Report backs PDF variant for long-term archiving
News The UK's National Archives welcomes the backing of PDF/A as a core standard for archiving documents, but warns it is only 'a tool in the armoury of a well-thought-out records-management policy' [24 Apr 2008]
OpenOffice 3 enters beta stage
News Sun has released the first beta of OpenOffice.org 3.0, adding features such as improved Mac OS X support and support for the OpenDocument 1.2 standard [08 May 2008]
Annoying software: a rogues' gallery 
Photo Which software is guilty of annoying us the most? Here's an identity parade of the chief suspects. [20 May 2008]
- Amen - J.A. Watson
- Apple - 351180
- And you just wanted to stream The Archers. - 351180
- 10 good reasons to make the switch - Julipan
- The irony is... - Rupert Goodwins
- You missed Lotus Notes - fredster73
- Taking Notes... - Rupert Goodwins
- A miasma of unending complexity - thinkfeeldo
- Free? - thinkfeeldo
- Brilliant - David Long
- Another Qualifying Factor - J.A. Watson
- Can't really include outlook - 351668
Microsoft opens up Live Mesh
News The service, which lets people share data among multiple Windows computers as well as over the web, is now open to anyone who has a Windows Live ID [17 Jul 2008]
Microsoft Office 2007 to support ODF, PDF
News The company has announced plans to build support for the rival formats into Office 2007 as part of Service Pack 2 for the software [22 May 2008]
OOXML ratification faces delay after objection
News South Africa's national standards body becomes the first to formally protest the ISO ratification of Microsoft's OOXML document format — a move that should delay the process [27 May 2008]
Microsoft has lost its grip on the ecosystem
Comment Microsoft got where it is today through its influence over manufacturers. It no longer has the control it once enjoyed [30 May 2008]
- A Tremor Can Change Your Whole World - Richard Chapman
- We've moved on - Andrew Meredith
- Re: Microsoft Grip - J.A. Watson
Becta takes Microsoft complaint to EC
News The Commission has folded complaints over Microsoft interoperability from the IT education body into a wider investigation [13 May 2008]
- Altruism or Realpolitik? - dogStar
Venezuela and India appeal OOXML ratification
News Joining South Africa and Brazil, the two countries have lodged formal complaints about Microsoft's Office Open XML being ratified as a standard by ISO/IEC [02 Jun 2008]
Zimbra Desktop gives Yahoo Mail offline access
News Yahoo, an early leader in web-based email, is trying to leapfrog Google with its Zimbra Desktop software, which offers online documents and offline access [25 Jul 2008]
Adobe's PDF becomes ISO standard
News The Portable Document Format became the latest International Organization for Standardization standard as of Wednesday morning [04 Jul 2008]
Inside Firefox 3
Photo Take a tour of the basic features in Mozilla's new Firefox 3 web browser. [18 Jun 2008]
Google Docs gets limited PDF support
News People using the search giant's online office suite can now upload and view documents encoded with the widely used and now standardised Portable Document Format [18 Jun 2008]
UK Unix users seek funding to pursue OOXML fight
News The UK Unix and Open Systems User Group has lost its legal challenge against the BSI regarding the OOXML format, but will appeal the decision [19 Jun 2008]
Google invites users to test new Gmail features
News Users can try out 13 new features the company is considering adding to the service, and popular features will be incorporated into Gmail proper [06 Jun 2008]
Campaigners call for Google privacy policy link
News A conglomerate of privacy groups has called for the search giant to link to its privacy policy from its homepage [05 Jun 2008]
Office for Mac sales soar on Apple gains
News While Apple's market share gains are cause for consternation for many in Redmond, one Microsoft unit is clearly benefiting [13 May 2008]
OOXML expert: ODF flaws remain
News The ODF community has defended its standard, but Alex Brown says his criticisms remain unresolved [06 May 2008]
Firefox 3 downloads smash 5m mark
Roundup Since its release on Tuesday, downloads of Mozilla's Firefox 3 web browser have already exceeded the organisation's 'wildest expectations' [18 Jun 2008]
Disable Firefox 3's 'awesome bar' 
Video If you're one of those users clamouring for an option to silence so-called 'awesome bar' in Firefox 3, released on Tuesday, look no further [18 Jun 2008]
Firefox 3 is released for download
News Mozilla's Firefox 3 web browser is now officially available for download, as the organisation seeks the world record for the number of software downloads in a day [17 Jun 2008]
- awesome bar is soooooo annoying! - 45272
- Firefox 3 Missed Download Day Entirely. - 1000238657
- Please DO NOT “check for updates” from within Firefox 2 - ptomes
- Can't really say... - 1000217110
- Easy record to brake - harpless
- Faster, Fully Featured FireFox 3 - Xwindowsjunkie
- Zoom Level - Xwindowsjunkie
- Zoom - Xwindowsjunkie
- Plug-ins - Xwindowsjunkie
