Re: [us-marketing] Kim Komando Show [newsletter] promotes LibreOffice

Kim K. has been listing OOo as the MSO alternative for years, but now 
she finally is listing LO as an alternative to MSO.  But, she never 
listed any Linux info if the software can be used on Windows, Mac, and 
Linux.

I have been working, on and off, with Linux since 1999 or 2000 when it 
was taught in college for one of my degrees.  He used Red Hat and 
Mandrake though.  I have been using OOo since it early days, but as soon 
as LO came out, I switched to that.  Actually I have an IBM xSeries 
server from 2002 that used SUSE, but it came to be with wiped drives.  I 
tried openSUSE on it, but it would not work for some reason.  I first 
used Win 2000 and then used Ubuntu on it.  It seems that Linux did not 
like to deal with three SCSI drives [two originally used in a RAID 
setup, maybe].  Right now it has XP on it for a loan out to a friend.  
Right now, Ubuntu 10.04 is my default desktop and I use it as a dual 
boot on a DELL/Vista laptop.


On 09/15/2011 10:26 PM, upscope wrote:
> Thanks for the reply. Yes I've been using )) since I started with
> Linux in 1999 and when openSUSE switched to LO last year I
> started with it. Now running LO 3.4.2 on openSUSE 11.4 and
> LO 3.4.3 on openSUSE 12.1 RC1.
>
>
>
> On Thursday, September 15, 2011 07:34:01 PM webmaster
> for Kracked Press Productions wrote:
> > She rarely adds Mac and never talks about Linux.
> > I think she is a Windows only Gal since dealing with Linux
> issues over
> > the phone on her Saturday "live" radio show would not look
> good if she
> > stumbles through figuring what to do on which favor of
> Linux.
> > BUT, if you are using Linux, you are either using OOo or LO
> for your
> > office package.
> >
> > IT is the Windows users who needs to get good advice on
> some other
> > office package than MSO.
> >
> > On 09/15/2011 01:28 PM, Russ Fineman wrote:
> > > Good comments and good to see she is promoting
> > > LibreOffice. She did forget to mention its available for
> Linux.
> > > Some of us do not use Microsoft!!! or Mac OSX.
> > >
> > > On Thursday, September 15, 2011 09:00:05 AM
> webmaster
> > > for Kracked Press Productions wrote:
> > > > If you never heard of Kim Komando, the digital goddess,
> > > she has a
> > >
> > > > nationally broadcasted tech radio show, e-newsletters,
> and
> > > a column in
> > >
> > > > USA Today national newspaper.
> > > >
> > > > In her "Daily Download" e-newsletter, she is promoting
> > > LibreOffice as a
> > >
> > > > Microsoft Office Alternative.
> > > >
> > > > This lady has a large following on the radio, and with her
> > > > e-newsletters.  I do not read USA Today, so I do not know
> > > how well those
> > >
> > > > articles are.
> > > >
> > > > So here is another way for advertisement and promotion
> for
> > > LibreOffice.
> > >
> > > > Below is the listing in the "Daily Download" and the
> online
> > > article.  I
> > >
> > > > have removed the non-LO related  information and
> > > advertising from these
> > >
> > > > so it will not be an issue.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ------- from the e-newsletter ---------
> > > >
> > > > A free substitute for Microsoft Office
> > > >
> > > > Microsoft Office is the gold standard for productivity
> > > software. It's
> > >
> > > > used by everyone from students to major corporations.
> That
> > > popularity is
> > >
> > > > definitely reflected in the price tag.
> > > >
> > > > What if you can't afford Microsoft Office? Perhaps you
> just
> > > need
> > >
> > > > something for a short-term project and can't justify the
> > > investment
> > >
> > > > right now. Good news: There are several free
> alternatives to
> > > Office.
> > >
> > > > Depending on your needs, some work just as well as
> > > Microsoft's
> > >
> > > > productivity suite.
> > > >
> > > > LibreOffice is an excellent alternative. It offers six
> > > programs, and
> > >
> > > > you'll find most of them instantly familiar.
> > > >
> > > > For example there's Writer, which is a Word clone. Then
> > > there's Calc,
> > >
> > > > which is a spreadsheet like Excel. There's also Impress,
> a
> > > presentation
> > >
> > > > program similar to PowerPoint.
> > > >
> > > > Those are the options you're most likely to need. A
> drawing
> > > program, a
> > >
> > > > database program and an equation program round out
> the
> > > offerings. All of
> > >
> > > > these combined make for an excellent replacement to
> > > pricier suites.
> > >
> > > > LibreOffice is also compatible with the most popular
> > > document formats.
> > >
> > > > It can read .DOC from Word and .XLS from Excel, for
> > > example. That only
> > >
> > > > scrapes the surface of what it offers.
> > > >
> > > > Cost: Free
> > > > Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and
> > > Mac OSX
> > >
> > > > Click Here to Download Now>>
> > > >
> > > > ------ NOTE her download link goes to her online article
> --------
> > > > ------ the online article link and the text --------
> http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=10270&utm_medium=nl&ut
> > > m_so>
> > > > urce=dotd&utm_content=2011-09-15-
> > > article&utm_campaign=title
> <http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=10270&utm_medium=nl&u
> > > tm_>
> > > > source=dotd&utm_content=2011-09-15-
> > > article&utm_campaign=title>
> > >
> > > > A free substitute for Microsoft Office
> > > >
> > > > Microsoft Office is the gold standard for productivity
> > > software. It's
> > >
> > > > used by everyone from students to major corporations.
> That
> > > popularity is
> > >
> > > > definitely reflected in the price tag.
> > > >
> > > > What if you can't afford Microsoft Office? Perhaps you
> just
> > > need
> > >
> > > > something for a short-term project and can't justify the
> > > investment
> > >
> > > > right now. Good news: There are several free
> alternatives to
> > > Office.
> > >
> > > > Depending on your needs, some work just as well as
> > > Microsoft's
> > >
> > > > productivity suite.
> > > >
> > > > LibreOffice is an excellent alternative. It offers six
> > > programs, and
> > >
> > > > you'll find most of them instantly familiar.
> > > >
> > > > For example there's Writer, which is a Word clone. Then
> > > there's Calc,
> > >
> > > > which is a spreadsheet like Excel. There's also Impress,
> a
> > > presentation
> > >
> > > > program similar to PowerPoint.
> > > >
> > > > Those are the options you're most likely to need. A
> drawing
> > > program, a
> > >
> > > > database program and an equation program round out
> the
> > > offerings. All of
> > >
> > > > these combined make for an excellent replacement to
> > > pricier suites.
> > >
> > > > LibreOffice is also compatible with the most popular
> > > document formats.
> > >
> > > > It can read .DOC from Word and .XLS from Excel, for
> > > example. That only
> > >
> > > > scrapes the surface of what it offers.
> > > >
> > > > Cost: Free
> > > >
> > > > Link: www.libreoffice.org
> > > >
> > > > System: Windows XP, Vista, 7, Mac OS X


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