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Some News from Microsoft Watch“We're expecting to hear specifics about lots about new and interesting Office 12 pieces, including the rumored "Office 12 servers, at the Los Angeles Professional Developers Conference this month.” [Microsoft Watch]
Some places to donate, for starters:
Massachusetts Disses Microsoft and Proprietary Data Formats Microsoft's anger knows no bounds in the wake of an announcement from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that state offices will phase out Microsoft Office in favor of a software application suite(s) that store files in an open-document format, rather than the proprietary format currently implemented by Microsoft.
The TechPodcasts.com RoundTable live event starts at 1:30 pm Pacific were we will be talking about RSS and OPML plus we will be talking about some tips and tricks. Should be a lot of fun and a pretty good lineup of topics. See site for details. [TechPodcasts.com]
The total cost of ownership (TCO) of Microsoft Windows for network administrators is widely acknowledged to exceed that of Unix-based systems, such as Linux and Solaris. System administrators with experience in multiple operating systems often recognize that Linux is less expensive to maintain, over the lifetime of the information system.
I spend some time talking about the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, and give you some links to some tech sites that are keeping track of things going on in New Orleans, and other areas that have been so terribly devastated. Sponsor: Save Money with all our GoDaddy Codes see our Promo Code Page Vote for us at Podcast Alley Click Link!
Some new search operators are working over at MSN Feed: will return any RSS or ATOM documents that contain your query terms Hasfeed: will return any site that links to an RSS or ATOM feed and returns for your query term. You can check out some samples here [Robin Good]
If this rumor is true then your not going to be listening to very many podcast or songs on one of these iTunes capable phones. [Forbes] Personally I don't think they would be that stupid!
Update: Seems Apple pulled this offer less than 24 hours after it was launched. Who is in charge over their anyway. [ArsTechnica] Not so sure you want to switch to a Mac? Well the good folks at Apple are letting you test drive a Mac Mini for up to 30 days. You have to pay for it to get the
This is simply amazing technology, think of the lives it could save worldwide if it was standard issue with every swimming pool that was installed. Their is a video of the actual incident. [BBC]
When I was approached by GoDaddy.com three months ago, and was informed of their desire to become the sponsor of the Geek News Central Podcast I proceeded with earnest. This was based on several observations I had, along with the simple fact that when I had some real concerns earlier in the year over some server issues, the corporate leaders
On Tuesday Shoko and I decided to do out part as good citizens, and contribute as much as we personally could afford to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. I encourage all of you to give what you can to the organization of your choice. Todd and Shoko
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