Thursday, July 31, 2008

The end of X-Drive

It was not quite two years ago when I reviewed X-Drive, the online backup system.... [click for full entry]

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Monday, June 30, 2008

New IRS midyear mileage rates

Effective July 1, 2008, the Internal Revenue Service is increasing the standard mileage rates. This.... [click for full entry]

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Found: WPX4 podcast

I just listened to a podcast of Ed Poll, author and law office expert and.... [click for full entry]

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Friday, June 13, 2008

Self-erasing paper

Xerox is developing technology that will make words and images disappear from the paper on.... [click for full entry]

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Friday, September 15, 2006

Corel thinking ahead to Windows Vista

Article from the September 2006 issue of WordPerfect Expert newsletter: Thinking About Windows Vista? Corel.... [click for full entry]

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Monday, September 11, 2006

Corel versus Google?

Can Corel even dream about taking on Google? Yes, and the Globe and Mail is.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:07 PM
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Thursday, June 08, 2006

Word to MS and Adobe: Just do it

I've been trying to decide whether to mention the recent battle between Microsoft and Adobe,.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:14 PM
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Saturday, May 20, 2006

Undocumented MS Word exploit

UPDATED The PC Doctor is all over this unfortunate situation. Basically, an e-mail attachment that.... [click for full entry]

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Sunday, May 07, 2006

OpenDocument plug-in for MS Office

This is very big news. And important. At the request of the State of Massachusetts,.... [click for full entry]

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Corel acquires WinZip

As part of the recent IPO, Corel acquired the very popular WinZip application. PC World:.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:12 PM
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Sunday, April 30, 2006

Forbes on Corel's IPO

Forbes weighs in on Corel's IPO with, "WordPerfect's Imperfect Offering." And, it's not too optimistic:.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:34 PM
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Review by PC World of WPX3

Whoa! Dennis O'Reilly writing for PC World likes WordPerfect Office X3: If you're tired of.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:54 PM
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Review by GCN of WPX3

Greg Crowe of GCN gives a very favorable review of WordPerfect Office X3: WordPerfect-ly Impressive.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:37 PM
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Sunday, April 09, 2006

Alan Ashton in the news

Ever wonder what became of the people who originally brought us WordPerfect? Alan Ashton, one.... [click for full entry]

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Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Corel plans IPO

Edited April 9, 2006 (see below). The big news this week is Corel's filing of.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:42 PM
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

WordPerfect goes to Washington

Corel recently announced a deal where three government agencies based in Washington, D.C., will start.... [click for full entry]

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Thursday, March 16, 2006

WordPerfect stirs a bit of courtroom drama

The author of the bestseller, "Da Vinci Code" is tangled up in a plagarism lawsuit.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:50 PM
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Saturday, March 11, 2006

Review by Top Tech News of WPX3

Jack Germain for Top Tech News spent a week working with the standard version of.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:43 PM
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Friday, March 10, 2006

Marketment goes with WordPerfect

This is big. The leading supplier of OEM software in Europe, Markement, has partnered with.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:08 PM
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Sunday, March 05, 2006

Lenovo computers to ship with WordPerfect

Big news last week was the announcement that Chinese computer maker, Lenovo, will pre-install WordPerfect.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:03 PM
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Linux absent from law office desktops

Linux Planet has a good article that delves into why Linux is rarely found in.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 7:34 PM
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Thursday, February 09, 2006

Decent Personal Computer World review of WPOX3

Just in time to counter the Washington Post's dismal review of WordPerfect, Tim Nott of.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:35 PM
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Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Poor Washington Post review of WPOX3

Over the weekend, the Washington Post ran a review of WordPerfect Office X3 by Rob.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:20 PM
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Friday, January 27, 2006

Number two sales rank?

Or, much to do about nothing. Earlier this week, Cnet reported in, Apple's iWork emerges.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 12:54 AM
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Review by Network Computing of WP X3

WordPerfect afficionado, Ron Miller, takes WordPerfect X3 on a little spin for Network Computing: Review:.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:13 PM
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TGDaily interview with Corel

TG Daily's Scott M. Fulton, III, interviews Richard Carriere of Corel: Corel WordPerfect Office X3.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:36 PM
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Thursday, January 19, 2006

PC Magazine review of WordPerfect X3

A few noteworthy lines from Edward Mendelson on Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Standard Edition: Think.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:08 PM
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CNET review of of WordPerfect X3

CNET's Jeff Bertolucci gives a pretty good review of WPX3. I particularly appreciated this: Overall,.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 9:04 PM
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Corel on WP X3 and ODF

One more news quote about WordPerfect X3. This time, it's Corel's position on ODF: However,.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 6:15 PM
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WordPerfect X3 training video

Still sifting through the press reports on WordPerfect X3, I just noticed this snippet of.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 5:32 PM
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WordPerfect X3 on search and metadata

I'm still sifting through news reports about WordPerfect X3. But, I wanted to draw attention.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 1:34 AM
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Spreading the hype

From the Department of Hype Coming Down the Pike. As expected, there was a flurry.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 1:19 AM
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Corel Press Release: WP X3

The official press release from Corel on the brand new WordPerfect X3 is up.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:38 AM
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WordPerfect X3 first review

Shortly after midnight on January 17, 2006, The Washington Times has the first review of.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 2:58 AM
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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

PC Mag Preview of MS Office 12

Michael Miller, editor-in-chief of PC Magazine, recently wrote an article about his experience with the.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:16 PM
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

WordPerfect goes to Latin America

Via CanadaIT.com comes word of Corel's deal to bundle WordPerfect Office 12 with Blue Light.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:17 PM
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Sunday, November 21, 2004

More on Novell versus Microsoft - Part 2

Groklaw is closely following the Novell v. Microsoft case: Nov. 14, 2004: The Novell v..... [click for full entry]

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Friday, November 19, 2004

More on Novell versus Microsoft - Part 1

This case is going to be huge and it could have a major impact on.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 11:49 PM
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Sun gains 5000 new users

In one fell swoop. ComputerWeekly.com is reporting that the Bristol City Council is dropping Microsoft.... [click for full entry]

Posted by: Marie Carnes at 10:46 PM
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Saturday, November 13, 2004

Microsoft settles with Novell

One-time owner of WordPerfect, Novell, agreed to accept a $500 million settlement from Microsoft in.... [click for full entry]

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