Daily Archives: May 23, 2011

Libya: Boots on the Ground and Hovering

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Robert Pogson

There is a report in Le Figaro that French and UK forces are deploying boots on the ground and attack helicopters to Libya. Likely this has been going on for a while but this is the nearest thing to a … Continue reading →

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LibreOffice is Vibrant

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Robert Pogson

Remember how long the port of OpenOffice.org took to AMD64 (3 years) or the addition of SVG image handling (most requested feature took 6 years)? That was because there were only a few developers working on such a huge amount … Continue reading →

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Breakfast Mouse

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Robert Pogson

My stomach started to growl and I went to my kitchen to have a late breakfast. I noticed a hawk eating a mouse out in the yard. Unfortunately I reached for the binoculars instead of my camera so I have … Continue reading →

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Maturation of the Tablet PC Market

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Robert Pogson

ASUS is cutting prices on its eeePad Transformer. Other Android tablet suppliers may have to cut prices about $100 bringing prices down from the “early adopter” rush phase. This is great for all of us sitting on the fence still … Continue reading →

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