Posts by Radio Ballet Shoes

LibreOffice slips out another 7.0 beta: Spreadsheets close gap with Excel while macOS users treated to new icons

Input of accents on mac

Have the developers fixed the accents input issue on macs? The one where most of the other apps allow you to hold down a key to scroll through the accents for that key character. Libreoffice doesn't! It seems a really really stupid omission to me.

El Reg presents: Your one-step guide on where not to store electronic mail

Versioning

Yep had the same in the days of Exchange 5.5. The PM in this case had a reason. He was looking after multi-million pound contracts with lives from 15 - 25 years. The outlook deleted items folder was the only place on the systems with automated "object" versioning. The business didn't have a content management system. I can't remember how we resolved it in the end, he knew where too many bodies were buried for any disciplinary actions.

Sir John Redwood backs IR35 campaign, notes review would have to start 'immediately' before new off-payroll working rules kick in

Yep, the whole IR35 saga could well earn itself a chapter in a new edition of "Blunders of our Governments" . Throwing away VAT on a larger number against PAYE contributions on a smaller number hasn't been worked out. Then there's Corp tax and any pension contributions will ultimately get taxed when drawn.