbcglobal.net ; ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] Submissions for the Quoth
> 
> OK geek in me coming out....
> 
> Open office is a free open source software component that is JUST LIKE WINDOWS!!  you can get it free online, just google open office.  They have writers, spreadsheets, power points etc, all that JUST LIKE WINDOWS!! catch? ITS FREE!! and not only that but...TOTALLY COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS.
> 
> Devin, i'm surprised that even with open office if you get windows documents you cant open them.  I can...I run open office on my lappy and can open up all the spreadsheets I need....
> 
> Cheers!
> Mirabelis 
> 
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:35:18 -0700
> From: iris20 at sbcglobal.net
> To: ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] Submissions for the Quoth
> 
> Hi Devin,
>  
> Would you please give me some information re. Open Office?  I am not familiar with it and not sure how to obtain it, much less use it.  As I said earlier, everything that I use at home and at work is in microsoft, so I would really not like to run into any snags (can we say Computer -Phobe?) .  Let me know the best time to reach you and a good number to call you at and I will do that.  Sometimes it's much easier than e-mail.
>  
> Thank you so much,
> Jalali, who just knows that it'll go BOOM!!
> 
> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:14:24 -0700 (PDT)
> From: David Brown <lddevin03 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Ravensfort] Quoth
> 
> Please send me any and all Quoth submissions for November.
> 
> Lord Devin
> 
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