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ODF Alliance Warns Governments About Office 2007 ODF Support 312

Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 20, 2009 @03:43PM from the please-sub-in-the-new-bullet-points dept.

omz writes "The ODF Alliance has prepared a Fact Sheet for governments and others interested in how Microsoft's SP2 for Office 2007 handles ODF. The report revealed 'serious shortcomings that, left unaddressed, would break the open standards based interoperability that the marketplace, especially governments, is demanding.'"

Comment Re:hmm missing... (Score 1) 5

by drxenos on Tuesday May 19, 2009 @04:07PM (#28016619) Attached to: Elegant Bachelor Dinner

Oh God, yes.

Comment Right Now... (Score 1, Informative) 1127

by gmletzkojr on Monday April 13, 2009 @02:02PM (#27559695) Attached to: Worst Working Conditions You Had To Write Code In?

Right now I'm learning to code Java - it's pretty terrible.

Comment Where to complain (Score 1) 479

by drxenos on Friday April 10, 2009 @03:25PM (#27535227) Attached to: Time Warner To Offer Unlimited Bandwidth For $150

Anyone know what the best way to complain? I have TWC, and I've already emailed them to say I will cancel when this comes to my area. I seriously doubt that will have much of an effect, though.

Comment Re:There is no problem (Score 2) 859

by drxenos on Thursday April 09, 2009 @09:36AM (#27517331) Attached to: CFLs Causing Utility Woes

Can you explain this a little more for a non-electrical engineer? What exact is apparent power? How does is affect the utility company and not me? Thanks.

Submission + - What to do with Outdated Books 1

Submitted by

gmletzkojr

on Wednesday April 01, 2009 @02:23PM

gmletzkojr writes: "Recently, I was put on a new project at work, which is in a language I haven't used in years. I checked my personal library for books on this language. The books I have are outdated to the point that currently sell on Amazon for less than $1 each. I'm not interested in making money on these books, but I would like them to go to a good home. What do you /.'ers do with your outdated books? Do libraries or schools want these books?"

Comment Cool (Score 1) 9

by drxenos on Wednesday March 25, 2009 @05:59PM (#27335713) Attached to: Tesla Coil Imperial March

How did they get it to sync with the music?

Comment Re:Buy European? No chance. (Score 1) 640

by drxenos on Sunday January 11, 2009 @02:13PM (#26408293) Attached to: USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement

Sure, if you gave them a nice hint like that ("name an airliner"). I didn't say "name an airliner." I said, "what kind of plane is used as Air Force One." I work in avionics, and I don't believe a lot of my colleagues know the answer.

Comment Re:Buy European? No chance. (Score 1) 640

by drxenos on Saturday January 10, 2009 @10:25PM (#26404187) Attached to: USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement

Whether or not a 747 itself is recognizable, I won't argue, and isn't my point. Walk up to random person on the street and ask them what kind of plane is used as Air Force One, and I doubt many of them will know the answer.

Comment Re:Buy European? No chance. (Score 1) 640

by drxenos on Saturday January 10, 2009 @02:12PM (#26399863) Attached to: USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement

Not completely. The fuselage and blades are built in the UK. Other components are built in Italy.

Comment Re:Buy European? No chance. (Score 1) 640

by drxenos on Saturday January 10, 2009 @12:40PM (#26399021) Attached to: USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement

Again, I know that. Now you're just nitpicking. Besides, try telling Lockheed UK that they aren't a European company. LMSI in Owego, NY is the prime, but LM an International corporation.

Comment Re:Buy European? No chance. (Score 1) 640

by drxenos on Saturday January 10, 2009 @12:27PM (#26398905) Attached to: USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement

I know that. My point is AgustaWestland is a European company, and is a subcontractor to LM (the prime). People raised a stink because of it, but LM still won the contract.

Comment Re:Buy European? No chance. (Score 1) 640

by drxenos on Saturday January 10, 2009 @11:57AM (#26398641) Attached to: USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement

I would argue that the average American does not know or care what kind of plane it is.

Comment Re:Buy European? No chance. (Score 1) 640

by drxenos on Saturday January 10, 2009 @11:41AM (#26398497) Attached to: USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement

What does the prime contractor have to do with it? Marine One is contracted to an American company, but the Aircraft is built by a European company.

Comment Re:Buy European? No chance. (Score 5, Informative) 640

by drxenos on Saturday January 10, 2009 @11:29AM (#26398409) Attached to: USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement

You're wrong. The helicopter replacing Marine One is European. Why wouldn't they do the same for Air Force One?

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