Ubuntu 8.10, the latest version of a phenomenally popular and successful distro and will be release hopefully by Octpber 30, 2008, but for those of us who can’t wait what’s in store with the newest version of Ubuntu called “Intrepid Ibex”
For those of us who are patiently waiting for OpenOffice 3.0 which now supports MS Office 2007 formats (docx, xlsx, pptx, etc.) you can now download your own copy on the following servers and mirrors listed below. You can read the official release announcement here.
OpenOffice Utah Server
More Downlaod Mirrors here
For features on OpenOffice 3.0 you can read Lifehacker.com’s first look review post
According to tgdaily.com, Microsoft extended their OEM downgrade timeline again. As of now, system builders can still offer Windows XP downgrades to their customers and will be able to do so until Vista’s second anniversary.Initially planned to expire on June 30 of this year, Microsoft at first granted an extension to July 31. However, OEMs are still selling the downgrade option (often for a premium) and, according to new reports, the deadline apparently has been officially extended for six more months to January 31, 2009. The information was based on a leaked email sent to an OEM. Read the rest of this entry »
