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- Get Up To Speed: KOffice
- If you use a PC it's almost impossible to avoid using an office suite of some sorts. And most of your PC-life has been spent using either OpenOffice or Microsoft Office. But did you know there are other, sometimes better, alternatives? One such alternative is KOffice. KOffice...
- Tags: KOffice, OpenOffice, Open Source, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2008-08-01
- OpenDocument gets standards stamp
- OpenDocument gets standards stampSo why don't they do that with ...Now that they have a standard open document format, why not do the same thing with a package management format - one for source, and one for binary? That way, all packages would be built the same way and you...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenOffice, KOffice, MS Office Format, Application Packaging, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., OOo
- Discussion threads 2005-05-23
Additional Resources
- Will it work with Office?
- Will it work with Office?Very little need for training with Open OfficeI think you can safely go for Open Office all the way. I think that only very little training will be needed. The user interface of Open Office has been designed to pose as small a barrier as possible,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Workforce management, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, training, OOo, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
- New proof: Office 14 slated for 2009
- New proof: Office 14 slated for 2009Not a factor in deployment plansMost of my customers are still on XP and Office2003. It will take more than lipstick and sharepoint to get them to move, even with new hardware to replace the old. They don't see the value proposition for anyone...
- Tags: Groupware, Databases, Word processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Office 2009, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Putting the XP into the OLPC
- Putting the XP into the OLPC...This is a shining example of why we as a species will continue to be locked into war, hate and slavery. Because we can't do a damn thing to help anyone without making sure we get out 10 pence out of them first.Greed has corrupted...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- Microsoft to add the Genuine Advantage 'nag' to Office
- Microsoft to add the Genuine Advantage 'nag' to OfficeKey: "Or deemed to be one"Yes, those who are incorrectly nagged will have a "fun" time ending the "nag stream".... Open Office never nags. And Office 2003 can still be used just fine. If we stop buying this...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, software
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- The U.S. voted no on Microsoft Office standard at ISO
- The U.S. voted no on Microsoft Office standard at ISOHoly Spin, you must be dizzy![B]Those advocating greater sales of products other than Microsoft Office see this as their best opportunity to prevent the free market from operating as expected,[/B]There was no free market, this may well be the start of...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Microsoft Corp., ISO, free market, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-03-02
- Microsoft gets another shot at Open XML standard
- Microsoft gets another shot at Open XML standardOk..."...argue there is no need for a rival standard to the widely used Open Document Format ODF..."I don't know a single person who uses it.RE: Microsoft gets another shot at Open XML standardMicrosoft does not need a "standard" for companies to be able...
- Tags: Open XML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Gets, open standard
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Of+DVDs+and+documents
- Of+DVDs+and+documentsOf course open source folks hate choice.The fact users have a choice in their OS and software is what has kept open source from going anywhere on the desktop.Face it, this entire thing was nothing more than open source advocates believing they had found a way to do an end...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), DVD, Consumer electronics, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., moderator
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- Live Documents enters the Office suite ring
- Live Documents enters the Office suite ringReminder...Dan,Sumanth from the Live Documents team here.Thank you for the post on our offering.Regarding your query on how our solution looks like, I guess you do not remember seeing us from DemoFALL 2007 when we previewed some parts of our service! In any case,...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Live Documents, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-11-23
- Google updates presentation application, still falls short
- Google updates presentation application, still falls shortNon-starterThe only reason we need Google-this, or hosted-that is because applications are so irritaing and cumbersome.I think the portable-app movement will make this a non-starter. You can carry around an 8 gig pen drive with your key applications and data, and just plug it...
- Tags: INTERNET, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., presentation application, export-to-PDF
- Discussion threads 2007-11-22
- Google scores a win over Microsoft's OOXML
- Google scores a win over Microsoft's OOXMLHows this a win for google?are google and microsoft competing for the standard? Howz this a win for google over microsoft??. Google has a opinion that OOXML is not worthy of standardization and ISO has taken a decision that is in line with this...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-15
- Using Google Apps is a Potential Career-limiting, Company-limiting Move
- Using Google Apps is a Potential Career-limiting, Company-limiting MoveYes, you're absolutely right!I think you hit the nail on the head with that one. Even a small company which I recently started to help with their IT stuff were not too happy when they found out that their business materials...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Workforce management, career, Google Apps, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- Open source needs lobbyists
- Open source needs lobbyistsSqueaking and whining is allopen source ever does.Correction[i]A legislator, prodded by his software-developer son, sought to place some language favoring open source into a bill creating a technology office for new Gov. Charlie Crist.[/i]The clause was about open formats, not open source.Microsoft's knee-jerk panic reaction illustrates the...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, open source, ODF Alliance
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- A cautionary OneNote tale
- A cautionary OneNote taleUse Linux+OpenOffice/KOfficeNo bugs, no crash, just get your work done.Sometimes it show such errorsThis may be a bit off-topic but I think there may be quite a few MLO users in the same situation as I am so I thought I would pose this issue to the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., calendar item, MLO, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Outlook, Pocket PC
- Discussion threads 2007-04-03
- Adobe adds new Photoshop flavor with CS3
- Adobe adds new Photoshop flavor with CS3ScoreThis sounds perfect. Finally, a single program to rule them all. Or at least the image editing ones I use. Being able to make photoshop quality 3d designs will be a God-send. Yay for Adobe!!!Who really needs Photoshop to be 3D?Sorry, but for 3D...
- Tags: Adobe PhotoShop, 3D, Adobe Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-08
- Do we want Mac in the enterprise when we have Linux?
- Do we want Mac in the enterprise when we have Linux?Because Macs are easier to useAuthor asks: "I think a better question is actually why we would want Apple to bother with the enterprise when we have Linux?"It's no bother for Apple. Macs already can work in the enterprise....
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Mini, Apple Macintosh, Linux, OOo, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-02
- Two visions for delivering PCs to emerging nations
- Two visions for delivering PCs to emerging nationsTeach your children to Excel.Mr. Negroponte gets it wrong.He wants to make it possible to better teach people who are learning under a tree.Quoting:"It is about learning. It is a long-term investment in young children who will not be in the job market...
- Tags: Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Negropronte, thin client, Negroponte, NEC Corp., spreadsheet, PC, Microsoft Excel, vision
- Discussion threads 2007-02-28
- Flaw found in Office 2007
- Flaw found in Office 2007Flaw found in Office 2007What it comes down to is that there is almost no threat at all. A security research company found the flaw, told Microsoft and bypassed releasing the details to the public. Hackers don't know how to exploit it. Most...
- Tags: SECURITY, OpenOffice, OOo, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, flaw, Microsoft Office 2007
- Discussion threads 2007-02-23
- Google Spreadsheets to get charts as early as tomorrow?
- Google Spreadsheets to get charts as early as tomorrow?Great but no cigarGoogle's done some interesting work with AJAX and these online applets. There was a company about five years ago that offered the same thing except the apps were Java based.The problem with apps like these is that they...
- Tags: spreadsheet, Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2007-02-21
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In this video we hear from Sudip Chahal, Principal Engineer with the Intel IT Enterprise Architecture Group, talking about a new white paper from IT@Intel, "Evaluating Two- and Four-Socket Server Virtualization Platforms."
