Category Archives: Windows

Apocalypse Cancelled

It really is true! When something’s too good to be true, it’s not! … Or whatever… In this case it’s Microsoft’s (deliberately?) half-assed implementation of ODF rendering my previous predictions of doom and destruction more than just a little inaccurate. … Continue reading

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It’s the end of the world!

Yup — it’s here, I’m sure. Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 now supports ODF out of the box and has the option of using ODF as the default format. And just to add to that hell-freezes-over feeling, Office 2007 SP2 finally … Continue reading

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What’s up with my milk?

Doesn’t the icon that in this case, the milk case, says “open this way” remind you of something? Something that you thought was out of your life, and then it all of a sudden invades your Saturday morning coffee. It’s … Continue reading

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FUD by Association

I just saw an article on politiken.dk (a Danish newspaper) about a Valentine’s Day virus [da] apparently circulating. That, in itself, is nothing new — nor even unexpected, but along with the article they showed a picture of an old … Continue reading

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And now for the long wait…

Ok, I have no idea how the exam went. I’m posting this from my phone as I’m still waiting to get my computer back. By the way, it performed extremely well during the exam – unlike the windows boxen in … Continue reading

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