Someone at the West Side meeting last night, was just talking about
using OpenOffice (dot org) to deal with (e.g.) *.doc files, *.ppt files, etc.
 
By coincidence, I just got this in the e-mail today.
Enjoy...
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Mike Schwartz    
Glendale  AZ
schwartz@acm.org
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From: Sun Microsystems <sun@communications2.sun.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 7:38 AM
Subject: Free guide to working with OpenDocument and Microsoft Office file formats
To: schwartz@acm.org


Free guide: Get the Benefits of OpenDocument Format (ODF).
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Get expert advice on working with the OpenDocument Format
Dear Mike Schwartz,

Will your documents be readable long into the future? Will you have flexibility in choosing between vendors and software to work with documents?

You can, if you deploy OpenDocument Format (ODF) into your environment.

The new guide, “Successfully Adopting and Integrating the OpenDocument Format with Microsoft Office Document Formats,” can help.

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