[AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family

[Joe O'Connell]

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Joe O'Connell

-----Original Message-----
From: AccessD <accessd-bounces+joeo=appoli.com at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of Paul Wolstenholme
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2023 4:24 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family

Arthur,

I recommend installing www.portableapps.com and installing LibreOffice Portable Still from that.  Updates are automatic (and bundled with updates to other useful PortableApps stuff).
The LibreOffice Portable Fresh version updates itself more often than I would like.
Installing LibreOffice directly from  LibreOffice never was good at keeping itself up to date without a manual process to update each PC that I tired of.  I switched from OpenOffice to LibreOffice way back at version 4.
I did have to tell windows that various file types should be opened using the LibreOffice .exe  located within the hard drive folder structure I assigned PortableApps to use.  That is a one time exercise per PC.

This could save you from getting frustrated in a few years time after microsoft convince their customers to use even newer features designed to not work in today's LibreOffice.  Compatibility will be maintained.

Paul Wolstenholme

On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 00:50, John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well hello there.  Long time no see.
>
> On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 1:32 AM Juergen Welz <jwelz at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've had some experience with Libre Office and there's some funky 
> > stuff but the price is certainly right and its support for most of 
> > the MS
> office
> > suite file formats is really brilliant.  But then, I still own 
> > Office
> 2003
> > and still write some new Access code on Win 11 PCs with it.  I just 
> > did some soccer team management and spectator photo pass retrieval 
> > via QR
> code
> > scan input.  Why get a two ton press when all you need is a single 
> > light tap with a hammer.  I gave up on buying updated Microsoft 
> > applications
> when
> > they introduced the ribbon.
> >
> > Jurgen Welz
> > ________________________________
> > From: AccessD 
> > <accessd-bounces+jwelz=hotmail.com at databaseadvisors.com>
> on
> > behalf of Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 7:42:50 PM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving < 
> > accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family
> >
> > This aggravation proved just too much, I've decided to abandon the 
> > MS
> suite
> > and begin learning the LibreOffice stuff, for starters.
> >
> > I will still keep my old 2016 versions, but I think that my 
> > experience today sort of broke the bond I thought we had.
> >
> > I think that it's time to explore LibreOffice and PostGrSQL in depth.
> >
> > I realize that I am a krill in their ocean of customers, but given 
> > that
> I'm
> > retired, who gives a s**t about what I think? I'm going to embark on 
> > an intensive program studying the LibreOffice stuff, concentrating 
> > on Base (its DBMS), but  looking to see what I can duplicate in the 
> > absence of
> VBA.
> > I know that Base offers an equivalent language, so that's Step One. 
> > Then
> we
> > shall see where it goes from there.
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 6:42 PM Kathryn Bassett 
> > <kathryn at bassett.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > And Family comes with 5 more seats, so I've installed on Dave, my
> sister,
> > > and 2 of Arlene's computers.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: AccessD <accessd-
> > > > bounces+kathryn=bassett.net at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of 
> > > > bounces+Susan
> > > > Harkins
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 11:47 AM
> > > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > > > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family
> > > >
> > > > I can only speak from my own experience. My 365 license comes 
> > > > with
> all
> > > the
> > > > Power apps and some of them are powerful apps. With the Power 
> > > > apps
> and
> > > > SharePoint (which comes with my 365 license), I have an 
> > > > incredible
> > number
> > > > of easy-to-use tools at my disposal. I'd not go back.
> > > >
> > > > Susan H.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What's the advantage then of 385 over say O2021?
> > > >
> > >
>
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