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Archive for July 7th, 2008
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Finally an OpenOffice that I have the ability to recommendPosted by: admin in Business and Politics (Credit: OpenOffice.org)Much as I like the idea behind OpenOffice, I’ve never particularly liked the reality. Until now. As a Mac user, I’ve long relied on Patrick Luby and the NeoOffice team to deliver the power of OpenOffice in a Mac-friendly UI (the native version of OpenOffice has always required the unsightly and clunky X11). This day, however, I downloaded OpenOffice Aqua Beta, and find that my old complaints are just that…old. One of my biggest peeves? OpenOffice for Mac used to lack embedded video support. Not anymore. I was easily able to drop my favorite video clips into a presentation I had just converted from PowerPoint. The conversion? Perfect. While I doubt OO.org will be able to perfectly convert all of my files, I don’t really anticipate it to do so: Ever tried converting your files between different versions of Microsoft Office? Good luck on finding perfection.
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An open-source problem? Too many scratches for too few itchesPosted by: admin in Business and PoliticsAfter writing my rebuke of Sidux, I encountered an excellent post on a similar topic. Ryan Davis writes a cogent attack on software’s tendency to reinvent the wheel. I heartily recommend that you read it. While Ryan’s critique lingers on open-source software, it’s by no means …
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Google’s fallibility: Daycare that only an elitist could love (and afford)Posted by: admin in Business and PoliticsGoogle continues to be at the top of its game, shoving Microsoft and Yahoo! aside in search market share and pushing into new markets, like its innovative slant on collaboration with Google Docs. But in one area Google is proving to be human, all too human: Daycare. The New York Times dissects Google’s recent problems with its daycare (allegedly jacking up the price to accommodate Sergey Brin’s sister-in-law’s beliefs on the one true way to do daycare), concluding:
Reading through this Wall Street Journal article, I’m increasingly worried about Zimbra. The article traces Microsoft’s efforts to buy Yahoo!’s search business while leaving the rest of its business(es) to an AOL Time Warner or News Corp. This might be good for Microsoft, and it might … |
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