on this one. I do NOT use MS Office, I am VERY happy with Open Office and it's FREE! Been using both (Firefox and Open Office) for YEARS. I have not tried Chrome yet, but may some time.

Sort of like how I handle my boat, redundancy and not relaying on one source/item.

I also LOVE the "PortableApps" suite for using a thumb drive when visiting Internet cafes when I don't have or take my computer. See it at http://portableapps.com/.

I am ALSO a BIG fan of OpenCPN!

***** ---- FREE IS GOOD! *******

And by the way, being an old fart, I am VERY aware that newer is NOT ALWAYS better!

Greg