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Why you should try free software
June 6th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »
"Free" has two meanings: (1) gratis, and (2) libertas. When I say free software, I mean libertas, although much free software is gratis, as well. Choice There are two parts to choice: ... Read more..One year with Linux in a Windows world
June 4th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »
Mike Kavis switched to Linux to prove that people can be productive at work without using Microsoft products. One year later, he has proved the point. I have been Microsoft free* ... Read more..Brits shying away from Microsoft Office
May 14th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »
According to InformationWeek, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency is advocating for removing Microsoft Office from the classroom in favor of open-standards compliant office suites like OpenOffice.org. It is good ... Read more..What I use to manage my practice
April 16th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Be More Productive, Save Money | No Comments »
As most readers of this blog know, I am in a constant search to find the "best" way to manage my practice. As everyone knows, there is no "best" way ... Read more..MCLE webcast: Tech Tuesday: Free and Open-Source Software for Running the Whole Law Office
March 18th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Presentations, Save Money | 1 Comment »
The description from Minnesota CLE: Tech Tuesday: Free and Open-Source Software for Running the Whole Law Office Presented by Presented by Samuel Glover; moderated by Todd Scott and Peter Berge Tuesday, March 18, ... Read more..OpenOffice.org template for California pleadings
December 20th, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »
After I was evangelizing about OpenOffice.org recently, a colleague in California pointed out that OOo, unlike Word, does not have a convenient wizard or template for making legal pleadings for ... Read more..Two add-ons for OpenOffice.org
October 22nd, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »
Writer's Tools extends OpenOffice.org by adding translation, an online dictionary, e-mail backup, and more. OxygenOffice Professional adds 3,400 clip art and template files, adds support for Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications ... Read more..Six plus months with OpenOffice.org
October 16th, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | 2 Comments »
Back in February, I decided Office 2007 (with the exception of Outlook) was good, but not great. Soon after, I decided to make the switch to OpenOffice.org entirely. By May, ... Read more..Document longevity
July 6th, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Last week on the MSBA's SoloSmall list serve, I asked for reasons why people have not gone paperless. To me, one of the most interesting reasons was based on a ... Read more..Open document format converter for MS Office
June 21st, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Since Microsoft insists on ignoring the international open document format, here are the open document conversion add-ins for Microsoft Office. Read more..