In news:4d3c4c6e.6020...@krackedpress.com, webmas...@krackedpress.com <webmas...@krackedpress.com> typed: > On 01/23/2011 07:42 AM, James Knott wrote: >> michael thomas wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Open Office use to be a free alternative to Microsoft >>> Office, that did not hog up your computers memory. Now >>> its just a free alternative... To Bad! I even tried re-install >>> with the 2 programs I really use. I saved a whopping 1 MB! >>> >>> Would Be Nice To Only Download The Only Ones We Need >>> Without All The Fluff.... >>> >> >> One thing to bear in mind is that with OpenOffice, you >> have a fully integrated package that shares a lot of >> common code between the various applications. This not >> only saves disk space over separate apps, but also >> improves function between the various applications. As >> one very basic example, you can, while in Writer, open a >> spread sheet. Also, while you can select individual >> components, it's not recommened because, as you found out, >> it won't save much disk space. It will also reduce some >> function in what you do install. So, bottom line, just >> install the entire package. After all, disk space is >> extremely cheap these days. > Well, unless you computer is over 5 years old, you should > be able to use a 1TB drive. They are running about $70 or > $80 right now. I bought my system where 1TB was the > default drive. I also bought an external USB/Firewire 1TB drive as well > to share between > my Vista laptop and my Ubuntu desktop. Soon I hope to add a > second 1TB drive to my desktop for even more storage, since > I have the desktop filled us with 800 gig and almost the > same with the external one as my backup storage. > > So, unlike companies like Adobe that requires 2 gig of > files space for just one of their packages, OpenOffice.org > used very little space, under 200 meg on a Windows system > [or at least the last time I installed it on my Vista > laptop]. As far as I remember, OOo installs needing much > less than MSO does. Also OOo is much easier to use than MSO.
Another sdvantage to OOo is the much smaller file size that MS or other editors of the sort produce. Check them out; it's worth it just for the savings of space on the drive. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
