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In response to:Major Apologies

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:40:13 +0100

Sounds very interesting. I just downloaded OO 2.0. Looks very smooth I must say.
Am keen to learn what will and will not work on the office network desktop as far as Linux is concerned. And how much I can put into operation on my own!

R

In response to:Random...

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:12:53 +0200

And now Sun and Google look set to link up. That should be interesting. Coupled with the new launch of MS Vista next year. its raising the ante all the time. If it makes things tougher for the cyber invaders.. then hurrah to all of it!!
R

In response to:Random...

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 23:11:16 +0200

Thanks I got that now. The standalone version of sunbird is better I think
R

In response to:Random...

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:58:54 +0200

Have a look at this URL: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/download.html#download_firefox
About halfway down the page are the install links for the Calendar for Thunderbird. I've only used Sunbird, the stand-alone version, but it is quite good. I would imagine that this would be as good. Cheers, Doug

In response to:Random...

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:58:18 +0200

Time is in such short supply. And why is that? It because of all computers, dang them... "toot toot".
I just wish Thunderbird would include an integrated calendar. A serious ommision in my view.
R

In response to:Apology...

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:29:50 +0200

did you know that Microsoft have actually included some Open Source code in their update of Server2003.... horray.....!!

In response to:News for Week (ending 09/09/05)

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:48:01 +0200

China is an interesting prospect. How many millions of PCs could actually find there way into Chinese homes!!
R

In response to:New Format

Tue, 06 Sep 2005 19:06:33 +0200

Interesting report. I suspect that Microsoft will just slug it out until the bitter though. That is their pattern of behaviour to date. "Our way.. or no way". Still they may find that they have no choice!
R

In response to:Another Light Day

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:56:09 +0200

!n the OSs suite, I think it s a great pity that one application that seems to have been avoided, is a contacts database management system, similar to Outlook. Perhaps this will surface in later variants!
R

In response to:Just a Few Lines...

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:42:36 +0200

OK .. I shall follow your blog closely on this!
R

In response to:LUGs!

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:39:22 +0200

Yeah ..It will be interesting to see how that develops!
R

In response to:LUGs!

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:13:03 +0200

Yes, I was reading one of the OpenOffice.org email-groups and apparently the Brazil OOo group handed out 750 OpenOffice.org CDs at a recent state lawyers convention. They are now planning to set-up training sessions on the software. No doubt the general idea of FOSS will be discussed at these sessions too, if not already.

In response to:LUGs!

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:34:29 +0200

I see that Brazil have made a politcal decsion to turn their national noses up at Microsoft.. in favour of Linux. I wonder how many PCs in Venezuela or powered from Redmond!
R

In response to:LUGs!

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:27:50 +0200

Thanks for the links. The idea of "live" cd appeals to me
R

In response to:OOo Writer Wins!

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 22:48:33 +0200

Aah! I've figured out how to reply to comments. Anyway, I have to admit that I fall back to Excel at work sometimes when I get frustrated with Calc. Although I some cases I know Calc is capable of the task, I'm just still used to Excel. There's a free 'plugin' to Excel called ASAP Utilities (http://www.asap-utilities.com/) that performs some wonderful macros. I don't feel a traitor for this as I've already commented to OpenOffice.org about including similar functions.

In response to:OOo Writer Wins!

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:50:30 +0200

Great link. I use OO in preference to MS Word, If for no other reason, than I have found it to be more stable. I would like to see a comparison between the respective spreadsheets though. I have found that Excel knocks the spots of anything else I have seen and wish the open source version were as user friendly.
R

In response to:Why a Blog Spot for OSS?

Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:53:06 +0200

Reply to blackjuan's comment:
Thank you for the comment, it is very appreciated and quite common in the corporate market. Safety is a 'hot' topic in OSS and I tend to use the analogy that 'if the bonnet of your car had a lock on it, would you be happy if the local dealership had the only set of keys?'. Having access to the source code is like having access to your engine, you can fix it if you are so inclined, or you can get anyone else to fix it. Closed source software means you are always tied into the dealer and always paying dealership rates. Some companies are starting to realise this, hopefully most will in time.

In response to:Why a Blog Spot for OSS?

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:25:40 +0200

I beg to differ, OSS sounds good on paper, but the reality is companies will need the safety of an establisge company taking great care in its brand and they will willingly pay for such a product, instead of basing their feature on something that is an ideology.

In response to:Why a Blog Spot for OSS?

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:39:34 +0200

totally agree with you on this... I have found (in my limited experience) that open source solutions prove the cheapest and easiest of business solutions.. best of all it's free..

the problem seems to be on two fronts... confidence, ie the untested against Mircrosoft et al, and lack of quality support staff who area not just trained to click NEXT buttons within Wizard environments...

good post though I hope lots of people read this..

peace from PerspicacityCorruption