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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2010-12-15 02:09 pm
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Stop! Web Time!

EDIT: The Web is _anything in a browser_. If it's not in a browser then it's not the web. If you use a chat client that's browser-based, then that counts. If you use one that's a program, then it doesn't.

[Poll #1657175]

The reason I'm curious is Google's pushing of the Chrome laptops - which are designed to be web only. I know that a lot of my time is spent on the web nowadays, but I'm curious as to what percentage most people spend on it.

(Non-web usages of the computer are either playing non-web games (Dragon Age and Super Meat Boy this week) and watching videos - although that's mostly on Julie's PC, as it's in the bedroom.)

The second question is because there was a big battle over MS Office versus OpenOffice, and I realised that I don't really use Office at home since I stopped sending letters. I still have it (the joy of a brother who works for Microsoft), but I can't see me using it.
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[identity profile] a-pawson.livejournal.com 2010-12-15 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I can see Google's point. At home I pretty much only use the PC for web or for gaming. Even at work, 99% of the time I only use office programs or a web browser. If we didn't have Microsoft Office installed as standard, and used an office suite that worked in a browser (such as Google Docs), there would be very little I, or any of the other folk that work here, would do that wouldn't run in a browser.

I haven't used any office software at home for years. A few months ago I actually had to send a letter, but used PC2Paper.com which for 65p printed out my letter and posted it without me having to worry about finding a stamp of a postbox.
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[personal profile] andrewducker 2010-12-15 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, Pc2Paper looks useful!

[identity profile] a-pawson.livejournal.com 2010-12-15 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
My letter certainly got to the recipient, so I had no complaints. There are a few other companies offering similar services for people like me who are too lazy to walk to the post office and buy a stamp.
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[identity profile] the-magician.livejournal.com 2010-12-15 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
The Royal Mail used to do a similar service, and still does for business that want to do direct mail/marketing. I don't know if the personal service is still available.

E.g. they will send out your corporate christmas cards ... you pick a design, upload your customer address database, and they get sent cards
http://www.iredpartnership.com/christmas-solution/

And of course you don't need to walk to the post office to buy a stamp anymore, you can print them out on your printer at home.
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?catId=400046&mediaId=106700775
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