Ruminations on the Digital Realm

I used my laptop to write the annual report for the organisation I work for. And -since I had to be online constantly- I had to write it under Windows. See, I can not get the wifi running, not even with the Feisty beta. No problem, I checked online and my laptop is on the not-supported [...]

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I don’t mind using Microsoft software. Really, I don’t. I prefer Linux nowadays and I am looking forward to adding Ubuntu Linux to my toolkit at work (using the free VMware server and the good working relationship with the sysadmin to provide the necessary administrator password ). But you can’t blame Microsoft for being [...]

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I don’t mind seeing opposing arguments and The Inquirer seems to be on a roll in the Linux versus Windows debate. First an INQ writer explained why Vista would help him to make the transition to Linux. He is thinkering with his hardware all the time, each thinkering running the risk of needing a new [...]

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I did not feel like writing today. There were still a few Technet disks I wanted to install and this was as good a time as any. On the list were: the Dutch language pack for Office 2007, Business Contact Manager 2007, Small Business Accounting 2006, Accounting Express 2007, Visio Pro 2007 and Professional Pro [...]

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The Office2007 Ultimate edition makes sure you have a wide range of Microsoft software available. I have been using Word and Excel since Windows 3.1, which makes for a lot of hours of experience. And I guess that is true for a lot of people. For that reason alone it is interesting to see whether [...]

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