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Politics, Society and News. / Re: Harris-Trump post-debate r...

Last post by fox - October 02, 2024, 08:21:04 AM

Did anyone watch the debate yesterday? I did, with a bunch of like-minded people at the 180 Hunter pub. It was actually quite civilized, and I thought both debaters did well at making their points and not taking a big hit on account of their presidential running mates. I knew Vance would do well; he is smart, a good orator, and unlike Trump, he did a lot of preparation. Walz was very good too and got in a lot of good points, especially on abortion and the 2020 election. But he spoke very quickly to get in all of his points, making him look more nervous than Vance. Trying to be objective, I thought it was a tie. If any party benefitted, it would be the Republicans because their candidate actually looked reasonable; something that Walz didn't have to prove. Funny enough, these guys actually seemed to like each other. In many cases, one agreed partly with the other (and partly not), and they shook hands amiably and spoke to one another at the end.

#2

Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: Run Microsoft Office 365 o...

Last post by fox - October 02, 2024, 08:10:21 AM

I actually use LibreOffice most of the time, too. Its word processor and spreadsheet do as much as I need it to, when I don't need 100% compatibility in importing and exporting documents, spreadsheets and presentations for co-users or collaborators that are using MS Office. I have also tried other Linux-native programs like WPS and Softmaker Office, but none give me 100% compatibility. Even when I am sharing documents with others, if I generate them, I will usually use LibreOffice and just export them in MS formats. As long as they are simple and page layout isn't critical, LibreOffice works for me.

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Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: Run Microsoft Office 365 o...

Last post by Jason - October 02, 2024, 12:29:43 AM

Or, for basic needs most people could use Libre Office. :-)

I agree. For Mike, it's the ability to export documents with 100% compatibility with .doc format for sharing with others. I've had similar problems exporting to .doc format and the look ends up partially mangled. But for me, it's mainly because I'm taking courses in Office, so I don't have any choice. I could probably find the feature equivalents but it's hard enough learning data analysis. If I wasn't taking the course and never had to share documents, I would only use LibreOffice.

I also meant the online version of Office for basic needs in comparison to the full version.

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Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: Run Microsoft Office 365 o...

Last post by Jason - October 02, 2024, 12:06:09 AM

ut I would be surprised if you can't do the same on Wine; manually with instructions. Here is one set of such instructions: here.

Thanks, Mike! I have another project on my to-do list.

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Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: Run Microsoft Office 365 o...

Last post by buster - October 01, 2024, 10:08:54 AM

The UK made LibreOffice's default document format, Open Document Format (ODF), it's official format in 2015. I seem to recall some countries didn't like something where they couldn't check the code, or something like that. Many institutions have Libre as the default.

I understand your problem Mike. But for the vast majority the free one is more than adequate. My son-in-law has used it in his business for years.

Hope you solve your problem or Libre improves the function you need. Of course you could simply get rid of everything that isn't Microsoft. Win11 is pretty good, though I prefer Win10.

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Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: Run Microsoft Office 365 o...

Last post by ssfc72 - September 30, 2024, 08:04:36 AM

Or, for basic needs most people could use Libre Office. :-)

Yep, I meant the price of CrossOver. I suppose that for basic needs most people can use Office 365 online. It seems that now they call it Microsoft 365. It's odd to me but I'm not a marketing guy.

I'll have to subscribe to their email list to get it when it's discounted.

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Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: Run Microsoft Office 365 o...

Last post by fox - September 30, 2024, 07:44:07 AM

I would also not count out Wine for getting MS Office 365 to work. I know that the programmers at Codeweavers make regular contributions to Wine. The advantage of Crossover is that it automates the installation procedure for all of the PC products it supports. In the case of Office 365, I see that it preinstalls a bunch of Microsoft fonts and apps that are needed to run Office. But I would be surprised if you can't do the same on Wine; manually with instructions. Here is one set of such instructions: here.

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Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: Run Microsoft Office 365 o...

Last post by Jason - September 29, 2024, 08:21:27 PM

Yep, I meant the price of CrossOver. I suppose that for basic needs most people can use Office 365 online. It seems that now they call it Microsoft 365. It's odd to me but I'm not a marketing guy.

I'll have to subscribe to their email list to get it when it's discounted.

#9

Entertainment / Re: Very good audio book - The...

Last post by Jason - September 29, 2024, 08:13:53 PM

Sounds good, Bill. See what I did there? I find it hard to listen to audiobooks. Ironically, I suppose, I lose focus. The same happens with reading, but it requires less energy to concentrate than audiobooks.

I think it's related to ADHD. The focus issue overall certainly is, but I'm not sure if it's easier to read than listen to audio for most people with ADHD.

Nora's been listening to old mysteries on CBC from YouTube. And I do like podcasts occasionally; they're usually related to science.

#10

Support / Re: Running a Virtual Linux Ma...

Last post by Jason - September 29, 2024, 08:07:44 PM

I can't remember Virtualbox or VMware Workstation crashing on me, either. Have you tried it on other hardware, William?