Comments on: It’s not cheating – cheap software

By: Windows 7 Super Cheap, It’s Not Cheating! | dave miers dot com

Windows 7 Super Cheap, It’s Not Cheating! | dave miers dot com — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:04:38 +0000

[...] have some sweet deals on software for students. They now have their new operation system, Windows 7, available as an upgrade for only [...]

By: davemiers

davemiers — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:59:01 +0000

@rob – hey man – thanks for stopping by! will have to catch you for a coffee soon!! thanks for the tip on open office

@josh – thanks man.

@ben – i’m sorry – i’ll see what i can do… ;)

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:45:10 +0000

Windows only. Lame.

By: josh

josh — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:54:11 +0000

Openoffice for the win!

Also worth looking into is the MSDNAA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSDN_Academic_Alliance
http://www.msdnaa.net/search/SchoolSearchIntl.aspx

If your school/uni has signed up to it you can get software free or cheep. Hornsby TAFE has. Worth looking into.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:36:58 +0000

Alternatively, you can use Open Office which is almost exactly the same and is completely compatible with microsoft office.

http://www.openoffice.org

By: davemiers

davemiers — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:08:26 +0000

i got it with my moore address.
it worked fine.

By: RodeoClown

RodeoClown — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:47:10 +0000

Moore isn’t on the list either… (I’m not a student though…)

By: davemiers

davemiers — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:42:02 +0000

@luke – are you saying not get this package?

@matt – bummer! i’m pretty sure there’s discounts for teachers – you might just need to fish around to find it elsewhere???

@julie – totally. run by microsoft.

@nick g – hello.

By: Nick G

Nick G — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:05:41 +0000

Sure is. I bought a copy from that site last year.

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:59:09 +0000

Hey Dave, is the site legit?

By: Matt Jacobs

Matt Jacobs — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:42:24 +0000

it has to be a uni or TAFE email address – not a school email address (which I have).

shame, I thought I could upgrade on the cheap :(

By: Luke C

Luke C — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:56:10 +0000

A good thing to know for Windows users is that MS is providing cheap upgrades from Vista to Windows 7 so look for them when 7 comes out later this year as opposed to buying a full educational version.