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Log: Planet run at Mon Jun 2 13:00:14 BST 2008 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.518&r2=1.519 Delta lines: +51 -53 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2008-06-02 05:59:58+0000 1.518 +++ atom.xml 2008-06-02 12:00:03+0000 1.519 @@ -5,9 +5,52 @@ <link rel="self" href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml"/> <link href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/"/> <id>http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml</id> - <updated>2008-06-02T06:00:19+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-06-02T12:00:24+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry xml:lang="en-us"> + <title type="html">Windows Eee PC with StarOffice pre-installed</title> + <link href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/windows_eee_pc_with_staroffice"/> + <id>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/windows_eee_pc_with_staroffice</id> + <updated>2008-06-02T10:46:53+00:00</updated> + <content type="html">As can be read in <a href="http://www.pcwelt.de/start/mobility_handy_pda/notebook/tests/163536/asus_eee_pc_900/">this German review</a>, the Windows version of the Asus Eee PC 900 will have StarOffice pre-installed. This definitely will lead to more adoption of ODF! Cool!</content> + <author> + <name>Erwin Tenhumberg</name> + <uri>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/</uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">Erwin's StarOffice Tango</title> + <subtitle type="html">Erwin Tenhumberg's Insights into Open Source and Dancing<br />... or why Open Competition matters</subtitle> + <link rel="self" href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/feed/entries/rss"/> + <id>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/feed/entries/rss</id> + <updated>2008-06-02T12:00:22+00:00</updated> + <rights type="html">Copyright 2008</rights> + </source> + </entry> + + <entry xml:lang="en-us"> + <title type="html">Sharjah school adopts OpenOffice.org</title> + <link href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/sharjah_school_adopts_openoffice_org"/> + <id>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/sharjah_school_adopts_openoffice_org</id> + <updated>2008-06-02T10:41:50+00:00</updated> + <content type="html">"Sharjah-based SIA chose a number of freely available open-source programs - including OpenOffice and the Solaris 10 operating system - to run on top of its new thin clients and servers from Sun Microsystems, which it finished installing last year. +... +SIA has installed sixteen thin clients in its student labs, with an option to increase to 70 clients in the future. The implementation includes two Sun servers running Solaris 10 and serving virtual instances of Windows XP to the thin clients via VMware." +<br />Found <a href="http://www.itp.net/news/520872-sharjah-school-dumps-high-cost-software-for-open-source-applications">here</a>.</content> + <author> + <name>Erwin Tenhumberg</name> + <uri>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/</uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">Erwin's StarOffice Tango</title> + <subtitle type="html">Erwin Tenhumberg's Insights into Open Source and Dancing<br />... or why Open Competition matters</subtitle> + <link rel="self" href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/feed/entries/rss"/> + <id>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/feed/entries/rss</id> + <updated>2008-06-02T12:00:22+00:00</updated> + <rights type="html">Copyright 2008</rights> + </source> + </entry> + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">Open Source and the Enterprise</title> <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/05/31/open-source-and-the-enterprise/"/> @@ -54,7 +97,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">Erwin Tenhumberg's Insights into Open Source and Dancing<br />... or why Open Competition matters</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/feed/entries/rss"/> <id>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/feed/entries/rss</id> - <updated>2008-06-01T12:00:33+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-06-02T12:00:22+00:00</updated> <rights type="html">Copyright 2008</rights> </source> </entry> @@ -147,7 +190,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-06-02T06:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-06-02T12:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -191,7 +234,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">Erwin Tenhumberg's Insights into Open Source and Dancing<br />... or why Open Competition matters</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/feed/entries/rss"/> <id>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/feed/entries/rss</id> - <updated>2008-06-01T12:00:33+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-06-02T12:00:22+00:00</updated> <rights type="html">Copyright 2008</rights> </source> </entry> @@ -210,7 +253,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-06-02T06:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-06-02T12:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -268,7 +311,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-06-02T06:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-06-02T12:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -406,7 +449,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">The Magic of Open Source</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-06-02T00:00:23+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-06-02T12:00:23+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -424,7 +467,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-06-02T06:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-06-02T12:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -447,49 +490,4 @@ </source> </entry> - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">OpenOffice 3.0 vs Microsoft Office</title> - <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/805"/> - <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=805</id> - <updated>2008-05-20T12:12:24+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p>Preston Gralla of InfoWorld tests the current beta of OpenOffice 3.0 and asks &#8220;<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/16/Can-OpenOffice-3-beta-replace-MS-Office_1.html">Can OpenOffice 3.0 finally replace MS Office?</a>&#8221;</p> -<p>Grandiose headline notwithstanding, the article is a useful comparison of the two competitors. Gralla ran into instability and bugs that I have not personally encountered in the Mac version I&#8217;ve been testing, but is nevertheless quite impressed:</p> -<p>&#8220;<span class="artText">If you&#8217;re not working in an enterprise that has standardized on Microsoft Office, you should think twice before paying full freight for Office, and give serious consideration to this free alternative when the final version is released.&#8221;</span></p> -<p>In conclusion, Gralla sums up:</p> -<p class="ArticleBody">&#8220;For most of what you use an office suite for, you&#8217;ll find that OpenOffice 3.0 will more than fill your needs. Whether you&#8217;re creating documents, spreadsheets, or presentations, the suite offers all the basics and much more. There are excellent formatting tools, mail merge, macros, solid charting tools, and the ability to easily create presentations.</p> -<p class="ArticleBody">&#8220;If you&#8217;re thinking of switching to OpenOffice from Microsoft Office, expect practically no learning curve. Many keyboard shortcuts are exactly the same, as are many menus and toolbar choices. You&#8217;ll be able to import your existing Office documents, and create them in Office formats as well.&#8221;</p> -<p class="ArticleBody">Gralla recommends OpenOffice to <span class="artText">home users, students, and small businesses. In my own estimation, at least 90% of current Microsoft Office users could switch to OpenOffice without significant interruption to their work processes.<br /> -</span></p></content> - <author> - <name>Benjamin Horst</name> - <uri>http://www.solidoffice.com</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org</title> - <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> - <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> - <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-06-01T12:00:19+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry> - <title type="html">Web-based spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org</title> - <link href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2008/05/web-based-spreadsheets-with.html"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-4316204839941981742</id> - <updated>2008-05-18T21:36:43+00:00</updated> - <content type="html">There's an <a href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2008/jw-05-spreadsheets.html">interesting article</a> about doing web-based spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org at JavaWorld.</content> - <author> - <name>floeff</name> - <email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email> - <uri>http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">OpenOffice.org Marketing Blog</title> - <link rel="self" href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632</id> - <updated>2008-06-01T12:00:25+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - </feed> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.518&r2=1.519 Delta lines: +33 -37 --------------------- --- index.html 2008-06-02 05:59:59+0000 1.518 +++ index.html 2008-06-02 12:00:04+0000 1.519 @@ -34,8 +34,40 @@ <a href="rss20.xml"><img src="rss2.gif" alt="Link to RSS 2 feed" /></a> </div> -<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: June 02, 2008 06:00 AM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: June 02, 2008 12:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>June 02, 2008</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/"; title="Erwin's StarOffice Tango"> +Erwin Tenhumberg</a> : +<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/windows_eee_pc_with_staroffice";> +Windows Eee PC with StarOffice pre-installed</a> +</h3> +<p> +As can be read in <a href="http://www.pcwelt.de/start/mobility_handy_pda/notebook/tests/163536/asus_eee_pc_900/";>this German review</a>, the Windows version of the Asus Eee PC 900 will have StarOffice pre-installed. This definitely will lead to more adoption of ODF! Cool!</p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/windows_eee_pc_with_staroffice";>by dancer at June 02, 2008 10:46 AM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> +<h3> +<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/"; title="Erwin's StarOffice Tango"> +Erwin Tenhumberg</a> : +<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/sharjah_school_adopts_openoffice_org";> +Sharjah school adopts OpenOffice.org</a> +</h3> +<p> +"Sharjah-based SIA chose a number of freely available open-source programs - including OpenOffice and the Solaris 10 operating system - to run on top of its new thin clients and servers from Sun Microsystems, which it finished installing last year. +... +SIA has installed sixteen thin clients in its student labs, with an option to increase to 70 clients in the future. The implementation includes two Sun servers running Solaris 10 and serving virtual instances of Windows XP to the thin clients via VMware." +<br />Found <a href="http://www.itp.net/news/520872-sharjah-school-dumps-high-cost-software-for-open-source-applications";>here</a>.</p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/sharjah_school_adopts_openoffice_org";>by dancer at June 02, 2008 10:41 AM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>May 31, 2008</h2> <h3> <a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> @@ -397,42 +429,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> -Benjamin Horst</a> : -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/805";> -OpenOffice 3.0 vs Microsoft Office</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>Preston Gralla of InfoWorld tests the current beta of OpenOffice 3.0 and asks “<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/16/Can-OpenOffice-3-beta-replace-MS-Office_1.html";>Can OpenOffice 3.0 finally replace MS Office?</a>”</p> -<p>Grandiose headline notwithstanding, the article is a useful comparison of the two competitors. Gralla ran into instability and bugs that I have not personally encountered in the Mac version I’ve been testing, but is nevertheless quite impressed:</p> -<p>“<span class="artText">If you’re not working in an enterprise that has standardized on Microsoft Office, you should think twice before paying full freight for Office, and give serious consideration to this free alternative when the final version is released.”</span></p> -<p>In conclusion, Gralla sums up:</p> -<p class="ArticleBody">“For most of what you use an office suite for, you’ll find that OpenOffice 3.0 will more than fill your needs. Whether you’re creating documents, spreadsheets, or presentations, the suite offers all the basics and much more. There are excellent formatting tools, mail merge, macros, solid charting tools, and the ability to easily create presentations.</p> -<p class="ArticleBody">“If you’re thinking of switching to OpenOffice from Microsoft Office, expect practically no learning curve. Many keyboard shortcuts are exactly the same, as are many menus and toolbar choices. You’ll be able to import your existing Office documents, and create them in Office formats as well.”</p> -<p class="ArticleBody">Gralla recommends OpenOffice to <span class="artText">home users, students, and small businesses. In my own estimation, at least 90% of current Microsoft Office users could switch to OpenOffice without significant interruption to their work processes.<br /> -</span></p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/805";>by Benjamin Horst at May 20, 2008 12:12 PM GMT</a></em> -</p> -<br /> -<hr /> -<br /> -<h2>May 18, 2008</h2> -<h3> -<a href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/"; title="OpenOffice.org Marketing Blog"> -OOo Marketeers</a> : -<a href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2008/05/web-based-spreadsheets-with.html";> -Web-based spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org</a> -</h3> -<p> -There's an <a href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2008/jw-05-spreadsheets.html";>interesting article</a> about doing web-based spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org at JavaWorld.</p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2008/05/web-based-spreadsheets-with.html";>by floeff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) at May 18, 2008 09:36 PM BST</a></em> -</p> -<br /> -<hr /> -<br /> <a id="disclaimer" name="disclaimer"></a> <p><em>Disclaimer: all views expressed on this page are those of the individual contributors, and may not reflect the views of the File [changed]: opml.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/opml.xml?r1=1.518&r2=1.519 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2008-06-02 05:59:59+0000 1.518 +++ opml.xml 2008-06-02 12:00:04+0000 1.519 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:00:20 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:24 +0000</dateModified> <ownerName>Marketing Project</ownerName> <ownerEmail>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</ownerEmail> </head> File [changed]: rss10.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml?r1=1.286&r2=1.287 Delta lines: +17 -22 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2008-06-01 12:00:23+0000 1.286 +++ rss10.xml 2008-06-02 12:00:04+0000 1.287 @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/windows_eee_pc_with_staroffice"; /> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/sharjah_school_adopts_openoffice_org"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=509"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/survey_strong_use_of_open"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=810"; /> @@ -31,12 +33,25 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=262"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/8bd350863b2c00ed" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=506"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=805"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-4316204839941981742" /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/windows_eee_pc_with_staroffice";> + <title>Erwin Tenhumberg: Windows Eee PC with StarOffice pre-installed</title> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/windows_eee_pc_with_staroffice</link> + <content:encoded>As can be read in <a href="http://www.pcwelt.de/start/mobility_handy_pda/notebook/tests/163536/asus_eee_pc_900/">this German review</a>, the Windows version of the Asus Eee PC 900 will have StarOffice pre-installed. This definitely will lead to more adoption of ODF! Cool!</content:encoded> + <dc:date>2008-06-02T10:46:53+00:00</dc:date> +</item> +<item rdf:about="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/sharjah_school_adopts_openoffice_org";> + <title>Erwin Tenhumberg: Sharjah school adopts OpenOffice.org</title> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/sharjah_school_adopts_openoffice_org</link> + <content:encoded>"Sharjah-based SIA chose a number of freely available open-source programs - including OpenOffice and the Solaris 10 operating system - to run on top of its new thin clients and servers from Sun Microsystems, which it finished installing last year. +... +SIA has installed sixteen thin clients in its student labs, with an option to increase to 70 clients in the future. The implementation includes two Sun servers running Solaris 10 and serving virtual instances of Windows XP to the thin clients via VMware." +<br />Found <a href="http://www.itp.net/news/520872-sharjah-school-dumps-high-cost-software-for-open-source-applications">here</a>.</content:encoded> + <dc:date>2008-06-02T10:41:50+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=509";> <title>John McCreesh: Open Source and the Enterprise</title> <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/05/31/open-source-and-the-enterprise/</link> @@ -251,25 +266,5 @@ <content:encoded><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/click">BBC Click</a> has discovered open source. There&#8217;s <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7404387.stm">an article</a> about it, or you can <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_4970000/newsid_4977500?redirect=4977542.stm&news=1&nbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&bbram=1">watch the programme</a>. 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In my own estimation, at least 90% of current Microsoft Office users could switch to OpenOffice without significant interruption to their work processes.<br /> -</span></p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2008-05-20T12:12:24+00:00</dc:date> -</item> -<item rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-4316204839941981742"> - <title>OOo Marketeers: Web-based spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org</title> - <link>http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2008/05/web-based-spreadsheets-with.html</link> - <content:encoded>There's an <a href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2008/jw-05-spreadsheets.html">interesting article</a> about doing web-based spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org at JavaWorld.</content:encoded> - <dc:date>2008-05-18T21:36:43+00:00</dc:date> - <dc:creator>floeff</dc:creator> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.286&r2=1.287 Delta lines: +17 -22 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2008-06-01 12:00:24+0000 1.286 +++ rss20.xml 2008-06-02 12:00:05+0000 1.287 @@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>Erwin Tenhumberg: Windows Eee PC with StarOffice pre-installed</title> + <guid>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/windows_eee_pc_with_staroffice</guid> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/windows_eee_pc_with_staroffice</link> + <description>As can be read in <a href="http://www.pcwelt.de/start/mobility_handy_pda/notebook/tests/163536/asus_eee_pc_900/">this German review</a>, the Windows version of the Asus Eee PC 900 will have StarOffice pre-installed. This definitely will lead to more adoption of ODF! Cool!</description> + <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:46:53 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> + <title>Erwin Tenhumberg: Sharjah school adopts OpenOffice.org</title> + <guid>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/sharjah_school_adopts_openoffice_org</guid> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/sharjah_school_adopts_openoffice_org</link> + <description>"Sharjah-based SIA chose a number of freely available open-source programs - including OpenOffice and the Solaris 10 operating system - to run on top of its new thin clients and servers from Sun Microsystems, which it finished installing last year. +... +SIA has installed sixteen thin clients in its student labs, with an option to increase to 70 clients in the future. The implementation includes two Sun servers running Solaris 10 and serving virtual instances of Windows XP to the thin clients via VMware." +<br />Found <a href="http://www.itp.net/news/520872-sharjah-school-dumps-high-cost-software-for-open-source-applications">here</a>.</description> + <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:41:50 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>John McCreesh: Open Source and the Enterprise</title> <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=509</guid> <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/05/31/open-source-and-the-enterprise/</link> @@ -235,28 +252,6 @@ <description><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/click">BBC Click</a> has discovered open source. There&#8217;s <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7404387.stm">an article</a> about it, or you can <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_4970000/newsid_4977500?redirect=4977542.stm&news=1&nbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&bbram=1">watch the programme</a>. You need to wait for 5 minutes 47 seconds before <a href="http://why.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> is mentioned :-) I think the broadcast is only online for a week&#8230;</p></description> <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 21:26:53 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>Benjamin Horst: OpenOffice 3.0 vs Microsoft Office</title> - <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=805</guid> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/805</link> - <description><p>Preston Gralla of InfoWorld tests the current beta of OpenOffice 3.0 and asks &#8220;<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/16/Can-OpenOffice-3-beta-replace-MS-Office_1.html">Can OpenOffice 3.0 finally replace MS Office?</a>&#8221;</p> -<p>Grandiose headline notwithstanding, the article is a useful comparison of the two competitors. Gralla ran into instability and bugs that I have not personally encountered in the Mac version I&#8217;ve been testing, but is nevertheless quite impressed:</p> -<p>&#8220;<span class="artText">If you&#8217;re not working in an enterprise that has standardized on Microsoft Office, you should think twice before paying full freight for Office, and give serious consideration to this free alternative when the final version is released.&#8221;</span></p> -<p>In conclusion, Gralla sums up:</p> -<p class="ArticleBody">&#8220;For most of what you use an office suite for, you&#8217;ll find that OpenOffice 3.0 will more than fill your needs. Whether you&#8217;re creating documents, spreadsheets, or presentations, the suite offers all the basics and much more. There are excellent formatting tools, mail merge, macros, solid charting tools, and the ability to easily create presentations.</p> -<p class="ArticleBody">&#8220;If you&#8217;re thinking of switching to OpenOffice from Microsoft Office, expect practically no learning curve. Many keyboard shortcuts are exactly the same, as are many menus and toolbar choices. You&#8217;ll be able to import your existing Office documents, and create them in Office formats as well.&#8221;</p> -<p class="ArticleBody">Gralla recommends OpenOffice to <span class="artText">home users, students, and small businesses. In my own estimation, at least 90% of current Microsoft Office users could switch to OpenOffice without significant interruption to their work processes.<br /> -</span></p></description> - <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:12:24 +0000</pubDate> -</item> -<item> - <title>OOo Marketeers: Web-based spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org</title> - <guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-4316204839941981742</guid> - <link>http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2008/05/web-based-spreadsheets-with.html</link> - <description>There's an <a href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-05-2008/jw-05-spreadsheets.html">interesting article</a> about doing web-based spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org at JavaWorld.</description> - <pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 21:36:43 +0000</pubDate> - <author>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (floeff)</author> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
