This 8daysaweek CD has the latest version of OpenOffice.org for Windows®: OOo 2.4.1

If you were to download the programs on this CD with a reliable 56kbps modem connection, consistently connected at full speed (under ideal conditions), it would take over 19 hours (not including the time it would take to navigate to the sites and find the downloads).

Each CD also has on it the 8daysaweek.co.uk "Easy Installation Menus" that make it simple and easy for you to be working with OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 in a matter of minutes - even if you're a computer novice.

The CD comes with a "Quick Start Guide" which explains how OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 is installed and helps you to get started.

There are help pages on the CD with screenshots explaining the installation process in case you need extra assistance, plus links back to our help centre, and to other sites which provide help using OOo.

Click here for current content & version number of the 8daysaweek CD for Windows®.

We are listed on the official site as a "Community Distributor"; we have permission from the OpenOffice.org community to use the official logos and distribute OpenOffice.org.

OpenOffice.org is 'Open Source Software'.  This means the source code is written and distributed for free.  Read about the license here.

Also on the CD are other popular open source and freeware programs such as Mozilla Firefox (Internet browser), Mozilla Thunderbird (Email client), The GIMP (for image manipulation) and much more high quality Open Source Software.

Reasons for buying this CD from 8daysaweek.co.uk

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• Award-winning patented Optical Disc pack, elegant to look at and to use
• Made from durable polypropylene
• Disc is held suspended away from any surface
• Unique trigger mechanism; disc can be removed without having to touch it.
• Excellent alternative to jewel cases which crack easily
• Transparent so your CD shows through the casing
• Shatter-proof / virtually unbreakable

This CD is not OS specific, so the content (apart from 1 or 2 macros) can be used on any Operating System; Windows, Mac, Linux etc.

This CD has approx. 550mb of extras for you to use with OpenOffice.org including:

• User Guides - includes some published books, worth approx £20.
• Free Software for Busy People - PDF version of this book (which mentions 8daysaweek.co.uk on page 22)
• How To Guides - help you to learn about the program and complete certain tasks.
• Templates - approx 350 templates for you to use.
  If you create any templates you think would be useful to others, send them to us and we'll add them to the CD!
• Label Templates - over 50 label templates from Worldlabel.Com for OpenOffice.org Writer (including Avery labels cross-reference table).
• ClipArt - thousands of images for you to use in your documents without licensing restrictions.
• Tutorials - flash video tutorials which guide you through various tasks.
• Galleries - some ready-made galleries for you to use.  Please read the "read me" file carefully before installing.
• Macros - all of the Macros available on our partner site OOoMacros.org which add features to OpenOffice.org.

Click here for current content & version number of the 8daysaweek OOoExtras CD

This 8daysaweek CD for Macs with Intel processors has on it 2 versions of OpenOffice.org:
OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 for Mac OS X (requires X11) AND NeoOffice® 2.2.4.

If you were to download the programs on this CD with a reliable 56kbps modem connection, consistently connected at full speed (under ideal conditions), it would take over 20 hours (not including the time it would take to navigate to the sites and find the downloads).

There are help pages on the CD with screenshots explaining the installation process in case you need extra assistance, plus links back to our help centre, and to other sites which provide help using OOo.

Also on the CD there are other popular Open Source and Freeware titles such as Firefox, Camino, Thunderbird, The Gimp, Celestia and many more...

Click here for current content & version number of the 8daysaweek CD for Mac OS X

This 8daysaweek CD for Macs with PowerPC processors has on it 2 versions of OpenOffice.org:
OpenOffice.org 2.1.x for Mac OS X (requires X11) AND NeoOffice®.

If you were to download the programs on this CD with a reliable 56kbps modem connection, consistently connected at full speed (under ideal conditions), it would take over 26 hours (not including the time it would take to navigate to the sites and find the downloads).

There are help pages on the CD with screenshots explaining the installation process in case you need extra assistance, plus links back to our help centre, and to other sites which provide help using OOo.

Also on the CD there are other popular Open Source and Freeware titles such as Firefox, Camino, Thunderbird, The Gimp, Celestia and many more...

Click here for current content & version number of the 8daysaweek CD for Mac OS X

With OOo on USB key you can use OpenOffice.org on any computer with a USB port - even if the computer doesn't have OpenOffice.org installed!

No installation is required*, simply plug the USB stick into your USB port, wait for it to initialize* and double-click on the icon for the program you want to run!

Also included on this USB Flash Drive are portable versions of many other applications, including many people's preferred browsing and email applications Mozilla Firefox, and Mozilla Thunderbird allowing you to use them on any computer with a USB port and Internet connection.  The Portable Applications are those released by John Haller under the GPL license, and with his permission.  Version Info.

To use Thunderbird as a truly portable application you need to have an email account that is ISP independent and makes available an SMTP server, such as gmail or Yahoo Mail's plus service.  For more information please click here.

Important information about using USB Flash drives and Portable applications:
Using USB Flash Drives - things to remember

In addition to these programs, we often include installation files for Java™ 2 Runtime Environment (JRE), OpenOffice.org, Firefox and/or other Open Source software on the flash drive (if the installation files for the current versions will fit).  Version Info

These installation files can be deleted if more space is required.

This USB Flash Disk can be used as portable storage on other Operating Systems too.  The versions of OpenOffice.org and Firefox that are installed will only run on Windows® computers.

Pictures show USB 2.0 Flash Keys
An alternative USB Flash Drive with equivalent features may be supplied.

• USB 2.0 Flash Disk

System Requirements:
- Windows® 98SE/Me/2000/XP, Mac™ OS 9.0 or OS X, Linux Kernel 2.4.0 or above.
- Desktop or Notebook computer with USB port
- USB speeds may vary according to your Operating System version.  Please contact us if you require further details about this.

• High Speed Data Transfer
• Hot Plug & Play
• Conforms to USB2.0 standard and compatible with USB1.1
• No external power or battery needed
• LED indication for data access

This USB Flash Memory Drive will work on a computer with USB1.1 ports however, usage will be slower than on a computer with USB2.0 specification ports.

Your Flash Disk retail package will arrive already opened as we have to remove the flash drive to install OpenOffice.org and Firefox, then replace it in the packaging.

*To use with Windows XP, simply insert the Flash disk into a spare USB port and wait for confirmation that your new hardware is ready to use.  To use with earlier versions of Windows you may need to install a hardware driver from a supplied CD or download a driver from the manufacturer's website.

The 'Official' Standard ISO Image CD. It is offered 'as is' - no special documentation or help files on the CD.

This CD contains OpenOffice.org for all available Operating Systems.

If you are confident about installing programs, can't or don't want to do a long download, or simply want a 'backup copy' of OpenOffice.org then this is the option for you. (Remember that this CD doesn't have all the other Open Source and Freeware programs, help pages or documentation offered with the 8daysaweek.co.uk CD).

You may be surprised to see Linux available on a site that is specifically aimed at end users, but we have included it because Ubuntu Linux is the easiest type of Linux we have found to install (from only 1 CD).  Even better, using the Desktop CD you can try Ubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later.  This type of CD is what most people will want to use.  You will need at least 256MB of RAM and at least 4GB of available hard disk space to install from this CD. The Alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Ubuntu.  Click here for details Ubuntu builds on the latest GNOME operating environment.  Despite the silly name, GNOME provides elegant and powerful software for everything from instant messaging to image viewing, from system configuration to Solitaire. Ubuntu is part of the Debian family of distributions. As such it has an extremely wide selection of software that is instantly available to Ubuntu users, and includes some of the world's best-regarded software for the management of software updates and changes. All the hard work has been done for you.  Once Ubuntu is installed, all the basics are in place, including OpenOffice.org and many other programs, so that your system will be immediately usable!

Picture of an Ubuntu CD

Click here for more details, links and information about Ubuntu.

As authorised distributors of Ubuntu CDs we hold some stock of popular Ubuntu editions, produced by Ubuntu and shipped to us for distribution.  The picture above shows one of these.  When ordering a CD you will see an asterisk (*) next to an "Ubuntu produced CD" all other CDs are produced by us, the Xubuntu CD on this page shows what they look like.  Our CDs are produced from official Ubuntu CD images which are tested before we produce the CDs.  The content of either CD is identical.  If we run out of stock of Ubuntu CDs, or around the time of the release of a new version, we may supply CDs produced by us to avoid any delay despatching your order.

You may be surprised to see Linux available on a site that is specifically aimed at end users, but we have included it because Kubuntu Linux is the easiest type of Linux we have found to install (from only 1 CD).  Even better, using the Desktop CD you can try Kubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later.  This type of CD is what most people will want to use.  You will need at least 256MB of RAM to install from this CD. The Alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Kubuntu.  Click here for details Kubuntu is a user friendly operating system based on Ubuntu and KDE, the K Desktop Environment.

Picture of a Kubuntu CD

Click here for more details, links and information about Kubuntu.

As authorised distributors of Ubuntu CDs we hold some stock of popular Kubuntu editions, produced by Ubuntu and shipped to us for distribution.  The picture above shows one of these.  When ordering a CD you will see an asterisk (*) next to an "Ubuntu produced CD" all other CDs are produced by us, the Xubuntu CD on this page shows what they look like.  Our CDs are produced from official Ubuntu CD images which are tested before we produce the CDs.  The content of either CD is identical.  If we run out of stock of Kubuntu CDs, or immediately prior to the release of a new version, we may supply a CDs produced by us to avoid any delay despatching your order.

You may be surprised to see Linux available on a site that is specifically aimed at end users, but we have included it because Xubuntu Linux is the easiest type of Linux we have found to install (from only 1 CD).  Even better, using the Desktop CD you can try Xubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later.  This type of CD is what most people will want to use. To run the Desktop CD (LiveCD + Install CD), you need 128 MB RAM to run or 192 MB RAM to install. The Alternate Install CD only requires you to have 64 MB RAM. To install Xubuntu, you need 1.5 GB of free space on your hard disk. Once installed, Xubuntu can run with 64 MB RAM, but it is strongly recommended to use at least 128 MB RAM. The Alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Xubuntu.  Click here for details Xubuntu is lighter, and more efficient than Ubuntu (which uses GNOME) or Kubuntu (which uses KDE), since it uses the Xfce Desktop environment, making it ideal for old or low-end machines, thin-client networks, or for those who would like to get more performance out of their hardware. Xubuntu is shipped with top quality packages from the Ubuntu archives.  Xubuntu will use, as far as possible, GTK2 applications, ensuring maximum efficiency.  If you wish, you can install any KDE or GNOME application on your Xubuntu desktop system, as it shares the Ubuntu main and universe package selection.

Picture of one of our Xubuntu CDs

Click here for more details, links and information about Xubuntu.