Re: Office for iPad

[Severin Crisp]

Yes, I think Watkins Ave was the closest it came to.  Scary stuff!  
Severin

On 2 May 2014, at 5:32 pm, Neil Houghton  wrote:

> Hi Severin,
> 
> Well, I was in Perth – so I missed the excitement!
> 
> However, when I talked to Georgie and she described the flames she could see 
> from her (city centre) office window – I did suggest she leave work and go 
> make sure it wasn’t our street on fire!
> 
> We are a bit further down the hill and there is Hill Street and Watkins 
> Avenue between us and the bush – though I believe it was a bit too close for 
> comfort for some in Watkins Avenue.
> 
> Good to hear you all escaped un-singed.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> 
> Neil
> -- 
> Neil R. Houghton
> Albany, Western Australia
> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
> Email: n...@possumology.com
> 
> 
> 
> on 2/5/14 15:29, Severin Crisp at sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote:
> 
>> I note and appreciate your comments Ronni and liker you I am not a huge 
>> Microsoft fan though I admit to a long time usage of Word and Excel in their 
>> successive iterations.  It is obvious that on an iPad there is no way I can 
>> have a fully functional copy of Word but for a variety of convenience 
>> reasons I am looking to used Word on iPad in association with full blown 
>> Word on my iMac.  Many of the people I interchange with (mainly Albany 
>> Summer School Committee members) are PC bound and use Word and because of 
>> limited computer literacy anything else causes drama.  A PDF can cause 
>> havoc.  
>> Thanks for those interesting links, I can not see myself subscribing to 
>> Office 365 (but have subscribed to Adobe's Creative Cloud to my great 
>> financial and ongoing benefit!).   
>> To help life we had a frightening bushfire just up the hill last week with 
>> towering flames threatening us and a terrifying roaring of the fire.  We 
>> were told to pack and be ready to leave so we grabbed a few valuables , 
>> including my 2TB portable clone of everything, and the cat in her basket and 
>> awaited the word after further damping down.  Fortunately the mighty efforts 
>> of the firefighters and water bomber planes prevailed and  a few hours later 
>> we were told all was contained though it took another 24 hours + till the 
>> water bombers stopped.  Not a nice experience.  I am sure Neil and Georgy 
>> got their share of excitement on the other side of the hill.  
>> Best wishes to you on these cooler days; sunny more or less and pleasant 
>> down here.  
>> Severin
>>   
>> On 2 May 2014, at 2:15 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Severin,
>>> 
>>> I can not comment as I try to keep well away from anything Microsoft ;-)
>>> 
>>> Microsoft Office For iPad: Everything You Need To Know:
>>> 
>>> "While you can download Office for free on the iPad, you’ll need to pony up 
>>> $US100 a year for a subscription that unlocks features beyond basic 
>>> viewing. That’s still better than the iPhone version, which you couldn’t 
>>> use at all without a subscription, and which was severely limited even with 
>>> one. 
>>> And in terms of what you can actually accomplish once you’re in the apps, 
>>> the two are planets apart."
>>> 
>>> <http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/03/microsoft-office-for-ipad-full-video-walkthrough-and-hands-on/>
>>> 
>>> <http://mashable.com/2014/04/29/microsoft-office-ipad-apps-printing/>
>>> 
>>> <http://9to5mac.com/2014/04/03/review-roundup-is-office-for-ipad-worth-ninety-nine-bucks-a-year/>
>> PCpro 
>> <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/387883/microsoft-office-for-ipad/2> 
>>  decided the apps weren’t powerful enough to justify the cost, and 
>> recommended sticking with Apple’s apps."
>> 
>> ArsTechnica 
>> <http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/mini-review-people-who-already-use-office-will-love-office-for-ipad/>
>>   said only those forced to use Microsoft Office would use it, for others 
>> it’s too little too late.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 2 May 2014, at 1:28 pm, Severin Crisp  wrote:
>> 
>>> I would be interested to hear comments from any Muggers who have used or 
>>> experienced Office apps for iPad, which now has print capability.   
>>> I see rather than buying you need a subscription to Office 365 to get the 
>>> full deal, it seems Microsoft are following Adobe’s Creative Cloud in 
>>> marketing.  
>>> Severin Crisp
>>> 
>

Re: Office for iPad

[Neil Houghton]

Hi Severin,

Well, I was in Perth ­ so I missed the excitement!

However, when I talked to Georgie and she described the flames she could see
from her (city centre) office window ­ I did suggest she leave work and go
make sure it wasn¹t our street on fire!

We are a bit further down the hill and there is Hill Street and Watkins
Avenue between us and the bush ­ though I believe it was a bit too close for
comfort for some in Watkins Avenue.

Good to hear you all escaped un-singed.


Cheers



Neil
-- 
Neil R. Houghton
Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
Email: n...@possumology.com



on 2/5/14 15:29, Severin Crisp at sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote:

> I note and appreciate your comments Ronni and liker you I am not a huge
> Microsoft fan though I admit to a long time usage of Word and Excel in their
> successive iterations.  It is obvious that on an iPad there is no way I can
> have a fully functional copy of Word but for a variety of convenience reasons
> I am looking to used Word on iPad in association with full blown Word on my
> iMac.  Many of the people I interchange with (mainly Albany Summer School
> Committee members) are PC bound and use Word and because of limited computer
> literacy anything else causes drama.  A PDF can cause havoc.
> Thanks for those interesting links, I can not see myself subscribing to Office
> 365 (but have subscribed to Adobe's Creative Cloud to my great financial and
> ongoing benefit!).
> To help life we had a frightening bushfire just up the hill last week with
> towering flames threatening us and a terrifying roaring of the fire.  We were
> told to pack and be ready to leave so we grabbed a few valuables , including
> my 2TB portable clone of everything, and the cat in her basket and awaited the
> word after further damping down.  Fortunately the mighty efforts of the
> firefighters and water bomber planes prevailed and  a few hours later we were
> told all was contained though it took another 24 hours + till the water
> bombers stopped.  Not a nice experience.  I am sure Neil and Georgy got their
> share of excitement on the other side of the hill.
> Best wishes to you on these cooler days; sunny more or less and pleasant down
> here.  
> Severin
>   
> On 2 May 2014, at 2:15 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Severin,
>> 
>> I can not comment as I try to keep well away from anything Microsoft ;-)
>> 
>> Microsoft Office For iPad: Everything You Need To Know:
>> 
>> "While you can download Office for free on the iPad, you¹ll need to pony up
>> $US100 a year for a subscription that unlocks features beyond basic viewing.
>> That¹s still better than the iPhone version, which you couldn¹t use at all
>> without a subscription, and which was severely limited even with one.
>> And in terms of what you can actually accomplish once you¹re in the apps, the
>> two are planets apart."
>> 
>> <http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/03/microsoft-office-for-ipad-full-video-walkt
>> hrough-and-hands-on/>
>> 
>> <http://mashable.com/2014/04/29/microsoft-office-ipad-apps-printing/>
>> 
>> <http://9to5mac.com/2014/04/03/review-roundup-is-office-for-ipad-worth-ninety
>> -nine-bucks-a-year/>
> PCpro 
> <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/387883/microsoft-office-for-ipad/2>
> decided the apps weren¹t powerful enough to justify the cost, and recommended
> sticking with Apple¹s apps."
> 
> ArsTechnica 
> <http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/mini-review-people-who-already-use-offic
> e-will-love-office-for-ipad/>  said only those forced to use Microsoft Office
> would use it, for others it¹s too little too late.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 2 May 2014, at 1:28 pm, Severin Crisp  wrote:
> 
>> I would be interested to hear comments from any Muggers who have used or
>> experienced Office apps for iPad, which now has print capability.
>> I see rather than buying you need a subscription to Office 365 to get the
>> full deal, it seems Microsoft are following Adobe¹s Creative Cloud in
>> marketing.  
>> Severin Crisp
>> 

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Re: Office for iPad

[Severin Crisp]

I note and appreciate your comments Ronni and liker you I am not a huge 
Microsoft fan though I admit to a long time usage of Word and Excel in their 
successive iterations.  It is obvious that on an iPad there is no way I can 
have a fully functional copy of Word but for a variety of convenience reasons I 
am looking to used Word on iPad in association with full blown Word on my iMac. 
 Many of the people I interchange with (mainly Albany Summer School Committee 
members) are PC bound and use Word and because of limited computer literacy 
anything else causes drama.  A PDF can cause havoc.  
Thanks for those interesting links, I can not see myself subscribing to Office 
365 (but have subscribed to Adobe's Creative Cloud to my great financial and 
ongoing benefit!).   
To help life we had a frightening bushfire just up the hill last week with 
towering flames threatening us and a terrifying roaring of the fire.  We were 
told to pack and be ready to leave so we grabbed a few valuables , including my 
2TB portable clone of everything, and the cat in her basket and awaited the 
word after further damping down.  Fortunately the mighty efforts of the 
firefighters and water bomber planes prevailed and  a few hours later we were 
told all was contained though it took another 24 hours + till the water bombers 
stopped.  Not a nice experience.  I am sure Neil and Georgy got their share of 
excitement on the other side of the hill.  
Best wishes to you on these cooler days; sunny more or less and pleasant down 
here.  
Severin
  
On 2 May 2014, at 2:15 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Severin,
> 
> I can not comment as I try to keep well away from anything Microsoft ;-)
> 
> Microsoft Office For iPad: Everything You Need To Know:
> 
> "While you can download Office for free on the iPad, you’ll need to pony up 
> $US100 a year for a subscription that unlocks features beyond basic viewing. 
> That’s still better than the iPhone version, which you couldn’t use at all 
> without a subscription, and which was severely limited even with one. 
> And in terms of what you can actually accomplish once you’re in the apps, the 
> two are planets apart."
> 
> <http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/03/microsoft-office-for-ipad-full-video-walkthrough-and-hands-on/>
> 
> <http://mashable.com/2014/04/29/microsoft-office-ipad-apps-printing/>
> 
> <http://9to5mac.com/2014/04/03/review-roundup-is-office-for-ipad-worth-ninety-nine-bucks-a-year/>
> PCpro decided the apps weren’t powerful enough to justify the cost, and 
> recommended sticking with Apple’s apps."
> 
> ArsTechnica said only those forced to use Microsoft Office would use it, for 
> others it’s too little too late.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 2 May 2014, at 1:28 pm, Severin Crisp  wrote:
> 
>> I would be interested to hear comments from any Muggers who have used or 
>> experienced Office apps for iPad, which now has print capability.   
>> I see rather than buying you need a subscription to Office 365 to get the 
>> full deal, it seems Microsoft are following Adobe’s Creative Cloud in 
>> marketing.  
>> Severin Crisp
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys
>> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia
>>   ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
>>mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au
>> 
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Re: Office for iPad

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Severin,

I can not comment as I try to keep well away from anything Microsoft ;-)

Microsoft Office For iPad: Everything You Need To Know:

"While you can download Office for free on the iPad, you’ll need to pony up 
$US100 a year for a subscription that unlocks features beyond basic viewing. 
That’s still better than the iPhone version, which you couldn’t use at all 
without a subscription, and which was severely limited even with one. 
And in terms of what you can actually accomplish once you’re in the apps, the 
two are planets apart."

<http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/03/microsoft-office-for-ipad-full-video-walkthrough-and-hands-on/>

<http://mashable.com/2014/04/29/microsoft-office-ipad-apps-printing/>

<http://9to5mac.com/2014/04/03/review-roundup-is-office-for-ipad-worth-ninety-nine-bucks-a-year/>
PCpro decided the apps weren’t powerful enough to justify the cost, and 
recommended sticking with Apple’s apps."

ArsTechnica said only those forced to use Microsoft Office would use it, for 
others it’s too little too late.

Cheers,

Ronni

Sent from Ronni's iPad4

> On 2 May 2014, at 1:28 pm, Severin Crisp  wrote:
> 
> I would be interested to hear comments from any Muggers who have used or 
> experienced Office apps for iPad, which now has print capability.   
> I see rather than buying you need a subscription to Office 365 to get the 
> full deal, it seems Microsoft are following Adobe’s Creative Cloud in 
> marketing.  
> Severin Crisp
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys
> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia
>   ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
>mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au
> 

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Office for iPad

[Severin Crisp]

I would be interested to hear comments from any Muggers who have used or 
experienced Office apps for iPad, which now has print capability.   
I see rather than buying you need a subscription to Office 365 to get the full 
deal, it seems Microsoft are following Adobe’s Creative Cloud in marketing.  
Severin Crisp




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15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia
  ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
   mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au




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Re: Microsoft announces Office for iPad

[Neil Houghton]

Also, if you just want to view - rather than editing using the Office365
Subscription, remember that the excellent Dropbox (discussed here many
times) lets you view office documents directly ­ I often use it on my iPad
to check Word and Excel documents on my home computer (well, in my Dropbox
folder on my home computer).

Remember though, with the Dropbox iPad or iPhone app, to save storage
Dropbox just keeps the index on the device ­ individual documents are
downloaded as required.

If you know in advance you will be checking documents whilst out & about
(say a guide book whilst exploring a city) you can access it whilst still on
the home/hotel network and mark it as a ³favourite² which will retain it on
your iDevice for when you are off-network.

I find it hard to remember how I coped before Dropbox ;o)



Cheers



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on 28/3/14 22:16, Daniel Kerr at wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote:

> <http://www.macworld.com.au/news/microsoft-announces-office-for-ipad-extending
> -productivity-to-all-ios-devices-122103>
> 
> For those interested in Office for iPad.
> It's free to download (which will allow you to read documents, but not edit
> them). To edit them you'll need to sign up for the OFfice365 Subscription
> based program.
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
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Microsoft announces Office for iPad

[Daniel Kerr]

<http://www.macworld.com.au/news/microsoft-announces-office-for-ipad-extending-productivity-to-all-ios-devices-122103>

For those interested in Office for iPad.
It's free to download (which will allow you to read documents, but not edit 
them). To edit them you'll need to sign up for the OFfice365 Subscription based 
program.

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