tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378433629639897384.post7681370616515665996..comments2009-11-12T13:22:51.963-05:00Clint Dunawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637953982315833799info@mormonlawyers.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378433629639897384.post-46605861218332015862009-11-12T13:22:51.963-05:002009-11-12T13:22:51.963-05:00Our IT department doesn&#39;t mind OpenOffice, so I use it almost exclusively. The exception is when I deal with one judge who prefers things in WordPerfect. I have an old copy of the software so I can convert stuff for him. <br /><br />I have this theoretical dream of working in a completely open source law office. It probably isn&#39;t feasible with a lot of the specialized account management software, but maybe there are sufficient open source alternatives. It would be slick to run a bunch of Ubuntu or openSUSE machines with OpenOffice, Evolution/Thunderbird, etc. Of course, I&#39;m not about to start up my own office any time soon, so it will remain a dream.Peter R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17071611685791601927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378433629639897384.post-43507424388360653212009-11-10T23:22:20.826-05:002009-11-10T23:22:20.826-05:00For what it is worth, in real life depositions attorneys bring laptops and type up notes all the time. I&#39;ve yet to complain about others doing it or get complaints when I do it.<br /><br />You might want to look at openoffice.org -- the suite includes software that writes to .pdf files and works better than distiller (and is cheaper). I only wish our office would let us use it, but our IT department won&#39;t approve it.<br /><br />Neat that there is no traffic where you are.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378433629639897384.post-68968872154717269942009-11-10T13:03:34.342-05:002009-11-10T13:03:34.342-05:00I enjoy reading your updates....keep them coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com