I don't think I'm going to end up with an OLPC. Until late November, Ebay is sole source, and there is always someone bidding who wants one more than I do. So what is out there that has the following virtues: under 3.5 pounds, really small, really great screen, under $350? How is the Aspire screen? (Once, long ago good video was an Acer speciality.) I understand the Asus screen does not suck quite as much as the old one. Other thoughts? Anyone out there know anyone with an OLPC in good condition they want to get rid of? (Though quite honestly, they can sell them on Ebay right now for amazing prices if they do. )
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I know this has been asked before, but is there a free Mac program that can read docx documents?
I'm trying to work from home this morning rather than just fuck around on the intertubes, but if I can't open email attachments there's not much point! (My office switched over to Office 2007 a few months back so everything is either docx or xlsx now.)
Is there a free version of open office that works on the Mac?
Is there a free version of open office that works on the Mac?
AFAIK, Open Office isn't compatible with Office 2007.
[eta: Thanks Amych!]
Neo office - since it claims to be fully compatible with MS Office I presume it can import all word file formats.
AFAIK, Open Office isn't compatible with Office 2007.
Version 3 release candidate is.
Version 3 release candidate is.
Version 3 RC is only available for Intel Macs, I have an old G5.
Are you running Tiger, Jess? The built-in TextEdit has some ability to read .docx files.
I understand the Asus screen does not suck quite as much as the old one.
Yeah, I was waiting for the new Asus, because of the suckiness of the screen on the original one.
How is the Aspire screen?
The resolution is 1024 x 600. It looks nice. I haven't used it yet for anything graphics-intensive like games, but it plays YouTube videos just fine.
The Aspire One weighs a little over two pounds. The keyboard is 90% the size of a regular one, so I'm getting used to it. The Linux version has an 8GB SSD drive. One thing I like is you can add an additional drive in the form of an SD card, and the OS will treat the built-in drive and the SSD card as one big drive....
Wikepedia: Aspire One