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I'm so glad I work in an industry where I can get away with using Libre Office.
I use ms office 2007 it runs perfectly in wine and still has the cool version of wordart
Some people can't because they need updated proofing tools and that version no longer has updates.
Subscriptions like these have always been a scam.
Oh shit maybe we'll see someone companies switch to an alternative instead of paying microshit more money
This is for the personal licenses, not business or enterprise.
wack
For existing customers, the price hike won't be kicking in until plan renewal, and there are options to downgrade the plan. Those who want to avoid using AI can downgrade the plan to the "Classic" or "Basic" Microsoft 365 plans.
Thankfully we can roll back to the "Classic Family Plan" without the AI features. But annoying that they automatically switched plans and I had to switch back. If I didn't see this article I'd be up for a big price hike when it renewed.
But annoying that they automatically switched plans and I had to switch back.
Should be illegal.
I've been using one drive for my phone photos backup, joplin notes store and keepass. It seemed like the most economical solution cus other vendors don't really offer 1TB, it's usually something stupid like jumping from 200GB or 2TB. Don't know if I should invest in a NAS or something, but I just don't wanna deal with the hardware and networking if I have to open some ports at home , unless I can use cloudflare as well
Immich is a self hosted service that imitates Google photos Tailscale is an easy way to access your network remotely
Look into Syncthing if you have a home server - very easy phone backups that cost nothing.
Don't even need home server, regular PC with a disk will do. Just fireup syncthing on both devices and voila. Can set syncthing to start on pc
Yep, absolutely.
Although when doing so, that would make your regular PC a server. Doesn't stop it continuing to be a regular PC as well.
Ya but wouldn't I need to open up ports or host a VPN ? Otherwise my phone won't backup unless I'm at home
You need a way to connect to your home server from the internet, yes. You can do it easily using cloudflare tunnels or using one of the many vpn systems for your phone.
I guess I should be happy I applied a work discount, which extended my subscription until Oktober 2026 or something.
I spent about 20 minutes today trying to get Copilot on Word to tell me how to disable Copilot on Word. Worth every penny.
Just call the sales team and get the classic plan. No more having to deal with Copilot and you get the old price back.
I doubt Microsoft Word has changed that much for me to theoretically subscribe just to see it's 365 counterpart. Still rocking the 2007 version.
Think of all the new words made since 2007 you won't be able to write on such an old version.
