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Archive for June, 2008

30 Jun

OpenDisc 08.07 released!

Chris Gray posts: “We’re pleased to release 08.07, the latest version of OpenDisc, with no less than twenty five updates, including Firefox 3 and the latest milestone versions of OpenOffice.org, FileZilla, Seamonkey and many more.” Grab the .iso or join the torrent at http://www.theopendisc.com.
The Open Disc has been a huge benefit in getting clients to [...]

29 Jun

Catching up…

It’s been busy, busy month, and blogging was one of many things put off. Now, it’s time to start catching up.
I had an awesome month of June. Working on my main client project, we released yet another update on 12 June. After that, I took two weeks “off” — at least away from billing — [...]

29 Jun

Recalling the corporation

“The corporation, as we know it, has passed its expiration date.” — Nick Carr, SuperNova, 22-July-2007
Heard on IT Conversations Podcast, “Technology’s Potential to Reshape Business” with Chris Meyer

28 Jun

DLSLUG Notes, 5-June-2008: Bill Stearns, FUSE filesystems

Twenty-two people attended the June meeting of the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Linux User Group held as usual on the first Thursday of the month. We were fortunate once again to get room 041 in the lower-level of Haldeman, with power and ethernet jacks at each seat.
As seems required at each LUG meeting, persuading the projector to [...]

28 Jun

Cringely bids Bill a happy retirement

Robert X. Cringely, the pseudonym not the trademark, bids Bill Gates a fond farewell and good wishes on his retirement: “What’s sad is that it didn’t have to happen this way.”
Go forth and continue your good works, Bill.

15 Jun

Sun PDF Import Extension for OpenOffice.org 3.0

Saw a tweet for a new Sun PDF Import Extension for OpenOffice.org, a new add-on for the upcoming OpenOffice.org version 3 that will allow you to open and edit PDF files. Cool!. I dug around to learn more about the OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta Features. Lots of stuff to look forward to!

05 Jun

Notes from CentraLUG, 2-June-2008: Mark Boyajian, Open Source Advocacy

Twelve folks attended the June meeting of the Central New Hampshire Linux User Group, held as usual on the first Monday of the month, but at the summer venue of the Hopkinton Public Library. Attendance was a delightful mix of regulars and new visitors.
As the crowd had some new members, I spent some time introducing [...]

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