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TechNews - Buy Office 365, Not Office 2013? - tech|
| (hx) 05:08 PM CET - Feb,18 2013 |
What is pretty clear is that Microsoft is trying hard to get people
on subscriptions. For example, the Office Professional subscription
allows installation on up to 5 devices per user (like Office 365 Home
Premium), where as the standalone version no longer allows installation
on a second device such as a laptop. ..Maybe start to use some
alternatives - LibreOffice (take a look at on this comparison table), Apache OpenOffice,
Kingsoft Office
- they offer all the vast majority of people need for most of their
office-suite needs. MS Office coasts along based on its name and its
popularity in the business community, not because it's 'better.' What
do you think?
- Apple updates Macbook Pro models with Retina - Apple is
updating its MacBook Pro with Retina display range with faster
processors, while also cutting the prices. The 13-inch Macbook Pro with
Retina display will start at $1,499 for the 128GB flash model, while
the 256GB flash model will retail for $1,699, and will also feature a
2.6GHz processor. The lower end 15-inch version has had its spec upped
with a 2.4GHz quad-core processor, while the higher-end model comes
with a 2.7GHz quad-core processor and 16GB of RAM. Apple is also
cutting the price of the 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of flash, with
it now retailing for $1,399. All the revamped and lower priced models
are available immediately from Apple or authorised resellers.
- Microsoft: Buy Office 365, Not Office 2013. Or You'll Be Sorry
- For those still wondering whether to choose Microsoft's
traditional Office productivity software suite or the new,
subscription-based Office 365, consider this: traditional Office users
will have to wait for "updates," and they won't receive any new
"upgrades" to the service at all. And there's another consideration,
too: Office
2013 is apparently locked to a single machine, perpetually, while Office 365 licenses are sold to a group of
users, who can license and de-license PCs at will. In related news,
here's some Office 365 Home Premium vs. Office 2013 comparison
- Microsoft Fixes Critical Flaws - This round of updates fixes 57
known security vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and IE. So, if
you are running a Windows box, today is definitely the day to get your
patch on. This security update resolves thirteen privately reported
vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities
could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted
webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited
these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current
user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on
the system could be less impacted than users who operate with
administrative user rights.
- Photoshop 1.0.1 Released for Free - Here's a version of Adobe
Photoshop you are welcomed to download without paying the first red
cent. Of course the code is 23 years old, but hey, it's free :P The zip
file contains 179 files, consisting of 128,000 lines of code and by
line count around 75% of the code is in Pascal, about 15% is in 68000
assembler language, and the rest is various sorts of data.
- KillSwitch smartphone App erases traces of your ex from
Facebook - With
Valentine's Day freshly past us and prospects of new relationships on
the horizon, it is only obvious that many would want to erase all
traces of their ex flames and look forward to the new. So, we have a
Facebook app called KillSwitch that can make life much simpler for you,
especially when you have several images of your ex in several folders
that would take ages to mine out. The application identifies your
'target' and then goes on to move out all status updates, images and
posts related to you and the ex. All this, without them finding out.
These are placed in a separate folder that can be looked up later,
should the analyst in you need some advice from past relationships.
- Fujifilm unveils flexible speakers for next-gen devices - Flexible
devices are on the horizon and the world could soon be making use
of these. Pushing the development of technology as such further towards
reality, Fujifilm has developed an electroacoustic film. Simply put,
this development is a flexible film speaker that could soon be used in
next-generation devices.
- Intel Confirms TV Plans - Intel has finally confirmed its long rumored plans for streaming TV
over the internet.
- Iceland Wants to Ban Internet Porn - Iceland could become
the first Western democracy to block all internet porn under radical new
proposals.
- AOL still makes over $500 million per year on its dial-up
service - AOL just released quasi-profit numbers for each of
its divisions for the first time. As expected, AOL's dial-up
subscription business--the business that powered AOL to astounding
global success in the 1990s--still accounts for the vast majority of
AOL's profits. In fact, AOL's subscription business generates more than
all of the company's profits, after accounting for AOL's corporate
costs. On the one hand, this is really bad news, because AOL's
subscription business is still shrinking. On the other hand...This
shrinking business still throws off an amazing amount of cash--about
$500 million a year--that AOL can use and is using to invest in other
cool businesses (content and an ad network). And the shrinking dial-up
business is shrinking at a much slower rate than it used to--because
AOL is finding ways of adding other value for its subscribers.
- Microsoft: The 90s - Here is a commercial to remind me
how old I am. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer sucks
- Google To Open Its Own Stores - An extremely reliable
source has confirmed
that Google is in the process of building stand-alone retail stores in
the U.S. and hopes to have the first flagship Google Stores open for
the holidays in major metropolitan areas. The mission of the stores is
to get new Google Nexus, Chrome, and especially upcoming products into
the hands of prospective customers. Google feels right now that many
potential customers need to get hands-on experience with its products
before they are willing to purchase. Google competitors Apple and
Microsoft both have retail outlets where customers can try before they
buy. Google's retail move won't be an entirely new area, however.
- Truth About Phones on Airplanes - Turns out there's no
reason you should have to turn off and stow away your electronics
during takeoff and landing. Anthony
reveals how it's just a social ploy by the FAA!
- Google Nexus 4 Reportedly Sells Over 1 Million Units - Google's
Nexus 4 smartphone, which is manufactured by LG, has reportedly
sold over one million units since its launch on November 13, 2012
- Apple Releases iOS 6.1.1 for iPhone 4S - Apple has
released
iOS 6.1.1 for the iPhone 4S. This update resolves a specific issue
relating to 3G performance for the 4S. The update can be downloaded and
installed over the air. The update did not go out to owners on other
iOS devices, including newer versions of the iPhone, or
cellular-enabled models of the iPad. Other changes included new
boarding pass behavior in Apple's Passbook software, tweaks to Safari,
reworked music playback controls from the lock screen, and a back-end
change in Apple's mapping software.
- Latest iOS jailbreak dubbed the most popular ever -
Just days after its release, one of the most high-profile iOS
jailbreaks turns out to be the fastest to be adopted too. Evasi0n,
which gives iPhone, iPod, and iPad owners deeper access to the software
on their devices than Apple allows, has been downloaded and used by
nearly 7 million people since its release on Monday, Forbes reports
- How to Bypass the Lockcode Screen on iOS 6.1 - So, iOS
6.1
hasn't been Apple's finest hour. So far it's been plagued with
connection issues, battery woes, and now it's sadly insecure, too. You can
bypass any lockcode on an iPhone using this straightforward sequence
of button presses. The instructions are pretty simple. First you have
to pretend to turn the phone off, then make an aborted emergency call,
then a quick bit of off button and cancel pressing. That boots you into
the full phone app where you can pretty much call or message anyone you
like, or edit phone contacts. There's currently no word from Apple as
to when this will be fixed, but let's hope it's soon.
- Has the transparent smartphone finally arrived? - When will we
see a transparent smartphone? It's a question that's been
circulating for years, thanks to films like Minority Report and Iron
Man 2 that sparked dreams of a diaphanous mobile future, and more than
a decade later, it's one that's still without an answer. Now,
Taiwan-based Polytron Technologies is trying to revive the dream, with
a transparent multi-touch display that it's begun marketing to OEMs.
- Meteorite crash in Russia: UFO fears spark panic in the Urals
- A
series of explosions in the skies of Russia's Urals region,
reportedly caused by a meteorite shower, has sparked panic in three
major cities. Witnesses said that houses shuddered, windows were blown
out and cellphones have stopped working.
- What Would Actually Happen if the Asteroid Hit Earth Today? -
Astronomers are completely confident that the
150-foot-wide asteroid 2012 DA14 is not going to hit us,
passing "only" at 17,200 miles from Earth-the closest encounter with an
asteroid ever predicted. It's a close call, but we will be safe. But
then again, a meteor just crashed in Russia. So what would really
happen if their calculations are wrong?
- Russian Fireball Won't Be Last Surprise Asteroid Attack - The world
will have to live with surprise asteroid attacks on the scale of
Friday's Russian fireball, at least for a while. The meteor that
exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk without warning Friday
(Feb. 15), damaging hundreds of buildings and wounding more than 1,000
people, was caused by a space rock about 50 feet (15 meters) wide,
researchers said. Asteroids of this size are both difficult to detect
and incredibly numerous, so it will take a long time for astronomers to
find and map out the orbits of all the potentially dangerous ones.
Besides, researchers have bigger fish to fry.
- Beercade: The Last Barfighter - The McKinney
Ten Percent, the ad agency's incubator that encourages all
employees to devote 10% of their time on non-client related projects,
has found a way to breathe new life into both beer tasting and arcade
gaming.
- Oblivion - Official Trailer #2 - check it out
- Obama calls for raising minimum wage to $9 an hour - President
Barack Obama wants an increase in the minimum hourly wage from the
current $7.25 to $9 by the end of 2015. Obama also proposes the minimum
wage be required to keep pace with inflation. The current rate took
effect in 2009. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have
higher minimum wage rates than the federal requirement. Washington
state's is highest at $9.19. The proposal, which Obama made during his
State of the Union address Tuesday, is sure to draw opposition from
business groups and congressional Republicans who say higher rates
increase costs and reduce employment. The White House says the new wage
would raise pay for more than 15 million workers and indirectly help
millions more. Obama wants the rate to increase in stages over three
years.
- The Last Exorcism Part II International Trailer (2013)
- The
Last Exorcism Part II is coming to North American theaters on March
1st.
- LOVE SUCKS: A 5SF Compilation - Regardless of who you
are...REMEMBER...Hallmark loves you!
- This Guy Built The Battle of Hoth In His Living Room - With
Explosions- Barry had 140 square feet available in his living room.
Some people would consider adding couches or chairs. Those people are
not as awesome as Barry - he built an insanely detailed diorama of the
Battle of Hoth.
- Cat watching hockey - LOL - check it out
- Dream Lines IV - Wingsuit proximity by Ludovic Woerth &
Jokke Sommer - Wow!
- Sverre Liliequist - Big Mountain run 2 - Swatch Skiers Cup
2013 - Second
Big Mountain run of Sverre Liliequist at the Swatch Skiers Cup 2013.
- What Happens When You Drop A Red Hot Nickel Ball On Ice - check it out
- Drifting on a frozen lake with a studded Lexus looks like fun
- Gymkhana on Ice is basicly simple, take a crazy
Lexus IS300 drift car, put 175 studs per tire and go onto a frozen
lake. Even with the worst weather ever and a freezing cold day ( -22c )
we managed to have ton of fun ( despite the 2 flats tire and the fact
that we almost killed 2 team members ).
- Valentine's Day Proposal Prank - The reaction
of people when a marriage proposal goes bad is a funny thing.
- Hula Cam At Venice Beach, California - check it out
- Sports Illustrated 2013 Babes - Sports
Illustrated 2013 Babes gallery features Jessica Gomes, Genevieve
Morton, Emily DiDonato, Hannah Davis, Cintia Dicker, Alyssa Miller,
Irina Shayk, Christine Teigen, Michelle Jenneke, Kate Upton and Dutch
hockey players Ellen Hoog en Eva de Goede.
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last 10 comments:
| tride | (07:35 PM CET - Feb,18 2013 ) | quote:
Iceland Wants to Ban Internet Porn
Woah, great! Now icelanders will get even higher percentage of psychopaths,
They live in dark for like half a year, dont get quality vitamins. Alcohol is expensive and hard to find. They are so depressed and bored there and now when there is no Porn anymore, i predict a lot of rage in Iceland :lol: |
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| Csimbi | (09:22 PM CET - Feb,18 2013 ) | So, ~350k less porn consumers - that is, if everyone consumed porn in Iceland. Great.
How much does it cost to make it happen and keep it happening? |
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| gx-x | (10:08 PM CET - Feb,18 2013 ) | Csimbi> So, ~350k less porn consumers - that is, if everyone consumed porn in Iceland. Great.
How much does it cost to make it happen and keep it happening?
one or more willing local girls and Iceland is in business :P
besides, will they ban access to proxy providers? ;)
PS. Bigger issue is at stake here. The are stomping on freedom of choice. |
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| gx-x | (10:26 PM CET - Feb,18 2013 ) | | hey chief, you forgot to link this: "Microsoft: The 90s - Here is a commercial to remind me how old I am. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer sucks" |
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| heretic | (11:15 PM CET - Feb,18 2013 ) | gx-x> hey chief, you forgot to link this: "Microsoft: The 90s - Here is a commercial to remind me how old I am. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer sucks"
Fixed :-) |
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| lorcro2000 | (07:04 AM CET - Feb,19 2013 ) | Unfortunately in an office environment there are many reasons to stay locked in to Office.
Mail and calendar/resource sharing via Outlook and Exchange... Excel is far more feature-ful than LibreOffice... compatibility with Office formats in other places... etc.
LibreOffice is getting better but it still has ways to go. |
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| gx-x | (09:34 AM CET - Feb,19 2013 ) | lorcro2000> Unfortunately in an office environment there are many reasons to stay locked in to Office.
Mail and calendar/resource sharing via Outlook and Exchange... Excel is far more feature-ful than LibreOffice... compatibility with Office formats in other places... etc.
LibreOffice is getting better but it still has ways to go.
people just need to take one small step...like the moon thing! Get it?! :D
Let me tell you a story:
i happen to know at least 3 persons that use photoshop every day. They crop their photos and save them for web. I suggested t o them to use "paint" for that purpose. They replied: "paint doesn't have near enough effects and things like photoshop does".
They still just crop pictures.
Get my point? |
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| lorcro2000 | (02:55 PM CET - Feb,19 2013 ) | Replacing an entire mail system is not a small step. :/ Exchange + Outlook works great when you get it up and running, and you can use it to share calendars and book resources (rooms, shared hardware...)
And people who use some heavy duty Excel stuff that pushes the software to the limits can't easily move that to LibreOffice, because the calc function there is inferior and can't handle the really complex stuff that some places use.
Then there's retraining every worker as well...
So yeah, it's one small step the way going to the moon was one small step, I agree. ;) |
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| gx-x | (07:05 PM CET - Feb,19 2013 ) | lorcro2000> Replacing an entire mail system is not a small step. :/ Exchange + Outlook works great when you get it up and running, and you can use it to share calendars and book resources (rooms, shared hardware...)
And people who use some heavy duty Excel stuff that pushes the software to the limits can't easily move that to LibreOffice, because the calc function there is inferior and can't handle the really complex stuff that some places use.
Then there's retraining every worker as well...
So yeah, it's one small step the way going to the moon was one small step, I agree. ;)
well, there is more than one exchange server service. Besides, how many office users are "hardcore excel" practitioners?
"calc function there is inferior and can't handle the really complex stuff that some places use."
If those places rely on Microsoft software then they are in trouble. Such places should have their own software developed for their specific needs, running on *nix system or at least linux. |
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| Baconnaise | (05:08 PM CET - Feb,21 2013 ) | lorcro2000> Replacing an entire mail system is not a small step. :/ Exchange + Outlook works great when you get it up and running, and you can use it to share calendars and book resources (rooms, shared hardware...)
And people who use some heavy duty Excel stuff that pushes the software to the limits can't easily move that to LibreOffice, because the calc function there is inferior and can't handle the really complex stuff that some places use.
Then there's retraining every worker as well...
So yeah, it's one small step the way going to the moon was one small step, I agree. ;)
I agree with you about libre office. I use it at home and recently deployed it at a small business where my wife works as a favor. It takes some getting used to and isn't as heavy as excel but it's more than enough for most businesses and home users. Part of the problem is leaving that comfort zone you have with a certain app where you know where everything is imo. |
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| gx-x | (05:52 PM CET - Feb,21 2013 ) | Personally, since I am designer, I do my office work in in-design or photoshop lol sometimes even illustrator xD
excell? da fak do you need that for, google docs does that shit xD |
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| Baconnaise | (04:54 PM CET - Feb,22 2013 ) | gx-x> Personally, since I am designer, I do my office work in in-design or photoshop lol sometimes even illustrator xD
excell? da fak do you need that for, google docs does that shit xD
Google Docs is another decent alternative. Graphics wise I end up using Adobe products mostly due to the fact most of what I find relevant is in Fireworks/Photoshop formats with the associated filters addons etc. |
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