Posts by Sean Wallace

Microsoft's murder most foul: TechNet is dead

If you really need an alternative to MS Office to recommend to your clients then Softmaker Office is a good option. It's *actually* compatible with MS Office as opposed to quasi-compatible Libre Office and Open Office. It's also cheaper than MS Office and, best of all, has a native Linux version (you can download a .deb or .rpm). I convinced my mum to change to Linux on her laptop after a nasty incident in Windows involving keylogging of debit card details and discovered this little gem while searching for a native Linux office application for her. I personally opened, resaved and checked with MS Office several complex Word and Excel documents; all formatting etc was preserved unchanged.

No Skype traffic released to cops or spooks, insists Microsoft

The UK authorities made /more/ requests for user data than the US authorities. Not more requests per capita. More requests. That is pretty worrying. Hopefully that is just because the Olympic year was included and this isn't a general pattern.

Swedish military bras burst, melt during 'rigorous exercise'

IT angle

There is no IT angle, because this is in the odds and sods section. If you want to mindlessly repeat the same tired, unfunny things then go to 4chan.