>
>There is also the point that trying to open an ODT file in MS Office
>prompts a message suggesting that file may be corrupt or contain
>unreadable elements. This cleverly plants the idea in the MS user's
>mind
>that ODF files are in some way dodgy or of dubious quality. This is
>clever, b
On 30/01/14 21:21, Barry Drake wrote:
Microsoft has been forced into supporting ODF and is clearly very
annoyed by this. A little humility and listening to ordinary folk
might have gone a long way.
Humility seems to be in short supply in Redmond; here is a quote about
ODF standards from a
On 30/01/14 21:04, Gibbs wrote:
>
> The only files I've ever encountered which I couldn't handle were a
> few Microsoft Publisher .pub
Pub files are a right pain in the neck. I had a colleague once who did
EVERYTHING in Publisher - and as we all know, the ONLY app that will
open pub files is Publi
On 30 January 2014 16:34, Bea Groves wrote:
> Y'know the comical thing is: when I read the subject line I had a sudden
> vision of Microsoft finally giving in and going open-source! ;-)
Well, quite.
It should have said "Windows-free at last!" The missing hyphen changes
the meaning.
With a hyphe
On 30 de enero de 2014 21:21:18 GMT, Barry Drake
wrote:
>On 30/01/14 21:04, Gibbs wrote:
>> I've noticed a lot more people using Libre Office, including big
>> companies like British Gas, which makes life easier for /everyone/.
>
>Now that is interesting! Not so many years back, there was a d
On 30/01/14 21:04, Gibbs wrote:
I've noticed a lot more people using Libre Office, including big
companies like British Gas, which makes life easier for /everyone/.
Now that is interesting! Not so many years back, there was a deep
suspicion of open source programs. It is excellent complex sy
On 29/01/14 21:03, Barry Drake wrote:
> When I looked at my very rare need for Windows, I found that I only
> have occasional need to use Microsoft Word to open a docx file which
> is heavily formatted and shows complete garbage in Libreoffice, and
> for the very occasional publisher file I am sen
On 30/01/14 16:34, Bea Groves wrote:
Y'know the comical thing is: when I read the subject line I had a
sudden vision of Microsoft finally giving in and going open-source! ;-)
Nice one! Oh, but if they do that folk might find out that bits of
their code are tortuous and outdated Althoug
Within schools I think it is important to remember that Microsoft has
been outdoing itself to bring educational establishments into migrating
to Office365, which when you have Office 2013 and Windows 7 and above is
great. It's just not so good with everything else (as the IMAP thread on
this li
Hi!
Y'know the comical thing is: when I read the subject line I had a sudden
vision of Microsoft finally giving in and going open-source! ;-)
On 30/01/14 16:15, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
On 30/01/14 16:07, Barry Drake wrote:
I've also been looking at the Open Documents thread. I think i
On 30 Jan 2014 16:07, "Barry Drake" wrote:
> Schools are still teaching Microsoft
This is changing. Slowly, but it's changing.
J
--
ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
On 30/01/14 16:07, Barry Drake wrote:
> I've also been looking at the Open Documents thread. I think it was
> the last time we met, at a government consultation about this issue.
> Government grinds very slowly Schools are still teaching
> Microsoft BUT with kids using Android table
On 30/01/14 11:20, alan c wrote:
Congratulations Barry! I am surprised you could hold out so long! I
said good bye to Windows years ago now and I actually think my health
improved! Yes, really.
Hi Alan .. One thing I have to use a Windows program for is to
visit my local e-library. I h
On 29/01/14 21:03, Barry Drake wrote:
> Hi there ... A couple of weeks ago, I did a BIOS (UEFI) update as
> requested after reporting a bug. The result was that an installation of
> Windows 7 which I had on a removable drive died completely and I lost
> it. How unstable Windows can be at time
On 29 January 2014 21:03, Barry Drake wrote:
> Hi there ... A couple of weeks ago, I did a BIOS (UEFI) update as
> requested after reporting a bug. The result was that an installation of
> Windows 7 which I had on a removable drive died completely and I lost it.
> How unstable Windows can be a
15 matches
Mail list logo
