Standards Blog – Long time followers of the ODF-OOXML story will recall that there is a third editable, XML-based document format in the race to create the documentary record of history. That contender is called UOF – for Uniform Office Format, and it has been under development in China since 2002, although I first learned of, and wrote about, it back in November of 2006. Last [...] read more

Cyber Cynic – In case you havent noticed, the economy is collapsing. We need to use Linux now. We cant afford to waste money on Microsoft trash anymore. read more

PCMech – In a move that’s seemingly insignificant but actually very significant, Ubuntu Linux is now available for purchase off-the-shelf from Best Buy.
Reasons why this is important:
When a software product “graduates” from the internet to being an actual in-store item, this means that non-nerds see it and will probably buy it. Why? Because it’s only $19.99 – far below the [...] read more