Like many of you, I have been using Microsoft Office software for many years now and have become quite adapt at using this suite of various software packages.

For the past few weeks I have been putting the "OpenOffice" software suite through its paces and can happily report that it is a brilliant alternative to MS Office.

OpenOffice is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.

On 13 October 2000 Sun Microsystems donated the source of StarOffice to the open-source community. Sun remains the project's chief sponsor and contributor, though the project can now boast contributions from Novell, Red Hat, Debian, Intel, and many other large and small companies, plus the very important and numberless contributions from independent developers, NGOs, and government agencies. All these have made OpenOffice.org not just a free alternative productivity suite but the best and most advanced productivity suite. And also a great community.

OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here
OpenOffice.org 2.0 is the productivity suite that individuals, governments, and corporations around the world have been expecting for the last two years. Easy to use and fluidly interoperable with every major office suite, OpenOffice.org 2.0 realises the potential of open source.

With new features, advanced XML capabilities and native support for the OASIS Standard OpenDocument format, OpenOffice.org 2.0 gives users around the globe the tools to be engaged and productive members of their society.

Visit http://www.openoffice.org/ to view the full specs or to download the software.

p.s. The OneGuyFromBarlick website software  is "Opensource", although I have modified it conciderably but you to can download the basic software, it is available at www.maxwebportal.info.