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Google Chrome has Microsoft's code inside, says MS manager
Blog Comment Well found! That's an uplifting thing to read - even for someone who switches off when actual code is on show.
[September 12, 2008, 10:46]
Don't pirate MS-Office: use ours, says OpenOffice.org
Talkback I think the main point here is not to compare it to MS Office, but rather, see if it suites your needs. Funny how I get annoyed from time to time when I use MS Office at work, but it lacks a feature from OOo.
[May 6, 2006, 3:48]
Open-source guru claims proof of MS-SCO link
Talkback How soon we forget that SCO (aka Caldera) sued Microsoft over yet ANOTHER operating system that it did not have any had in producing. Dr. Dos.which was pretty much a piece of crap, despite it's following.
[March 6, 2004, 4:53]
TomTom agrees to pay MS for patents, settles suit
Blog Comment so Tom Tom has to pay microsoft but Tom Tom gets nothing? Sounds like nothing but a hustled money grab by Microsoft to bleed other revenue streams
[March 31, 2009, 5:00]
Open Office vs. MS Office - the Other Key to Windows/Linux Transition
Blog Comment @putt1ck - Yes, I fully agree, but not only for businesses. That is the sequence that I am following for converting my partner from Windows to Linux, and if that works out well, which it is so far, I'll do the same for other friends and family...
[September 2, 2008, 10:29]
MS software-activation error hurts XP
Talkback You need to edit the file:- prefs.js You can find this through the Windows Search - it can be in one of several places, but usually somewhere in the tree:- C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\
[March 12, 2004, 21:36]
Open Office vs. MS Office - the Other Key to Windows/Linux Transition
Blog Comment I love Open Office but can anyone tell me if there is a way of using a grammar checker in Write? I type shockingly and its important that my clients can make sense of what I am saying.
[September 2, 2008, 10:10]
Open Office vs. MS Office - the Other Key to Windows/Linux Transition
Blog Comment This is the transition method for businesses. Browser defaults to Firefox, office suite becomes OpenOffice. All new line of business applications are web-based (standards compliant web applications only!
[September 2, 2008, 9:41]
MS software-activation error hurts XP
Talkback I think it is the wrong window I'm writing in but please help. I have Netscape 6.2 internet surfer which I like very much because of it's real-time. My problem is that it want to search for the site activation.netscape.com which doesn't exist any...
[March 6, 2004, 6:45]
MS software-activation error hurts XP
Talkback I just downloaded Netscape 6.1 on my Mac and every time I open I get the message that activation.netscape.com could not be found. I can click OK and all works fine but how can I get rid of this message when opening?
[November 6, 2005, 12:00]
Don't pirate MS-Office: use ours, says OpenOffice.org
Talkback Also, Rick, don't forget that you can output to Acrobat files for free with OpenOffice.
[May 5, 2006, 21:54]
HP memo predicts MS patent war on open source
Talkback Typical of Microsoft. It simply can't see that Open Source is a response to it's inability to manage it's own product line, in terms of performance and security. The recent news about continuing security flaws in IE make this point best.
[July 20, 2004, 15:18]
Windows '97: MS gives IE 4.0 public preview
Talkback Yes I was needing to free up some disc space and wasn't sure exactly what I was able to delete. My computer was rebuilt, and it's Windows 98. I have DSL and sometimes this box will pop up and say an error has occured we are going to shut down...
[September 24, 2004, 13:16]
HP memo predicts MS patent war on open source
Talkback Oh. Gee.i guess the cat's outta the bag now! Once again Microsoft has proved that it shouldn't be attempting to write an operating system. What a shock! Maybe they should just get out of the software buisness altogether.
[July 20, 2004, 19:03]
Don't pirate MS-Office: use ours, says OpenOffice.org
Talkback Decision makers should be demanded to disclose in full why they didn't opt for alternative Microsoft solutions and be held liable in full for the short and long term consequences of such decisions. After all, it's just (tax) money that's being wasted.
[May 6, 2006, 23:32]
Major bug in MS Excel 2007
Blog Comment It's something VERY odd with excels display code, if you subtract 1 you get 65334, adding one gives 100001 adding two gives 65537 Interestingly looking at the values from within a VBA macro the numbers are correct!
[September 25, 2007, 11:47]
MS gets heavy with shareware upstart
News A shareware developer and former Microsoft worker is vowing to fight his ex-employer for the right to distribute his home-networking software. Lawyers representing Microsoft sent a cease-and-desist letter last week to Esiod Systems, a small...
[June 11, 2003, 9:27]
Microsoft gets ripped - New ripper for MS Audio
News Music Match and Sonic Foundry are both working on a ripper for the new audio format according to Neil Laver, Microsoft's Internet product manager. No dates were given for the arrival of the software. Take me to the MP3 Special
[April 20, 1999, 12:23]
HP memo predicts MS patent war on open source
Talkback Let them come. I'll personally do everything I can to see that an anti-trust action is brought against them so fast it will make their arrogant little heads spin. If Microsoft can't compete in the business arena, maybe they need to get the hell out.
[July 22, 2004, 14:00]
