Tuesday February 20, 2007 ODF Plug-In Preview Available
I'm pleased to say that the OpenDocument plugin for MS Word 2003 is now available for preview.
This initial plug-in application will support the conversion of text documents (.doc/.odt) only and full support of spreadsheet and presentation documents will be available in the final version, expected in April. The converter is easy to setup and use, the conversion happens transparently and the additional memory footprint is minimal. Microsoft Word users now can have seamless two-way conversion of Microsoft Word's documents to and from ODF.
The download is being managed by SDLC and the experience is pretty ugly (lots of clicks, sorry), but persevere. Try clicking on the file name rather than using the Download Manager when you finally get there, you may well find as I did that it's easier. There are feedback instructions in the Readme file that comes with the plug-in.
Posted by webmink
( Feb 20 2007, 04:30:06 AM PST )
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LiveMink: Michael Goulde, Forrester Research
At the Sun Analyst Conference recently I sat next to veteran computer industry analyst Michael Goulde of Forrester Research on the coach home from dinner. While his beat now covers open source, Michael speaks candidly about his time working at Microsoft before joining Forrester, explains how the experience turned him on to the power of FOSS and holds out some hope for Microsoft to finally get it right with the departure of Jim Allchin. Again, the audio quality is not what I would want but the content is fascinating.
Posted by webmink
( Feb 20 2007, 04:00:00 AM PST )
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I need some of this.
Posted by webmink
( Feb 20 2007, 01:21:52 AM PST )
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