So what is making people stay away from linux?
Ubuntu forums Testimonial Section
Many people started using computers pre installed with windows and even now more and more computer companies like DELL, ACER and many more come preloaded with Windows OS.
So to consumers, Windows is the most "Trustable" OS. Also every school uses that and more students are exposed to them and more familiar with working in Windows XP.
Not many people feel comfortable to work in an entirely new operating system , that was my initial thoughts too ... till I took the leap.
My experience
After searching the web for which Linux distribution is the most user friendly, Ubuntu came up top of my search. By now my mind was almost set on Ubuntu and the feature which allows me to install it from a THUMB DRIVE is the final push. Waste no cd, Install whenever you want what is better than to encourage people to try it?
More features
Not only can I install Ubuntu from a thumb drive, I can use the OS even before I install it but performance will be affected and not many data can be saved as it runs from a thumb drive.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Open office vs Microsoft office.
This will be a short post about Open office vs Microsoft office.
Open office is a free office suite. It is a competitor to the very famous MS Office.
For me i'll say open office still have much catching up to do. I really do support free and open sourced programs but in this case, I actually supports MS Office due to special circumstances.
Why?
I have seen my microsoft word documents displaying incorrectly in Open office, I will not run the risk of having my document display incorrectly in my school's computer as it is critical to my grades. So I never do any school related presentations , reports in Open office as who knows , microsoft word may have problems opening the files.
Problem
So now you see the problem. Open office is actually usable but the reluctance to accept free softwares in the outside world (E.G. Schools, work place) makes it really difficult to adopt this very good open source alternative. Who would risk doing a presentation in Open Office Presentation and try to run in using microsoft office? If it works good for you , if the layout is displays weird, then you are screwed.
Conclusion
Open office is a good piece of software but I do not see myself using them in the near future as this is a software that will only work if most people use it. You don't want to be the only 1 using it in your company and when the time comes to present , the layout breaks.
Open office is a free office suite. It is a competitor to the very famous MS Office.
For me i'll say open office still have much catching up to do. I really do support free and open sourced programs but in this case, I actually supports MS Office due to special circumstances.
Why?
I have seen my microsoft word documents displaying incorrectly in Open office, I will not run the risk of having my document display incorrectly in my school's computer as it is critical to my grades. So I never do any school related presentations , reports in Open office as who knows , microsoft word may have problems opening the files.
Problem
So now you see the problem. Open office is actually usable but the reluctance to accept free softwares in the outside world (E.G. Schools, work place) makes it really difficult to adopt this very good open source alternative. Who would risk doing a presentation in Open Office Presentation and try to run in using microsoft office? If it works good for you , if the layout is displays weird, then you are screwed.
Conclusion
Open office is a good piece of software but I do not see myself using them in the near future as this is a software that will only work if most people use it. You don't want to be the only 1 using it in your company and when the time comes to present , the layout breaks.
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