Monday, May 9, 2011

How to open .docx files without microsoft office and how to hate yourself for drinking whiskey

I don't have microsoft office, one of the most popular pieces of software in the world. This makes me a rebel. I was going to buy a copy of Microsoft office, but two things happened.
1. I was taken to a whiskey and cigar bar, and given the chance to be manly for an evening
2. I discovered that in the middle of whiskey, cigars and me is violent nausea and cab rides. (not simultaneous, thankfully)

So the money I was going to apply towards legitimate software instead went towards a night peppered with shame, financial inadequacy and almost winning at pool.

Which brings up a cool trick. If your computer can't open .docx or .pptx files, google docs can. Just hit 'upload' and it'll open it for you. For free. This means I don't have to buy microsoft office!

Which in a sense means that I'm not being punished that much for the whiskey incident.

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