DJK(John) Robinson
djkr at msn.com
Fri Jan 28 10:05:23 CST 2005
Hi Jon Where from? (in the UK, presumably) I know a small impecunious outfit that could really use that! John > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: 28 January 2005 15:19 > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Office 2003 > > > Hmm, I've seen that you can get Windows XP with SP2 upgrade > for £60... I'm very tempted by that. Is it worth upgrading my > P3-700 512mb ram pc that's currently running Win 2K? I've got > a LOT of stuff on that I don't really want to lose, but I can > back it up... > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Admin Sparky [mailto:dba.email at gmail.com] > Sent: 26 January 2005 17:28 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office 2003 > > > Francisco, > > Watch for line wrap. > http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sa/productivity/ho > me_use_rights. > mspx > > Don't forget though that this is a subset of the Software > Assurance program. > http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sa/default.mspx > > M$ is not in the business of giving away their software, they > will get their money one way or another;) > > > Mark > > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:51:46 -0800, Francisco Tapia > <fhtapia at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Do you have a link to the details of this program? that is very > > cool... I mean... I will never pay $300+ for MS office, > however if a > > program was available at the price listed here man that's a > diffrent > > story all together. > > > > > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 07:46:42 -0500, Admin Sparky > <dba.email at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > ...there is another alternative for a VERY small percentage of > > > people. My enterprise maintains a licensing agreement with > > > Microsoft that includes "software assurance". Part of that > > > agreement is the ability for any employee to purchase the full > > > version for $20...it's called the home use program. The > Office Pro > > > 2003 package includes the normal plus Outlook, Access, Publisher, > > > and InfoPath. It might be worth a look to some people to see if > > > their company participates in this program. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 14:44:17 -0500, John W. Colby > > > <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote: > > > > You have to look at the features in whatever version of whatever > product you > > > > are talking about to see if the version contains the > features you > want. > > > > >From the Amazon page: > > > > > > > > The Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 > is basically > identical > > > > to their standard Microsoft Office 2003. It contains: > > > > - Excel 2003 > > > > - Outlook 2003 > > > > - Powerpoint 2003 > > > > - Word 2003 > > > > > > > > What it does NOT contain (compared with the > professional and small > business > > > > versions) is Access 2003, Publisher 2003 and the Outlook 2003 > > > > version > that > > > > has a Business Contact Manager - none of which would be > > > > particularly necessary for students. > > > > > > > > Microsoft stresses that this version of their Office > 2003 is only > > > > for non-commercial use. You qualify for this edition so long as > > > > you are 1) > a > > > > full- or part-time student enrolled in a K-12 institution, 2) > home-schooled, > > > > 3) taking at least 6 credits at an accredited > college/university, > > > > or > 4) a > > > > full- or part-time faculty member and work 20+ hours at > a school. > > > > > > > > It retails at the Amazon price, which seems like a lot until you > remember > > > > that the Standard version is sold for over two hundred dollars > > > > more. > There > > > > is no discounted upgrade price for the academic > version, but this > > > > is > still > > > > probably the best price you can get. AND you can use > the software > > > > on > up to > > > > three computers, so long as someone in your household qualifies > > > > (for instance, if you have a child who qualifies for > this version, > > > > you can > upload > > > > it onto your computer as well and use the software even > if you do > > > > not qualify for the discount). > > > > > > > > If you are a college/university student, I would > suggest visiting > > > > your school bookstore before purchasing this software. > Microsoft > > > > offers > academic > > > > volume licensing through a lot of > colleges/universities, where you > > > > can > get > > > > the same software for up to 70% off if you qualify. Check out > [Microsoft > > > > website] for more information. > > > > > > > > John W. Colby > > > > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > > > > > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > > > > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On > Behalf Of Rocky > Smolin - > > > > Beach Access Software > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 2:15 PM > > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office 2003 > > > > > > > > But does the student/teacher version include Access? > Occurs to me > that I > > > > have a student in the house with an I.D. But I think he needs > > > > Access. > > > > > > > > Rocky > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "John W. Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> > > > > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > > > > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 6:24 AM > > > > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Office 2003 > > > > > > > > > In fact what it says is that there has to be a student to > > > > > teacher in the house to USE the copy. They are not > supposed to > > > > > sell it to you unless that is true and are supposed > to require a > > > > > school id. I > bought > > > > > student licenses > > > > > for XP and visual studio .net and I had to fax my > student id to > > > > > the > online > > > > > store before they would fill the order. > > > > > > > > > > John W. Colby > > > > > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > > > > > > > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > > > > > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > DJK(John) > > > > > Robinson > > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 5:50 AM > > > > > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > > > > > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Office 2003 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm a bit rusty on the small print, but I think it's legal for > anyone > > > > > to > > > > > BUY > > > > > an educational version. Installing and USING it > however may be > > > > > a different matter - which is what the licence > probably covers. > > > > > I'd be > interested to > > > > > know how you and your friends qualify in this respect. > > > > > > > > > > PC World? Shame on you! ;-) > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > > >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > > >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On > Behalf Of Jon > Tydda > > > > >> Sent: 23 January 2005 03:33 > > > > >> To: Dba-Tech; dba-OT > > > > >> Subject: [dba-Tech] Office 2003 > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> I did a very unusual thing today - I bought an actual real > > > > >> legal licenced copy of Office... > > > > >> > > > > >> We were in a shop (PC world, sorry I'll go and wash my mouth > > > > >> out > now) > > > > >> and we saw this incredible offer: instead of £350 > for Standard > > > > >> Edition with one licence, or £150 for the upgrade > version, buy > > > > >> the same product for £80 with 3 licences because it's the > > > > >> educational version. There are NO DIFFERENCES except > you get 3 > > > > >> licences instead of 1 and it's less than a quarter of the > > > > >> price. > > > > >> > > > > >> My dad works in a school, and happened to have his > ID on him, > > > > >> but > we > > > > >> weren't asked to prove that we were students or teachers or > anything, > > > > >> so I think I'm going to have to go back next week > with orders > > > > >> for some friends... So if anyone's interested, and fancies > > > > >> their > chances, > > > > >> it might be worth giving this a look... for your > money you get > Excel, > > > > >> Word, Outlook and Powerpoint, but that's more than > enough to be > > > > >> getting on with for most of us... > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> Jon > > > > >> > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> dba-Tech mailing list > > > > >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > -Francisco > > http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also > be legally privileged. 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