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Programs you can use during a financial meltdown!

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zridling:
[nod to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols]


What software can you use when you're out of money?


* Microsoft Office: OpenOffice.

* Quicken: GnuCash.

* SnagIt: Screenshot Captor.

* Outlook: Thunderbird.

* SharePoint: Alfresco.

* Windows: Linux._____________________________
Other suggestions?

VideoInPicture:
Instead of Mathematica or Matlab: GNU Octave
Instead of Photoshop: GIMP or Paint.Net

However, for office programs, I would still pay for Microsoft Office 2007 simply because I think the ribbon interface is vastly superior to what's on offer from the open source community.

zridling:
[VideoInPicture]: However, for office programs, I would still pay for Microsoft Office 2007 simply because I think the ribbon interface is vastly superior to what's on offer from the open source community.
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I can't dispute the elegance of the ribbon, even though I prefer Lotus Symphony's more space-efficient tabs w/toolbars and sidebar. Jensen Harris is a great guy. See http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archive/2008/03/12/the-story-of-the-ribbon.aspx if others are curious about the history of the ribbon.
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PS: Eric, your Circle Dock software is really cool!

cranioscopical:
I used to use the software that came with my scanner, but they have made that more difficult now. Besides, I can no longer afford the paper onto which I could print some $100-bills, nor the cart which I'd need to transport enough bills to pay for a loaf of bread.

zridling:
Hey, make sure you get an old copy of Adobe Photoshop 6 if you're needing to print money!  :P  It was the last version that allowed it.

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