It was a good year for my berries. I have a 400 square-foot "berry patch", half of it for the Fragaria genus (Strawberries, Alpine Strawberries, Musk Strawberries) and half for the Rubus genus (Raspberries, Blackberries, Thimbleberries and the … [Continue reading] about Fruits of the Season: Notes on my Berry Patch
Lyon Summary
I'm back from the OpenOffice.org conference in Lyon. Unfortunately, I was able to catch only the last 1.5 days of the conference, but from what I saw the sessions were informative, the hallway conversations illuminating, and the hospitality superb. … [Continue reading] about Lyon Summary
The OOXML Compatibility Pack
Just saw something worth noting. I was on a machine running Office XP and tried to open an Office Open XML (OOXML) formatted document. I don't know why I tried that, but I did. Word was smart enough to put up the following dialog: Now, that … [Continue reading] about The OOXML Compatibility Pack
A quick look at the 0.2 ODF Add-in for Word
An updated version of the Microsoft-sponsered ODF Add-in for Word has been posted. A few weeks ago I had tried out the earlier 0.1 version with results you can read here and here. The Add-in's Highlights page for the 0.2 version says that "This … [Continue reading] about A quick look at the 0.2 ODF Add-in for Word
Happy Labor Day
Here you have Scott #1082, with a first day issue of exactly 50 years ago, September 3rd, 1956. The design is by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing based on a a small portion of a much larger mosaic, "Labor is Life" … [Continue reading] about Happy Labor Day