WHILE I love my Xbox 360, I hate the bloatware that Microsoft comes out with, which is why my browser of choice is Firefox rather than Internet Explorer, and I use Gmail rather than Outlook or Hotmail.
Now I’ve freed up more precious space on my hard disk by ditching Microsoft Office and switching to OpenOffice.org. For word processing, however, I’m using an even leaner alternative to OpenOffice’s Write application. It’s called AbiWord and you can try downloading it to find out why it’s great.
For more open source stuff for Windows, go to Open Source Windows. Some of my fave apps are cited there, like the VLC media player, while others I’ll still have to test.
Hell, if only they were viable platforms for gaming, I might consider switching my OS to Linux or Mac, heh 
August 12th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
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March 27th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
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February 26th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
I’ve tried using open office (OO) some years ago, back in my office in the Philippines. It is pretty neat and feels light (I suppose) compared to MS Office. Though one has to familiarize OO’s menus for a smoother writing experience.
February 25th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
hey nightfox thanks for visiting and your comment
been considering that, but it’s gaming that’s stopping me.
i love my consoles, but i still want to enjoy playing the latest pc games
cheers,
joey
February 24th, 2007 at 5:35 am
or how about doing some virtualization instead (inside linux/mac)?