Living without Microsoft…

… is back online. We took it offline after the old version (running on PostNuke) was hacked by person or persons unknown, and used the downtime to ponder feedback from users and rethink the concept. Our general conclusion is that the big need is for a site that is intelligible to non-technical users, non-doctrinaire and pragmatic. Most people don’t have strong views about computers or software — they just want them to work, be reliable and not cost too much. Some of them now realise that there may be alternatives to Microsoft that might work for them and need to know more. We will do our best to help them understand what’s possible and what might be involved in making the switch. Now all we need is an extra 6 hours in a day…