The Document Foundation has released the first production version of LibreOffice. This is a fork of the OpenOffice.org project, one that began several months ago as a response to the longtime development roadblocks posed by the OOo owners (Sun/Oracle). Much … Continue reading
The OpenOffice.org community has been reorganized as The Document Foundation, and the software is now tentatively called LibreOffice. Check out their FAQ here. Novell, Google, Red Hat, and Canonical are on board. Missing so far (as far as I can … Continue reading
I took notes while watching the Nintendo E3 presentation online and decided to post them here in case anyone’s interested. Highlights: new Zelda (“Skyward Sword”), GoldenEye for Wii, new DS console (3DS) Missing: Wii HD
Just got back from the craziness that was inauguration ceremony. Lindsay and I got up at 5am this morning (yikes!) and caught the green line metro to L’Enfant Plaza. I have to say, the crowd control seemed to be pretty … Continue reading
I saw a news article from the Washington Post today about Virginia Tech’s plan to distribute $7.5 million to the families of the students killed in the shooting earlier this year, as well as to injured students. My first reaction … Continue reading
[insert your-mom joke here] I was originally going to share a bit about the origins of Mother’s Day, but it’s kind of convoluted so I’ll just give you a link to Mother’s Day Central and let you read it for … Continue reading
Yeah, we always joke about it, but there’s actually a group at MIT working on transmitting “power” wirelessly using resonance frequencies. Check out the BBC News article and the Slashdot response.
Just saw Pirates 2 today. Better than Superman, I must say (sorry, William!). Although probably not as original as the first (true of almost any sequel), it was still pretty fun. It had more “oh, yeah!” moments than Superman, which … Continue reading
I found a news story today that was simply mind-blowing: “More restrictions on teen drivers result in less accidents, study shows.” So what’s next? A study showing that drinking more water results in more frequent trips to the bathroom? Sheesh, … Continue reading
