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OpenOffice.org 2.0 is here, but is it a pig?

OpenOffice.org 2.0 is here, but is it a pig?Ram $ < Software $Hey buddy. You forgot one thing. For $320.95 of MS Office 2003 Pro I could buy 2 gig of cas 2 ddr400 and still have money to spare. Heck, I could put together a system...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org 2.0

Discussion threads 2005-10-21

OpenOffice.org 2.0 is here, but is it a pig?

OpenOffice.org 2.0 is finally out with much fanfare, but is it a memory and resource hog? This is what I was wondering when I did this shootout last month between Microsoft Excel 2003 and OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 Calc. The backers of OpenOffice.org immediately complained that I didn't test...

Tags: OpenOffice.org

Blog posts 2005-10-21

Bill: Give us the new Office 12 interface now

Bill: Give us the new Office 12 interface nowGive away a reason to buy the software...... as soon as possible. Use it to make people more comfortable with using older versions of the software. New versions need have only massive changes that require long preparation to...

Tags: Business structures, OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, partnership, Office 12

Discussion threads 2005-09-13

Additional Resources

Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business

This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-22

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 5

Today is the last day of a 5-day course on iPhone programming class led by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I've been taking notes on how development for the iPhone compares to development for Android. By the way, BNR also offers Android courses if you're interested....

Tags: Program, Apple iPhone, Web Service, Android, iPhone API, Settings App, Android Preference, Cloud Computing, Web Services, XML, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Ulteo offers server based computing solution for Linux desktops, apps

Ulteo is now offering what Microsoft and Citrix will not: a server based computing solution for the Linux desktop and Linux applications. The company, which late last year launched the first OpenOffice open source desktop online, has announced the availability of the Open Virtual Desktop...

Tags: Linux Desktop, Citrix Systems Inc., Server, Ulteo, Open Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Terminal Server, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Sex, Rock and Roll, and Open Source Reporting Frameworks

Actuate 10 and the Eclipse-based Open Source BIRT framework allows you to build rich reporting applications for your enterprise. Click on the photo to watch a video of the software in action. The title got your attention, didn't it? ...

Tags: Reporting Tool, Actuate Corp., Open Source BIRT, Business Intelligence, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-20

More OLPC Give One Considerations

It's the second day of sales for the OLPC Give One Get One program on Amazon; the site is still up and still claiming next day delivery is available (anyone who gets theirs in a day, please talk back below). I posted several musings yesterday on this latest effort...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Is there anything teachers or students need that Google Apps can't do?

I'm giving serious thought to switching our school to Google Apps from our current ISP's email system this coming summer. Only teachers and staff have access to district email right now; the switch would provide students, teachers, and staff with school email accounts and access to the suite of...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Archiving, Teacher, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Consumer Watchdog overreacts about Gmail

ConsumerWatchdog.org isn't too impressed with the way Gmail works -- they are convinced that Google isn't respecting the privacy of their users. Click here to watch the video Some things mentioned in the video may be concerning to some people, but everything mentioned can...

Tags: Message, Google Inc., Google Gmail, Consumer Watchdog, ConsumerWatchdog, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Security, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-11-17

New carbon monitoring resources available via the Web

If one of your near-year-end resolutions is to build out the carbon and greenhouse gas emissions reporting for your company, there are a couple of new resources that have been released in the past week. First off, Sun Microsystems has updated the tools that are available on...

Tags: Web, Monitoring, Greenhouse Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emission, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-11-17

$400 XOs and recessions

The OLPC XO goes on sale through Amazon Monday via a redux of their Give One Get One (G1G1) program that turned into such a debacle last year. It's no secret that, despite my utter willingness to give props to OLPC for spurring an entire market of...

Tags: Recession, Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, OLPC XO, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-16

Sun plugs holes in StarOffice

Two weeks after the OpenOffice.org team shipped patches for code execution flaws in office suite, Sun Micrososystems has followed up with a high-priority update for StarOffice, which is based on the open-source code. Sun's patch, available for Windows, Linux and Solaris, address highly-critical vulnerabilities that could expose...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice.org, Arbitrary Code Execution, StarOffice, OpenOffice, Patches, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Apple fixes 12 Safari security flaws

Apple has release Safari 3.2 to fix at least a dozen security flaws, some very serious. The update, available for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard, address vulnerabilities that could be exploited to take full control of a compromised machine. ...

Tags: Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Arbitrary Code Execution, Buffer-overflow, TIFF, Application Termination, Security, Viruses And Worms, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Challenging Silicon Valley to put poverty into a museum . . .

I'm not washing my right hand for a while because I used it to shake the hand of Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and a person that I've held in the highest regard for many years. Mr Yunus gave the keynote speech at the Tech Museum's Tech...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Poverty, Bangladesh, Mr., Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank, Grameen Loan, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Silicon Valley's top awards

Silicon Valley's 2008 Tech Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity will be presented at a gala dinner this evening. The keynote speech will be delivered by Mohammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner. I'm looking forward to meeting Mr Yunus as I've been an admirer of his...

Tags: Humanity, Applied Materials Inc., Benefits, Human Resources, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Vudu takes HD lead; enough to stay alive?

Vudu, the product and service that brings downloadable movies to TV sets, is chugging full-speed-ahead when it comes to adding HD titles to its on-demand video service. This week, there were reports that Vudu's catalog now has more than 1,100 HD titles, leading a pack that includes AppleTV and Xbox....

Tags: Set-top Box, Set-top, TiVo Inc., Vudu, Tv & Home Theater, DVR, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Debrief and Defend: Replacing Microsoft Office With Google Docs

This Debrief & Defend presentation can be used as-is to explore the benefits of replacing many Microsoft Office installments with Google Docs. The presentation is designed to help department heads, staff, clients, board members, business owners, coworkers and others understand how Google's Web-based office suite can simplify document creation (including...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Corp., Presentation, Corporate Governance, OpenOffice, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Office Suites, Software

Download resources 2008-11-11

Coming soon, but not really soon enough: A certification to weed out shady electronics recyclers

Coming soon, but not really soon enough: A certification to weed out shady electronics recyclersclarificationThanks for covering this, Heather-- I encourage people to see www.e-Stewards.org for the latest information and list of responsible recyclers. We are currently upgrading our audits of these companies to a fully accredited system; until...

Tags: Quality, shady electronics recycler, electronics recycler, electronics, certification

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

Cyber terrorists to face death penalty in Pakistan

According to a recently signed "Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2008" in Pakistan, any person who commits cyberterrorism causing the death of other people will face death penalty or life imprisonment : "Whoever commits the offence of cyber terrorism and causes death of any person shall be punishable with...

Tags: Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-11-10