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- Trips'n'Miles 1.0 (Windows)
- This application is an add-on to our Trips'n'Miles mileage tracker for Windows Mobile devices, also available on this site. The Trips'n'Miles desktop utility runs on Windows XP and Vista. It connects to the Windows Mobile 6 device via ActiveSync and copies all Trips'n'Miles data from the device to the desktop...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Desktops, Mobile Operating Systems, StarOffice, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Office Suites
- Software downloads 2009-06-01
- Microsoft Office still owns the desktop, future of StarOffice unclear
- Microsoft Office still owns the desktop, future of StarOffice unclearMakes you wonderStarOffice/OpenOffice is so far behind MS Office that it isn't even funny. They are lagging in performance, usability, innovation, features, programmability. It looks like Office 97. featurewise and quite literally.It is the cheapo free/cheap alternative you only accept because...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, desktop, StarOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- Psystar
- Psystar PsyStar - A win is a win for the short termAdrian,While I often find myself agreeing with you on most of your posts, I am going to disagree with you on that a win will cause harm to Psystar. You can not buy the marketing they have received...
- Tags: Operating systems, Pystar, Apple OS X, Apple Inc., Psystar, EULA, Apple Mac OS X, right-to-use
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- News to know: Intel, Adobe; Kindle economics; OLPC
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: New update of Microsoft codename tracker available now Larry Dignan: Intel launches Core i7; Who’s buying? Paul Murphy: How Intel's Nehalem...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple iPhone, Enterprise Software, Intel Corp., Larry Dignan, Management, Middleware, One Laptop Per Child Project, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), SOA, Software, Strategy, Web Services
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Microsoft boosts Office for Mac's business features
- Microsoft boosts Office for Mac's business featuresIt will be nicewhen office become irrelevant on both platforms.Wow -- away messages!Another Microsoft innovation -- ~/.forward !RE: Microsoft boosts Office for Mac's business featuresGood. I hope Microsoft wastes tons of money trying to get the Mac folks to pay for their warez.Microsoft must...
- Tags: Desktops, MacBU, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., business feature
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- Microsoft mulls early IE patch release
- Microsoft mulls early IE patch releaseHhhmmm..checked todays updates, check not running as root, checkCLAM Antivirus, checkfirewall, checkkonquerer, ...
- Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, ClamAV, Microsoft Corp., IE patch release, Microsoft Internet Explorer, early IE patch, IE Patch, SVG, Linux, virus, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
- Discussion threads 2006-09-25
- Office or Vista - pick one in 2007
- Office or Vista - pick one in 2007Is there a choice?The last I saw, MSO2K7 only runs on MSVista. MSO2K7 alone isn't an option.Are you kidding? Office 2007 is a disasterLook--I am NOT going to upgrade to Office 2007. Vista seems pretty cool even if it isn't anywhere near...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word 2007
- Discussion threads 2006-07-09
- States struggling to deal with digital documents
- States struggling to deal with digital documentsPortabilityOfficial records should be platform and application independent. Kudos to Massachusetts for being the first and the best of luck to Minnesota. Hope this is just the beginning.Mass HolesThey can't even figure out if they are coming or going never mind set...
- Tags: SECURITY, data format, open standard, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-04-25
- How to displace Microsoft Office
- A couple of weeks ago I asked people to help me find a fair basis for a comparison between Microsoft Office and OpenOffice - and got 230 or so responses. There are some interesting themes in there. There's a large group, for example, who think some older...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, OpenOffice
- Blog posts 2006-04-20
- While Mass. takes the lead in open access, feds lock citizens into IE
- David Berlind points out at Between the Lines that, while the state of Massachusett is immovably committed to the Open Document format - and will banish Microsoft Office from state agencies if Redmond refuses to support OpenDoc in new versions of Office - the federal government continues a...
- Tags: OpenDoc, Microsoft Office, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Blog posts 2005-09-07
- Should more public agencies heed Massachusetts' OpenDoc policy?
- If there ever was a value statement from a public official regarding the reasons for moving to open standards, perhaps that statement came from Eric Kriss, Secretary of Administration & Finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. According to a Computer Reseller News report written by Paula Rooney: ...
- Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, OpenDoc
- Blog posts 2005-09-06
- StarOffice 8 release date slips
- StarOffice 8 release date slipsBogus reporting... sigh...---" However, OpenOffice.org, the open-source office productivity application on which StarOffice is based, has also been delayed for just this reason."---Um Mr. Reporter, you have it 180 degree's backwards. OpenOffice is based on a version of StarOffice the that Sun released to...
- Tags: CollabNet Inc., OpenOffice, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-08-12
- Fedora takes off as Red Hat declines
- Fedora takes off as Red Hat declineswhy buy the milk when you can get the cow for free...now how are they gonna make cash bucks?-SamCOuld it be they are learning a lesson about "free"?Yes, could just be. ;-)Wonder how they like wearing the other shoe for a change?It will take...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, fedora, Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project
- Discussion threads 2005-03-14
- Adobe releases Acrobat 7 with Linux reader support
- Adobe releases Acrobat 7 with Linux reader supportGood newsNow they will have hopefully fixed that crummy Linux interface as well.Yea adobeWe use tons of pdf files and are using the old reader on our 250+ linux desktops it was far timefor a update to the reader.Real linuxers do not care.I've...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 98, Adobe Systems Inc., Linux, distro, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-01-05
- Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop
- Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptopToo CoolI'll have to look into this one.Now Microsoft is TOAST!The Redmond twits are finished now. YES!!!:-)If anyone has the ability affect change in consumerbehavior, it is wal-mart. They appeal to the masses. This one move by open source that will trully have an...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Notebooks, Now Microsoft, Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., software, Microsoft Windows, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2004-12-20
- Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris
- Sun plans patent protection for open-source SolarisMan, Microsoft has to hate this. They attack Linux, and they just dirvecustomers into the open arms of Scott McNeally.Schwartz seems a bit jealous.I wish he would get on with it and we will see which method of licencing is better. GPL has worked...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Free Software, Sun Studio, GPL, Schwartz, Balmer, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, IP, Microsoft Corp., StarOffice, Linux
- Discussion threads 2004-11-18
- Refurbished OpenOffice gets release
- Refurbished OpenOffice gets releaseStarOffice just keeps getting better. It is all most companies need.Well, you should keep a Windows computer with Office sitting in the corner for those rare word documents that you have problems with under OpenOffice. But, really no excuse for schools or government agencies spending tax payer...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Word processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2004-06-21
- Plugging the Linux holes
- Plugging the Linux holesLinux still a way to go.I hope Linux gains enough traction to give windows a lot of competition, it will be good for everybody including those like me who are likely to be stuck with Windows.Why am I stuck with Windows1) Drivers I have a Kodak webcam...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2004-04-30
- Corel to test WordPerfect for Linux
- Corel to test WordPerfect for LinuxWhy?Well, if they think it is going to sell to a bunch of hippies who want everything given to them for free. Then you might as well forget it, MS Office rules the word document market 95% of all docs are made in MS word.This...
- Tags: Word processors, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, operating system, Linux, Corel Corp., Corel WordPerfect, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-04-01
- No rush to move into new Office
- No rush to move into new OfficeNo need to upgradeHonestly, at my please, we see absolutely no need to upgrade. The conversation was... "Huh... it's blue." We looked through the features and saw nothing of interest. It's a good office suite, mind you-- it's just no better...
- Tags: Processors, Third-party developer, Microsoft Office, Intel Itanium, StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2003-10-20
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