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What could Open Office do with a business model?: You can say Microsoft has found a way to crush open source. Or you can say open source has been shown a business model it can use to crack the mass market and gain a sustainable revenue base. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Business Model, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, Software As A Service (SaaS), Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 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
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
So about that Microsoft licensing: Anyone else licensed Microsoft software lately? I've been trying to avoid it. We already have some "Open Academic" licenses in place for the high school computer lab software (Office 2007) and for some Vista testing. Since we added "Software Assurance" we've been able to install Office 2008...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Computer, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Gmail takes on Australian Ed: Gmail takes on Australian EdGmail serversGoogle has many mirror sites overseas exp. in Asia, Pacific. They route users based on IP address to the nearest geographic mirror.Why not just use Open Officesomething which is totally free, and free of prying eyes?RE: Why not just use Open Office?Open Office does not...; Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice, Google Gmail; Discussion threads 2008-06-25

The killer apps of academia: The killer apps of academiaMy suggestionsNice list. However, what's Windows Live Mail doing there, when there's the Great Gmail? :-)Another favourite application: normalize the volume of your mp3's with mp3gain. There is a Windows version here:http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/download.phpAnd there's also a Linux version. The Linux version is available in the repositories...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Word processors, academia, killer application, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Matlab, OpenOffice, TeX, Linux-version; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
'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
'Highly critical' bug bites OpenOffice: OpenOffice.org has shipped a fix for a "highly critical" vulnerability affecting versions 2.0 to 2.4 of its open-source desktop productivity suite. According to an advisory from Secunia, the flaw could be exploited to launch code execution attacks with manipulated document files. From the OpenOffice.org...; Tags: OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 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
Will it work with Office?: Our business department purchased new books last summer to teach productivity software and accounting courses based around Microsoft Office. Most of the teachers, both in and out of the business department, have grown accustomed to Office 2007, although a significant chunk can at least use OpenOffice to open up...; Tags: Teacher, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 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
Openoffice vs Microsoft Office: Last week's discussion comparing OpenOffice to Microsoft Office left me with the impression that the differences in functionality are of minor importance for most people most of the time; that those who spoke against OpenOffice generally did so on the basis of mis-information; and, that most of the arguments for...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Word-processor, OpenOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-06-11
A hard lesson in Internet values, and the Internet's value: I screwed up yesterday. I wrote from memory rather than checking out the history of Symphony and Open Office. What happened next reinforced my original point, but also demonstrated what a sea change the Internet has made, and continues to make, in how we...; Tags: Wikipedia, OpenOffice, Wiki, Internet, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-06-06
Do we need two open source office suites?: Do we need two open source office suites?That Made Me Scratch My Head, TooMethinks Dana needs to go back and double-check his sources. And, by the way, StarOffice's roots actually go back much further than that: Star Division's StarWriter was first developed back in the mid-80's for CP/M. ...; Tags: OpenOffice, Linux, Word processors, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, open-source office suite, Symphony, StarOffice, Novell Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-06-05
Do we need two open source office suites?: Update: More on this story and the strikeouts here. The good people at IBM are proud that their IBM Lotus Symphony has hit Version 1.0. You can download it from here. It's free. There's free online support, and a host...; Tags: Corel WordPerfect, IBM Corp., Current Open Office, OpenOffice, Word Processors, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-06-05
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
Does OpenOffice.org fall short?: Here's a bit from occasional contributor Imagineer66 in response to my throw-away comment that choosing between Microsoft Office and OpenOffice on functionality is like choosing between tweedle dum and tweedle dee: I am past-president for our local Lunix User Group and...; Tags: Mail Merge, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Linux, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-06-04
What might come of the OOXML revolt?: It's late, and in terms of the process it's hopeless, but the appeals of the ISO vote making Office Open XML OOXML an official standard could still have an impact. Andy Updegrove has been giving great coverage of all this at his Standards Blog, and writes that...; Tags: Office Open XML, OpenDocument Format, OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenOffice, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-31
Does it blend? Zoho and Google: The announcement earlier today that Zoho has added an import capability for those using GoogleDocs to its Writer apps is great news. It is something I asked for a short while ago and is an excellent example of how an agile cloud computing vendor can respond to a need when...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Commoditization, Abundance, Zoho Writer, Business Services, Tools & Techniques, Software As A Service (SaaS), OpenOffice, Management, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Software, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-28
So what do teachers really want in a computer?: So what do teachers really want in a computer?Office...with the Linux and Windows systems it would probably be best to go with OpenOffice, as it can open .docx, odf, alongside .doc, and the Macs should have at least Neo/OpenOffice for odf and possibly iWork if the teacher requests it.following that,...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, computer, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-05-27