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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: I bought a Chromebook! |
| Date | 2018-07-26 13:59 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <frur0vF42oU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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On 7/26/18 1:43 PM, SilverSlimer wrote: > On Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:57:54 -0500, chrisv wrote: > >> RonB wrote: >> >>> SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> wrote: >>>> >>>> Between Google Docs and LibreOffice, I would feel more comfortable >>>> with the latter. I don't need the additional functions of LibreOffice, >>>> but I feel more comfortable using a real program rather than a web >>>> application. >>>> I don't want to be working on a document for three hours only to have >>>> a web page time out and lose all of my progress (though I imagine that >>>> it saves the data every five minutes or so). >>> >>> I'm not a big fan of Google Docs either, but my wife uses it (which >>> means I have to use it when editing her writing) and my kids use it, and >>> their cousins use it. Personally, I would see if I could install JOE in >>> the terminal and that would be my text editor/word processor. I think >>> Chromebooks can support some terminal applications now, can't they? >>> >>> And, yeah, Google Docs saves constantly. So losing something is not >>> likely to happen (unless you were working in offline mode) and your >>> laptop took a crap on you. >> >> I just gave Google Docs a try, and have confirmed that there is no >> problem saving your files either locally to the Chromebook, or to a USB >> drive. >> >> When ChromeOS was new, there was a lot of FUD spread-about, that Google >> would "own" your documents. >> >> A word-processing document can be downloaded and saved as docx, odt, >> rtf, pdf, txt, html, or epub. Nice! > > And I imagine that odt isn't an afterthought with Google Docs the way > that it is with Microsoft Office Online. The constant warnings that odt > might not be compatible over there - an effort to force the person to use > docx - are enough not to bother with the service. > > > ODT does not support features MS Word uses... they SHOULD warn you about that! -- Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow superior by attacking the messenger. They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again. <https://youtu.be/H4NW-Cqh308>
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I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-24 07:25 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 12:26 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-24 07:53 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 06:26 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-07-24 07:31 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 14:58 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 19:23 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 20:08 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 20:22 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-25 11:53 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 09:58 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 10:05 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2018-07-25 18:00 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 11:10 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 11:55 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 12:10 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 11:57 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 11:33 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 12:29 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 12:45 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-25 14:49 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 13:01 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 14:50 -0600
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-25 21:06 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! GasPipe <vinnythegaspipe@motz.org> - 2018-07-25 17:23 -0400
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-25 21:45 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 14:57 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! GasPipe <vinnythegaspipe@motz.org> - 2018-07-25 18:18 -0400
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 22:37 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 22:53 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-26 14:27 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 07:46 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-26 09:33 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 14:54 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 14:13 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! GasPipe <vinnythegaspipe@motz.org> - 2018-07-25 17:21 -0400
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Kompyler <kompyler@toke.com> - 2018-07-25 21:17 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 13:20 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 13:27 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Kompyler <kompyler@toke.com> - 2018-07-25 21:03 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 14:51 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 13:44 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-25 20:59 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 14:21 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! GasPipe <vinnythegaspipe@motz.org> - 2018-07-25 17:25 -0400
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 15:02 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 17:03 -0600
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-25 16:42 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-26 14:40 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-26 09:37 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 10:20 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-26 06:49 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 05:25 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 08:17 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-26 09:25 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Kompyler <kompyler@toke.com> - 2018-07-25 21:16 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-24 13:41 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 14:32 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-24 15:06 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2018-07-25 00:20 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-26 11:57 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 20:03 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-26 13:52 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-27 07:17 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-07-27 06:05 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-27 13:23 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-07-27 06:57 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 07:29 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-27 15:57 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2018-08-06 11:58 -0400
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-27 08:38 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 06:42 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 06:58 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-07-27 07:08 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-27 09:33 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-27 08:00 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-26 20:43 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-26 13:59 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-26 14:47 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-24 08:16 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 15:00 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 19:24 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-25 09:34 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 08:01 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 10:37 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-25 09:30 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 07:45 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 06:42 -0700
$180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Simon bar Sinister <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 07:42 -0700
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 15:03 +0000
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-24 13:58 -0500
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 14:01 -0700
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-24 15:07 -0700
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2018-07-24 17:39 -0400
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-25 07:32 -0500
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Simon bar Sinister <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 05:09 -0700
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-25 05:25 -0700
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 19:18 +0000
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-24 20:07 +0000
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 20:20 +0000
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-07-25 11:44 +0000
Re: $180 is expensive for a piece of garbage. Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 13:45 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-07-24 15:58 +0000
Re: I bought a Chromebook! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-07-24 12:16 -0500
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 14:16 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-07-24 15:06 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 15:18 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 15:34 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 10:36 -0700
Re: I bought a Chromebook! RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-07-24 19:16 +0000
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