August 12, 2009
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It sounds like a joke. But, it’s real and it’s anything but a joke for Microsoft. Judge Leonard Davis, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, has issued an injunction (PDF Link) that "prohibits Microsoft from … Continue reading
July 27, 2009
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Last week, Microsoft essentially admitted that its plan to "sandbox" Office documents in Office 2010 is a last ditch defense against unstoppable Microsoft Office formats attacks. As John Pescatore, Gartner’s primary security analyst, told ComputerWorld reporter, Gregg Keizer, "Microsoft is … Continue reading
June 22, 2009
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I was running Windows, and before it came along, MS-DOS, applications on Unix and Linux for ages. It was never especially easy, but experts could do it. With CodeWeavers’ latest CrossOver Linux 8, though, it’s become so easy that anyone … Continue reading
June 17, 2009
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I can talk until I’m blue in my space about the technical advantages of Linux and open-source software. Forget about that for now though. Let me give you a reason for your office to use them that may strike home: … Continue reading
May 11, 2009
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The latest version of the open-source office suite OpenOffice.org 3.1 has just arrived, and it’s a good one. While some of the improvements are visible to the naked eye, I found that the most important changes were hidden under the … Continue reading
February 24, 2009
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The first news I heard this morning was that Google’s GMail had been down last night. It was also the second, third, and fourth news I heard this morning. Come on already! What did you expect? I hate to tell … Continue reading