Micro$oft Sucks!!! ----> Try OpenOffice.org

Well, I've decided that today is officially Micro$oft Sucks day! I went to reinstall the copy of MS Office XP for Students and Teachers that work and registered fine two days ago. After reinstalling Windows XP due to registry issues, Office no longer would activate via the Internet and when I called MS to activate over the phone they wouldn't let me as it was activated on another computer! Yeah, mine! So when my friend had problems with her computer and needed to open Word files before she could get MS Office, I suggested OpenOffice.org. Seeing as I was having the same issue a couple weeks later I took my own advice. It is very similar to MS Office so it doesn't take a lot of getting used to. Also you can open a ton of different formats as well as being able to save to those formats, such as MS Word. The best part about Open Office is because it is open source and community developed.... It's FREE! That's right....FREE! Can anyone remember the last time Microsoft gave out MS Office for free? Oh, and Open Office works on Macs, PCs and Linux based machines. I came very close to telling the Microsoft representative on the phone that I was going to install Open Office instead but I don't feel it necessary to do them the favour of telling them anymore about where the eventual downfall of Micro$oft is coming from. While Open Office is open source, meaning anyone can edit the code for the program, it is NOT some program by a Joe Nobody. Google and Sun Microsystems (makers of Java) are the main backers in this initiative allowing it to be easily accessed and have quality that surpasses MS Office. I am a big supporter of Google, if for no other reason than they are one of the only companies with enough influence to take down Microsoft. The next time you get a second on your way to doing a Google search add in the word options after the slash and check out the small list. To really find out what Google is up to takes more work, but I suggest checking out this if you doubt me. Google is definitely here to stay.

I've added more pictures to the Katimavik album, and I'm still trying to figure out where post-Katimavik pictures are going since Facebook requires an account.

Main Man, Out.

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So I got around to posting more pictures on the site. I have 3 more albums to go up on the Katimavik pictures page, then I'll see about posting pictures taken by other people in the group as a special treat.

Main Man, Out.

Quick Post

I am still alive and did not eat myself into oblivion over Thanksgiving, though I tried. Just a quick post as I have some changes to explain. First, the rest of the Katimavik pictures will be posted (sometime) in the normal fashion. Second, new pictures, seeing as I have a lot less of those will be posted in a new location, leaving the other to be strictly Katimavik pictures. This new location should be accessible by clicking on the Facebook tag with my picture in it on the right side menu bar. If it won't let you in without an account let me know and I will post new pictures in another location. As always to do so you can either leave a comment here or email me at Eddie Main.

I'm off as I have a mid-term tomorrow and another on Friday.

Main Man, Out.