Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Linux Foundation: Just say "no" to OOXML

Linux Foundation: Just say "no" to OOXML

The article above presents some of the issues with the new OOXML format from Microsoft. Like a lot of the technologies from "the giant", this one is being pushed for political/marketing, and not technical, reasons. JUST SAY NO!!!

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Florida Wildlife

We live not far from the city (Tampa), but it's deep enough in the woods to see some nice wildlife around.

I started uploading photos I take to my Picasa gallery.


Monday, August 6, 2007

Apollo Photographic Support Data

No matter the original reasons behind the Apollo program, it was the highest achievement of human ingenuity and engineering of the late 20th century, still to be matched. Johnson Space Center and Arizona State University are making all the photographic data from the program available on the Web. The scanning will take some time, but the idea is GREAT!!!

Apollo Photographic Support Data

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

A history of the Amiga, part 1: Genesis: Page 1

For all the Amiga fans out there, here is a great article (Part One) on the history of the greatest computer to date:

A history of the Amiga, part 1: Genesis: Page 1

My machines (three of them) have been collecting dust in the last few years, but one day, they'll be back with full force (together with a collection of C64s and C128 and one lonely Plus 4). Wasn't Commodore just GREAT!!!