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- Do we need two open source office suites?
- Update: More on this story and the strikeouts here. The good people at IBM are proud that their IBM Lotus Symphony has hit Version 1.0. You can download it from here. It's free. There's free online support, and a host...
- Tags: Corel WordPerfect, IBM Corp., Current Open Office, OpenOffice, Word Processors, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Microsoft is hellbent on bringing touch to you
- Microsoft is hellbent on bringing touch to youMicrosoft's thinking:"Well, touch is used on the iPhone and iPod, and they're selling like crazy, so let's put it in Windows, and it will sell like crazy, too."Does anyone really believe that Microsoft's implementation of the touch interface will equal or exceed Apple's...
- Tags: Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, annotation program, multi-touch, keyboard, tablet PC, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- WordPerfect Converter Enterprise (zip)
- Enterprise level - subfolder wpd converter. Batch WordPerfect conversion to Word and PDF. Chosen by Professionals. Integrates MS Word or Corel WordPerfect Office to enhance and ensure true MS Word and PDF compatibility Robust and rugged conversion engine. Advanced format and layout conversion. Easy Setup, fast conversion. Convert WPD files...
- Tags: Corel WordPerfect, Bidgood, Word Processors, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites
- Software downloads 2008-05-21
- Still ranting about interfaces
- My argument, yesterday, that how an application is to be used is more determinative of the right toolset for building it than what the application does, embeds the assumption that the people we sell our software or development ideas to, either are end users or make decisions on the basis...
- Tags: Corel WordPerfect, Standards, Word Processors, Quality, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Software, Business Operations, Office Suites, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Still ranting about interfaces
- Still ranting about interfaces[b]Mr. Murphy, You are such an idiot...[b]The real reason WordPerfect lost is simple.[b]WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get [/b]You are such a biased moron that you can't get your ego out of the way to see the truth. WordPerfect lost the battle because...
- Tags: Word processors, Corel WordPerfect, software
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Corel WordPerfect X4
- Many free and inexpensive office suites are available for download or for use in a Web browser. What's the advantage of paying a pretty penny for a desktop office suite? Corel WordPerfect Office X4 offers a strong software package that comes closest to the breadth and depth of features found...
- Tags: Word processors, WordPerfect X4, Corel WordPerfect, Corel Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-04-16
- Giggig Word Perfect 2008 (zip)
- Giggig Word Perfect 2008 is a free word processing application with many useful features including bullet points, pictures, formatting, undo, and redo. Giggig Word Perfect 2008 offers a user friendly interface with easy to use controls great for beginners to advanced users. This version is the first release on CNET...
- Tags: Word-processing, Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, Giggig Word Perfect 2008, Word Processors, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-15
- Supreme Court won't block Novell's antitrust suit against Microsoft
- Supreme Court won't block Novell's antitrust suit against MicrosoftNovell's 'Bad Decisions'http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=a6Q4SAu_QKxA&refer=canadaNovell says the evidence includes a 1994 e-mail in which Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates ordered a delay in providing the data to give Microsoft's own Office software ``a real advantage.'' Without the delay, Gates wrote, ``we can't compete'' with ``WordPerfect/Novell.''So...
- Tags: Word processors, Corporate law, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., Corel WordPerfect, antitrust, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-03-17
- Evaluating large IT project proposals
- Evaluating large IT project proposalsExcellent catalog of failuresBut if we assume that any large IT Project Proposal is going to be a failure, why not just reject it without evaluation?What does a proposal for a successful project look like?RE: Evaluating large IT project proposalsPaul, I wonder if there are any...
- Tags: Linux, Word processors, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Office, INCLUDING Microsoft, large IT project proposal, IT Project Proposal, European anti-Americanism, Evaluating, Corel WordPerfect, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- CleanConvert WordPerfect to Word (exe)
- Tool to convert WordPerfect files into stable Word files, through a special menu option in Microsoft Word. Removes WPD codes, symbols, and section breaks to create a new Word file that will not become corrupted. Designed to be used on individual WordPerfect documents.Note: CleanConvert can run only after MS Word...
- Tags: Corel WordPerfect, Word Processors, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites
- Software downloads 2007-12-14
- Open WordPerfect Documents in Word
- Microsoft Word provides file format converters that enable Word to open documents that were created in older versions of WordPerfect. If the document was created in a version of WordPerfect that is later than 6.x, save it in an older WordPerfect format before one opens it in Word. Word does...
- Tags: Corel WordPerfect, Word Processors, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Are Software Suites Finished?
- Are Software Suites Finished?Interoperability through XML.I don't know what the enterprise architect meant by suggesting the use of a syndication technology to ensure interoperability. I think he meant something more like XML?That being said, I believe that the point he was driving at is the key point in the...
- Tags: Word processors, Groupware, Web2.0, Corel WordPerfect, IBM Lotus SmartSuite, software
- Discussion threads 2007-09-28
- Security Update for Office 2003: WordPerfect 5.x Converter (KB873378) (exe)
- A vulnerability could allow arbitrary code to run when the system uses the converter to open a maliciously crafted document. The update resolves this vulnerability so that the files that the converter opens are handled appropriately. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Corel WordPerfect, Vulnerability, Microsoft Office 2003, Converter, Word Processors, Security, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites
- Software downloads 2007-09-18
- That which survives: The problem of data longevity
- That which survives: The problem of data longevityRead until I fell asleepThe author has that effect on most people. A writer could boil down this long winded "blog" down to three or four lines.All of this Babble as an excuse to rantabotu Microsoft office. What a sad little...
- Tags: Word processors, shareware, Corel WordPerfect
- Discussion threads 2007-07-02
- WordPerfect Lightning (zip)
- WordPerfect Lightning is free software that makes it easier than ever to capture, use, and reuse ideas, information, and images. Use it to capture your notes, read documents, easily collect information and images, and create, edit, and collaborate on a wide variety of document types. You can even use WordPerfect...
- Tags: Corel WordPerfect, Corel WordPerfect Lightning, Image, Word Processors, Software
- Software downloads 2007-03-12
- Selecting a file for download (Corel's lightweight, free Wordperfect Lightning collaborative note assembler)
- Selecting a file for download (Corel's lightweight, free Wordperfect Lightning collaborative note assembler)Looks like OneNoteFor a second I thought I was reading a review of Microsoft's OneNote. Much closer to this than Notepad is with many of the same capabilities plus some I didn't see mentioned like tablet support and...
- Tags: Word processors, DEVONthink, Corel WordPerfect Lightning, Corel WordPerfect, Corel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-28
- As Outlook churns, is it WordPerfect's revenge?
- As Outlook churns, is it WordPerfect's revenge?Lessons from OS2It's a good lesson to remember. The only difference between businesses and the jungle iis the clothes!DAniel Bonnici (n01bond)Technologie ist gut!Taking that 10 minute Folgers coffee break waiting for that marvelous monochrome green phosphorescent [i]c:>[/i] prompt and listening to the wonderful 'hi-tech'...
- Tags: Operating systems, Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Outlook, IBM OS/2, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- As Outlook churns, is it WordPerfect's revenge?
- Seems like early adopters whove rushed to install Windows Vista and Office 2007 are suffering from a bad dose of indigestion in their Outlook inboxes. Its astonishing that in the midst of a serious challenge from a new generation of Web-native office suites, Microsoft should give its rivals a...
- Tags: Collaboration, Web 2.0, Microsoft
- Blog posts 2007-02-27
- Video: Corel's Wordperfect Lightning is a free, lightweight collaborative word processor
- Video: Corel's Wordperfect Lightning is a free, lightweight collaborative word processoruhh every head of WordPad?Comparing Lightning to WordPad would have made more sense don't you think? WordPad is included with Windows and can edit word docs. This is a dead end product from Corel.Interesting piece of softwareCan't wait for...
- Tags: Word processors, video, Corel WordPerfect, LetterPerfect, WPLite, Corel Corp., WordPad, word-processor, Corel WordPerfect Lightning
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- Video: Corel's Wordperfect Lightning is a free, lightweight collaborative word processor
- Based on what I saw in the beta version released today of Corels new Wordperfect Lightning I have a video as well as a screen gallery, the freely downloadable lightweight collaborative word processor could be a harbinger of things to come as the productivity heavyweights look to find a sweetspot...
- Tags: Image Gallery, Video, Office 2.0, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, General
- Blog posts 2007-02-27
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