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I had given up on some of the older hardware I was working with. I was only familiar at that time with options like Puppy and DSL and quite frankly, I felt that even though I could get a functional system by using these options the look of these two was as bad as the old Windows 3.1! That didn't cut it for my clients. The first time I came into
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I tried Scribus too and found it somewhat lacking. The new version looks better though. Since Scribus isnt compatible with Publisher, what Open Source alternative is?
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I started out using Word and switched to Open Office. I found some extensions for Open Office that had templates for fliers, and other business documents. this worked OK but I still couldn't manage to get that professional look to my graphics that I wanted. A Friend of mine suggested using GIMP as a graphics editor and although I found it a bit
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Any non-paid volunteers tend to come and go. I volunteer for many other organisations and events and I do what I can but I work fulltime and have my own charity to manage so time is limited. because of this I understand why its hard to get volunteers to commit to a long term project. Its easier to get them to commit to smaller 'events' that
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I install Open Suse or Kubuntu on all the computers I refurbish. It demonstrates that the system and all the hardware works and It has everything anyone could possibly need on a computer system for free. That is with the exception of them being able to install MS products and use them. If they need that capability They can install the MS OS themselves
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I started out refurbishing computers for friends with my spare parts and now Its turned into a full fledged ministry through my church. Things are getting complicated as I;m serching for new ways to solicit donations of computer equipment and searching for other volunteers locally who may be interested in this effort. Any and all advice would be greatly
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I prefer linux to either one.