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The Word Spy is devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases such as… Meanderthal (mee.AN.dur.thawl; th as in thin) n. A person who walks particularly slowly and aimlessly. Via 43 Folders
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Jensen Harris: An Office User Interface Blog has a series going on the history of the Microsoft Word user interface. The ultimate goal is to explain the reasoning behind the changes coming in the Office 12 U.I. but it’s also an interesting look back at a package many,
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The next Microsoft Office (12) is going to use XML as it’s default file format. The old binary .doc, .xls and .ppt file formats will be replaced with new file technology based on XML and zip compression. Brian Jones backgrounds the history of Office file formats and why this
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George Ou has compiled an interesting summary of Firefox and I.E. security vulnerabilities… Detailed Firefox and IE vulnerability report | George Ou | ZDNet.com “The bottom line is that we have some mixed results where either browser camp can claim victory.”
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I could now offer Email Subscriptions; submit your email address & receive daily email with newest content. Would anyone want this? Email or comment on this post if you do.
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I predict Dell may soon exit New Zealand or cease trading entirely. Why? * I purchased a Dell Laptop. Justification: * First computer – a 486 dx 33 purchased from a local dealer CADS – Closed down. * Second computer – a Pentium 160 purchased from PC Direct – They sold to Gateway. * Third computer – a Pentium
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Via a post on my CAD blog I got an email from Drew in Australia. He was loading up his Etrex with way-points from Google Earth before heading to Europe to tour on a Vespa. He’s going to be blogging during the trip which sounds like it will be
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Yeah, new tools and toys from TypePad While they are rebuilding sites to incorporate the new features you may see some weird layout stuff going on. Everything TypePad - New Design Tools, More Storage, More Bandwidth
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elizabeth grigg has an excellent post on the mysterious world of Microsoft Word Styles. They are powerful tool but need to be understood to get the best out of them. Even if familiar with them you’ll probably learn from this article and there are links to some other great
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This is a selfish post. I use a few of these already and linked to it so I can go back and try some more. ComputerZen.com - Scott Hanselman's Weblog - Scott Hanselman's 2005 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List The few I use
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Ever wondered how GM got into corporate blogging? BlogWrite for CEOs: How GM's Fastlane blog was born "Bob Lutz, our 73-year-old vice chairman, was on a plane coming back from Europe when he started writing a response to some posts about GM he'd read on
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The latest MSN Search tool-bar adds tabbed Browsing to Internet Explorer. Switch between Web sites within the same Internet Explorer window. MSN Search Toolbar, Windows Desktop Search
