Posted by d3bruts1d on December 19, 2007 at 6:31 pm
I quit using Microsoft Office a long time ago. I don’t have a whole lot of use for an “Office Suite” at home, and OpenOffice.org handled everything I needed it to. When Google Docs & Spreadsheets came around, I gave it a try, and fell in love. There was now a way for me to edit spreadsheets and documents online from any computer.
Granted, Google Docs still had some limitations, and I didn’t (and don’t) want to post anything that had personal or private information. Aside from the PII, there were still some times I found working with OOo to be better than working with Google Docs. But then for some reason, rather than import my doc to Google Docs, I’d send it to myself via email.
Well, I read about a new OOo plugin the other day that sounds like it’ll make things better for me, especially when it comes to combining the Google service with the desktop power of OOo. It’s appropriately named OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs. It allows you to import docs, spreadsheets, and presentations between the two services.
Posted by d3bruts1d on November 2, 2005 at 4:46 am
Is Microsoft scared of Google? From the looks of things, they might just be terrified.
It’s been long rumored (and often discredited) that Google has plans to launch a web based Operating System as well as an office productivity suite (based on OpenOffice.org). The internet has tons of pictures claiming to be Google Office or Google OS (GooOS even), but no one can vouch for the authenticity of the images. Most likely they are fake images created by someone with too much time.
Looks like Microsoft isn’t taking any chances. They’ve announced Microsoft Office Live and Microsoft Windows Live. Funny thing is, when I visit the “live site” it crashed Internet Explorer.
Now it’s time to see what Google plans to do. If anything.
Posted by d3bruts1d on October 31, 2005 at 6:13 am
We’ve heard a lot over the years about Google hiring developers and employees from other companies. The Mozilla Foundation, Opera Software, GAIM, Microsoft, and AltaVista are just a few of these companies.
Now it looks like we might see something a bit different. According to C|Net News, Google is looking to hire a few developers for OpenOffice.org. That’s right, Google will be hiring people to work specifically on improving OpenOffice.org.
Personally, I’m glad to see a major company throwing some money at OOo. I’ve been using it at home for 2+ years, and find it amazing. That said, there is still room for improvement. Maybe with the help of Google we’ll see some nice things done with OOo. Now, if a few more companies would just jump on board.
Posted by d3bruts1d on October 20, 2005 at 8:03 am
Rumors have been circulating all morning, but it is now official. OpenOffice.org 2.0 has been released and is available for download via HTTP/FTP or BitTorrent. If you are considering OOo, check out this preview of OpenOffice.org 2.0 and this comparison of OpenOffice.org 2.0 vs MSOffice.
Posted by d3bruts1d on October 16, 2005 at 6:07 am
OpenOffice.org has released the third release candidate for the upcoming version 2.0. Not really a lot of changes in this version according to the readme, but then, you really wouldn’t expect much this late in the game.
Download OOo v2.0RC3 here.
Posted by d3bruts1d on October 13, 2005 at 4:38 pm
Ubuntu 5.10 has been released. You’ll need the CD for the entire change list, but here are some of the new items included in 5.10:
- GNOME 2.12.1
- OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta 2
- X.org 6.8.2 with wider hardware support
- Linux 2.6.12.6
- Simple “dual boot” configuration
You can download the new release here.
Posted by d3bruts1d on October 4, 2005 at 2:51 am
Google and Sun Microsystems will be holding a press conference (and live webcast) today at 10:30 AM PT (1:30 PM ET) to discuss a new collaborative effort between the two companies.
More information will be made available here.
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Anyone want to speculate what this will be about? Java Technology? OpenOffice.org? Star Office? Google Office? Open Solaris? Or is it about something completely different?
Posted by d3bruts1d on September 14, 2005 at 4:05 pm
OpenOffice.org has released v1.1.5, which includes a number of fixes. Grab it via FTP or BitTorrent/P2P.
Beta freaks might prefer to download the latest 2.0 Beta version. 
Posted by d3bruts1d on March 10, 2005 at 2:26 am
This has been a long time coming. To long to be honest, but it’s done now. That’s right, Microsoft Windows XP Professional has been reinstalled on my main rig. I’m actually in the process of reinstalling various applications as I type this.
So, what are some of the first things I install? Well, in no particular order:
In addition to all of those, I also make it top priority to uninstall many of the default things Windows XP installs. Things like Windows Messenger, MSN Explorer, as well as the default set of games, wallpapers, and various other useless things. After those are gone, I also take a extremely close look at the Windows Services to see what I want to disable. For those of you who don’t know what you can or should disable for better performance, I’d suggest taking a look at this guide.
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AVG,
Google Desktop,
Google Toolbar,
Microsoft,
Mozilla,
OCC,
OpenOffice,
Opera,
Picasa,
Thunderbird,
Trillian,
Windows,
WoW,
Xfire
Posted by d3bruts1d on December 28, 2004 at 12:10 am
Also worth mentioning is the release of OpenOffice.org 1.1.4. Not many changes as far as anything I use, but still recommended anyone who uses OOo upgrades the the latest. Can’t wait for 2.0 personally.
