Comments on: Save Money on Computer Software http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/ The journey of a lifetime Wed, 16 May 2012 20:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chong Kong Hui http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-3994 Chong Kong Hui Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:28:23 +0000 http://personalfinancejourney.com/?p=341#comment-3994 Was OpenOffice user, but due to productivity concern switch to paid version at reasonable price. Must get a balance point, can't just save for the sack of saving. Was AVG Free user too but still switch to Paid version (also the reasonable price version). Probably the different is productivity! .-= Chong Kong Hui´s last blog ..<a href="http://askchong.com/2010/10/malaysia-property-portal-classifieds.html" rel="nofollow">How to Setup Children Education Fund by Invest in Property</a> =-. Was OpenOffice user, but due to productivity concern switch to paid version at reasonable price. Must get a balance point, can’t just save for the sack of saving.

Was AVG Free user too but still switch to Paid version (also the reasonable price version).

Probably the different is productivity!
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]]> By: Matt Jabs http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 Matt Jabs Wed, 05 May 2010 19:10:08 +0000 http://personalfinancejourney.com/?p=341#comment-1310 Ubuntu, and OpenOffice, Gimp, and several different free antivirus programs are all great, $ saving options. I use them all... and actually prefer most. .-= Matt Jabs´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/dfa-link-rally-i-bought-a-scooter/" rel="nofollow">DFA Link Rally: I Bought a Scooter!</a> =-. Ubuntu, and OpenOffice, Gimp, and several different free antivirus programs are all great, $ saving options. I use them all… and actually prefer most.
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]]> By: Money Reasons http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Money Reasons Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:47:28 +0000 http://personalfinancejourney.com/?p=341#comment-328 Victor, I've also been in the tech industry for a long time, and I agree with Lakita (or Kita :) )! Linux use to be just for techno geeks like myself, Heck, even I didn't like it... But the Desktop version from Ubuntu is very easy and straight forward. I setup my 6 year old daughter with a computer that uses Ubuntu as the operating system and she gets around fine (although I have to admit my daughter's a pretty smart cookie)... AVG is good too, if you don't look for trouble by opening every email attachment that comes your way. I love Open Office and use on my main PC. It's truly great! I haven't done much with GIMP other than download it and reduce jpg sizes, but it looks pretty cool! I know I'm really really late to this conversation, but Ubuntu is such a great product, that I think it deserves a 2nd look by people that have tried Linux in the Past, and didn't like it! One more thing, Ubuntu come with a lot of software packages as part of the installation, for example Open Office was part of the install.... Pretty cool huh! .-= Money Reasons´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.moneyreasons.com/2010/03/what-i-have-learned-to-date-from-blogging/" rel="nofollow">What I Have Learned To Date From Blogging!</a> =-. Victor,

I’ve also been in the tech industry for a long time, and I agree with Lakita (or Kita :) )!

Linux use to be just for techno geeks like myself, Heck, even I didn’t like it… But the Desktop version from Ubuntu is very easy and straight forward. I setup my 6 year old daughter with a computer that uses Ubuntu as the operating system and she gets around fine (although I have to admit my daughter’s a pretty smart cookie)…

AVG is good too, if you don’t look for trouble by opening every email attachment that comes your way.

I love Open Office and use on my main PC. It’s truly great!

I haven’t done much with GIMP other than download it and reduce jpg sizes, but it looks pretty cool!

I know I’m really really late to this conversation, but Ubuntu is such a great product, that I think it deserves a 2nd look by people that have tried Linux in the Past, and didn’t like it!

One more thing, Ubuntu come with a lot of software packages as part of the installation, for example Open Office was part of the install…. Pretty cool huh!
.-= Money Reasons´s last blog ..What I Have Learned To Date From Blogging! =-.

]]> By: PF Journey http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-246 PF Journey Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:39:59 +0000 http://personalfinancejourney.com/?p=341#comment-246 Andrietta, Thanks for the laugh! That's funny! It goes to show you that we shouldn't always dismiss something just because it's free. Thanks for stopping by! Andrietta,

Thanks for the laugh! That’s funny! It goes to show you that we shouldn’t always dismiss something just because it’s free. Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Andrietta http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Andrietta Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:23:55 +0000 http://personalfinancejourney.com/?p=341#comment-245 Thanks Lakita for the information. Didnt know about openoffice. But I do use AVG. And I will say I have had it for years and have been virus free. On the other hand my company chooses to use symantec for its antivirus program.. and just last month I recieved a virus that nearly shut down my laptop. Go figure.. I work for fortune 500 company. And when the IT department went to clean my machine off.. guess what they used... LOL! AVG, Ad-Aware, Malware bytes... etc.. the TOP free antivirus protection software available. I asked why didnt our top dollar anti-virus software catch it... their response... "it sucks"... LOL! Thanks Lakita for the information. Didnt know about openoffice. But I do use AVG. And I will say I have had it for years and have been virus free. On the other hand my company chooses to use symantec for its antivirus program.. and just last month I recieved a virus that nearly shut down my laptop. Go figure.. I work for fortune 500 company. And when the IT department went to clean my machine off.. guess what they used… LOL! AVG, Ad-Aware, Malware bytes… etc.. the TOP free antivirus protection software available. I asked why didnt our top dollar anti-virus software catch it… their response… “it sucks”… LOL!

]]> By: PF Journey http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-229 PF Journey Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:40:39 +0000 http://personalfinancejourney.com/?p=341#comment-229 Thanks James! That is another one I haven't heard of. Learn something new everyday! Thanks James! That is another one I haven’t heard of. Learn something new everyday!

]]> By: James http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-224 James Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:34:22 +0000 http://personalfinancejourney.com/?p=341#comment-224 You could also have a look at SSuite Office for a free office suite. They have a whole range of office suites that are free for download. Their software also doesn't need to run on Java or .NET, so it makes the software very small and efficient. http://www.ssuitesoft.com/index.htm You could also have a look at SSuite Office for a free office suite. They have a whole range of office suites that are free for download.

Their software also doesn’t need to run on Java or .NET, so it makes the software very small and efficient.

http://www.ssuitesoft.com/index.htm

]]> By: PF Journey http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-205 PF Journey Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:28:14 +0000 http://personalfinancejourney.com/?p=341#comment-205 Victor, No worries! Some people will appreciate the alternative and some will not....its all a matter of choice and priorities. No offense taken! Your welcome to express your opinion :) Kita Victor,

No worries! Some people will appreciate the alternative and some will not….its all a matter of choice and priorities. No offense taken! Your welcome to express your opinion :)

Kita

]]> By: Victor http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Victor Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:10:31 +0000 http://personalfinancejourney.com/?p=341#comment-204 Ya'll are lucky there. In Russia MS (and others) doesn't really offer this discount. They just make noice about that, but in reality... But lots of Adobe stuff I was able to buy through eBay at huge discounts, NIS there costs two, sometime three times cheaper than at BestBuy... So, one thing that worked fine for me at saving money on software was eBay. We saved lots of money. I mean lots of money! :) Ya’ll are lucky there. In Russia MS (and others) doesn’t really offer this discount. They just make noice about that, but in reality…
But lots of Adobe stuff I was able to buy through eBay at huge discounts, NIS there costs two, sometime three times cheaper than at BestBuy…
So, one thing that worked fine for me at saving money on software was eBay. We saved lots of money. I mean lots of money! :)

]]> By: Victor http://personalfinancejourney.com/2010/02/save-money-on-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Victor Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:04:51 +0000 http://personalfinancejourney.com/?p=341#comment-203 For printing from ANY program to PDF. The best thing I've ever seen was Bullzip PDF Printer - free, fast and quite reliable! So, I didn't even know that people miss this feature in Office - had it covered long time ago... :) For printing from ANY program to PDF. The best thing I’ve ever seen was Bullzip PDF Printer – free, fast and quite reliable! So, I didn’t even know that people miss this feature in Office – had it covered long time ago… :)

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