tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25422068.post2412181714169847534..comments2023-11-03T08:44:12.478-07:00Comments on James' Random, Stimulating, Missional, Spiritual Thoughts: The 10 Coolest Open Source Products of 2008James Noredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13707292759635770946noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25422068.post-5133182038663678142008-12-31T17:56:00.000-08:002008-12-31T17:56:00.000-08:00dare i open my mouth? :Di've used the OpenOffice s...dare i open my mouth? :D<BR/>i've used the OpenOffice since pre 1.0 days, and love it. I haven't installed the 3.0 version yet (due to I have 256M of ram) OpenOffice offers the best of all worlds: it can read and write to MS file formats, wordperfect/corel, and of course the global ODF format. no other office suite can do that.<BR/><BR/>firefox... same story, I run v1.5 on my memory-limited machine, and at work I've run 2.x series and the 3.0. it is very stable. I've always installed the flashblock, noscript, and tabbed browsing plugins. flashblock is particularly nice for stoping all though headache-causing ads.<BR/><BR/>other open source...<BR/>I've used linux since 1998. in the begining it was very technical to get it running on my laptop, but now I can stick in a CD and a usb key into any machine and use it without altering what ever is install on that machine.<BR/>also, my whole company runs on it, and our product runs it. we do real-time network intrusion detection and prevention on gigabit networks. (if that means anything to the readers here)<BR/><BR/>one last note: check out Ubuntu Christian Edition and ichthux (the kubuntu version).<BR/>they both come with internet protection and content filtering apps to protect kids from questionable sites.<BR/><BR/>BrandonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25422068.post-75487804364985139692008-12-29T22:02:00.000-08:002008-12-29T22:02:00.000-08:00Corey,Wired and digg are great sources of what is ...Corey,<BR/><BR/>Wired and digg are great sources of what is current in the news and technology. <BR/><BR/>JamesJames Noredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707292759635770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25422068.post-2614453492532710952008-12-29T22:00:00.000-08:002008-12-29T22:00:00.000-08:00Jason, thanks for sharing. What do you like about ...Jason, thanks for sharing. What do you like about Firefox?James Noredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707292759635770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25422068.post-1360325539288515662008-12-29T19:59:00.000-08:002008-12-29T19:59:00.000-08:00Forgot to mention that I use Firefox and OpenOffic...Forgot to mention that I use Firefox and OpenOffice. I am a big open source fan.<BR/>CoreyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25422068.post-90270518605035157182008-12-29T19:56:00.000-08:002008-12-29T19:56:00.000-08:00You read wired and Digg James? Wow. Never would ha...You read wired and Digg James? Wow. Never would have guessed. <BR/><BR/>CoreyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25422068.post-80243143903371571622008-12-29T11:07:00.000-08:002008-12-29T11:07:00.000-08:00I use FIrefox is great, and some of my friends use...I use FIrefox is great, and some of my friends use open officeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25422068.post-21492649684636272452008-12-29T07:59:00.000-08:002008-12-29T07:59:00.000-08:00John, I was thinking of you when I found this arti...John, I was thinking of you when I found this article!James Noredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707292759635770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25422068.post-19225121152519831262008-12-29T06:54:00.000-08:002008-12-29T06:54:00.000-08:00Maybe I'll convert you yet! :-)JohnMaybe I'll convert you yet! :-)<BR/><BR/>JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com