Comments on: Mac Freeware http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/ A place to ramble... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:00:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Lori http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-997 Lori Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:11:01 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-997 From the <a href="http://www.neooffice.org/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">NeoOffice</a> site: "NeoOffice is a fully-featured set of office applications for Mac OS X. Based on the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">OpenOffice.org</a> office suite, NeoOffice has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office." Neo usually has the most recent version of OpenOffice as its base, has mac-like appearance and functionality, and doesn't require X11 to run. Like OO, NeoOffice is free and released under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">GNU GPL</a>. From the NeoOffice site:
“NeoOffice is a fully-featured set of office applications for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office.”

Neo usually has the most recent version of OpenOffice as its base, has mac-like appearance and functionality, and doesn’t require X11 to run. Like OO, NeoOffice is free and released under the GNU GPL.

]]> By: Bob Rich http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-994 Bob Rich Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:08:11 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-994 I've just noticed that you have NeoOffice and claim it's the Mac version of Open Office. I've only used Open Office on the PC and I was looking for a Mac version when I came across this link. The page calles it Open Office and not Neo. Is it the same? I’ve just noticed that you have NeoOffice and claim it’s the Mac version of Open Office. I’ve only used Open Office on the PC and I was looking for a Mac version when I came across this link. The page calles it Open Office and not Neo. Is it the same?

]]> By: Bob Rich http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-993 Bob Rich Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:01:34 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-993 It will open any Office 'document', not program. Sorry. It will open any Office ‘document’, not program. Sorry.

]]> By: Bob Rich http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-992 Bob Rich Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:00:25 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-992 Here's a link to Open Office http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/IntelDownload.html It's a FANTASTIC free program that's more than equal to Microsoft Office. It will create and open any Office program on your Mac or PC and the templates are amazing. I don't know how they offer this for free. Here’s a link to Open Office
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/IntelDownload.html
It’s a FANTASTIC free program that’s more than equal to Microsoft Office. It will create and open any Office program on your Mac or PC and the templates are amazing. I don’t know how they offer this for free.

]]> By: Bartholomew Cubbins http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-750 Bartholomew Cubbins Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:05:25 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-750 thx, I'll try out Yojimbo. My fear is that I get too attached to a program and then the company stops developing it. thx, I’ll try out Yojimbo. My fear is that I get too attached to a program and then the company stops developing it.

]]> By: Lori http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-744 Lori Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:31:38 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-744 I use Word because it is most compatible with documents that I receive from other people. Apple <a href="http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Pages</a> does not do such a good job with that, although it is nice for other things. Unfortunately, I hardly ever have a need for those other things. Maybe someday NeoOffice will finally beat out Word, but I haven't had much time to play with it. I had been using OpenOffice for a while, and my main problem was with the interface, not the functionality. I am very picky about UI and love mac prettiness :) Freemind seems really cool too. I downloaded it a while ago but I keep falling back to <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/inspiration/features/index.cfm" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Inspiration</a> 7, which I bought a long time ago, because I am more familiar with how it works and haven't had time or patience to figure out freemind yet. I use Barbones <a href="http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/index.shtml" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Yojimbo</a> for note organization, after trying about a million things. It is not freeware, but so far has been worth every penny of the $39 I paid for it. I looked at the NoteStudio site, but couldn't really figure out how it worked. I use Word because it is most compatible with documents that I receive from other people. Apple Pages does not do such a good job with that, although it is nice for other things. Unfortunately, I hardly ever have a need for those other things.

Maybe someday NeoOffice will finally beat out Word, but I haven’t had much time to play with it. I had been using OpenOffice for a while, and my main problem was with the interface, not the functionality. I am very picky about UI and love mac prettiness :)

Freemind seems really cool too. I downloaded it a while ago but I keep falling back to Inspiration 7, which I bought a long time ago, because I am more familiar with how it works and haven’t had time or patience to figure out freemind yet.

I use Barbones Yojimbo for note organization, after trying about a million things. It is not freeware, but so far has been worth every penny of the $39 I paid for it. I looked at the NoteStudio site, but couldn’t really figure out how it worked.

]]> By: Bartholomew Cubbins http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-742 Bartholomew Cubbins Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:16:26 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-742 "NeoOffice runs pretty fast for me (running 2.0 Aqua Beta 3), but I still use Word for most word processing." why? azureus is a pretty nice bittorrent client on mac. Freemind is a cool mindmap app. I also use <a href="http://www.dogmelon.com.au/ns/Getting%20Started.shtml" title="NoteStudio (cheap shareware)" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">NoteStudio (cheap shareware)</a>, which I love, but I'm not liking the java-ness. I find java annoyingly slow on macs. If you know of a good freeware note organization program I'd love to hear about it. “NeoOffice runs pretty fast for me (running 2.0 Aqua Beta 3), but I still use Word for most word processing.”

why?

azureus is a pretty nice bittorrent client on mac.

Freemind is a cool mindmap app.

I also use NoteStudio (cheap shareware), which I love, but I’m not liking the java-ness. I find java annoyingly slow on macs. If you know of a good freeware note organization program I’d love to hear about it.

]]> By: Lori http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-705 Lori Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:31:54 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-705 The dock background never really bugged me before, but after hearing it described as "milky" (I hate milk), and seeing the pretty purple translucent background on the screenshot at the Unsanity site, I may have to download it. The other program you need is APE (Application Enhancer). It is necessary to run all Unsanity haxies and is included with the haxie download. Also free. I am a big fan of the <a href="http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/menumaster" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Menu Master</a> haxie. It is for easily assigning keyboard shortcuts to menu items (go to the item in the menu and click the keyboard shortcut) either program specific or system wide. NeoOffice runs pretty fast for me (running 2.0 Aqua Beta 3), but I still use Word for most word processing. I have been using BASE for a database design class I've been taking and am pretty impressed. I tried to use it in regular Open Office and couldn't get past the interface. The dock background never really bugged me before, but after hearing it described as “milky” (I hate milk), and seeing the pretty purple translucent background on the screenshot at the Unsanity site, I may have to download it.

The other program you need is APE (Application Enhancer). It is necessary to run all Unsanity haxies and is included with the haxie download. Also free.

I am a big fan of the Menu Master haxie. It is for easily assigning keyboard shortcuts to menu items (go to the item in the menu and click the keyboard shortcut) either program specific or system wide.

NeoOffice runs pretty fast for me (running 2.0 Aqua Beta 3), but I still use Word for most word processing. I have been using BASE for a database design class I’ve been taking and am pretty impressed. I tried to use it in regular Open Office and couldn’t get past the interface.

]]> By: Camille http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-673 Camille Wed, 27 Sep 2006 06:54:54 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-673 Ooops, I mean "milky transluscent." If it was transparent it wouldn't be milky... Ooops, I mean “milky transluscent.” If it was transparent it wouldn’t be milky…

]]> By: Camille http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-672 Camille Wed, 27 Sep 2006 06:54:05 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/09/26/mac-freeware/#comment-672 For some reason, I really hate the milky transparent dock background. I make it clear with this freeware, I think it takes two programs to make it work. http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/cleardock I have Neo Office, it's so slow, but I don't need it that often and I'm not going to pay for MS Office. For some reason, I really hate the milky transparent dock background. I make it clear with this freeware, I think it takes two programs to make it work.
http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/cleardock I have Neo Office, it’s so slow, but I don’t need it that often and I’m not going to pay for MS Office.

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