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Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice

Code execution flaws haunt OpenOfficeCode execution flaws haunt OpenOfficeLOL!! Let the bug hunt begin. This will be one of many bugs found in OpenOffice. Remember when v3.0 was released and all the fanboys were telling us to replace our current solutions with this new version because it works...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, OpenOffice 3.0, OpenOffice, Code execution flaw, Code Execution, flaw, OO.org v3.0

Discussion threads 2008-10-29

Code execution flaws haunt OpenOffice

OpenOffice.org has shipped a new version of the open-source desktop productivity suite to patch a pair of highly-critical vulnerabilities that could expose users to arbitrary code execution attacks. The flaws, which affect all versions prior to OpenOffice.org 2.4.2, could be exploited via manipulated WMF and EMF files...

Tags: Flaw, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice 3.0, OpenOffice, Open Source, Security, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-10-29

Openoffice 3.0 vs MS Office

Openoffice 3.0 vs MS Officewow!u had a post just to say that!!You're rightThe ribbon interface in Office 07 is leaps and bounds ahead of the dated looking OO interface and it doesn't really have all the features of Office 07. So office 07 wins hands down.Plus OO is the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Linux, OpenOffice 3.0

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

Sun StarOffice 9 to launch Nov 19, OpenOffice 3 launch on Oct 13

Sun is expected to launch a major upgrade of StarOffice based on the new OpenOffice 3.0 on November 19, sources said. OpenOffice 3.0 is set to be officially launched in Paris on October 13.  Sun's StarOffice 9 will be available in late November. More to...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice 3.0, StarOffice, OpenOffice, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

OpenOffice 3.0 Final ready for download

OpenOffice 3.0 Final ready for downloadcool tipThanks for pointing it out! I'm downloading it right now.RE: OpenOffice 3.0 Final ready for downloadIt is not yet ready for download. Monday is the day.Thanks for being patience.it isif you go to a mirror and enter the stable folder, you'll find it. Nevertheless,...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice 3.0, OpenOffice 3.0 Final, OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

IBM to give OpenOffice the Outlook e-mail killer it needs?

IBM has finally taken the big leap to support rival Sun's OpenOffice.org project, a move that could have significant impact on the adoption of the open source Office suite. As part of that commitment, announced Monday, IBM released its first code contributions from Lotus Notes such as...

Tags: OpenOffice, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook E-mail, Open Source, Microsoft Office, IBM Lotus Notes, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., E-mail, IBM Corp., OpenOffice 3.0, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2007-09-10

Additional Resources

Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?

Last week, when I asked "Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu?" I received a record number of talkbacks, good, bad, and in between. One of the more interesting, though, came from reader ksheppard, who responded with a challenge: ...Here's a challenge to...

Tags: Budgeting, Superintendent, Desktop Linux, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-30

Crappy economy = great time for open source in schools

Not only is it budget time for me right now as we put together our FY10 plans, but it's also time to figure out how we're going to make it through the rest of FY09. Since so many people have lost jobs and/or homes recently, the state and town...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Money, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Document Management, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-27

Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business

This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-22

Ulteo offers server based computing solution for Linux desktops, apps

Ulteo is now offering what Microsoft and Citrix will not: a server based computing solution for the Linux desktop and Linux applications. The company, which late last year launched the first OpenOffice open source desktop online, has announced the availability of the Open Virtual Desktop...

Tags: Linux Desktop, Citrix Systems Inc., Server, Ulteo, Open Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Terminal Server, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Sex, Rock and Roll, and Open Source Reporting Frameworks

Actuate 10 and the Eclipse-based Open Source BIRT framework allows you to build rich reporting applications for your enterprise. Click on the photo to watch a video of the software in action. The title got your attention, didn't it? ...

Tags: Reporting Tool, Actuate Corp., Open Source BIRT, Business Intelligence, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Is there anything teachers or students need that Google Apps can't do?

I'm giving serious thought to switching our school to Google Apps from our current ISP's email system this coming summer. Only teachers and staff have access to district email right now; the switch would provide students, teachers, and staff with school email accounts and access to the suite of...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Archiving, Teacher, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-18

$400 XOs and recessions

The OLPC XO goes on sale through Amazon Monday via a redux of their Give One Get One (G1G1) program that turned into such a debacle last year. It's no secret that, despite my utter willingness to give props to OLPC for spurring an entire market of...

Tags: Recession, Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, OLPC XO, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-16

Sun plugs holes in StarOffice

Two weeks after the OpenOffice.org team shipped patches for code execution flaws in office suite, Sun Micrososystems has followed up with a high-priority update for StarOffice, which is based on the open-source code. Sun's patch, available for Windows, Linux and Solaris, address highly-critical vulnerabilities that could expose...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice.org, Arbitrary Code Execution, StarOffice, OpenOffice, Patches, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Debrief and Defend: Replacing Microsoft Office With Google Docs

This Debrief & Defend presentation can be used as-is to explore the benefits of replacing many Microsoft Office installments with Google Docs. The presentation is designed to help department heads, staff, clients, board members, business owners, coworkers and others understand how Google's Web-based office suite can simplify document creation (including...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Corp., Presentation, Corporate Governance, OpenOffice, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Office Suites, Software

Download resources 2008-11-11

Patch Tuesday heads up: Critical Windows, Office fixes coming

Patch Tuesday heads up: Critical Windows, Office fixes comingOffice Patch/updateOffice updates fail every time for me. Did what help file said. No good. Emailed Microsoft/no reply. I need another OS.RE: Patch Tuesday heads up: Critical Windows, Office fixes comingMicrosoft patches are as useful as herpiesWell i hope they will at...

Tags: NETWORKING, Microsoft Patches, Critical Windows Office fix, Critical Windows Office, Patch Tuesday, network

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Palamida offers just the facts on new opportunity

Palamida offers just the facts on new opportunityFalse Advertising in ZDNet AlertsFrom ZDNet Alerts' "come-on" for this article: "You can then fold licenses for that software into the bundle, finally providing revenue to consumer open source projects."Nothing in your article indicates that Palamida is giving back to open source projects...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, F/OSS, Palamida

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Vertex42 Mortgage Payment Calculator (zip)

Use this simple spreadsheet to calculate and compare the monthly payment for different mortgages. See how soon you could pay off your home by making extra payments. Calculate the equity in your home after a specified number of years. Customize the spreadsheet to suit your needs. The download also includes...

Tags: Payment, Spreadsheet, Vertex42, Mortgages, Productivity, Operational Accounting, Finance, Capital Structures

Software downloads 2008-11-03

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is out

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is outTry the torrent instead, Adrian.I am using Shareaza to download the torrent instead of taxing the mirrors even further.Installed the RC of Ubuntu with Wubi.Now I am downloading the image of Kubuntu to test and see if KDE 4 is worth switching to before I...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.10

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

Windows 7 - user interface is king

Windows 7 - user interface is kingMaybe you should have used it a little more...You don't have to use XAML at all to build WPF apps. Every control, UI element etc is a .Net class, and if you like building up your object hierarchies with imperative code, then you can...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, XAML, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, markup, XML, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-30