Novell is adding the ability to open and save documents in Microsoft’s new Open XML format in their version of OpenOffice. Today, they released a release candidate version of their OpenOffice 2.0.2 and the final version is to come out in January. Microsoft’s OpenXML is the default document feature of their Office 2007 System. [...]
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Novell Adds Support For OpenXML To OpenOffice
December 4, 2006Thunderbird & Lightning
November 8, 2006What a cool name combination of Thunderbird and Lightning! What are they you ask? Thunderbird is an open source, free email program created by Mozilla and Lightning is a calendar extension for Thunderbird. When these two work in conjunction they make for a great Email program. Together, these two programs are a great competitor [...]
Firefox 2 Is Available
October 23, 2006Firefox 2 is now available. The Mozilla Foundation will officially release Firefox 2 tomorrow, but it is available now for downloading. Firefox has increased in marketshare over the last year or so and now comprises of 13.7%. If you are interested in downloading the latest version of Firefox for Windows, click here. Firefox for Linux, [...]
OpenOffice 2.0.4 Available
October 11, 2006OpenOffice.org has posted to their FTP site OpenOffice 2.0.4! You can download it here for Windows and here for Linux. This version is supposed to be much better than the previous version thanks to the developers. OpenOffice has not officially launched it yet as they play to on Friday. The reason for this is [...]
Firefox 2 RC2 Available
October 8, 2006 The latest test version of Firefox 2 is available for download.
Firefox 2 Release Candidate 2 (RC 2) is a preview release of our next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for download to Web application developers, our testing community and users who want to get a sneak peek at the next version [...]
How Big Is That Folder?
July 20, 2006Have you ever wondered how big the files are in a particular folder on your computer? You can always right click and go to properties and wait for the total to be calculated and then you’ll know. However, there is an easier way and that is to download and install Folder Size. This is a [...]
Widgets, Gadgets, and Desklets, Oh My!
July 18, 2006They have become very popular because it gives you quick access to some of your most important items, and not to mention it adds a little eye candy to your desktops. Widgets, Gadgets, and Desklets are made for Mac, Windows, and Linux. For more information, click here. Apple has had them since they released OSX, [...]
Firefox 2 vs. IE7
July 18, 2006In continuing my coverage of Firefox 2, I’d like to refer you to an article from Information Week comparing Firefox 2 beta 1 to IE7 beta 3. If you want to see this feature by feature comparison of the two browers, click here to read the article. I think it takes an unbiased look at the features [...]
More Firefox 2 Info
July 12, 2006To continue with my recent postings on Firefox 2, I’d like to link to an article from ComputerWorld magazine on a visual tour of the new features of Firefox 2. One thing mentioned in that article and on several other postings on the web is, Firefox’s increasing market share for browsers. According to reports, Firefox [...]
Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 1 Review
July 11, 2006I downloaded and installed Firefox 2 Beta 1 RC3 as it was listed. I took it for a test drive and was disappointed. I’ve been using IE7 beta 3 and when I took Firefox for a test drive today, I was hoping I’d like it a lot, but in comparison to IE7 beta 3, it [...]
