Eric,
I agree the summer image update will be getting open source and MS updates to it.  Ones like: Cute PDF, NVU the MS 2007 converters, and believe it or not there are a couple of free (if you are running windows) software downloads from microsoft that I like.  One is called Photostory 3 which makes "the end of the year slide show" WAY easier.  The other is called imageresizerpowertoy.  With this one you can right click on an image (or multiple images) and resize them for the web or whatever on the fly.

On a similar note.....since Frontpage is going away being replaced by Web Expressions.....are people ponying up the cash for that or going to NVU or other open source web page development tools on the windows machines? 

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>>> Eric Hall <[log in to unmask]> 6/13/2007 8:48 PM >>>
And thus "docx, xlsx, pptx converters" gets added to my summer image update
list.... ARGH! I had a similar experience with DocX a couple of months ago,
but after the first three students (in one week?) I haven't seen one since!

Can anyone confirm that the most recent OO has conversion built in? What
about StarOffice?


Eric





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> today's 'tech fire extinguisher episode" relating to a pptx file extension
> just took away one of my reservations about a larger scale deployment of
> Open Office!
> 
> 1.  Fifth grader, Susie, can't open her presentation for the big end of year
> culminating activity that she worked so hard with her dad last night.  As a
> matter of fact Dad's leaving work early so he can come see her present.  He
> sent her to school with his  1 gig U3 thumbdrive and her file
> RosaParks.pptxon it.  Susie and her teacher are in a panic!   Forty
> five minutes later,
> I'm installing file converters and downloading viewers for Powerpoint 2007
> after sifting through lots of  online rants from frustrated  users dealing
> with File compatability issues for a solution to this 'tech glitche".
>  (
> http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/11/30/open-view-edit-and-save-office-2007-d 
> ocuments-spreadsheets-workbooks-and-presentations-in-office-2003-xp-or-2000/
> )
> 
> For those of you staying away from Open Office in order to avoid training
> users to work with file compatibility issues,  Microsoft has just decided
> that this is an experience we shouldn't be deprived of!   ARRGH!!  well at
> least I know what  a .pptx file is now!   but the *.odp lesson about file
> compatibility  is a lot cheaper...
> 
> sorry.. just had to rant
> 
> Lucie
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> On 4/13/07, Bryant Patten <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Dear Pizza Attendees  - and non Attendees
>> 
>>        As was discussed during today's conference,  one of the questions
>> that is often asked around Open Source use in schools is 'Who else is
>> using Open Source?'  While we had an impressive show of hands at the
>> conference, it would be even better to have a more specific list of
>> people/schools that are using FOSS solutions and which programs
>> people are using.
>> 
>>        If people want to reply (on list or off list to my email), I would
>> be happy to compile the results and either send them out to anyone
>> that replies or post the final result back to this list.
>> 
>>        In a related question, would there be any interest in forming a
>> Open
>> Source and Education Users group?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Bryant Patten
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