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Youngest needs a laptop for school (tbf school have offered to lend one), after being dead against having one like my "nerd machine" (with "fake powerpoint"*), a few hours of playing around on it later has changed to "I want one just like yours"... So I guess that's a win. But man, we have work to do with the young'uns... #SoEasyYour KidsCanDoIt *Libre Office Impress 5 comments
 @Ruth_Mottram Huh, my kid was required to show up with Windows or macOS because of “WordMat” used to do math assignments in Word. Almost everything else they use is open source. @holsta They seem to be in hock to microsoft in FKB - assignments etc require log in via skoleintra to easyiq which is basically outlook and from where they can use other microsoft apps (in the browser), mostly powerpoint afaics for presentations (I'm also unsure of the value of some of the education they're getting in this school too tbh)  @holsta @Ruth_Mottram Yeah same - bunch of lockin around the Microsoft office suite means there's no choice. Grr. It's at the education department level too, so serious structural change is required to fix this. Same thinking that has all the updates and timetable info pushed out on Facebook while the school website moulders untouched. @Ruth_Mottram You can buy a used Lenovo laptop very cheaply, and they are simply amazing for Linux. I was lucky enough to get a T520 from 2012 and it’s perfect. Everything works and it’s sturdy and the keyboard is the best. |
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@Ruth_Mottram
Everyone comes to hate Windows and Office, but only a select few realise they can switch to a superior alternative.
It is a credit to your parenting!