Thursday, July 2, 2009

Zoho: a sisyphean ordeal

Actually, it wasn't that bad. I could see the benefit of having a web-accessible word processing program (especially when you compare free to the cost of any Microsoft program), but it was a frustrating experience due to the constraints of SPL bandwidth. Loading times were sooo slow, I would lose my work when the page timed out, etc. The layout and functions of Zoho were fine, but clearly Microsoft Word wins out when you don't have a fast or reliable internet connection. Nothing is more irritating than outpacing your computer's work speed.

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  1. Hey amy:
    I thought Zoho was great for the reason you mentioned above, that it's free. Also the Google docs feature. My daughter has a laptop and does not want to spend the money to buy Microsoft Word and is using the Google docs. She said you can convert Word documents into Google docs and vice-versa.

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  2. Thanks for the comments. I'll have to give Zoho another chance and try it at home sometime, where I have a faster connection.

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  3. try openoffice.org for a free office app set that does not require web access to use.

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  4. Those open/web-based programs are good for our Internet users, too, because they can save their work without the outlay for a flash drive.

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