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- Back to school: Will you be buying productivity software for that new laptop?
- Back to school: Will you be buying productivity software for that new laptop?No buy for me.The last time I was 'forced' to use MS Office was back in 2004. After that, it's OpenOffice.There is no reason for MS Office to exist anymore, except to make ignorant people's wallets lighter. No...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
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- Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org
- re-visit the revisitingif you actually TRIED to use OpenOffice and TRIED to dig in deeper into it's possibilities, you would find zero compatibility issues except for base/access part. and macros, that no one even with the small brain doesn't use.but you didn't. what you did is to buy office 2008...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Looking beyond Windows 7 and Office; Pondering the alternatives
- Gartner is telling customers to upgrade to Windows 7 and the latest Office, but adds that it may make sense to at least ponder the alternatives and move toward a more operating system neutral stance. In a talk at the Gartner IT Symposium in Orlando, Gartner analyst...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- 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
- Saying goodbye to OpenOffice.Org
- RE: Saying goodbye to OpenOffice.OrgMS Office appears to be a really expensive trap. Your solution: Softmakerhttp://www.softmaker.comSuperior compatibility with all MS versions. No bloatware. Simply solid German engineering.If this came from a credible author I would be confused too butMr Kusnetzky has an habit of interspersing his zdnet stream with...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- Go-OO 3.1-10 (Windows)
- 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...
- Software downloads 2009-09-16
- Examine the patent that made selling Microsoft Word a crime
- counter productiveIsn't XML meant to provide a standard format for storing and transferring data? This lawsuit will just make other companies more cautious about using XML which will basically negate any attempt to make XML a standard. In my opinion, i4i never should have received a patent on...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Good enough to pay for, part 2: Microsoft Office
- Good enough to pay for, part 2: Microsoft OfficeBecause it was the right tool for the job?Why, because you wrote seven paragraphs of unformatted text and then copy/pasted it to your content manager?Well, then by all means MS Office it is.That was convincing. notWishes versus needsOn the whole, Microsoft Office...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- 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
- South Carolina's OLPC initiative: money well-spent?
- South Carolina's OLPC initiative: money well-spent?indeed well spentNothing dying about OLPC or olpc, upper or lower case. 1 million kids have XO laptops in 31 countries and 19 languages, with another million headed too them. The results have been nothing less than complete social change. If Rwanda can 20% of...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- Microsoft under fire for ODF glitch in Excel
- Microsoft under fire for ODF glitch in ExcelSo let me get this straightMicrosoft is finally following standards and everyone is all pissed off because the standards are incomplete and ambiguous?Wow, talk about damned if you do, damed if you don't.RE: Microsoft under fire for ODF glitch in ExcelAnd if everyone...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- Nagios fork warning to Oracle
- Nagios fork warning to OracleIMHOI suspect that several of the Sun F/OSS projects are more than ready to strike out on their own. OO.o, for instance, has certainly benefited from the resources Sun has put into the project but has also suffered from Sun's dominance.Like when Netscape set Mozilla...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?
- Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?Lotus SymphonyWhat about Lotus Symphony? It's multiplatform, free and based in OpenOffice. Altough I'm a happy MS Office 2007 user and haven't used Symphony, it looks like an option in case OO "dies". http://symphony.lotus.comRE: Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?Sun and Oracle...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?
- The last week has seen a lot of speculation about the future of Sun's open source projects now that the company has been absorbed by Oracle. Most of the fallout from Oracle's latest acquisition falls outside my realm of expertise or even interest. Some of my university readers...
- Blog posts 2009-04-23
- Are any open source projects too big to lose
- Are any open source projects too big to loseAn enemy of an enemy...It seems clear that these "crown jewels" are continuing sources of vexation to MS. So why would MS arch-enemy Oracle do anything to reduce this effect?On the other hand, might MS counter-move by buying some open source...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- CRIKEY! He can swallow whole companies! But not communities.
- Boy, what a big beautiful snake he is, mates. He eats multi-billion dollar companies with all their assets, WHOLE. But even big old  Constrictus Siliconvallis cannot squeeze the Open Source community. So, suffice to say, the Sun Microsystems story didn't end the way...
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Shuttleworth: Oracle now largest open source player
- Shuttleworth: Oracle now largest open source playerUm...largest HOW???In market cap, maybe. In volume of code/projects, NO WAY. Try apache or sourceforge for that.RE: Shuttleworth: Oracle now largest open source playerOkay, lets see, Oracle, has a database, Sun has MySQL, hmmm, Sun as Solaris, and there is OpenSolaris, hmmm...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- 10 things you should look for in a netbook
- 10 things you should look for in a netbookScreen typeInteresting that there was no mention of screen type. Many models have glossy screens that are not suitable for use outdoors. While this is not a factor for everyone, it is for some. If your plans involve using...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-17
- Washington state rejects open source
- Washington state rejects open sourcePerfect example...Of what loibiest have the power to do. MS gets the big guys in their pocket. And then those big guys could care less if they lose half their workforce so long as they get whatever MS promised them.Just what problem is he trying to...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-17
- Is there an open source alternative to Microsoft Outlook?
- Is there an open source alternative to Microsoft Outlook?Do you mean in Windows?Because in KDE you have Kontact, and in Gnome you have Evolution. You could try googling to see if either of those have decent Windows ports. You'd probably have better luck finding one for Evolution.RE: Is there an...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-07
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