Comments on: The NC brigade http://blog.hackbash.com/2008/04/16/the-nc-brigade/ wake up and smell the copy Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:40:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: handolio http://blog.hackbash.com/2008/04/16/the-nc-brigade/comment-page-1/#comment-483 handolio Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:15:27 +0000 http://blog.hackbash.com/2008/04/16/the-nc-brigade/#comment-483 Thanks Shane. We're on Office 2007 at work, and the user experience is so hateful that I've started using Open Office at home. I've got Vista on one of my home PCs to make sure I can cover it for Computer Shopper articles, but I can't think of a single reason why I'd recommend anyone to upgrade from XP. Thanks Shane. We’re on Office 2007 at work, and the user experience is so hateful that I’ve started using Open Office at home.

I’ve got Vista on one of my home PCs to make sure I can cover it for Computer Shopper articles, but I can’t think of a single reason why I’d recommend anyone to upgrade from XP.

]]> By: Shane Richmond http://blog.hackbash.com/2008/04/16/the-nc-brigade/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Shane Richmond Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:08:05 +0000 http://blog.hackbash.com/2008/04/16/the-nc-brigade/#comment-470 I'm now using Google Apps instead of Microsoft Office/Outlook etc and so are many of my colleagues. It's still in the testing phase at the moment but, if only because of the difference in cost, I think it's likely that the whole company will soon switch. Having said that, I still use iWork more than the Google Office stuff. I’m now using Google Apps instead of Microsoft Office/Outlook etc and so are many of my colleagues. It’s still in the testing phase at the moment but, if only because of the difference in cost, I think it’s likely that the whole company will soon switch.
Having said that, I still use iWork more than the Google Office stuff.

]]> By: Scott http://blog.hackbash.com/2008/04/16/the-nc-brigade/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Scott Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:45:26 +0000 http://blog.hackbash.com/2008/04/16/the-nc-brigade/#comment-469 I think there's always going to be a need for offline apps, as well as online apps. Anything high-end - CAD, photo/video-editing, software development etc will most likely stay as offline. Some machines dedicated to these tasks don't even have internet connections so that they're protected from viruses as well as ensuring they're as fast and efficient as they can be. If more and more consumer applications become online then I think that can only be a good thing for the consumer (easy access), developers (easy to update applications and deploy) and the environment (people don't need to upgrade machines as often?). I think there’s always going to be a need for offline apps, as well as online apps. Anything high-end – CAD, photo/video-editing, software development etc will most likely stay as offline. Some machines dedicated to these tasks don’t even have internet connections so that they’re protected from viruses as well as ensuring they’re as fast and efficient as they can be. If more and more consumer applications become online then I think that can only be a good thing for the consumer (easy access), developers (easy to update applications and deploy) and the environment (people don’t need to upgrade machines as often?).

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