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Submission + - OpenOffice to get Office 2007 Ribbon-like UI

Submitted by recoiledsnake on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @10:00AM

recoiledsnake writes: OpenOffice.org has prototyped a new UI interface that radically changes the current OO.o interface into something very similar to the new Ribbon style menus that Office 2007 introduced and which have been extensively used throughout Windows 7. The blog shows a screenshot of the prototype in Impress(the equivalent of PowerPoint), but this UI is proposed to be used across all OO.o applications. Some commenters on the Sun blog are not happy about OO.o blindly aping Office 2007 and feel that the Ribbon UI may be out of place in non-Windows operating systems.

Submission + - New Service Sends emails from the Dead

Submitted by

Ponca City, We love you

on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @08:23AM

Ponca City, We love you writes: "The Telegraph reports on a new service called "The Last Messages Club" that allows personal notes written prior to ones death to be sent to loved ones in the future. "No one likes to think about their impending 'demise', but it is much better to be fully-prepared, so that there is less stress on your loved ones after you pass away," says founder Geoff Reiss. The messages can range from a final love letter, guidance for someone left behind, a list of instructions, details on life insurance and other financial information. The system works by giving each member a secure and private vault where they are able to create messages to be sent specifically to their chosen recipient. A secure process enures that messages are only sent after at least two people appointed by the user have confirmed that you have died and other safety criteria are met. "I thought at first that maybe it was a bit ghoulish but on consideration I think it's a great idea as it would be nice for loved ones to receive messages from me when I'm no longer here," says a technical adviser to the company. "It's strange really as it makes you confront your own mortality in a sense.""

Submission + - Microsoft Sponsoring Ads for Rogue Pharmacies? (net-security.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @06:09AM

An anonymous reader writes: An online pharmacy verification service and and Internet compliance company have released a report analyzing Microsoft's sponsored search results for Internet pharmacies displayed on bing.com. The report indicates that 89.7% of the Microsoft Internet pharmacy advertisements reviewed by the authors were fake or illegal Internet pharmacies. Most of the Internet pharmacy advertisements analyzed in the report did not require a valid prescription. The authors were able to order a prescription-only muscle relaxant from a Microsoft-sponsored Internet pharmacy advertisement without any prescription.

Submission + - Educational Choice: Online or full-time studies?

Submitted by xtrmdude on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @04:40AM

xtrmdude writes: I am at the verge of making a decision on whether to go abroad (UK) for my masters studies or do a course online. My status: a full-time masters in Advanced Computer Science in a prestigious UK university OR an online masters in Information Technology at the University of Liverpool. At the moment, I have a good job and I am able to support my family pretty well. Also, I am not qualified for a study leave at the moment. The fear of leaving the known for the unknown hunts me. Please any advice will do.

Submission + - Navigating a geek marriage...

Submitted by

JoeLinux

on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @07:35PM

JoeLinux writes: "I am soon to marry my true love (a girl! yes! they do exist!). She is a literary geek, whereas I am a gaming/linux geek. Being the RTFM-style geeks that we are, we have been reading up on marriage, making things work, etc. Unfortunately, all of the references seem to be based around an alpha-male jock, and a submissive cheerleader-style wife. A lot of the references to incompatibility in the books don't apply to us.(neglect due to interest in sports, etc.) What are some of the pitfalls and successes learned in the course of a more geek-oriented marriage?"

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