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- OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough
- There is a reason that the OpenOffice.org 3.0 servers are struggling to keep up with demand. OO.org 3.0 really is a serious upgrade over version 2.4 and makes NeoOffice irrelevant for Mac OS X users (previously, OpenOffice only worked within X11; While NeoOffice did a great job porting OO.org...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
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- openSUSE 11.2 M8: What a Fine Lookin' Lizard
- Ubuntu's Karmic Koala isn't the only hot Linux beta floating around. On October 1, the openSUSE project released Milestone 8 of openSUSE 11.2, which is slated for general release in November, just in time for the holiday season. Milestone 8 will precede two release candidates to be also released...
- Blog posts 2009-10-04
- New Microsoft Office 2010 test build leaks
- New Microsoft Office 2010 test build leaksMy mini-reviewI'm pretty much impressed with the new Office suite! It loads somewhat faster even on my netbook and now I can clearly increase my workspace with the auto-hide ribbon function.Check out my mini-review over at my blog. I posted some thoughts on Office...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-16
- The case for Scala
- Programming languages are like screwdrivers for developers. One size does not fit all, so good programmers keep several in their tool belt. The problem is, new languages are coming out all the time and you've only got so much room on your belt and in your schedule to learn them....
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice
- Code execution flaws haunt OpenOfficeCode execution flaws haunt OpenOfficeLOL!! Let the bug hunt begin. This will be one of many bugs found in OpenOffice. Remember when v3.0 was released and all the fanboys were telling us to replace our current solutions with this new version because it works...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough
- OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enoughSadly, it falls short of my needsI have a spreadsheet that works beautifully in Excel. It's unbelievably slow for OpenOffice Calc. 12 minutes to open, each drop down takes 2 minutes to register.No scripts, just formulas.RE: OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- OpenOffice 3 launch timed perfectly but will Sun, IBM exploit opportunity?
- Sun and IBM could not have asked for better timing for the launch of OpenOffice 3, a major upgrade of the open source office suite. Both vendors are preparing to ship commercial offerings of StarOffice and Symphony based on the new OO 3 release and have a...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Is OpenOffice good enough?
- Is OpenOffice good enough?For the vast majority of users, it works fine.For the vast majority of users, it works fine. There are occasional features that it doesn't do so well at, but it has all of the standard word processing features that most people need.If you need to use some...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureA correction(?)[i]and a new proprietory OS called VMS - that eventually became the basis for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0[/i]The first version of Windows NT was 3.5, not 4.0.Also, I think its not correct to say VMS formed the basis of NT. It is true...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- Office 14: Alpha testing to begin before year-end
- Office 14: Alpha testing to begin before year-endSlowly but surely going 64-bitI heard about the nominations for TAP and I was interested in joining but after reading about the requirements I think I will skip and hold out until the private technical beta. Its good to see Microsoft is moving...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- 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...
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- (OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta)
- (OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta)be very caefulI had a crash and had to reload my OS (Windows XP. That went okay, but I had no backup for Windows Offoice. I was on deadline so I downloaded had no backup for Office so I downloaded Open Office 2.3. When...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 betaOLD NEWS: Don't expect OpenOffice to develop more perfect compatibilityI gave up on OpenOffice a long long time ago and I'm not surprised that the compatibility is still pitiful. OpenOffice's Presentation could never handle PowerPoint files properly. OpenOffice's Writer could handle simple documents,...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- Since I'm testing the viability of running Ubuntu on a number of platforms, and paving the way to shift from Internet Explorer to Firefox 3.0, I might as well take a look at the viability of abandoning Microsoft Office and making the leap to OpenOffice.org. Check out the OpenOffice.org...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- org: OpenOffice 3 not delayed, still on track for September
- The folks at OpenOffice.org announced that version 3.0 is not going to be delayed and is scheduled for completion in September â€" as planned. The open source Office suite marketing blog on Monday denied -- and blasted reports out of Germany -- that the release of...
- Blog posts 2008-01-21
- There's still a lot of life left in desktop office suites
- There's still a lot of life left in desktop office suitesSlight CorrectionThe author said: "Until now, Sun supported only StarOffice, which is based on the OpenOffice code base"OO is based on the Star code base, which Sun donated.Which will be faster, Google adding offline capabilities, or MS addingonline capabilities. Also,...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-16
- Saying goodbye to the Classmates
- I feel like I should set the screensavers to a scrolling marquee of "Don't ever change" or "You rock," standard yearbook fare for saying goodbye to carbon-based classmates. Tonight, however, I'm packaging up 3 Intel Classmate PCs CMPC to ship back to California, and I'm really going to miss...
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- OpenOffice bug hits multiple operating systems
- OpenOffice bug hits multiple operating systemsOpenOffice bug hits multiple operating systemsOpenOffice has bugs? No surprise. I've been saying that all along. Its just not a good office suite. I remember so many people on here trying to promote it and saying we have to use it because...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- OpenOffice 2.3 and 3.0 and IBM Symphony Improve Interop With Office
- OpenOffice 2.3 and 3.0 and IBM Symphony Improve Interop With OfficeSure, they'll adopt Open Source. Just not all at once.[b][i]Customers won't adopt any open source desktop — whether it is backed by Sun, Novell, Red Hat or IBM — if it doesn't offer seamless compatibility with Microsoft Office.[/i][/b]Sure...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- OpenOffice 2.3 released
- OpenOffice 2.3 releasedOne month....Good news! I hope this new version of Open Office will indeed prove to be less heavy on the system. Most Linux applications are remarkably lean and programmed to be as light on the system as possible, but Open Office has long been the opposite.In a month,...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
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