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New security hole found in MS Word
Talkback Why does anyone need MS Word or any other super-formatable program? I still use nothing but plain text, or if I "must" have something fussy-looking I create an HTML page using CSS.reliable and dependable" - MS "spokespersons" = stupid and dumb.
[May 25, 2006, 2:26]
New security hole found in MS Word
Talkback OH NO! This is terrible, and only a day after a M$ exec proclaimed that open source was un reliable and not dependable. Thank heaven we only have to wait until June 14th for a patch, and thank heaven M$ software is SO reliable and dependable.
[May 23, 2006, 14:39]
New security hole found in MS Word
Talkback Way to drag your feet MS. Why do we have to wait till the 14th to get a fix?
[May 23, 2006, 1:41]
New security hole found in MS Word
Talkback The real news is that this security hole is targeted. Meaning that so far it's used to target specific organizations (since march at least if you must know). What that does mean? Well, the future holds customized attacks.
[May 23, 2006, 22:26]
MS Word Backup File Auto Save Software
Downloads Use this software to automatically save all open Word documents to a separate backup file at an interval that you define. Backups can be set to occur every 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc. This application sits in the system tray at the bottom...
[November 15, 2006, 7:00]
Fujitsu ICL first to bundle MS Word 97
News The deal is the first of its kind in Europe and Fujitsu ICL is hoping to win over any wavering PC buyers with the promise of free software and a reduced-price upgrade to the full Office 97 suite. The Microsoft bundling deal coincides with the...
[December 5, 1997, 13:32]
MS posts Word 97/6.0 conversion tool
News Available for download now, the new Word 6.0/95 converter saves Word 97 documents in binary format with a .doc extension rather than Rich Text Format (RTF), as was originally the case. However, Microsoft says that converting files to Word 6.0 will...
[June 12, 1997, 11:15]
New security hole found in MS Word
News A new, yet-to-be-fixed security hole in Microsoft Word exposes computer users to cyberattack, Symantec warned Friday. Microsoft is readying a security update for Word that repairs this vulnerability, a company representative said in an emailed...
[May 22, 2006, 9:45]
turns off at install of new programs -so you need to backup your drive anyway. so, what is the point other then small files like ms word doc. (is NOT haker proof either)
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[January 26, 2006, 13:41]
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[May 25, 2008, 8:00]
Open Office vs. MS Office - the Other Key to Windows/Linux Transition
Blog Comment I have been using MS Word for over a decade. I have to say that the changes to Word over a period of ten years are, not suprisingly, vast. I then gave Open Office a try, admittedly I have only used Write but I must say that for me the Package is...
[August 15, 2008, 17:13]
Government: Open source could halve school IT bills
Talkback OpenOffice is more compatible with older versions of MS Word than is MS Word 2003 itself. ajority of offices use MS Office products Gnumeric will handle Excel - and so on. Get hold of a copy of the OpenCD - although the Windows software on there is...
[May 10, 2005, 2:26]
WordPerfect market failure
Talkback I don't think Corel owned WordPerfect when the MS GUI was introduced and Word became the number 1 word processor. Every other word processor was effectively killed off by Word's early start in Windows.
[November 26, 2009, 16:51]
Microsoft: Office '10 years ahead' of OpenOffice
Talkback And if MS think that Word is 'collaborative' I have just one word.wiki' Get with it guys, coz I can produce what I need in half the time of Word and share it globally, using free solutions and not being dependent on email and 'track changes'.
[March 8, 2006, 14:09]
File Formats - MS v OpenOffice
Talkback OpenDocument (ODT), Open Office (SXW), MS Word 6.0/95/97/2000/XP/2003 XML, HTML, RTF, TXT, AportisDoc (Palm), DocBook, Pocket Word (PSW). For older versions of MS formats Microsoft made the National Archives (UK) use Vista running Windows Virtual...
[January 29, 2008, 17:13]
Microsoft has right to dictate standards; they're meaningless
Talkback You can edit .doc in word processors in MS Office, Open Office, KOffice and many others - just because it is (was? "As for being recognized by 90% of the word processors.what does that mean? It will be recognized by Word, which covers 90% of the...
[April 15, 2008, 12:57]
Microsoft: Office '10 years ahead' of OpenOffice
Talkback After years of MS Office failure to support previous versions of it's own .DOC format, after countless hours of migraine-inspiring overtime trying to troubleshoot why MS Word refused to stop padding the documentation with useless background data...
[March 16, 2006, 0:43]
Microsoft's antitrust concessions are 'pointless'
Talkback People still work on computerswithout knowing a word of the code its running, and thats what ought to be, but people like us who have to support know how difficult it is to support MS when something goes wrong, usually the first and last word is...
[July 28, 2005, 11:55]
Documents To Go for Symbian UIQ 2 - Sony Ericsson P800/P900/P910 and Motorola A925/A1000
Downloads So, go ahead and make a change - edit, send, forward it, your file is safe with Documents To Go.Word To Go - for viewing, creating & editing MS Word documents New External keyboard supportNew Apply autonumbers and bulletsNew Iinsert new tables or...
[May 9, 2005, 8:00]
Unit Converter Pro (WM5) + Desktop Edtn
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[September 1, 2006, 8:00]
