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EU refuses access to Microsoft contracts

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:45:26 -0500

This is outrageous! Marco Cappato asked the European Council to see the contracts they have with Microsoft, and was refused on the grounds of protecting Microsoft's commercial interests. Hello? The Council is supposed to work for their citizens, not for US-american Corporations!

Word sucks... again

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:42:40 -0500

Writing a book in Word simply sucks! But no way around if the publisher provides the Template in Word.

I was reminded again that it really sucks when Word refused to display spelling errors with the message "There are too many spelling or grammatical errors".

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Windows Refund for Laptops...?

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:33:04 -0400

I just got a new Laptop. It came with Windows XP Professional, and couldn't be ordered without it. I am planning on using it exclusively with Linux. I remembered that years ago, there was a grassroots movement to encourage people to return their unused Windows Licenses for a refund. I was wondering: Is it worth trying...?
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The Table of Equivalents

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:53:03 -0400

Always wanted to switch to Linux, but you didn't because application XYZ wasn't available...? Don't despair - the Table of Equivalents gives you Linux alternatives to every Windows Program you can think of!
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Test the latest Internet Explorer Bug

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:16:36 -0500

I guess it's Microsoft week! Check out this link to Amazon. This link actually goes to Barnes and Noble. If you are using Internet Explorer, all the URLs you see (in the status line, in the Address line) will be www.amazon.com.
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Virus on Windows-based ATM

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:44:30 -0500

How save is your information if you get money out of an ATM? Less than you may think - considering that Diebold ATM's were infected by a computer virus.
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Munich decides for Linux

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Wed, 16 Jul 2003 06:52:27 -0400

The city of Munich in Germany had to figure out what to do about their computer systems, as Microsoft stopped Windows NT support. Guess what: The more expensive Linux offer won! [USA Today].
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SCO vs. Linux

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Sun, 01 Jun 2003 17:44:00 -0400

Did you hear about the SCO lawsuit, claiming copyright for the Linux code base? Check out this cute storyline of what's going on.
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Can you secure Windows for Internet Cafes?

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Mon, 13 Jan 2003 23:29:14 -0500

I use Internet Cafes fairly often. I travel a lot, and I like to check my email while on the road. There's just one catch: I like to connect to my home computer via ssh, and Windows doesn't ship with an ssh client. However, there is an excellent free ssh client called Putty. But most Internet cafes disable the ability to run programs downloaded from the Internet.
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Halloween VII

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Sun, 10 Nov 2002 19:31:27 -0500

Back in October 1998, around the time for Halloween, an internal Microsoft memo leaked to the public, and got ripped appart by the Open Source Software (OSS) community. Ever since, more documents leaked, the last one just last week, the Halloween VII document.
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The $200 AOL Computer running Lindows

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:56:39 -0400

The headline spells trouble for Intel and Microsoft. AOL teamed up with the right partners, and is now selling a $200 computer through Wal Mart, using a Microtel processor, and featuring the Linux based Lindows operating system.
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Mozilla 1.0 released!!!

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Wed, 05 Jun 2002 21:49:57 -0400

Every geek has been waiting for this - Mozilla 1.0 is finally out (for those non-geeks, that's the latest former-Netscape version).
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Progress on MS antitrust case

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Mon, 05 Nov 2001 03:59:50 -0500

Progress on MS antitrust case

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Microsoft bashing: This time they block MSN for non-Internet Explorer browsers...

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Tue, 30 Oct 2001 05:42:57 -0500

Microsoft bashing: This time they block MSN for non-Internet Explorer browsers...

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Competitors to SmartLink technology

micky@alum.mit.edu (Michael Jastram) — Sun, 26 Aug 2001 20:18:51 -0400

Competitors to SmartLink technology

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