Comments on: Open Source Real Estate http://maxsell.net/open-source-real-estate/ Buy, sell or lease real estate in North Metro Atlanta, GA. Homes, office space, industrial warehouse, land and investment properties. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:18:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Reese~ http://maxsell.net/open-source-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-14478 Robert Reese~ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:54:07 +0000 http://maxsell.net/?p=561#comment-14478 And the King Kong of open source software for Windows, <a href="http://OpenOffice.org" rel="nofollow">OpenOffice.org</a>. This software is backed by a large consortium who's two largest companies are IBM and Sun Microsystems. It is a completely usable MS Office replacement, and can save hundreds of dollars per user. Version 3 due out soon will natively support the new Office default format introduced in Office 2007 (.docx is an example). It also offers a one-click (okay, two click) save as a .pdf file. (okay, two click: one to create the pdf and one to save it in the current directory).<br><br>I've used it since its inception as well as its precursor. Sadly, many people feel it is an inferior product because it is free. That's an unfortunate and incorrect mindset, and leads to spending a lot of money where none needs to be spent.<br><br>Check it out at <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.openoffice.org/</a><br><br>By the way, THANK YOU for introducing and sharing these great resources.... the Real Estate community often is at the tail end of technology, mostly because most agents and brokers are people people and are typically the antithesis of computer people. Unmistakably, this blog entry helps bridge that gap and gives others permission to try out Open Source Software.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Robert~ And the King Kong of open source software for Windows, OpenOffice.org. This software is backed by a large consortium who's two largest companies are IBM and Sun Microsystems. It is a completely usable MS Office replacement, and can save hundreds of dollars per user. Version 3 due out soon will natively support the new Office default format introduced in Office 2007 (.docx is an example). It also offers a one-click (okay, two click) save as a .pdf file. (okay, two click: one to create the pdf and one to save it in the current directory).

I've used it since its inception as well as its precursor. Sadly, many people feel it is an inferior product because it is free. That's an unfortunate and incorrect mindset, and leads to spending a lot of money where none needs to be spent.

Check it out at http://www.openoffice.org/

By the way, THANK YOU for introducing and sharing these great resources…. the Real Estate community often is at the tail end of technology, mostly because most agents and brokers are people people and are typically the antithesis of computer people. Unmistakably, this blog entry helps bridge that gap and gives others permission to try out Open Source Software.

Cheers,
Robert~

]]> By: Robert Reese~ http://maxsell.net/open-source-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-5588 Robert Reese~ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:54:07 +0000 http://maxsell.net/?p=561#comment-5588 And the King Kong of open source software for Windows, <a href="http://OpenOffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a>. This software is backed by a large consortium who's two largest companies are IBM and Sun Microsystems. It is a completely usable MS Office replacement, and can save hundreds of dollars per user. Version 3 due out soon will natively support the new Office default format introduced in Office 2007 (.docx is an example). It also offers a one-click (okay, two click) save as a .pdf file. (okay, two click: one to create the pdf and one to save it in the current directory).<br><br>I've used it since its inception as well as its precursor. Sadly, many people feel it is an inferior product because it is free. That's an unfortunate and incorrect mindset, and leads to spending a lot of money where none needs to be spent.<br><br>Check it out at <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">http://www.openoffice.org/</a><br><br>By the way, THANK YOU for introducing and sharing these great resources.... the Real Estate community often is at the tail end of technology, mostly because most agents and brokers are people people and are typically the antithesis of computer people. Unmistakably, this blog entry helps bridge that gap and gives others permission to try out Open Source Software.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Robert~ And the King Kong of open source software for Windows, OpenOffice.org. This software is backed by a large consortium who's two largest companies are IBM and Sun Microsystems. It is a completely usable MS Office replacement, and can save hundreds of dollars per user. Version 3 due out soon will natively support the new Office default format introduced in Office 2007 (.docx is an example). It also offers a one-click (okay, two click) save as a .pdf file. (okay, two click: one to create the pdf and one to save it in the current directory).

I've used it since its inception as well as its precursor. Sadly, many people feel it is an inferior product because it is free. That's an unfortunate and incorrect mindset, and leads to spending a lot of money where none needs to be spent.

Check it out at http://www.openoffice.org/

By the way, THANK YOU for introducing and sharing these great resources…. the Real Estate community often is at the tail end of technology, mostly because most agents and brokers are people people and are typically the antithesis of computer people. Unmistakably, this blog entry helps bridge that gap and gives others permission to try out Open Source Software.

Cheers,
Robert~

]]> By: bnix http://maxsell.net/open-source-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-5587 bnix Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:14:01 +0000 http://maxsell.net/?p=561#comment-5587 Great call on PrimoPDF. I use it on a couple of my PC's and should have included it on my list. Great call on PrimoPDF. I use it on a couple of my PC's and should have included it on my list.

]]> By: John C http://maxsell.net/open-source-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-5586 John C Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:59:46 +0000 http://maxsell.net/?p=561#comment-5586 Brad- I like PrimoPDF - <a href="http://www.primopdf.com">www.primopdf.com</a> - it is free software that lets you print anything directly to a PDF file. Looks just like an additional printer in your print process. I use it for all my doc work, like 15 times a day. replaces: Adobe Acrobat. Brad- I like PrimoPDF – http://www.primopdf.com – it is free software that lets you print anything directly to a PDF file. Looks just like an additional printer in your print process. I use it for all my doc work, like 15 times a day. replaces: Adobe Acrobat.

]]> By: bnix http://maxsell.net/open-source-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-5585 bnix Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:13:52 +0000 http://maxsell.net/?p=561#comment-5585 WordPress is a beast unto itself and is my personal favorite OpenSource software. I left it out because it would raise so many questions on how. Now I can just refer those to you for answers;) WordPress is a beast unto itself and is my personal favorite OpenSource software. I left it out because it would raise so many questions on how. Now I can just refer those to you for answers;)

]]> By: Kevin - Alpharetta Real Estate http://maxsell.net/open-source-real-estate/comment-page-1/#comment-5584 Kevin - Alpharetta Real Estate Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:49:09 +0000 http://maxsell.net/?p=561#comment-5584 Hey, you forgot to mention the 500 pound gorilla of open source software: WordPress. Replaces: Gutenberg's Press Hey, you forgot to mention the 500 pound gorilla of open source software: WordPress. Replaces: Gutenberg's Press

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