Comments on: Free Accounting Software From Microsoft http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/497/free-accounting-software-from-microsoft Inspiration, ideas and opportunities for your business! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:10:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/497/free-accounting-software-from-microsoft#comment-5881 John Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:27:01 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/497/free-accounting-software-from-microsoft#comment-5881 The ability to create PDF's directly from my documents. A lower total cost of ownership (it's free to start with, but also easier to install and keep up-to-date). A good spam filter built into the email client. Some of which later versions of MS Office might have but I'd paid for and was happy with Office XP, I didn't expect to have to waste time trying to make it work only to find out I'd have to buy a new copy to do so. The time wasted was far more expensive than the damn software would have cost. I've never wasted anywhere near as much time with open source software... The ability to create PDF’s directly from my documents.

A lower total cost of ownership (it’s free to start with, but also easier to install and keep up-to-date).

A good spam filter built into the email client.

Some of which later versions of MS Office might have but I’d paid for and was happy with Office XP, I didn’t expect to have to waste time trying to make it work only to find out I’d have to buy a new copy to do so. The time wasted was far more expensive than the damn software would have cost.

I’ve never wasted anywhere near as much time with open source software…

]]> By: David Overton http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/497/free-accounting-software-from-microsoft#comment-5874 David Overton Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:10:59 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/497/free-accounting-software-from-microsoft#comment-5874 John, good point on the password bit - what do you get in your new combination that you didn't get before? thanks David John,

good point on the password bit - what do you get in your new combination that you didn’t get before?

thanks

David

]]> By: John http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/497/free-accounting-software-from-microsoft#comment-5873 John Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:32:01 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/497/free-accounting-software-from-microsoft#comment-5873 To me, being compatible with a new OS means it has 100% of the functionality that it did on the previous OS. Office XP does not achieve this. Most notably (and the problem that drove me to move to Open Office, Firefox and Thunderbird) is the fact that Outlook looses the ability to save passwords. It's a PITA to have to re-enter my password every time it checks my email, especially as I have around 20 pop3 accounts. When I had this problem I searched the Web and found there are some workarounds involving scripting but that they don't support multiple pop3 accounts and there was no official support from Microsoft. I'm sure I could have spent a bit of time tweaking the scripts to resolve my issue but why bother, switching to Open Office, Firefox and Thunderbird was quick and easy and it offers some really useful functionality that MS Office doesn't. To me, being compatible with a new OS means it has 100% of the functionality that it did on the previous OS. Office XP does not achieve this. Most notably (and the problem that drove me to move to Open Office, Firefox and Thunderbird) is the fact that Outlook looses the ability to save passwords. It’s a PITA to have to re-enter my password every time it checks my email, especially as I have around 20 pop3 accounts.

When I had this problem I searched the Web and found there are some workarounds involving scripting but that they don’t support multiple pop3 accounts and there was no official support from Microsoft. I’m sure I could have spent a bit of time tweaking the scripts to resolve my issue but why bother, switching to Open Office, Firefox and Thunderbird was quick and easy and it offers some really useful functionality that MS Office doesn’t.

]]> By: David Overton http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/497/free-accounting-software-from-microsoft#comment-5871 David Overton Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:18:29 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/497/free-accounting-software-from-microsoft#comment-5871 Office Accounting does appear to be a very good product, but I'm curious why you think Office XP is not compatible with Vista. I've run it on Vista just fine and MS also states it is compatible. I'm always looking for problems like this to solve, so more information would be nice. thanks David Office Accounting does appear to be a very good product, but I’m curious why you think Office XP is not compatible with Vista. I’ve run it on Vista just fine and MS also states it is compatible.

I’m always looking for problems like this to solve, so more information would be nice.

thanks

David

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