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Feed Extending OpenOffice.org: Creating self-running presentations with IndeView (slashdot.org)

From feed by lcfeed on Tuesday May 08, 2007 @10:32AM

Although OpenOffice.org doesn't allow you to create self-running Impress presentations, there is a tool that can help you with that. Using IndeView, you can convert your Impress presentations into a self-contained package that can run off a CD or...

Submission + - Sun Open-Sources Most of Java Core Tech

Submitted by MsManhattan on Tuesday May 08, 2007 @10:28AM

MsManhattan writes: A year after announcing its plans, Sun Microsystems has made most of the core technology in Java available as open-source software under the GNU general public license version 2 (GPLv2). However, some of the code remains "encumbered"; that is, Sun doesn't have sufficient rights to release it under GPLv2, and the company is requesting the open-source community's help in resolving these issues. Rich Sands, community marketing manager for OpenJDK community at Sun, would not say what percentage of Java's 6.5 million lines of code are encumbered, but explained that it is largely Java 2D graphics technology, such as font and graphics rasterizing.

Feed Extending OpenOffice.org: Creating self-running presentations with IndeView (newsforge.com)

From feed by nffeed on Tuesday May 08, 2007 @10:12AM

Although OpenOffice.org doesn't allow you to create self-running Impress presentations, there is a tool that can help you with that. Using IndeView, you can convert your Impress presentations into a self-contained package that can run off a CD or DVD on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

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by jaloks on Tuesday May 08, 2007 @09:45AM

Journal Journal: Antikythera Mechanism

Journal by dkoziol on Monday May 07, 2007 @02:10PM

The New Yorker has an article ( http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/05/14/070514fa_fact_seabrook?printable=true ) on the Antikythera Mechanism, a finely crafted mechicanical device from ancient Greece believed to have been used in astronomy.

Feed Pregnant? Simple Home Spit Test To Spot Deadly Pre-eclampsia (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Sunday May 06, 2007 @10:12PM

A simple spit test designed to detect pre-eclampsia in the early stages is being trialed in a UK hospital. The test, which is designed to be used at home, will allow mums-to-be to check for themselves whether they are at risk of the condition, which can be symptomless in the early stages but kills 1000 babies in the UK every year.

Comment Re:The economics of IBM's Lay Off (Score 1) 553

by dkoziol on Saturday May 05, 2007 @12:11AM (#18998859) Attached to: IBM to Lay Off Half of Global Services Division

My point was that IBM (allegedly) is doing this for reasons other than changes in supply and demand. IBM isn't laying off ( again allegedly ) because the services they and others are providing are less in demand. They are doing it because they aren't making a profit. If the overall demand for the IT industry is unchanged, those workers will just end up being redeployed elsewhere in the industry.

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