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Monthly Archives: May 2009
OpenOffice.org Updated With New Look
May 10, 2009 – 3:45 am
Rodney Gedda
The first major release of the 3.0 series of open source office suite OpenOffice.org, version 3.1, is now available with big improvements in usability and the user interface. OpenOffice.org now has anti-aliasing making graphics look “smoother” on screen and dragging objects now displays a “shadow” of the object, rather of a dotted outline.
Microsoft plans 10 fake ‘updates’ for Windows 7
May 10, 2009 – 3:38 am
By Gregg Keizer
Microsoft plans to test Windows 7’s update mechanism by feeding users of the just-issued Release Candidate as many as 10 fake updates in the coming week, the company said Friday.
How to Run Windows on a Mac
May 2, 2009 – 3:44 am
by Edward Mendelson
Planning to buy a new computer? Your best choice may be a Mac, even if you still need to use—or want to use—Windows. Current Macs run Windows XP and Vista as smoothly as almost any standard Windows machine, and with a Mac you have the choice of running Windows in two different [...]
Illinois Programmer Sues Google Over “Android”
May 2, 2009 – 3:37 am
By John Cox
The owner of an obscure Illinois software development company is suing Google and everyone else in the Open Handset Alliance over their use of the word “Android.”
Some tech jobs see pay increases
May 2, 2009 – 3:14 am
by Dave Rosenberg
Skilled technologists tend to be able find jobs in economic downturns, even if they don’t find their ideal positions. But getting a raise in a down economy is a tough trick to pull off. The good news is that jobs in open-source software and niche application skills actually saw pay increases, according [...]