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SirCam worm snatches FBI documents
News A researcher at the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center -- the bureau's cyberprotection unit -- allowed the rapidly spreading SirCam worm to send private FBI documents from a bureau computer to outsiders, according to an FBI statement...
[July 26, 2001, 9:23]
Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
Blog Comment I would say 'any kind' covers word processor documents. How can you patent using XML is a better question. As far as I can see this is a patent describes using XML to define a document created using a word processor.
[August 7, 2009, 16:00]
Microsoft locks down Office documents
Talkback I dont know why your all getting so wound up, just dont buy it, tell your bosses, tell your IT depts, tell your wife and kids, but please dont tell me. I will, as you guys should, make the right purchase for me given my needs and what is available...
[January 10, 2004, 13:45]
'Confidential US security documents' flaunted online
Talkback The title and the article refer to the document in question as "Confidential US security documents". A FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY document was placed on the Internet, it's the end of western civilization!
[January 26, 2005, 14:38]
Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
Blog Comment I can't quite decide what they've patented here. A quick skim through suggests it's the hinting bit of the system that is the real purpose. So if you want to import the text from a document quickly as a programmer, there a hints in the document and...
[August 7, 2009, 15:10]
Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
Blog Comment But how can you patent hinting? If I write a word processor that uses XML and Microsoft's lawyers come after me, what's my lawyer going to say?
[August 7, 2009, 14:47]
Personalise Word documents with the Mail Merge toolbar
News Word's Mail Merge feature isn't just for creating form letters and address labels; you can use it to quickly personalise virtually any document - no matter how many copies you need to send or print. For example, suppose you are compiling a set of...
[April 26, 2006, 15:50]
Microsoft locks down Office documents
Talkback Business which pays all of the bills do not give a rats ass about some MS Office document compatability. That is left for technical geeks to ponder and to use as some theme to get in the way of business people.
[December 27, 2004, 12:12]
Personalise Word documents with the Mail Merge toolbar
Talkback I wish that mail merge would allow me to collate and staple individual copies that are sent to a duplex printer. Mail merge seems to think that all the copies are one document and tries to staple them all together.
[June 7, 2006, 20:44]
Microsoft locks down Office documents
News Directions on Microsoft's Rosoff said there's a valid business reason for encoding rights management into documents, as shown by Microsoft's travails with leaked software code and documents. Office 2003, the upcoming update of the company's market...
[September 2, 2003, 14:25]
Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
Blog Comment ah "Open" XML. Typical Microsoft.
[August 7, 2009, 22:27]
Microsoft locks down Office documents
Talkback Before Microsoft push new software they should make sure their existing software works. A recent upgrade from Office97 on pcs to Office XP in terminal services was a disaster sincce Offic XP does not work very well with treminal services.
[September 3, 2003, 10:26]
Microsoft locks down Office documents
Talkback Likewise before M$ launches or is allowed to launch new products of an commercial nature by that i mean sold as fit for the job they should be forced to provide proof that it is completely safe ie free of holes that can be used by worms viruses...
[September 3, 2003, 22:57]
Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
Blog Comment They will try to patent the English language next, or < >, ( ), #, =, { } , and anything else used in writing code. It has been reported that since they have no original ideas of their own, they are trying to capitalize on others.
[August 10, 2009, 13:35]
Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
Blog Comment Its yet another idiotic patent from an idiotic government office. I'm sorry my tax dollars are supporting such lame actions. Every application ever written that attempts to put two XML elements in the same node "infringes" on this totally stupid...
[August 10, 2009, 9:40]
News Burst: Sun asks Java judge to unseal MS documents
News The filing involves motions filed under seal two weeks ago asking a judge to require Microsoft to include Sun's version of Java in Windows 98. Sun is suing Microsoft, accusing it of illegally tampering with Java.
[May 28, 1998, 7:17]
Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
Blog Comment Whether it stands up to scrutiny depends on how deep your pockets are when Microsoft's lawyers call.
[August 7, 2009, 23:10]
Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
Blog Comment Just because the patent has been granted doesn't mean anything, the whole patent looks rotten to me, full of a lot of references to a standards and common practices dressed up as an invention; very suspect.
[August 7, 2009, 19:20]
Microsoft locks down Office documents
Talkback A more useful version of this would be to add plug-ins that allowed for automatic encyption or decryption of documents based on PKI. This could very well backfire on MS. While this may sound like a good idea for executives when they first hear...
[October 2, 2003, 15:53]
Microsoft patents XML word processing documents
Blog Comment There seems enough prior art in the patent itself, much added at the suggestion of the examiner (who presumably rejected the initial 2002 submission). A most peculiar thing.
[August 7, 2009, 16:14]
