Comments on: Death of the Desktop App http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/ Better Blog Tips and the New Media (with attitude) Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:55:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/#comment-571 Blog Bloke Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/#comment-571 Thanks Alessia. I use TextEdit too. Thanks Alessia. I use TextEdit too.

]]> By: alessia http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/#comment-570 alessia Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:27:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/#comment-570 I must admit I don't use word much anymore. TextEdit is enough to jot down a quick note, or if I want to type my classes I use LaTeX (much quicker because 100% keyboard: no messing around with menus).<br/>But ppt/keynote are still very useful (although LaTeX can be used for similar purposes)<br/>I use Excel though. I like it. And it's very handy to keep track of my bank account. <br/>I think people still do use these applications, though, in general, especially students. I must admit I don’t use word much anymore. TextEdit is enough to jot down a quick note, or if I want to type my classes I use LaTeX (much quicker because 100% keyboard: no messing around with menus).
But ppt/keynote are still very useful (although LaTeX can be used for similar purposes)
I use Excel though. I like it. And it’s very handy to keep track of my bank account.
I think people still do use these applications, though, in general, especially students.

]]> By: josh http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/#comment-569 josh Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:53:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/#comment-569 I don't need them, and especially with free Open Office alternative I think the handwriting is on the wall for Microsoft. Yeah, Gates got out in time, took the money and ran the little prick. I don’t need them, and especially with free Open Office alternative I think the handwriting is on the wall for Microsoft. Yeah, Gates got out in time, took the money and ran the little prick.

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/#comment-568 Blog Bloke Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/#comment-568 Interesting. Since I no longer have a small business I find I don't really need those apps anymore. Especially with Web 2 technology apps becoming more prevalent online I can foresee very easily Office going by the wayside. I think they know that and is why the new version is more web enabled than ever. Eventually they will converge just like the blurring of the boundaries between the desktop and the web with always on broadband. Interesting. Since I no longer have a small business I find I don’t really need those apps anymore. Especially with Web 2 technology apps becoming more prevalent online I can foresee very easily Office going by the wayside. I think they know that and is why the new version is more web enabled than ever. Eventually they will converge just like the blurring of the boundaries between the desktop and the web with always on broadband.

]]> By: Kirsten http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/#comment-567 Kirsten Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:13:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/death-of-desktop-app/#comment-567 I use spreadsheets all the time. As a compulsive list maker, I have my book, cd, and movie inventories kept up on them, and it suits my simple needs perfectly. I keep a simple budget, which is basically just a quick visual that's much simpler than my financial software.<br/><br/>I don't have a database or drawing software, so I don't use those. I can't draw with or without the computer, so having that doesn't interest me. I do have ppt, which I use mostly for church - not exactly work, it's a volunteer job but I do use that regularly. <br/><br/>I also use word a lot, if only for keeping track of things that I'm copying and don't want to print pages and pages of off the internet. I don't know where I'd be without MS Office. I use spreadsheets all the time. As a compulsive list maker, I have my book, cd, and movie inventories kept up on them, and it suits my simple needs perfectly. I keep a simple budget, which is basically just a quick visual that’s much simpler than my financial software.

I don’t have a database or drawing software, so I don’t use those. I can’t draw with or without the computer, so having that doesn’t interest me. I do have ppt, which I use mostly for church - not exactly work, it’s a volunteer job but I do use that regularly.

I also use word a lot, if only for keeping track of things that I’m copying and don’t want to print pages and pages of off the internet. I don’t know where I’d be without MS Office.

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