Assuming you don’t already own an XBox 360 or PS3, does the release of Grand Theft Auto IV compel you to make the jump to one of these new consoles? Previous versions of Grand Theft Auto had a tremendous impact on PS2 sales. Will this latest release of GTA have the same impact, and which console will benefit the most?

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I might not be a twenty-something college student living my life on Facebook, but I do have a LinkedIn account (actually, I also have a Facebook account, I just never use it). I guess you could say LinkedIn is the Facebook for working professionals. Not everyone will agree with that categorization but this 40-ish father of 3 feels more at home on LinkedIn than I do on Facebook. Regardless how I define these virtual communities, they remain extremely popular. And once something on the Internet becomes that popular, it’s only a matter of time before the “spammers” invade.

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This week I’ve been writing about Microsoft’s dominance of the realm of word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation graphics — the office suite. In my opinion OpenOffice remains the best alternative to the Microsoft application trio because OpenOffice is free, has most of the same features as Office, and can read and write all the proprietary Microsoft Office formats. If, however, you’re not sold on OpenOffice, there are a few other alternatives; however, most are not free and don’t come as nicely packaged as OpenOffice.

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On Monday I answered the question (at least in from perspective) why Microsoft Office continues to dominant the realm of word processing, spreadsheets and presentation graphics — it’s the proprietary document formats for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Basically, once you’ve started amassing a pile of documents saved in .doc, .xls, or .ppt format, you’re stuck with an application that can read and edit those formats. Obviously, many find it easy to just stick with Microsoft Office; however, for those that prefer a non-traditional route, alternatives do exist.

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Despite all of the buzz about “cloud computer” Microsoft Office still dominates the realm of word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation graphics — the standard office suite. Forget for a moment “how” Microsoft became dominant and ask yourself this question: How do they continue to dominant this area of computing?
Do they dominant because of the features?
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I’m in the deepest darkest form of computer hell at the moment, which is preventing me from posting anything interesting and even remotely technical.  Hoping to get things resolved over the weekend and back on track with posting.  Thanks for stopping by and please don’t give up.
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Still working more than 40 hours a week? Are you doing it because it’s mandatory overtime or because you think those extra hours are some sort of badge of honor? You can’t do much about mandatory overtime but you’re only kidding yourself if you think extra hours makes you better than the next employee.

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Just when you thought Windows Vista was taking over the desktop (or at least that is what Microsoft wants you to believe), the folks in Redmond, Washington have agreed to postpone the Summer 2008 sunset of Windows XP until 2010. Microsoft cited the Asus Eee PC (and other similar low powered cheap laptops) as the reason behind XP’s extended life. While that might be the party line, I suspect it’s not the only reason Microsoft is keeping XP around until 2010.

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