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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...
- Tags: Ubuntu, GNOME, KDE, Object-oriented, KDE 4.3, openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 8, Open Source, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-04
- MIDs and netbooks - half the size, half the experience - Solomon type design
- Personally - not really interested in smaller than a netbook."With AJAX, and HTML 5 coming, the Internet experience will require ever more power."Somehow I doubt that that will really take more power than video.But if it doesn't do video - yeah, it's underpowered.Frankly, though, I really don't want to go...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Solomon Corp., netbook, video, HTML 5
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Are open source developers too dominant? Ubuntu, Firefox prove yes
- Are open source developers too dominant? Ubuntu, Firefox prove yesGetting excited about a browser or an OS???? Why?Those should be just mature very reliable tools. The excitment should be in the things they allow you to do without getting in your way. I bet that at one time you were...
- Tags: Web browsers, open source, Ubuntu, Mozilla Firefox, open-source developer, punk, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-03-02
- Alfresco launches new community edition, web design tool for CMS
- A top open source content management system provider today launched the final edition of its free community edition with many features of its enterprise edition as well as a new web site development tool. Alfresco said the new community edition -- Alfresco Labs 3.0 Stable -- features...
- Tags: Web, Web Site, Tool, Content Management System, Web Design, Community Edition, Alfresco Share, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Internet, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-01-22
- Sun adds Apple native support to StarOffice 9
- Sun adds Apple native support to StarOffice 9Or, Or, OrYou could wait for Symphony 1.2 final to be release and get it for free OR you could use OpenOffice.org 3.0 right now!
- Tags: StarOffice 9, StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- On the Linux laptop the distro is key
- On the Linux laptop the distro is key"technical problems like installing software "Oh, thats right. You can't just click "setup.exe" can you.So, just how long did you go without Open Office functional before your expert pal bailed you out? Once again, if we were to substitute Vista for...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, eeePC, community version, Xandros, Linspire, distro, Linux, ASUS, Linux laptop, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- OpenOffice 3.0 Final ready for download
- OpenOffice 3.0 Final has already been uploaded to a variety of mirror download sites ahead of the official announcement Monday 13. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice.org 3.0 Final, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failedSimpleDo you really think that MS decided to do that on its own? Would that really make sense for them to make it alot more complicated? MS did not want to do that, their own emails to each other prove that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Corp., top-five, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- 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...
- Tags: Office 07, Microsoft Office, Office 14, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- 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,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Microsoft releases updated Office-OpenOffice XML translator, ramps up document interop efforts as ISO mulls OpenXML
- Microsoft today launched an update of its OpenXML and ODF translator for its Excel and Powerpoint applications and pledged to keep churning out more documentation to enable interoperability -- and more patents to protect that IP. Following its interoperability announcement on Feb 21, the...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Patent, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenXML, Interoperability Initiative, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Open Source, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Is open source recession proof?
- Is open source recession proof?Keep in mind that you still have collegesand there are people all around the world working on many of the open source projects. If the drive dries up here in the US then there are people in Asia and Europe that can and if needed, pick...
- Tags: open source, OSS, job, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-01-14
- 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...
- Tags: Operating System, Mandriva, OpenOffice, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- ODF and differences of opinion
- ODF and differences of opinionNot really[i]It sounds like the OpenDocument Foundation thinks another XML document standard would better achieve their goals.[/i]Actually, it's much more of a political issue. They're after a file format that meets classical standards objectives such as testable conformance and round-trip integrity between conforming applications.According to...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OOXML, OpenDocument Format, OASIS, OpenDocument Foundation
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- Would you (legally) download Vista?
- Would you legally download Vista?Delusional"I heard Vista sales suck so horribly, and apparently Microsoft doesn't think it's financially worth the risk to box up DVDs and stock the stores full of it. "Thats so unbelievably out of touch!...as for "Why not just hire an overbrained techy and pay him like...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Fedora 6, sales, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-01-17
- MS: "OpenDoc too slow!" IBM: "MS Open XML too heavy!"
- MS: "OpenDoc too slow!" IBM: "MS Open XML too heavy!"ComplianceThe real "rubber hits the road" issue is compliance testing. With both camps positioning themselves to become Governmental purchasing requirements, they're going to eventually run into the issue of validation suites.A good example is [url=http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/]the W3C's CSS Validator.[/url]One problem...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), IBM Corp., OpenDoc, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source
- Discussion threads 2006-05-25
- Is Office more important than Windows?
- Is Office more important than Windows?Yes, right behind inertia NTntOffice is a big part of itbut it isn't everything. Small- and mid-sized companies usually have fully customized software or partially customized software (e.g. MS Access applications, or an accounting program with a customized module), both of which would require at...
- Tags: philosphy, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-02-07
- Worm feeds on Sasser-infected computers
- Worm feeds on Sasser-infected computersit's like the ideal microsoft worm...it tries to establish itself as a monopoly on yoru computer and tries to prevent "fair competition" from any other worms... hehOh man...this whole thing is a big mess.Now's the time for all of us "fanatics" to be glad that we're...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Sasser author, computer, worm, Sasser worm, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2004-05-13
- Mozilla holds 'fire' in naming fight
- Mozilla holds 'fire' in naming fightMozilla and OpenOfficeare some great open source applications for the windows OS --- and for a price of $0.00 for both, you have to love itIts called 'respect' something the Free Software people do NOT haveIt amazes me how they want to use a name...
- Tags: Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-02-09
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