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5 November 2001<:LINEBREAK:>
Living without Microsoft: Is StarOffice now a Contender?<:LINEBREAK:>A review of the features of the new StarOffice release, as compared to Open Office and Microsoft Office. I recently downloaded the new StarOffice and am quite pleased with it, even with complex .doc conversions. I become extremely pleased when comparing licensing costs: MS Office, $100s; StarOffice, $0. Also, check out this emerging online resource for finding out more about
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Living without Linux (just to be fair here)<:LINEBREAK:>
NewOS and
Menuet<:LINEBREAK:>are emerging Open Source operating systems that may prove interesting for specific enviroments. The Menuet system for example fits on a single floppy - and does quite a lot of system operating in that small space. Could be useful for lower powered systems or systems without fixed drives, perhaps?
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Open Source Database Project for Nonprofits<:LINEBREAK:>JEN is an open-source web application built using Java servlets/JSP and Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) which will provide nonprofit organizations with a customizable database application to manage content and other information useful to nonprofits. It is currently in a very early stage, not ready for general use - you can check out a demo on their site (works sporadically at the moment)<:LINEBREAK:>
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Emerging Low-Cost VPN Solution<:LINEBREAK:>Neoteris is soon to release an "Instant Virtual Extranet Appliance" that promises secure remote access to corporate resources with an affordable and easy to install system. The scheduled release is early 2002.<:LINEBREAK:>
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Wireless Telecommunications: Revolution or Evolution?<:LINEBREAK:>This article discusses the uncertain future of rolling out new wireless networks in the USA that promise more reliability, more call connections and expanded internet services. Interesting to compare trends in this area between USA, Japan and Europe.<:LINEBREAK:>
Size Does Matter: Really Small Hard Drives<:LINEBREAK:>From our own
Tech Soup message boards! Not quite quantum computing, but still these IBM Microdrive hard drives are a bit smaller than business cards and can hold up to 1GB. Fairly pricey at $375 for 1GB, but nevertheless a pretty cool advancement for handheld computing.