Facebook

Twitter

StumbleUpon

Email

topics:

Software

Linux

Microsoft

vote downundo vote up flag

ostatic.com - 11/10/2008

Go-oo: A Lighter, Faster OpenOffice, With Extras

—

One of the main complaints about the open source OpenOffice.org suite of productivity applications is that the applications are slow compared to the comparable Microsoft Office apps. If you've run into this problem, and if you use OpenOffice but occasionally run into compatibility problems in ...

7

windowsteamblog.com - 11/14/2008

Introducing the Microsoft Store

— windowsteamblog.com — This is something I think is pretty exciting – especially if you’re looking to score some Microsoft... product. We are announcing the Microsoft Store – the first online store where you can purchase Microsoft products straight from the ... (more) Introducing the Microsoft Store

Gadgets

Microsoft

Zune

Comments vote downundo vote up Lifehacker found this 11/14/2008found this

3

gigaom.com - 11/5/2008

With Eye on Future, Microsoft Offer Startups Freebies [GigaOM]

— gigaom.com — Microsoft, in an effort to woo startups and combat the open source movement, is going to start... offering free software and online services to certain type of startups across the world, the company announced today. This effort, dubbed “ Biz ... (more) With Eye on Future, Microsoft Offer Startups Freebies ...

Software

Microsoft

Comments vote downundo vote up ReadWriteWeb found this 11/5/2008found this

2

go-oo.org - 11/10/2008

Discover Go-OO!

— go-oo.org — Here you can see, at a glance, what Go-oo has to offer in addition to the features... you expect in up-stream OpenOffice.org. Subscribe to the announcement list for news about Go-oo! SVG support Go-oo provides a built-in SVG import filter. ( sample ) ... (more) Discover Go-OO!

Software

Linux

Comments vote downundo vote up OStatic blogs found this 11/10/2008found this

Leave a Comment

Go-oo: A Lighter, Faster OpenOffice, With Extras [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... Related Activities Comments (1) Post a Comment Ask a Question ...

"Custom Debian Distributions" Renamed "Debian Pure Blends" [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... Related Blog Posts AbilityNet Releasing Collection of Open Source Accessibility Tools (post comment) Go-oo: A Lighter, Faster OpenOffice, With Extras (3 comments) VMware's Mobile Virtualization Strategy Calls for Open Source Responses (post comment) ...

Open Source App Suites: Try the Individual Components [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network — ... a database that you favor, you may still want to look into the other free applications that come with the suite. Draw is a Microsoft Visio-like diagram drawing application in OpenOffice, Math is a tool for creating and working with mathematical formulas, and Impress is for building presentations. You can launch any or all of these applications on their own, and you may find they complement your core applications. Today on the OStatic blog, we covered a fork of OpenOffice called Go-oo, which is for Windows and Linux. It’s ...

AbilityNet Releasing Collection of Open Source Accessibility Tools [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... Related Blog Posts "Custom Debian Distributions" Renamed "Debian Pure Blends" (post comment) Go-oo: A Lighter, Faster OpenOffice, With Extras (1 comment) VMware's Mobile Virtualization Strategy Calls for Open Source Responses (post comment) ...

Terra Soft Solutions Acquired by Fixstars [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... Related Blog Posts AbilityNet Releasing Collection of Open Source Accessibility Tools (post comment) "Custom Debian Distributions" Renamed "Debian Pure Blends" (1 comment) Go-oo: A Lighter, Faster OpenOffice, With Extras (6 comments) ...

Microsoft fueling Intellectual Ventures, OpenOffice, and other conspiracy theories
The Open Road — I read OStatic's review of a stripped-down, speedy version of OpenOffice on Tuesday - Go-oo - with considerable interest. Go-oo is a fork of OpenOffice version 2.4, for Windows and Linux. It doesn't include some of the features found in OpenOffice 3.0 but it is much ...

OStatic Buffer Overflow..... [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... Many readers of our review of Go-oo concluded that it is part of a Microsoft (via Novell) conspiracy. My take is that Go-oo is just one of many variants of OpenOffice, and the Microsoft Office compatibility features in Go-oo can save OpenOffice users in a jam. It is, after all, a free alternative to MS Office. Consider ...

Norway Pledges Funds for Government Open Source Usage [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... Related Blog Posts Sun Cuts Workforce, and Spins an OpenOffice Riddle (2 comments) OStatic Buffer Overflow..... (2 comments) Go-oo: A Lighter, Faster OpenOffice, With Extras (18 comments) ...