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OpenOffice.org vs Open Office

A while ago I read a clear explanation on the OpenOffice.org website to why the product is branded as OpenOffice.org (OOo) instead of just OpenOffice.
The Why
According to the explanation, the company wanted to brand this suite under the same trademark globally. But in the Netherlands there is a company Open Office, that sells automation solutions […]

Success: Xubuntu upgraded to Feisty Fawn

At around midnight last night I started the process to upgrade my Xubuntu 6.10 installation to 7.04, code named Feisty Fawn.
I sat here playing Tali, some kind of poker with dice, for an hour, then I went to bed. Browsing was kinda impossible, and the download was estimated to take about 15 hours.
Around 3 pm […]

Upgrading to Xubuntu 7.04 “Feisty Fawn”

Today I saw the orange square with a white star appearing in my taskbar, the update notifier, meaning that there are software updates available for my Xubuntu installation. This time I noticed a different block telling me that a “New distribution release ‘7.04′ is available” with an “Upgrade” button.
A couple of days ago the highly […]

From Windows to Ubuntu: Alternative software

Previously, I mentioned some challenges people are facing when they would want to switch from XP (or Vista) to Ubuntu (or other Linux Distros). After that I wrote about steps you could take to try out Ubuntu to decide for yourself if the switch is something for you.
To show that it shouldn’t be difficult to […]

Ready to try Ubuntu?

There are a couple of writers who think Ubuntu is not consumer ready yet. But I think you should give it a try yourself first and draw your own conclusions.
Option 1: Use the Live trial
You can download an Ubuntu ISO which you can burn to CD. This installation CD can be used to try out […]

From XP to Ubuntu: some challenges

I have been using Microsoft Operating systems for decades and recently decided to switch to Ubuntu. I just had enough of the stuff Microsoft invented to force people to adapt to their monopolized standards, while they are disobeying most of the standards set by the relevant authorities.
Charging people to try out their Office 2007 […]

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