Comments on: Another Mac Attack

By: Chris Baker

Chris Baker — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:48:40 +0000

@Davis – thanks for the clarification. Good stuff to know if I ever need to use it. But will keep a eye on openoffice.

By: Chris Baker

Chris Baker — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:48:00 +0000

@Davis – thanks for the clarification. Good stuff to know if I ever need to use it. But will keep a eye on openoffice.

By: Davis Hipps

Davis Hipps — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:13:36 +0000

Dude, isn't there some mention of you getting a Mac toward the end of the Revelation?

I've played with both OpenOffice.org and NeoOffice on the lone Mac at our office, and the hands-down winner was NeoOffice. The current version handles all MS Office files, and can save in those formats as well. It is indeed based on OpenOffice.org, but it runs as a regular Mac app, whereas OpenOffice.org runs in an X11 shell (if I'm using the right terminology). The X11 aspect of OO.o made it take longer to load and look clunkier. There is an OO.o "Aqua" version, but it's still in beta.

Good luck, and may God have mercy on us all.

By: Davis Hipps

Davis Hipps — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:13:00 +0000

Dude, isn’t there some mention of you getting a Mac toward the end of the Revelation?
I’ve played with both OpenOffice.org and NeoOffice on the lone Mac at our office, and the hands-down winner was NeoOffice. The current version handles all MS Office files, and can save in those formats as well. It is indeed based on OpenOffice.org, but it runs as a regular Mac app, whereas OpenOffice.org runs in an X11 shell (if I’m using the right terminology). The X11 aspect of OO.o made it take longer to load and look clunkier. There is an OO.o “Aqua” version, but it’s still in beta.
Good luck, and may God have mercy on us all.

By: Chris Baker

Chris Baker — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:40:31 +0000

http://www.openoffice.org/ - might be a better alternative to neoOffice - I believe neoOffice is based of OpenOffice which had not been ported yet.

By: Chris Baker

Chris Baker — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:40:00 +0000

http://www.openoffice.org/ – might be a better alternative to neoOffice – I believe neoOffice is based of OpenOffice which had not been ported yet.

By: Dave Anderson (moviepastor)

Dave Anderson (moviepastor) — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:49:50 +0000

finally you got saved.

I use VMWare fusion to run windows on a virtual desktop in Leopard and it freakin rocks. There is virtually no detectable performance hit. I only did it because I have to have windows for my "pay job" - but I LOVE my mac. Do NOT go back. You will make the crossover eventually and once you do - well once saved always saved.

By: Dave Anderson (moviepastor)

Dave Anderson (moviepastor) — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:49:00 +0000

finally you got saved.
I use VMWare fusion to run windows on a virtual desktop in Leopard and it freakin rocks. There is virtually no detectable performance hit. I only did it because I have to have windows for my “pay job” – but I LOVE my mac. Do NOT go back. You will make the crossover eventually and once you do – well once saved always saved.

By: Paul J.

Paul J. — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:35:52 +0000

Allow me to start you on your journey.
The program is called NeoOffice...
- It does everything Microsoft Office does, including spreadsheets and presentations
- You can save your files in Windows formats, from 93 to XP (and soon Vista)
- IT'S FREE!!!!!!!
Here's the link -
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php

Dude, what other apps do you need? I've got a million of 'em...

By: Paul J.

Paul J. — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:35:00 +0000

Allow me to start you on your journey.
The program is called NeoOffice…
- It does everything Microsoft Office does, including spreadsheets and presentations
- You can save your files in Windows formats, from 93 to XP (and soon Vista)
- IT’S FREE!!!!!!!
Here’s the link –
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
Dude, what other apps do you need? I’ve got a million of ‘em…