Best Free Vista Applications - Page 3

felix8406 · 11-03-2007, 10:36 PM

There's Start Office and Open Office: http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/index.jsp and http://www.openoffice.org/ respectively. I have not test Start Office and don't know whether there's any difference between the two.

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ProCookie · 11-04-2007, 06:12 AM

not sure felix, but i have tried star office and it just looks like a new version of open office. Plus there both by Sun Microsystems, wouldnt make sense to have 2 office suites.

felix8406 · 11-04-2007, 07:56 AM

Here are some answers from http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/mostfaqs.html#6. The Star Office price is about $69.00 US.

What are the differences between StarOffice and OpenOffice.org?

The source code available at OpenOffice.org does not consist of all of the StarOffice code. Usually, the reason for this is that Sun pays to license third-party code to include in StarOffice that which it does not have permission to make available in OpenOffice.org. Those things which are or will be present in StarOffice but are not available on OpenOffice.org include:
Certain fonts (including, especially, Asian language fonts)
The database component (Adabas D)
Some templates
Extensive Clip Art Gallery
Some sorting functionality (Asian versions)
Certain file filters
Commercial spell checker, synonym dictionary
Management tools

ProCookie · 11-04-2007, 11:34 AM

i got star office for free from the Google Desktop sutite. I guess there could be a corprate version too.

felix8406 · 11-04-2007, 12:15 PM

Yes, I just checked it; part of Google Pack. Good to know. Thanks.

http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_...ml?hl=en&gl=us

Vistanoob · 11-04-2007, 07:55 PM

There are a lot of cool programs in that Google Pack, thanks sharing the link. It is nice the way a person can choose what they want of the components. I just got a gmail account but had not seen that page.

felix8406 · 11-04-2007, 09:49 PM

And not just that, they are free...free is good.

ProCookie · 11-05-2007, 01:47 AM

Gmail does IMAP email now, i would say its the best mail service u can get by far.

felix8406 · 11-05-2007, 11:17 AM

Thanks for the news. I just configured Windows Live with Gmail IMAP and it worked fine. I didn't see instructions to set it up with Windows Live Mail Desktop, so I used the instructions provided for Outlook Express instead; it worked.

Vistanoob · 11-05-2007, 08:22 PM

I just came back from a tour of all the features of the Gmail account and it looks amazing! These days there are so many cool online programs to try out!

ProCookie · 11-06-2007, 04:19 AM

yeah its great to have a choice! Im not sure what my number 1 freeware of all time is yet.

Theres so many great products.

Vistanoob · 11-06-2007, 08:43 AM

Yeah that would be a hard one. There are indeed many and I've just begun to sample the riches!

Vistanoob · 11-08-2007, 09:21 AM

For any artists out there there is an awesome freeware program called Artrage with paint effects that rival those in Procreate Painter. It is light, only 7MB and Pro Cookie is the one responsible for me knowing about it, thanks a bunch.
Here's the link http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html

ProCookie · 11-08-2007, 09:35 AM

hehe i thought you would like that one, as VistaNoob said great realisitic app!

Vistanoob · 11-08-2007, 09:36 AM

Oh yeah, I like it a lot, it is amazing!

11-03-2007, 10:36 PM	#31
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	There's Start Office and Open Office: http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/index.jsp and http://www.openoffice.org/ respectively. I have not test Start Office and don't know whether there's any difference between the two. __________________ Your site for Free Always software: [URL="http://http://www.softdorm.com/"]http://http://www.softdorm.com/[/URL]
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11-04-2007, 06:12 AM	#32
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	not sure felix, but i have tried star office and it just looks like a new version of open office. Plus there both by Sun Microsystems, wouldnt make sense to have 2 office suites. __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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11-04-2007, 07:56 AM	#33
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	Here are some answers from http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/mostfaqs.html#6. The Star Office price is about $69.00 US. What are the differences between StarOffice and OpenOffice.org? The source code available at OpenOffice.org does not consist of all of the StarOffice code. Usually, the reason for this is that Sun pays to license third-party code to include in StarOffice that which it does not have permission to make available in OpenOffice.org. Those things which are or will be present in StarOffice but are not available on OpenOffice.org include: Certain fonts (including, especially, Asian language fonts) The database component (Adabas D) Some templates Extensive Clip Art Gallery Some sorting functionality (Asian versions) Certain file filters Commercial spell checker, synonym dictionary Management tools __________________ Your site for Free Always software: [URL="http://http://www.softdorm.com/"]http://http://www.softdorm.com/[/URL]
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11-04-2007, 11:34 AM	#34
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	i got star office for free from the Google Desktop sutite. I guess there could be a corprate version too. __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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11-04-2007, 07:55 PM	#36
Vistanoob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 376	There are a lot of cool programs in that Google Pack, thanks sharing the link. It is nice the way a person can choose what they want of the components. I just got a gmail account but had not seen that page.
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11-04-2007, 09:49 PM	#37
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	And not just that, they are free...free is good. __________________ Your site for Free Always software: [URL="http://http://www.softdorm.com/"]http://http://www.softdorm.com/[/URL]
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11-05-2007, 01:47 AM	#38
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	Gmail does IMAP email now, i would say its the best mail service u can get by far. __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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11-05-2007, 11:17 AM	#39
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	Thanks for the news. I just configured Windows Live with Gmail IMAP and it worked fine. I didn't see instructions to set it up with Windows Live Mail Desktop, so I used the instructions provided for Outlook Express instead; it worked. __________________ Your site for Free Always software: [URL="http://http://www.softdorm.com/"]http://http://www.softdorm.com/[/URL]
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11-05-2007, 08:22 PM	#40
Vistanoob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 376	I just came back from a tour of all the features of the Gmail account and it looks amazing! These days there are so many cool online programs to try out!
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11-06-2007, 04:19 AM	#41
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	yeah its great to have a choice! Im not sure what my number 1 freeware of all time is yet. Theres so many great products. __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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11-06-2007, 08:43 AM	#42
Vistanoob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 376	Yeah that would be a hard one. There are indeed many and I've just begun to sample the riches!
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11-08-2007, 09:21 AM	#43
Vistanoob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 376	For any artists out there there is an awesome freeware program called Artrage with paint effects that rival those in Procreate Painter. It is light, only 7MB and Pro Cookie is the one responsible for me knowing about it, thanks a bunch. Here's the link http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html
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11-08-2007, 09:35 AM	#44
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	hehe i thought you would like that one, as VistaNoob said great realisitic app! __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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11-08-2007, 09:36 AM	#45
Vistanoob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 376	Oh yeah, I like it a lot, it is amazing!
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