Comments on: New York Times Tech Writer Lives Without Microsoft Word http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/16/new-york-times-tech-writer-lives-without-microsoft-word/ Tools and Trade Secrets for Aspiring Writers Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:36:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Jesse Hines, Vigorous Writing http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/16/new-york-times-tech-writer-lives-without-microsoft-word/#comment-15329 Jesse Hines, Vigorous Writing Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:40:18 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/16/new-york-times-tech-writer-lives-without-microsoft-word/#comment-15329 Great article link. I've been using Microsoft Works (not Word) for the past year or so and it's been fine. But, this Google Doc's is interesting. It's yet another free resource that is actually valuable; we writers can always use another legitimate way to save money. Jesse Great article link. I’ve been using Microsoft Works (not Word) for the past year or so and it’s been fine.

But, this Google Doc’s is interesting. It’s yet another free resource that is actually valuable; we writers can always use another legitimate way to save money.

Jesse

]]> By: Tom Chandler/Copywriter Underground http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/16/new-york-times-tech-writer-lives-without-microsoft-word/#comment-14777 Tom Chandler/Copywriter Underground Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:41:13 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/16/new-york-times-tech-writer-lives-without-microsoft-word/#comment-14777 I've used Open Office for years, and not once have I had a problem with MS Office documents sent and received from clients. I got tired of all the atrocities MS committed on MS Word, to the point where they were losing valuable features to include unimportant ones. For years the only real choice in office software was MS, and thankfully, those days are behind us. I’ve used Open Office for years, and not once have I had a problem with MS Office documents sent and received from clients.

I got tired of all the atrocities MS committed on MS Word, to the point where they were losing valuable features to include unimportant ones.

For years the only real choice in office software was MS, and thankfully, those days are behind us.

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