July 1, 2008
by sjvn01
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When faced with using open-source software in your company should your first reaction be: 1 )Run in terror. 2) Pick up and cuddle your stuffed Steve Ballmer doll while shouting “No!” 3) Refuse to even consider it 4) Deal with … Continue reading
June 23, 2008
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I’m not sure when the fights over how to install programs started in Linux, but it was probably not longer after there were three Linux users on the planet. Things haven’t gotten any better. In part that’s because people never … Continue reading
May 22, 2008
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At first, when I learned that Microsoft was not quickly supporting its own Open XML, but ODF and PDF instead, I thought it was a great joke. Microsoft went to all that trouble to make Open XML an ISO standard, … Continue reading
May 21, 2008
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Microsoft did everything it could to make its Open XML pseudo document standard an official ISO standard. Fight, cheat, whatever it took. Nothing was too low. And, at the end, Microsoft won. Too bad after all that, Microsoft can’t even … Continue reading
May 7, 2008
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I am, shall we say, more than a little cynical, even by my standards, when it comes to wireless networking. For example, I really, really have doubts about the wisdom of moving up to 802.11n. That said, I think the … Continue reading
March 31, 2008
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Despite alleged voting irregularities, Microsoft’s OpenXML format for office documents seems on its way to standardization. According to multiple observers, Microsoft’s OpenXML is on its way to becoming an ISO standard. The three sites that have been following the International … Continue reading