Im guessing youre pretty busy. Youve got a ton of stuff to get done everyday and you dont need to waste time doing monotonous and repetitive tasks. But you also are probably pretty cost conscious and dont have money to throw away on every piece of software that you need. Thankfully, there are several fully-functional free software packages out there that can help you and your business save time and money.
OpenOffice
What it is: office suite thats compatible with all other major office suites
Where to find it: http://www.openoffice.org/
How it helps you: Are you sick of paying $500 for each copy of Microsoft Office Professional? Well, the OpenOffice suite is a completely free alternative that includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database, and more. Each program has comparable features to its Microsoft counterpart and is completely compatible with Microsoft Office files. I regularly pass .DOC and .XLS files back and forth between the two and have never had a problem. An added bonus: OpenOffice Writer lets you save your documents as .PDF files. Good luck doing that with Microsoft Word without shelling out some more dough!
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