User: jpmcc Date: 2009-02-18 18:01:10+0000 Modified: marketing/www/planet/atom.xml marketing/www/planet/index.html marketing/www/planet/opml.xml marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml
Log: Planet run at Wed Feb 18 18:00:14 GMT 2009 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.1528&r2=1.1529 Delta lines: +43 -44 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-02-18 12:00:58+0000 1.1528 +++ atom.xml 2009-02-18 18:01:06+0000 1.1529 @@ -5,10 +5,34 @@ <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>2009-02-18T12:00:28+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:36+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">OOo 3.1âs Antialiasing Upgrade</title> + <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1014"/> + <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1014</id> + <updated>2009-02-18T13:32:47+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>OpenOffice.org 3.1 is the next upcoming release of OOo, and among the new features it will include is a very visible improvement to graphics, in the form of antialiasing support.</p> +<p>Armin Le Grand describes what to expect in his post <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/finally_anti_aliasing_is_done"><em>Finally: Anti Aliasing is Done for OOo 3.1</em></a> for the <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/">GullFOSS blog</a>. One of the most obvious improvements is in the display of charts:</p> +<div id="attachment_1016" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-1016" title="Antialiasing an OOo Chart" src="http://www.solidoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ooo-antialiasing.jpg" alt="Antialiasing an OOo Chart" width="422" height="289" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Antialiasing an OOo Chart</p></div> +<p>The improvements that allow this attractive antialiasing also bring along other improvements, including better geometric processing for all vector graphics, with further upgrades planned for the future:</p> +<blockquote><p>The extended DrawingLayer starting from OOo 3.1 will allow more graphical enhancements in the future. As an example, Full Object Drag as a feature for OOo 3.1 is realized using the new functionalities. You may also have noticed the enhanced selection visualizations in the Applications, also a result of those internal changes.</p></blockquote> +<p>I make heavy use of Draw to create flowcharts and webpage wireframes, so these graphical enhancements will be a welcome enhancement to my work processes.</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>2009-02-18T18:00:16+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">OpenOffice Downloads Outnumber PC Sales in Italy</title> <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1012"/> <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1012</id> @@ -28,7 +52,7 @@ <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> - 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<updated>2009-02-18T12:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:19+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -323,7 +347,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">marketing of open source software</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id> - <updated>2009-02-17T00:00:27+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:31+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -362,7 +386,7 @@ <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>2009-02-17T18:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -391,7 +415,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">marketing of open source software</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id> - <updated>2009-02-17T00:00:27+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:31+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -411,7 +435,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">News and interesting stories about OpenOffice.org and other open source solutions.</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632</id> - <updated>2009-02-16T00:00:27+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:33+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -441,7 +465,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">marketing of open source software</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id> - <updated>2009-02-17T00:00:27+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:31+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -484,7 +508,7 @@ <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>2009-02-17T18:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -526,7 +550,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">marketing of open source software</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id> - <updated>2009-02-17T00:00:27+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:31+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -557,7 +581,7 @@ <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>2009-02-18T12:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:19+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -586,7 +610,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">marketing of open source software</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id> - <updated>2009-02-17T00:00:27+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:31+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -613,32 +637,7 @@ <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>2009-02-17T18:00:16+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">Open Source Schools at BETT 2009</title> - <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/998"/> - <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=998</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T21:07:32+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p>Volunteers from the <a href="http://opensourceschools.org.uk/">Open Source Schools</a> project presented on using open source software in schools at <a href="http://www.bettshow.com/">BETT 2009</a> (don&#8217;t know what the acronym means, but it&#8217;s a British educational technology conference in London).</p> -<p>Open Source Schools posted a <a href="http://opensourceschools.org.uk/bett-presentation.html">BETT 2009 follow-up</a> on their site:</p> -<blockquote><p>The Open Source Schools presentation at BETT on Saturday 17th January was very well received, with good numbers joining the team in the Olympia&#8217;s Club Room, despite the early start. Miles Berry introduced the presentation, outlining what open source means as well as exploring some of the advantages which it offers to schools; he also spoke about Moodle and the Open Source Schools community. Michelle Walters talked about OpenOffice and some of the ways which teachers could get started with open source. José Picardo talked about the Audacity audio editor and Doug Belshaw discussed some of the many ways in which he&#8217;s using Linux powered netbooks in his school.</p></blockquote> -<p>Open Source Observatory and Repository Europe also reported on the event with &#8220;<a href="http://www.osor.eu/news/uk-open-source-is-core-to-education">UK: Open Source is Core to Education</a>.&#8221;</p> -<p>It was also described, most extensively, on the Learn 4 Life blog in &#8220;<a href="http://www.l4l.co.uk/?p=164">Teachers are Heroes just for one day - Open Source Schools @ BETT 2009 - Why you must use Open Source Software</a>.&#8221;</p> -<blockquote><p>Every once in a while you see something that makes you think: âYes this really is going to change education in this countryâ and it makes you smile inside because you know what is going to happen further down the line and how revolutionary it will be; it will touch the lives of so many people and transform learning - making it more effective, more engaging, more personal and build a sense of community far beyond the initial event itself.</p></blockquote> -<p>Each one of the presentations was recorded and can be viewed on Learn 4 Life&#8217;s blog linked above.</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>2009-02-17T18:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-18T18:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1535&r2=1.1536 Delta lines: +21 -22 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-02-18 12:00:59+0000 1.1535 +++ index.html 2009-02-18 18:01:07+0000 1.1536 @@ -37,8 +37,28 @@ <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: February 18, 2009 12:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: February 18, 2009 06:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>February 18, 2009</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> +Benjamin Horst</a> : +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1014";> +OOo 3.1âs Antialiasing Upgrade</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>OpenOffice.org 3.1 is the next upcoming release of OOo, and among the new features it will include is a very visible improvement to graphics, in the form of antialiasing support.</p> +<p>Armin Le Grand describes what to expect in his post <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/finally_anti_aliasing_is_done";><em>Finally: Anti Aliasing is Done for OOo 3.1</em></a> for the <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/";>GullFOSS blog</a>. One of the most obvious improvements is in the display of charts:</p> +<div id="attachment_1016" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-1016" title="Antialiasing an OOo Chart" src="http://www.solidoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ooo-antialiasing.jpg"; alt="Antialiasing an OOo Chart" width="422" height="289" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Antialiasing an OOo Chart</p></div> +<p>The improvements that allow this attractive antialiasing also bring along other improvements, including better geometric processing for all vector graphics, with further upgrades planned for the future:</p> +<blockquote><p>The extended DrawingLayer starting from OOo 3.1 will allow more graphical enhancements in the future. As an example, Full Object Drag as a feature for OOo 3.1 is realized using the new functionalities. You may also have noticed the enhanced selection visualizations in the Applications, also a result of those internal changes.</p></blockquote> +<p>I make heavy use of Draw to create flowcharts and webpage wireframes, so these graphical enhancements will be a welcome enhancement to my work processes.</p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1014";>by Benjamin Horst at February 18, 2009 01:32 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>February 17, 2009</h2> <h3> <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> @@ -563,27 +583,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h2>February 06, 2009</h2> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> -Benjamin Horst</a> : -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/998";> -Open Source Schools at BETT 2009</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>Volunteers from the <a href="http://opensourceschools.org.uk/";>Open Source Schools</a> project presented on using open source software in schools at <a href="http://www.bettshow.com/";>BETT 2009</a> (don’t know what the acronym means, but it’s a British educational technology conference in London).</p> -<p>Open Source Schools posted a <a href="http://opensourceschools.org.uk/bett-presentation.html";>BETT 2009 follow-up</a> on their site:</p> -<blockquote><p>The Open Source Schools presentation at BETT on Saturday 17th January was very well received, with good numbers joining the team in the Olympia’s Club Room, despite the early start. Miles Berry introduced the presentation, outlining what open source means as well as exploring some of the advantages which it offers to schools; he also spoke about Moodle and the Open Source Schools community. Michelle Walters talked about OpenOffice and some of the ways which teachers could get started with open source. José Picardo talked about the Audacity audio editor and Doug Belshaw discussed some of the many ways in which he’s using Linux powered netbooks in his school.</p></blockquote> -<p>Open Source Observatory and Repository Europe also reported on the event with “<a href="http://www.osor.eu/news/uk-open-source-is-core-to-education";>UK: Open Source is Core to Education</a>.”</p> -<p>It was also described, most extensively, on the Learn 4 Life blog in “<a href="http://www.l4l.co.uk/?p=164";>Teachers are Heroes just for one day - Open Source Schools @ BETT 2009 - Why you must use Open Source Software</a>.”</p> -<blockquote><p>Every once in a while you see something that makes you think: âYes this really is going to change education in this countryâ and it makes you smile inside because you know what is going to happen further down the line and how revolutionary it will be; it will touch the lives of so many people and transform learning - making it more effective, more engaging, more personal and build a sense of community far beyond the initial event itself.</p></blockquote> -<p>Each one of the presentations was recorded and can be viewed on Learn 4 Life’s blog linked above.</p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/998";>by Benjamin Horst at February 06, 2009 09:07 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=1.1528&r2=1.1529 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-02-18 12:00:59+0000 1.1528 +++ opml.xml 2009-02-18 18:01:07+0000 1.1529 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:00:28 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:00:37 +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=1.645&r2=1.646 Delta lines: +12 -13 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-02-17 18:00:57+0000 1.645 +++ rss10.xml 2009-02-18 18:01:07+0000 1.646 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1014"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1012"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1010"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.italovignoli.org/2009/02/economic-models-of-free-software/"; /> @@ -32,11 +33,21 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/1241743e12734b2c" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.italovignoli.org/2009/02/mobile-posting/"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1000"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=998"; /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1014";> + <title>Benjamin Horst: OOo 3.1âs Antialiasing Upgrade</title> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1014</link> + <content:encoded><p>OpenOffice.org 3.1 is the next upcoming release of OOo, and among the new features it will include is a very visible improvement to graphics, in the form of antialiasing support.</p> +<p>Armin Le Grand describes what to expect in his post <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/finally_anti_aliasing_is_done"><em>Finally: Anti Aliasing is Done for OOo 3.1</em></a> for the <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/">GullFOSS blog</a>. One of the most obvious improvements is in the display of charts:</p> +<div id="attachment_1016" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-1016" title="Antialiasing an OOo Chart" src="http://www.solidoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ooo-antialiasing.jpg" alt="Antialiasing an OOo Chart" width="422" height="289" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Antialiasing an OOo Chart</p></div> +<p>The improvements that allow this attractive antialiasing also bring along other improvements, including better geometric processing for all vector graphics, with further upgrades planned for the future:</p> +<blockquote><p>The extended DrawingLayer starting from OOo 3.1 will allow more graphical enhancements in the future. As an example, Full Object Drag as a feature for OOo 3.1 is realized using the new functionalities. You may also have noticed the enhanced selection visualizations in the Applications, also a result of those internal changes.</p></blockquote> +<p>I make heavy use of Draw to create flowcharts and webpage wireframes, so these graphical enhancements will be a welcome enhancement to my work processes.</p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-02-18T13:32:47+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1012";> <title>Benjamin Horst: OpenOffice Downloads Outnumber PC Sales in Italy</title> <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1012</link> @@ -405,17 +416,5 @@ <p>I have to agree with his analysis. To see more of it, and all the screenshots he took of RedOffice, hop on over to the original <a href="http://www.johannes-eva.net/index.php?page=redoffice">RedOffice UI</a> post.</p></content:encoded> <dc:date>2009-02-09T20:44:30+00:00</dc:date> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=998";> - <title>Benjamin Horst: Open Source Schools at BETT 2009</title> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/998</link> - <content:encoded><p>Volunteers from the <a href="http://opensourceschools.org.uk/">Open Source Schools</a> project presented on using open source software in schools at <a href="http://www.bettshow.com/">BETT 2009</a> (don&#8217;t know what the acronym means, but it&#8217;s a British educational technology conference in London).</p> -<p>Open Source Schools posted a <a href="http://opensourceschools.org.uk/bett-presentation.html">BETT 2009 follow-up</a> on their site:</p> -<blockquote><p>The Open Source Schools presentation at BETT on Saturday 17th January was very well received, with good numbers joining the team in the Olympia&#8217;s Club Room, despite the early start. Miles Berry introduced the presentation, outlining what open source means as well as exploring some of the advantages which it offers to schools; he also spoke about Moodle and the Open Source Schools community. Michelle Walters talked about OpenOffice and some of the ways which teachers could get started with open source. José Picardo talked about the Audacity audio editor and Doug Belshaw discussed some of the many ways in which he&#8217;s using Linux powered netbooks in his school.</p></blockquote> -<p>Open Source Observatory and Repository Europe also reported on the event with &#8220;<a href="http://www.osor.eu/news/uk-open-source-is-core-to-education">UK: Open Source is Core to Education</a>.&#8221;</p> -<p>It was also described, most extensively, on the Learn 4 Life blog in &#8220;<a href="http://www.l4l.co.uk/?p=164">Teachers are Heroes just for one day - Open Source Schools @ BETT 2009 - Why you must use Open Source Software</a>.&#8221;</p> -<blockquote><p>Every once in a while you see something that makes you think: âYes this really is going to change education in this countryâ and it makes you smile inside because you know what is going to happen further down the line and how revolutionary it will be; it will touch the lives of so many people and transform learning - making it more effective, more engaging, more personal and build a sense of community far beyond the initial event itself.</p></blockquote> -<p>Each one of the presentations was recorded and can be viewed on Learn 4 Life&#8217;s blog linked above.</p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-02-06T21:07:32+00:00</dc:date> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.645&r2=1.646 Delta lines: +12 -13 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2009-02-17 18:00:57+0000 1.645 +++ rss20.xml 2009-02-18 18:01:07+0000 1.646 @@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>Benjamin Horst: OOo 3.1âs Antialiasing Upgrade</title> + <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1014</guid> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1014</link> + <description><p>OpenOffice.org 3.1 is the next upcoming release of OOo, and among the new features it will include is a very visible improvement to graphics, in the form of antialiasing support.</p> +<p>Armin Le Grand describes what to expect in his post <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/finally_anti_aliasing_is_done"><em>Finally: Anti Aliasing is Done for OOo 3.1</em></a> for the <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/">GullFOSS blog</a>. One of the most obvious improvements is in the display of charts:</p> +<div id="attachment_1016" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-1016" title="Antialiasing an OOo Chart" src="http://www.solidoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ooo-antialiasing.jpg" alt="Antialiasing an OOo Chart" width="422" height="289" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Antialiasing an OOo Chart</p></div> +<p>The improvements that allow this attractive antialiasing also bring along other improvements, including better geometric processing for all vector graphics, with further upgrades planned for the future:</p> +<blockquote><p>The extended DrawingLayer starting from OOo 3.1 will allow more graphical enhancements in the future. As an example, Full Object Drag as a feature for OOo 3.1 is realized using the new functionalities. You may also have noticed the enhanced selection visualizations in the Applications, also a result of those internal changes.</p></blockquote> +<p>I make heavy use of Draw to create flowcharts and webpage wireframes, so these graphical enhancements will be a welcome enhancement to my work processes.</p></description> + <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:32:47 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>Benjamin Horst: OpenOffice Downloads Outnumber PC Sales in Italy</title> <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1012</guid> <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1012</link> @@ -391,19 +403,6 @@ <p>I have to agree with his analysis. To see more of it, and all the screenshots he took of RedOffice, hop on over to the original <a href="http://www.johannes-eva.net/index.php?page=redoffice">RedOffice UI</a> post.</p></description> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:44:30 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>Benjamin Horst: Open Source Schools at BETT 2009</title> - <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=998</guid> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/998</link> - <description><p>Volunteers from the <a href="http://opensourceschools.org.uk/">Open Source Schools</a> project presented on using open source software in schools at <a href="http://www.bettshow.com/">BETT 2009</a> (don&#8217;t know what the acronym means, but it&#8217;s a British educational technology conference in London).</p> -<p>Open Source Schools posted a <a href="http://opensourceschools.org.uk/bett-presentation.html">BETT 2009 follow-up</a> on their site:</p> -<blockquote><p>The Open Source Schools presentation at BETT on Saturday 17th January was very well received, with good numbers joining the team in the Olympia&#8217;s Club Room, despite the early start. Miles Berry introduced the presentation, outlining what open source means as well as exploring some of the advantages which it offers to schools; he also spoke about Moodle and the Open Source Schools community. Michelle Walters talked about OpenOffice and some of the ways which teachers could get started with open source. José Picardo talked about the Audacity audio editor and Doug Belshaw discussed some of the many ways in which he&#8217;s using Linux powered netbooks in his school.</p></blockquote> -<p>Open Source Observatory and Repository Europe also reported on the event with &#8220;<a href="http://www.osor.eu/news/uk-open-source-is-core-to-education">UK: Open Source is Core to Education</a>.&#8221;</p> -<p>It was also described, most extensively, on the Learn 4 Life blog in &#8220;<a href="http://www.l4l.co.uk/?p=164">Teachers are Heroes just for one day - Open Source Schools @ BETT 2009 - Why you must use Open Source Software</a>.&#8221;</p> -<blockquote><p>Every once in a while you see something that makes you think: âYes this really is going to change education in this countryâ and it makes you smile inside because you know what is going to happen further down the line and how revolutionary it will be; it will touch the lives of so many people and transform learning - making it more effective, more engaging, more personal and build a sense of community far beyond the initial event itself.</p></blockquote> -<p>Each one of the presentations was recorded and can be viewed on Learn 4 Life&#8217;s blog linked above.</p></description> - <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:07:32 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
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