Software Notes
- yearly roundup of the best free software according to the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup
- a free Windows utility that helps shorten the amount of time it takes for Adobe Acrobat to load
- (via SearchEngineWatch)
- a trick for advanced Firefox users with a broadband connection
- (via tins ::: Rick Klau’s weblog)
Warning over Microsoft Word files:
- sensitive information can be inadvertently leaked due to the way Microsoft Word maintains data in edited files
- Microsoft has a Remove Hidden Data add-in that can be used to expunge this information
Running open source without dropping Windows:
- businesses are exploring using open source software such as Mozilla Firefox and Open Office in place of Microsoft applications, while continuing to run the Windows operating system
- however, “those with complex Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint files probably won’t be able to work with open source alternatives because of file and macro compatibility issues”
- places to look for open source options for Windows:
- (via InformIT)
- an open source alternative to Microsoft Project
- (via Jeremy Zawodny’s Linkblog)
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