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- Office Starter 2010: The fine print on Microsoft's Works replacement
- For me, non-starterA crippled, incompatible, ad supported product makes little sense to me, when Open Office and Google are alternatives.ExactlyThere's already a portable version of OpenOffice that runs on a USB stick - nothing new here.The excluded formats are used in only about 1% of documentsIt is well-known that macros...
- Tags: Starter, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Starter
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 public betas now available for download
- Microsoft still firmly planted in the LAST century.NTLinux Kernel speaks?Hmmm, I'd fear for the future of Linux if this is what comes out of it. You'd think the "many eyes" would have caught such silly logic in the kernel years ago...and looking ready to dominate this oneas well.Google is...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, public beta, Microsoft SharePoint, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Office suites, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Open source be not proud
- microsoft over java???hardly.Ellison should use GPL v3 for mysqland commit 1 billion dollars to it.This deal will sail through and everyone will be happy.It is a pyramid schemeFor a long time open source companies were only "profitable" because their perceived value.MySQL is a very good example of this. They sold...
- Tags: Databases, open source, MySQL
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- OpenOfficeMouse - Put an end to button envy!
- OpenOffice, better known for the free alternative to Microsoft's Office suite, has announced that it will start selling a mouse specifically designed for the OpenOffice suite early next year. And if you existing mouse gives you a case of button envy, then this is the mouse for you. by Adrian...
- Tags: Mouse, Envy, Mice, OpenOffice, Open Source, Hardware, Peripherals, Office Suites, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- OpenOffice.org Portable 3.1.1 (Windows)
- OpenOffice.org Portable (formerly Portable OpenOffice.org) is the complete OpenOffice.org office suite, including a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool, drawing package, and database - packaged as a portable app, so you can take all your documents and everything you need to work with them wherever you go. This full-featured office suite...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice.org, PortableApps.com, Office Suite, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- OpenOffice.org 3.2 Beta (Mac)
- This office productivity suite for Mac OS X includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to that of other office suites. OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Beta, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2009-10-28
- NeoOffice 3.0.1 (Mac)
- NeoOffice is a full-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, OpenOffice.org, NeoOffice.org, NeoOffice, Office Suite, OpenOffice, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- Open Search Server 1.1r632 (Windows)
- Open Search Server OSS is a search engine software developed under the GPL v3 open source licence. Built using the best open source technologies available, Open Search Server is a stable, high-performance piece of software. It is both a modern search engine and a suite of high-powered full text search...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Full-text Search, Open Search Server, Document Format, XML, Open Source, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- Is the IBM Client for Smart Work an alternative to 7 for schools?
- Windows 7 looks like a genuinely good OS. Reasonable system requirements, high levels of usability and stability...What's not to like? Well, the price, of course. Volume educational licensing runs around $70 a seat for Windows 7 Professional upgrades. Then there's the actual upgrade process. Major rollouts...
- Tags: Ubuntu, IBM Corp., Ubuntu 9.10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Roi/Tco, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Looking beyond Windows 7 and Office; Pondering the alternatives
- No reason to look beyond Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Office, its a complete solution out of the box for every business need. Pondering the alternatives will take all of 5 seconds before realizing the alternatives won't live up to what Microsoft has to offer.Preceding message brought to you...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Loverock Davidson
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Netbook or a cheap Compaq for students?
- Re: Netbook or cheap CompaqThe problem I see at least in my organization it is never 1:1. Sometimes I wish we could get away with a netbook or using some of our older desktop hardware for lighter 1:1 usage. We bought a small cart of Netbooks...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Compaq Computer Corp., netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- Microsoft hints at second low-cost Office option
- Looks like they figured out that the price people are willing to pay for MSOffice is going to be falling like a rock. Can you say "pennies on the dollar"??$0 is about rightfor all the headaches MS has caused the world.M$ still has to drop the price a lotin order...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- Goodbye, Works!
- GoodThis will also make more people shift to Open Office and Google Documents at home: there are few things as loathsome as applications that contain ads. :-)Untill...They see that Open Office breaks the format in .doc files and that Google Docs are a nightmare to convert to .doc files...(PS: I...
- Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, pdf, doc, OpenOffice, WORKS!
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- Next-gen operating systems: Facebook on steroids?
- Chrome OS is a key building blockThis is why I think the concept of Chrome OS is so powerful.Sure you will be able to use your web apps offline, like desktop apps (thanks to HTML5/Gears), but the core functionality of the apps will live in the cloud. And because the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Chrome OS, Facebook, Next-gen operating system, operating system, Next-Gen
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- i4i vs. Microsoft appeal heard; Trash talk ensues
- i Just hope taht MS will have it in the jaw big time For once a little guy could give the knock-out to MS would be a joy ....Would be so niceWould love to see this one almost bankrupt Microsoft.Would love it even more if the next one wipes them...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Custom XML, Microsoft Corp., I4i
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Students vs. Google Apps vs. Office Web Apps
- Buyer bewareBefore people get too excited about Office Web Apps, they need to remember that:- Google's strength comes from its ability to create quality, innovative products, based on open standards. Google has even established the "Data Liberation Front" (http://www.dataliberation.org/), to make it easy to migrate user data in & out...
- Tags: cloud computing, Google Inc., Office Web Apps, Office Web, Web application, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Google Apps vs. Office Web Apps: Can Microsoft compete in the cloud?
- Lets's see, what's the most appealing......the cloud solution that has a fully integrated desktop suite that matches it or the one that doesn't?In other words your headline is the wrong way round.RE: Google Apps vs. Office Web Apps: Can Microsoft compete in the cloud?Nice job with the headline that get's...
- Tags: cloud computing, PRODUCTIVITY, Google Apps, Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Corp., Office Web Apps, Office Web, Microsoft Office, Web application
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Will Office Web Apps overcome cloud biases?
- Yesterday, I asked if the Feds don't need Office, do we? In particular, though, I was really talking about how wedded people are to having an Office suite (possibly OpenOffice, but usually Office 2003 or 2007) actually sitting on their desktop. Not too long after I'd...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web Application, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- Do you really need Office? Really? If the Feds don't, do we?
- Sounds like these users could get by just fine with Wordpad.[i]That being said, how many of your teachers are doing this sort of thing? Teachers need to create content, no doubt about it, but that content should be online, accessible, collaborative, and reusable. You don?t need Office for that.[/i]The problem,...
- Tags: Next Up, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Google Apps
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
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