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OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta

A gallery that looks at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: beta, openoffice.org, office suites, software, adrian kingsley-hughes, oo.o, openoffice, writer, calc, impress, microsoft, office, word, excel, powerpoint

Image galleries 2008-05-09

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Open Office sweeps Sourceforge awards

Open Office sweeps Sourceforge awardsRE:Open Office sweeps Sourceforge awards"their motivation is to take money out of the system,..."is this a good thing?Hmmm...kinda wrong..."...their motivation is to take money out of the system, to take down the old Microsoft monopoly. They lack compelling business models of their own."If the only biz...

Tags: leadership, web browsers, openoffice, motivation, old-microsoft monopoly, old-microsoft, microsoft corp., sourceforge

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Users gravitating to lower-priced Office SKUs

Users gravitating to lower-priced Office SKUsIt's not surprising.The increased cost of the premium Office doesn't provide much that corporations need. Also, as linked, Vista Home Basic is not viable either, so they must, if they go Vista, get the premium product.I do think a clarification is needed. [B]He...

Tags: elop, microsoft office, microsoft office 2007

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?

If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?OT but relevant: The heavy tread of IT.Quoting from the stern warnings about SharePoint from another Comment:“As many shops are discovering, SharePoint is also a development platform that people both inside and outside of IT use to create intranets,...

Tags: collaboration, groupware, strategy, enterprise software, microsoft sharepoint, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Open-source Castle Project founder joins Microsoft

Open-source Castle Project founder joins MicrosoftI've always been curious about the uptake of Iron*Its a strategy that seems to follow the same mistake MS is making on the web...."If we offer OUR version they will come". It seems to me that ASP.Net attracts a certain type of person just like...

Tags: .net, middleware, application servers, scripting languages, open source, microsoft .net, microsoft asp.net, microsoft corp., php

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOffice

The more I use these, the more I really don't care for iWork. Sure, Keynote makes some darned pretty presentations, but NeoOffice and OpenOffice for the matter cuts the mustard quite handily. For real polish, you still can't beat Office 2007/2008, as much as I hate to admit...

Tags: suite, apple iwork, office 2008, neooffice, x11, openoffice, open source, microsoft office, office suites, software, christopher dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?

Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?If it is object oriented -it would work like OS/2, the versions after Microsoft and IBM stopped working together.The Workplace Shell was the best environment I've ever worked on.Baseless speculation is fun but uselessToward that end I would recommend you look up the meaning of...

Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), operating systems, midori, microsoft corp., operating system, sp1, microsoft windows vista

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

What could Open Office do with a business model?

What could Open Office do with a business model?No need for built-in AV in OOoWhy in the world would an office tool need a "built-in" anti-virus??Security should be part of the original design and not just an after thought. Including an anti-virus program from the same company that created (and...

Tags: open source, security, microsoft corp., openoffice, government start, antivirus, anti-virus package

Discussion threads 2008-07-05

Go-OO (exe)

Go-OO is an OpenOffice.org fork that features faster load and response times, and several features not included in the standard version of the program. Go-OO's user interface is more familiar, with lots of small pieces of polish. Go-OO has built in OpenXML import filters and it will import your Microsoft...

Tags: microsoft corp., go-oo.org, go-oo, office suites, openoffice, productivity, word processors, microsoft excel, software, microsoft office

Software downloads 2008-07-03

Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy name

Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy nameJust what is "Equipt"?This name certainly does not contain any hint as to why someone would want it. Product names should be at least somewhat related to the purpose of the product.I also dont like software subscriptions. It seems that they are simply another way...

Tags: microsoft equipt, microsoft corp., lousy name, good deal, microsoft office

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

So about that Microsoft licensing

So about that Microsoft licensingpenny wise and pound foolishIts not about giving $20K to Redmond. Its about users/teachers being productive and getting the work done so that they have more time to focus on the students.Saving $100 for a licence over the life of the software is nothing. Office is...

Tags: recruitment & selection, openoffice, microsoft office, microsoft corp., software

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertising

Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertisingI'd say adress the non OEM market.$399 for Ultimate was crazy. When you can purchase an entire computer with Ultimate for $599, you know the OEMs are getting a huge break. Over time, MS has "encouraged" people to buy from OEMs...

Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), operating systems, microsoft corp., microsoft windows vista, advertisement, marketing, microsoft windows, winmobile

Discussion threads 2008-06-20

'Highly critical' bug bites OpenOffice

'Highly critical' bug bites OpenOfficeRE: 'Highly critical' bug bites OpenOfficeJust think what could happen if these talented hackers creating these malicious viruses, attacks, etc. would apply themselves.OpenOffice users are still totally safeOO doesn't have enough marketshare to attract the attention of those hackers and marketshare is the only thing that...

Tags: open source, cyberthreats, openoffice, highly-critical, openoffice users

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaput

Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaputWhat happens if...Icahn's slate wins this is still a serious possibility and MS still isn't interested in buying, or would only be willing at a greatly reduced price? I would think that Icahn would have no choice but to run Yahoo...

Tags: financial accounting, investment, yang, google search, yahoo! inc., icahn, google inc., microsoft corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

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

Openoffice vs Microsoft Office

Openoffice vs Microsoft OfficeOO Reliable for Critical Data?Hi Paul,both at my company and at home we are using both MS Office and OO. In particular at home I consciously decided to primarily use OO since I don't have to worry about any licensing issues.And in order to be able to...

Tags: ooa/ood/oop, microsoft office, object-oriented, microsoft corp., openoffice

Discussion threads 2008-06-11

Microsoft OOXML opponents won't back down

Microsoft OOXML opponents won't back downIt lies with the winner?Microsoft didn't win--it did it's usual thing of lying and cheating to steal a result it couldn't earn. E.g.,http://deepakphatak.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-is.htmlNot a standard, yetWith the appeals and the lack of publishing, it's still not a standard.OOXML is largely irrelevant and will "die"ISO...

Tags: opendocument format (odf), office open xml, microsoft corp., opendocument format

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Does OpenOffice.org fall short?

Does OpenOffice.org fall short?Java Slow?!?No... although OO does have Java hooks, it is not written in Java. EVEN IF IT WAS, Java is no longer a performance dog. We need to debunk that notion once and for all.Yes, poor applications can still be written in Java, but that...

Tags: ooa/ood/oop, open source, object-oriented, openoffice, microsoft office, java, microsoft word, microsoft corp., openoffice.org

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Oddball thinking about OOP

Oddball thinking about OOPVery interesting Murph ...... but a tad tricky to know if I followed your drift or not.OOP in my mind is a programmers management tool/way/approach/methodology. I'd find it hard not to write OO now. In the background Erlang is proving an interesting curve, but it's a hobby...

Tags: ooa/ood/oop, oop principle, object-oriented programming

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Oddball thinking about OOP

Here's a variant thought about object oriented programming: it's a failure most directly because no one's developed a programming environment that fully implements the core messaging ideas - and the reason no one's been able to do it is that the OO ideas apply mainly to analog,...

Tags: object-oriented programming, messaging, analog, programming, ooa/ood/oop, software development, software/web development, paul murphy

Blog posts 2008-06-03