The People's Hero Posted 14 January 2014 Posted 14 January 2014 Hi All, Bit of assistance required. I have a new laptop coming - nothing flash, just a replacement for one damaged recently and insurance has finally come to the rescue. 1) I know about openoffice, but I have real office on the previous laptop. Since that is now kaput, is there anyway I can get the license 'transferred' so I can activate office on the new computer? Or not? If not, is OpenOffice still the best free alternative? Office was the main thing I used the computer for, so it may be worth me paying for. I've not used OpenOffice recently, is it pretty much as good? 2) Is there any other free software anyone would recommend? I use skype, so that's one to grab... but what is the best free anti-virus (AVG?)... etc etc? Appreciate it.
Bryn Posted 14 January 2014 Posted 14 January 2014 Best free antivirus is Avast. In terms of getting your key for Office, sometimes Microsoft are actually quite reasonable about handing keys out. My dad has called them up in the past saying he lost his key and they gave him a new one. Worth a go. Alternatively if you can still use the old computer, check the registry.
The People's Hero Posted 14 January 2014 Author Posted 14 January 2014 Best free antivirus is Avast. In terms of getting your key for Office, sometimes Microsoft are actually quite reasonable about handing keys out. My dad has called them up in the past saying he lost his key and they gave him a new one. Worth a go. Alternatively if you can still use the old computer, check the registry. Not an option, it ended up with a surprising amount of rain water inside it and refused to turn on thereafter. I had to send it off to be fixed, but it was beyond economic repair, which is a result in some ways (betterment & I regularly back up) but a pain in others (software/registration keys etc). I'll contact Microsoft anyway, thanks for the advice.
xHamzah Posted 14 January 2014 Posted 14 January 2014 I prefer Avira over Avast although the ads do tend to get quite annoying. I recommend CCleaner as well.
The Doctor Posted 14 January 2014 Posted 14 January 2014 With office it depends - if it's registered to a Microsoft account then it's easy - after me last laptop was knicked in October I transferred it to this'un. It's a simple job - log into Microsoft office (office.microsoft.com/en-gb) then go to install office in the top right. You've got install information.- you can deactivate installs from there and install it on the computer you're on.
The People's Hero Posted 14 January 2014 Author Posted 14 January 2014 I've sorted the Office thing out - thanks on that front!
The People's Hero Posted 14 January 2014 Author Posted 14 January 2014 Is there any decent software, preferably free, just for making logos? I'm rubbish with design software? Google shows up plenty of paid services...
Ashley Posted 14 January 2014 Posted 14 January 2014 I use ESet anti virus it's brilliant. Always the full version too check NOD.32 on Facebook.
Stadt Posted 14 January 2014 Posted 14 January 2014 Is there any decent software, preferably free, just for making logos? I'm rubbish with design software? Google shows up plenty of paid services... GIMP (seriously) is decent.
Xen Posted 14 January 2014 Posted 14 January 2014 GIMP (seriously) is decent. It really is. Great piece of kit for free. Microsoft Security Essentials is - as far as I'm concerned - the best free antivirus out there, if you're on a Windows machine. Combine it with MalwareBytes AntiMalware (free version) and you're laughing.
Haydos Posted 14 January 2014 Posted 14 January 2014 Hi All, Bit of assistance required. I have a new laptop coming - nothing flash, just a replacement for one damaged recently and insurance has finally come to the rescue. 1) I know about openoffice, but I have real office on the previous laptop. Since that is now kaput, is there anyway I can get the license 'transferred' so I can activate office on the new computer? Or not? If not, is OpenOffice still the best free alternative? Office was the main thing I used the computer for, so it may be worth me paying for. I've not used OpenOffice recently, is it pretty much as good? 2) Is there any other free software anyone would recommend? I use skype, so that's one to grab... but what is the best free anti-virus (AVG?)... etc etc? Appreciate it. If you're using the pc a lot in the evening I'd highly recommend f.lux. It warms up the colour balance and it's a lot nicer on your eyes. Takes a little while to get used to as it's a bit orangey but you can set it on a slow transition and after a week you won't notice it. http://justgetflux.com/
ozleicester Posted 15 January 2014 Posted 15 January 2014 It really is. Great piece of kit for free. Microsoft Security Essentials is - as far as I'm concerned - the best free antivirus out there, if you're on a Windows machine. Combine it with MalwareBytes AntiMalware (free version) and you're laughing. this and add Spybot.
The People's Hero Posted 15 January 2014 Author Posted 15 January 2014 The laptop I'm getting had a 16gb ssd I've noted What sort of stuff should I put on there rather than the usual Hard drive?
Captain... Posted 15 January 2014 Posted 15 January 2014 GIMP (seriously) is decent. GIMP is very good, but you have to persevere with it, it is not very intuitative, especially if you are used to Photoshop, but there are plenty of good free tutorials so help is always at hand.
DB11 Posted 15 January 2014 Posted 15 January 2014 Www.ninite.com is brilliant for free software, installs it all automatically aswell
Haydos Posted 15 January 2014 Posted 15 January 2014 The laptop I'm getting had a 16gb ssd I've noted What sort of stuff should I put on there rather than the usual Hard drive? You won't even get windows on there I don't think Put all your regular programs on there. Itunes, VLC, photo/video editing. Whatever you use most basically.
DB11 Posted 21 January 2014 Posted 21 January 2014 The laptop I'm getting had a 16gb ssd I've noted What sort of stuff should I put on there rather than the usual Hard drive? SSD drive should hold your Operating System and programs you use the most, because it is very quick. Your secondary drive should hold files, such as music. Eg. Install iTunes on your SSD drive but have the music folder in your normal drive and have iTunes point to that.
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