[ale] [OT] updating, securing OpenOffice, Adobe Reader / Flash

[Scott Castaline]

On 03/11/2011 12:18 PM, Ron Frazier wrote:
> Preston,
>
> Thanks for the note. That's one reason I'm reluctant to remove Reader,
> despite the problems I've described. I haven't personally tried Foxit,
> but Leo Laporte on the TWIT podcast network recommends it.
>
> I'm probably going to move to LibreOffice once it's stable. I thought it
> was in beta, so I haven't tried it yet.
>
> Ron
>
> On 03/11/2011 10:42 AM, Preston Boyington wrote:
>> Ron Frazier wrote:
>> <snipped>
>>
>>
>>> I know, I'm looking for a way to fire Reader on Windows, and I don't use
>>> it on Linux.  I don't like Ubuntu 10.04's built in PDF reader either.  I
>>> may end up going to Foxit on both Linux and Windows.
>>>
>> I predominately use Foxit on my Windows CAD workstation.  Occasionally
>> though I will get a pdf that refuses to render correctly in Foxit (such
>> as a cover sheets to a set of plans).  the pages render in a sludgy grey.
>>
>> I've tried several different readers and only Acrobat Reader will
>> display these sheets correctly.
>>
>> just a heads up.
>>
>> additionally, have you looked at LibreOffice on both platforms yet?  I
>> was under the impression it was the shiny new toy.
>>
>>
Nope it's now regular release 3.3.1 so far real stable. Made the switch 
myself on the day this release came out. I pretty much use it 
exclusively and am about to remove OOo and go LO exclusively. They have 
a very active mail list too for all levels.