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There are just waay too many snarky comments I could make here. However, since we are all adults, I’ll pass. However, it is nice to see the government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, Governor, finally take charge of the impending...
Ecma international is probably the only progressive standards body out there. Thanks to them we have Ecma 376, currently submitted to the ISO for certification as a standard, and now, TC46. TC46, full name TC46- XPS Technical Committee, is a technical...
My bold position in proselytizing Microsoft products seems to be going against the norm. In his blog post here about the 2007 Microsoft Office system versus OpenOffice, the writer starts out by disagreeing with my post series on the Office-less office...
Or The Triumph of Business over IT Zealots In my post here , I alluded to the fact that the ODF was a cruel joke (to businesses) foisted on us by those companies who couldn’t compete in the marketplace. The ODF is built on the foundation of StarOffice...
Do some hacks just want to see chaos in offices, or are they paid by the word? The ‘ next big thing’ is now Goggle Gears? All because it is powered by open source? Supposedly. Since goog does not publish modifications to source code?
The mind boggles. Talk about drinking the Koolaid! I want to see how this bonehead move plays out.
The Central Scotland Police Force has jettisoned StarOffice and returned to Microsoft Office for 400 seats. A few years back, they had migrated to StarOffice as a way of saving money, the primary argument of open source backers. Unfortunately, as we see...
With Office 12, we would have 1) XML file formats, 2) an Office Server product, 3) better SharePoint integration , and 4) some features of Groove Virtual Office . (wishful thoughts in italics ) How about backwards compatibility? If all 4 features are...
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