Open Office
Have you ever gotten your brand new computer and been all excited to turn it on and then use it, only to discover that there was no software on your computer. Or if you are like a lot of people, you had a computer that was working great and then *this guy* had a copy of Microsoft Office that you could use and he installed it for free, then when your computer had a virus and needed to be cleared off… THEN it came home with all of your data (if a good company cleared it for you), but didn't have the software to open the files. THEN you couldn't find *this guy* any more and went to future shop and then ate your socks when you saw how expensive Office can be, and you only use it for a few letters and newsletter you write for your local PTA.
I HAVE A SOLUTION FOR YOU.
I've had quite a number of people recomend Open Office and so I've looked into it, and yup - its great! The idea is that a bunch of programmers got together and made an office suite in their spare time, probably to see if they could (cause us programmers are just geeky that way). They did and released it under a special license for free. The license basically says that they didn't profit from making the software, so they ask you not to profit from reselling it or anything like that.
If you need a Word processor, Spread sheet, Math program, Presentation software (like Powerpoint) or even a Database program, you can go here to get it.
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