Does Thunderbird let you sync with Outlook on other computers and my IPAQ [rx5915 with Windows Mobile5]? My wife uses an older MSOffice at work [something like 6-12k employees, many here in Jax plus numerous other offices around FL, so she will not be changing programs; mom is still not happy that I got her out of AOL 5 years ago and now doesn't use the computer nearly as often as she did [maybe being 90 has something to do with that also]. I wouldn't do that to her.] I don't particularly like the MS Office Enterprise Edition '07 mom and I are both using now, but since I am retired and don't really "need" it, it remains useful enough for my purposes. I have just barely gotten over the switch from WordPerfect that was forced on me when I was working, and many of my documents are still in WP format. The appeal of Linux is to get away from the MS hassles, such as when I had to replace her hard drive and that meant ordering new disks from Compaq or MS [can't remember], and never being able to get my burner to work correctly or some of the functions on my handheld. BillR
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rolf Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] UBUNDON'T thus far for me Perhaps but I doubt its as good, Thunderbird will let you invite others which will stick the entry in their calender as well. There is another plugin for thunderbird called synkolab that allows you to store your calender in IMAP and then synch across multiple computers. BTW don't expect to much from Open Office. You get what you pay for. -Rolf Bill R wrote: > Thanks - I do need that stuff to keep track of family occasions and remind > mom and Darling Wife of appointments. I thought Open Office [included in > Ubuntu it seems] did that stuff also? > BillR > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Rolf > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:47 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] UBUNDON'T thus far for me > > You should have gone with kubuntu its much more windows like. At any > rate speaking of brains, try out Mozilla Thunderbird and Lightning. > Lightning is the calender plug and you can send invites to appt or set > todo lists much like outlook. My wife and I coordinate our schedules > this way and of course I use it for work. > > -Rolf > > Bill R wrote: > >> OK - guess I don't need to have Gary send me one then. From all of you >> > who > >> use it [including my son] Linux seems a good and proper option to Windows. >> I think my brain takes awhile to learn the new stuff. >> BillR >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane >> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 1:42 PM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] UBUNDON'T thus far for me >> >> Don't panic. I will mail you a couple of CDs. >> >> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Installed Ubuntu using virtual DAEMON to mount the image - I couldn't >>> > get > >>> a >>> bootable disk out of my system. Thus far it is a series of frustrations, >>> with not being able to get online [though it says on one screen that it >>> >>> >> is] >> >> >>> and not being able to get email. I'll probably play with it some more, >>> >>> >> but >> >> >>> for the moment we are not friends. >>> >>> BillR >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
