If you plan on using this suite, I recommend letting the preloader run. If it's not running, the applications take forever to launch. The preload process is designed to give Lotus Symphony apps a leg up when they are launched. It loads an auto-starting process called SODCPreload.
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When the install finishes, it also dumps three shortcuts onto your desktop and one last gift. I've seen some reports already that many people have had problems even getting the install to work. The installation does take several minutes and you end up with about 315 more megabytes of program files when you are done. Once the exe file extracts itself, you have to run a setup file and the real installation finally begins. If I had executed it in a crowded folder, I'd have had a tough time figuring out what had happened. What I found instead was a 133mb self-extracting zipped executable which dumped several files onto my nice clean desktop.
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I expected to download a nicely done installer. Pay very close attention to any check boxes they have in the forms you fill out there.īased on that, I'd have to classify it as RegisterWare, instead of FreeWare. Not only that, but if you aren't careful, they'll make sure to send you plenty of emails about their software. I had to give up my email addy, name, street address, and phone number. They make you jump through hoops to try out this software. I was very aggravated only a few minutes after arriving at the Lotus Symphony site.
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The question this week: Is the new beta version of Lotus Symphony any good? Just two days after IBM announced their free offering of Lotus Symphony, I went to their website and gave it a try. We don't have to use MS Word, Excel, or Power Point. Is Microsoft starting to get worried yet? They should, because we have a choice. Review from ClifNotes, Sep 2007, Office Suite Lotus Symphony - the new kid in free office suites When you are reading this newsletter, I hope you have fun too. It was a great weekend and I extended it into Monday just for fun.
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