A new web based word processing program has come out called AjaxWrite. It is a very functional word processor with the look and feel of Word that can open and save Microsoft Word documents along with OpenOffice documents to your computer and all you need is the Firefox browser. It is what the [...]
Archive for March, 2006
New Web Based Word Processing Program
March 27, 2006Thunderbird and Lightning
March 23, 2006With the recent release of Lightning 0.1 for Thunderbird 1.5, Mozilla has made a great leap forward in creating a top-notch open source replacement for Microsoft’s Outlook. What is Lightning 0.1? It is a calendar extension for Mozilla’s Thunderbird email client which provides calendaring and to-do task listing. For more details, click here. For those [...]
IE 7 Beta 2 Refresh
March 23, 2006Microsoft recently provided a refresh release to its beta testing version of Internet Explorer 7. Microsoft claims this version is feature complete. Personally, I find the new IE browser to be a great improvement over IE6 and at this time, it is my recommended browser. Sorry, Firefox fans, but IE 7 is better than Firefox [...]
Firefox 2.0 in the Works
March 23, 2006Mozilla is in the process of working on Firefox 2.0. This week, they have released an alpha version of the software for testing purposes. One of the new features may include anti-phising capabilities. The test version is called Bon Echo Alpha 1. For more details go to click here and click on the Bon Echo Alpha [...]
Microsoft Delays Windows Vista for Consumers
March 23, 2006Microsoft claims to be delaying the consumer versions of Windows Vista because PC manufacturers didn’t want it introduced during the holiday season and because they wanted to improve overall quality. I wonder about the second reason as Microsoft will be releasing the business versions in the fall on schedule. The consumer versions are due to come [...]
Windows Vista will be released in November 2006
March 14, 2006The next version of Windows from Microsoft called Vista will be released in November 2006. The official announcement appeared on the Official Microsoft Connections blog today. For more details on Windows Vista, click here.
Protecting Your PC
March 14, 2006I will be starting a series of news and info on “Protecting Your PC.” Today it is very vital that everone protects his/her PC. Just like you take care of your car, you want to take care of your PC. For the first installment of this series, I thought I’d link to [...]
Do You Want Freedom and Affordability with Software?
March 14, 2006If you answered “Yes” to the above question, you need to look into Open Source Software. What is Open Source Software? Open source software refers to computer software available with its source code and under an open source license to study, change, and improve its design. The open source movement is a large movement of [...]
Ultra-Mobile PCs
March 14, 2006Last week at CeBIT, Microsoft along with several partners revealed to the attendees what their “Origami” project was and that is a brand new type of portable PCs called Ultra-Mobile PCs. The devices look cool and are small enough to fit in the hand and weigh about 2 pounds and run on Windows XP [...]
