Microsoft Office? Why not try OpenOffice.org

Recently, a friend of mine brought a new computer, it was one of those dual core system that you can pick up at your local Bestbuy stores. He was happily using it until a few days ago. Apparently he was using a trial version of Microsoft office 2007, and that trial have finally expired. Since I was the only computer geek he can find within a mile, he came over and asked for help. What I showed him made his eyes shined like two finely cut rubies.  It was his first time meeting OpenOffice.org.

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What he was expecting was a drive to the nearest Bestbuy with me, and come back with a working copy of Microsoft Office 2007 some edition, that was his reason for bringing me along, so I can assist him in selecting the proper version of Microsoft Office that fits his requirements, both usage and purchase power. Instead, I saved several hundred dollars for him by obtaining something similar over the internet. ‘

At this point, you are most likely saying ‘You must be doing this illegally, downloading off the internet is privacy of software etc, etc, etc..’ but I can assure you, it is 100% legal. Open office suite is actually a Open Source software package that is available for users to download and use. It currently supports all the Microsoft office format, with some of the older formats such as WordPerfect and WordStar. It surely is a great piece of software to use, especially considering that it is completely free.

 If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this great software go to the OpenOffice.org site and download for a test drive. What’s the worst eh? If you don’t like it, just uninstall it.