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Log: Planet run at Sat Dec 20 18:00:14 GMT 2008 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.1296&r2=1.1297 Delta lines: +35 -32 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2008-12-20 11:59:44+0000 1.1296 +++ atom.xml 2008-12-20 17:59:41+0000 1.1297 @@ -5,9 +5,37 @@ <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>2008-12-20T12:00:32+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-12-20T18:00:30+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">Microsoft Holes Exploited Again</title> + <link href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/"/> + <id>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=602</id> + <updated>2008-12-20T12:02:08+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>As if the last <a title="IE Security Alert" href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/16/bbc-internet-explorer-security-alert/">security hole</a> in Internet Explorer was not enough, <a title="Techworld: Hackers bypass IE" href="http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=108625" target="_blank">here&#8217;s</a> yet another reason to drop Microsoft Software. This time it&#8217;s their cash-cow, Office:</p> +<blockquote><p><span class="underlineLinks">Attackers are exploiting the just-patched vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) by hiding malicious ActiveX controls in Microsoft Word documents, according to security researchers.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">&#8220;Inside the document is an ActiveX control, and in that control is a line that makes it call out to the site that&#8217;s hosting the malware,&#8221; said David Marcus, the director of security research and communications for McAfee&#8217;s Avert Labs. &#8220;This is a pretty insidious way to attack people, because it&#8217;s invisible to the eye, the communication with the site.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">This all reminds me of a sieve - full of holes.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">If I was a small business using Microsoft application software today, I would be dropping it faster than a red-hot rock. If I was a CTO I would be planning <strong>now</strong> how to migrate away.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks"><a title="OpenOffice.org" href="http://openoffice.org" target="_blank">OpenOffice.org</a> will protect you from malicious ActiveX in documents, <a title="Firefox" href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/" target="_blank">Firefox</a> for web browsing and <a title="Thunderbird" href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/" target="_blank">Thunderbird</a> for email will do the same whilst allowing you to continue to use the Windows OS as you plan the final step to freedom. <a title="Ubuntu" href="http://www.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Ubuntu</a> will complete the process. </span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">If you need help, there are <a title="The Open Learning Centre" href="http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com" target="_blank">companies</a> out there who can provide support and technical assistance. <img 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'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Bloglines" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to SlashDot"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/slashdot.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to SlashDot" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to SlashDot" /></a></div> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded END --></content> + <author> + <name>Alan Lord</name> + <uri>http://www.theopensourcerer.com</uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">The Open Sourcerer » OpenOffice.org</title> + <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>2008-12-20T18:00:29+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + <entry> <title type="html">[Update]Tønder Municipality behind Free IT Software for all Schoolchildren</title> <link href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/12/tnder-municipality-behind-free-it.html"/> @@ -116,7 +144,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">A weblog by Charles-H. 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Schulz.</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/category/ooo-postings/feed"/> <id>http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/category/ooo-postings/feed</id> - <updated>2008-12-20T12:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-12-20T18:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -304,7 +332,7 @@ <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>2008-12-20T12:00:19+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-12-20T18:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -423,7 +451,7 @@ <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>2008-12-20T12:00:19+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-12-20T18:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -465,7 +493,7 @@ <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>2008-12-20T12:00:19+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-12-20T18:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -489,29 +517,4 @@ </source> </entry> - <entry> - <title type="html">Extension: Template changer</title> - <link href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/12/extension-template-changer.html"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-5288292234333724920</id> - <updated>2008-12-04T20:25:34+00:00</updated> - <content type="html">With this extension you wll see to new menu items in Files - Templates that makes it possible for you to change template for one document or for all documents in a specific folder. All styles in the document(s) will be replaced by styles from the newly loaded template. - -This extension is translated into several languages. - -Template Changer: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/</content> - <author> - <name>Leif Lodahl</name> - <email>[email protected]</email> - <uri>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/search/label/OpenOffice.org</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">Lodahl's blog</title> - <subtitle type="html">OpenOffice.org, open source software and open standards. These are the three things you can read about on my blog. I'll try to keep you updated on news and events in Denmark. -Okay, sometimes you can read something about Lotus Notes too</subtitle> - <link rel="self" href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/OpenOffice.org"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169</id> - <updated>2008-12-18T18:00:29+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - </feed> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1303&r2=1.1304 Delta lines: +25 -20 --------------------- --- index.html 2008-12-20 11:59:44+0000 1.1303 +++ index.html 2008-12-20 17:59:41+0000 1.1304 @@ -37,8 +37,32 @@ <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: December 20, 2008 12:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: December 20, 2008 06:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>December 20, 2008</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com"; title="The Open Sourcerer » OpenOffice.org"> +Alan Lord</a> : +<a href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/";> +Microsoft Holes Exploited Again</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>As if the last <a title="IE Security Alert" href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/16/bbc-internet-explorer-security-alert/";>security hole</a> in Internet Explorer was not enough, <a title="Techworld: Hackers bypass IE" href="http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=108625"; target="_blank">here’s</a> yet another reason to drop Microsoft Software. This time it’s their cash-cow, Office:</p> +<blockquote><p><span class="underlineLinks">Attackers are exploiting the just-patched vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) by hiding malicious ActiveX controls in Microsoft Word documents, according to security researchers.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">“Inside the document is an ActiveX control, and in that control is a line that makes it call out to the site that’s hosting the malware,” said David Marcus, the director of security research and communications for McAfee’s Avert Labs. “This is a pretty insidious way to attack people, because it’s invisible to the eye, the communication with the site.”</span></p></blockquote> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">This all reminds me of a sieve - full of holes.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">If I was a small business using Microsoft application software today, I would be dropping it faster than a red-hot rock. If I was a CTO I would be planning <strong>now</strong> how to migrate away.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks"><a title="OpenOffice.org" href="http://openoffice.org"; target="_blank">OpenOffice.org</a> will protect you from malicious ActiveX in documents, <a title="Firefox" href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/"; target="_blank">Firefox</a> for web browsing and <a title="Thunderbird" href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/"; target="_blank">Thunderbird</a> for email will do the same whilst allowing you to continue to use the Windows OS as you plan the final step to freedom. <a title="Ubuntu" href="http://www.ubuntu.com"; target="_blank">Ubuntu</a> will complete the process. </span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">If you need help, there are <a title="The Open Learning Centre" href="http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com"; target="_blank">companies</a> out there who can provide support and technical assistance. <img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif"; 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title="Lodahl's blog"> @@ -428,25 +452,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h2>December 04, 2008</h2> -<h3> -<a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/search/label/OpenOffice.org"; title="Lodahl's blog"> -Leif Lodahl</a> : -<a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/12/extension-template-changer.html";> -Extension: Template changer</a> -</h3> -<p> -With this extension you wll see to new menu items in Files - Templates that makes it possible for you to change template for one document or for all documents in a specific folder. All styles in the document(s) will be replaced by styles from the newly loaded template. - -This extension is translated into several languages. - -Template Changer: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/</p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/12/extension-template-changer.html";>by Leif Lodahl ([email protected]) at December 04, 2008 08:25 PM GMT</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=1.1296&r2=1.1297 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2008-12-20 11:59:45+0000 1.1296 +++ opml.xml 2008-12-20 17:59:41+0000 1.1297 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:00:33 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:00:30 +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=1.579&r2=1.580 Delta lines: +16 -12 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2008-12-18 17:59:42+0000 1.579 +++ rss10.xml 2008-12-20 17:59:41+0000 1.580 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=602"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-4373353179933806915" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=935"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-1298348876694847619" /> @@ -32,11 +33,25 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-5613246515166572265" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/1fabd958df4d6cbe" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-4079630284340464032" /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-5288292234333724920" /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=602";> + <title>Alan Lord: Microsoft Holes Exploited Again</title> + <link>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/</link> + <content:encoded><p>As if the last <a title="IE Security Alert" href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/16/bbc-internet-explorer-security-alert/">security hole</a> in Internet Explorer was not enough, <a title="Techworld: Hackers bypass IE" href="http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=108625" target="_blank">here&#8217;s</a> yet another reason to drop Microsoft Software. This time it&#8217;s their cash-cow, Office:</p> +<blockquote><p><span class="underlineLinks">Attackers are exploiting the just-patched vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) by hiding malicious ActiveX controls in Microsoft Word documents, according to security researchers.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">&#8220;Inside the document is an ActiveX control, and in that control is a line that makes it call out to the site that&#8217;s hosting the malware,&#8221; said David Marcus, the director of security research and communications for McAfee&#8217;s Avert Labs. &#8220;This is a pretty insidious way to attack people, because it&#8217;s invisible to the eye, the communication with the site.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">This all reminds me of a sieve - full of holes.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">If I was a small business using Microsoft application software today, I would be dropping it faster than a red-hot rock. If I was a CTO I would be planning <strong>now</strong> how to migrate away.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks"><a title="OpenOffice.org" href="http://openoffice.org" target="_blank">OpenOffice.org</a> will protect you from malicious ActiveX in documents, <a title="Firefox" href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/" target="_blank">Firefox</a> for web browsing and <a title="Thunderbird" href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/" target="_blank">Thunderbird</a> for email will do the same whilst allowing you to continue to use the Windows OS as you plan the final step to freedom. <a title="Ubuntu" href="http://www.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Ubuntu</a> will complete the process. </span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">If you need help, there are <a title="The Open Learning Centre" href="http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com" target="_blank">companies</a> out there who can provide support and technical assistance. <img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";-)" class="wp-smiley" /><br /> +</span></p> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded BEGIN --><div class="social_bookmark"><em>Tell Someone Else!</em><br /><a class="social_img" href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/&title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Del.icio.us"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/delicious.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Del.icio.us" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Del.icio.us" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/&title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to digg"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/digg.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to digg" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to digg" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.technorati.com/faves?add=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Technorati"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/technorati.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Technorati" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Technorati" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/&title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Stumble Upon"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/stumbleupon.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Stumble Upon" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Stumble Upon" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&output=popup&bkmk=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/&title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Google Bookmarks"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/google.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Google Bookmarks" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Google Bookmarks" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.bloglines.com/sub/http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Bloglines"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/bloglines.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Bloglines" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Bloglines" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to SlashDot"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/slashdot.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to SlashDot" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to SlashDot" /></a></div> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded END --></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2008-12-20T12:02:08+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-4373353179933806915"> <title>Leif Lodahl: [Update]Tønder Municipality behind Free IT Software for all Schoolchildren</title> <link>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/12/tnder-municipality-behind-free-it.html</link> @@ -273,16 +288,5 @@ <dc:date>2008-12-05T14:20:53+00:00</dc:date> <dc:creator>floeff</dc:creator> </item> -<item rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-5288292234333724920"> - <title>Leif Lodahl: Extension: Template changer</title> - <link>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/12/extension-template-changer.html</link> - <content:encoded>With this extension you wll see to new menu items in Files - Templates that makes it possible for you to change template for one document or for all documents in a specific folder. All styles in the document(s) will be replaced by styles from the newly loaded template. - -This extension is translated into several languages. - -Template Changer: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/</content:encoded> - <dc:date>2008-12-04T20:25:34+00:00</dc:date> - <dc:creator>Leif Lodahl</dc:creator> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.579&r2=1.580 Delta lines: +16 -12 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2008-12-18 17:59:43+0000 1.579 +++ rss20.xml 2008-12-20 17:59:42+0000 1.580 @@ -8,6 +8,22 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>Alan Lord: Microsoft Holes Exploited Again</title> + <guid>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=602</guid> + <link>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/</link> + <description><p>As if the last <a title="IE Security Alert" href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/16/bbc-internet-explorer-security-alert/">security hole</a> in Internet Explorer was not enough, <a title="Techworld: Hackers bypass IE" href="http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=108625" target="_blank">here&#8217;s</a> yet another reason to drop Microsoft Software. This time it&#8217;s their cash-cow, Office:</p> +<blockquote><p><span class="underlineLinks">Attackers are exploiting the just-patched vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) by hiding malicious ActiveX controls in Microsoft Word documents, according to security researchers.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">&#8220;Inside the document is an ActiveX control, and in that control is a line that makes it call out to the site that&#8217;s hosting the malware,&#8221; said David Marcus, the director of security research and communications for McAfee&#8217;s Avert Labs. &#8220;This is a pretty insidious way to attack people, because it&#8217;s invisible to the eye, the communication with the site.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">This all reminds me of a sieve - full of holes.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">If I was a small business using Microsoft application software today, I would be dropping it faster than a red-hot rock. If I was a CTO I would be planning <strong>now</strong> how to migrate away.</span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks"><a title="OpenOffice.org" href="http://openoffice.org" target="_blank">OpenOffice.org</a> will protect you from malicious ActiveX in documents, <a title="Firefox" href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/" target="_blank">Firefox</a> for web browsing and <a title="Thunderbird" href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/" target="_blank">Thunderbird</a> for email will do the same whilst allowing you to continue to use the Windows OS as you plan the final step to freedom. <a title="Ubuntu" href="http://www.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Ubuntu</a> will complete the process. </span></p> +<p><span class="underlineLinks">If you need help, there are <a title="The Open Learning Centre" href="http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com" target="_blank">companies</a> out there who can provide support and technical assistance. <img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";-)" class="wp-smiley" /><br /> +</span></p> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded BEGIN --><div class="social_bookmark"><em>Tell Someone Else!</em><br /><a class="social_img" href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/&title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Del.icio.us"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/delicious.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Del.icio.us" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Del.icio.us" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/&title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to digg"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/digg.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to digg" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to digg" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.technorati.com/faves?add=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Technorati"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/technorati.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Technorati" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Technorati" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/&title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Stumble Upon"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/stumbleupon.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Stumble Upon" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Stumble Upon" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&output=popup&bkmk=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/&title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Google Bookmarks"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/google.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Google Bookmarks" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Google Bookmarks" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://www.bloglines.com/sub/http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Bloglines"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/bloglines.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Bloglines" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to Bloglines" /></a><a class="social_img" href="http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?title=Microsoft+Holes+Exploited+Again&url=http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/12/20/microsoft-holes-exploited-again/" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to SlashDot"><img src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/plugins/social-bookmarking-reloaded/slashdot.png" title="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to SlashDot" alt="Add 'Microsoft Holes Exploited Again' to SlashDot" /></a></div> +<!-- Social Bookmarking Reloaded END --></description> + <pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:02:08 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>Leif Lodahl: [Update]Tønder Municipality behind Free IT Software for all Schoolchildren</title> <guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-4373353179933806915</guid> <link>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/12/tnder-municipality-behind-free-it.html</link> @@ -259,18 +275,6 @@ <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:20:53 +0000</pubDate> <author>[email protected] (floeff)</author> </item> -<item> - 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