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by Rick Mason
Tag Archives: Microsoft
Commencement Speeches by Tech Leaders
OnlineColleges.net has a post listing their Top 10 Commencement Speeches for Tech Lovers, containing descriptions and links to speeches given by, among others, Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple), Larry Page (Google), Eric Schmidt (Google), Melissa Mayer (Google), and Ray … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs
Tagged Apple, Bill Gates, Car Talk, Eric Schmidt, Google, Jessica Merritt, Kelly Sonora, Melissa Mayer, Microsoft, NPR, OnlineColleges.net, Ray Magliozzi, Steve Jobs, Tech Leaders OnlineColleges.net, Tom Magliozzi
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Document Freedom Day!
Today is the second annual celebration of Document Freedom Day! So why are open document formats important? What happens when someone sends you a document created with Microsoft Word 2007, and saved with the default file format? You get a … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Licensing, News, Open Source, Software
Tagged Director, Document Freedom Day, Go-Oo, Kent State University, Kent State University Trumbull Campus Library, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, ODF, Open Document Format (ODF), open formats, OpenOffice.org, Rose Guerrieri
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LucidChart
LucidChart is a free (with a premium option), web-based flowchart creation tool. It appears to be quite easy to use, yet very professional. If you are looking for software to install on your PC, remember that OpenOffice (or Go-Oo) offer … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Open Source, Software
Tagged flowchart, Go-Oo, Microsoft, OpenOffice, Web 2.0, web-based flowchart creation tool;
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Death of a Digitization Project
Microsoft announced today that they are shutting down their book digitization project. They also announced that the Live Search Books site will be shut down sometimes next week. This is a disappointment in that I was hoping that the competition … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Google, News
Tagged Google, Internet Archive, Microsoft, Project Microsoft
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NetRenderer
NetRenderer is a service that will show you how web pages display using Internet Explorer versions 5.5, 6, and 7. This is a great, great tool for web page design, especially since pre-7 versions of Internet Explorer are notoriously tricky … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Software, Web Design
Tagged Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer versions, Microsoft, web page design
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Perceptions 2007
Perceptions 2007: An International Survey of Library Automation contains the results of a survey conducted by Marshall Breeding. He explored the relationship between libraries and their Integrated Library Systems (ILS). The results are interesting. Without going into my own views … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged ILS, Integrated Library Systems, Marshall Breeding, Microsoft, Oracle, SQL, United States
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Monopolies, Libraries, and Challenges
A somewhat rambling essay, but one that is important nonetheless: Joe Wilcox has posted an interesting essay at Microsoft Watch regarding Google’s merger with DoubleClick, the internet advertising company. I strongly disagree with some of his interpretations (he tries to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Google, Libraries, News, OCLC, WebSearch
Tagged Amazon, compliant web site design, DoubleClick, energy, Google, internet advertising, Joe Wilcox, keyword search, Microsoft, natural language search engines, Search, search tools, Web Design
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OpenOffice.org vs. Microsoft Office 2007
As a longtime user of OpenOffice.org, I pay attention to comparisons between that software and Microsoft Office. The first set of reviews that I have encountered that compares Microsoft’s updated suite with the current version of OpenOffice have just been … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
Tagged Linux, Microsoft, OpenOffice.org Writer
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OpenOffice.org vs. MS Office 2007
Office Software Shootout is an article/post on Linux.com that compares the latest versions of OpenOffice.org Writer (2.3) and MS Office Word (2007) across several categories. The result? Each program has strengths and weaknesses, but the reviewer concludes that OpenOffice.org comes … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
Tagged Linux, Linux.com, Linux.com;, Microsoft, Public relations, writer
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Photosynth demonstration
This demonstration of Photosynth, software from Microsoft that creates links among pictures based on elements within the picture, is fascinating to watch. The most fascinating thing about this demo is you can start to sense the potential for this technology, … Continue reading
Posted in Search, Software, Video
Tagged facial recognition, facial recognition software, Microsoft
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Working at Google vs. Working at Microsoft
This isn’t directly related to libraries, and even the indirect aspect only applies to larger libraries, or libraries within larger institutions, but I thought there were some points of interest in this blog post from an anti-Google blog. Of special … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Google
Tagged Google, Microsoft, search engine
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IE 7 released
Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 7, and they have paid attention to what works for people when browsing. If you are using IE, I recommend that you upgrade to version 7 now: you will be safer online, websites created to … Continue reading
Two from Billboard, close but no cigars
One: This Day in Music History is a great way of gaining information about particular days and the significant musical events that occurred… except that it only works for the current date, and 15 days before. So much for checking … Continue reading
Posted in Online Databases, Search, Web Design
Tagged Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Mozilla
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OpenOffice.org to get extension capabilities
OpenOffice.org, the open source office suite that gives Microsoft Office a run for it’s money (no pun intended), will soon be able to have its features expanded by the use of Extensions. Extensions are small, add-on programs created by developers … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged Google, html, Microsoft, web design projects
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Microsoft Works, free on the web?
I think it is a sign of just how much of an impact open source software and free web applications are having on the tech world: Microsoft is thinking of turning it’s Works Suite into a free web application. A … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Software, Web Design
Tagged basic word processing, free web application, free web applications, free web apps, Google, impact open source software, Microsoft, ThinkFree Office, Works Suite
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Zoho Quickread Plugin
An interesting add-on for both Internet Explorer and Firefox: The Zoho Writer Quickread Plugin. Zoho Writer is one of the web-based word processors that have been cropping up lately. The Quickread plugin alllows one to read Microsoft Word documents within … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Software, Web Design
Tagged Internet Explorer, Microsoft, web-based word processors, word processing, Zoho Writer
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