The Microsoft Open XML standard is what Microsoft is hoping will be the standard in document formats. The first step in that process is now complete with Office Open XML being accepted as a draft standard by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. ISO is the world’s largest developer of standards and has no governmental affiliation. Office 2007 created a stir by omitting the Open Document Format (ODF), which is already an ISO standard. Many had hoped that ODF would help to spark an uptick in the interest of applications such as OpenOffice.org as a replacement for the Microsoft Office Suite of applications. However, the ODF standard has had slow…
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Charge an iPod with an Onion
Charge your iPod with an Onion (thanks Jordan):
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Off the Record
When you say “off the record” does it really mean off the record or does it mean “feel free to blog this but don’t write an official article on it.” No worries… http://blogs.computerworld.com/mac_the_vote_why_apple_users_are_predominantly_democrats
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IDG Article on Macs in the Enterprise
Here’s an article with a quote I gave to Robert Mitchell, reprinted at MacWorld.com: http://www.macworld.com/article/131502/2008/01/.html
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AX4 Article
So I was quoted in this article and thought it worth mentioning here or something… http://www.crn.com/storage/205600845
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Microsoft Office Live
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Microsoft Office Live Workspace is a portal that allows you to view your Microsoft Office documents online. This includes the ability to share documents and do desktop presentations of Microsoft Office documents. Microsoft Office Live Workspace is in beta and free, so why not give it a try? That’s what Microsoft is asking now that Google Docs and Zoho are moving towards commoditizing the document and spreadsheet space. So first impressions? Office Live Workspace doesn’t let you edit documents. Anyone who has used Google Docs or Zoho is going to be looking for that feature. There is a nice plug-in that is free that…
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Writing
If you’re making a bulleted list and you end an item with a period then all items need to end with a period. Whether it’s a presentation or a paper. Consistency folks… Just so I don’t seem like I’m trying to be the smart one, my wife pointed it out awhile back in one of my presentations. Now it’s a pet peeve…
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Repeating Myself
It seems as though I have written the same article twice. Can you find which one before I delete it… 😉
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A Brief History of Modern Cryptography
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Cryptology is derived from the Greek words kryptos, which stands for “hidden†and grafein, which stands for to “writeâ€. Through history, cryptography has meant the process of concealing the contents of a message from all except those who know the key. Cryptography is used to protect e-mail messages, credit card information, and corporate data. Cryptography has been used for centuries to hide messages when they are submitted through means where they might be intercepted, such as the Internet. But encrypting email messages as they traverse the Internet is not the only reason to understand or use various cryptographic methods. Every time you check your…
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My Next Book
It’s official, my next book will be on Mac OS X Security!!! Look for it in bookstores near you. 😉