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How to quickly and easily remove meta data

June 17, 2009

Most meta data is straight-up boring: author’s name, number of revisions, date created, etc. However, this information also includes tracked changes in your document, your revision history, and deleted comments. All word processors attach meta data by default, including Microsoft Word, OpenOffice.org, and Corel WordPerfect. The discovery of a document’s meta data could be detrimental [...]

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What I Use to Manage My Practice [Updated]

February 6, 2009

I first talked about the software and tools I use to manage my own practice last April. I have changed a few things since then, so here is an update. As most readers know, I do not use case management software. This is partly because most case management software is pretty awful, and partly because [...]

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Microsoft Word is a habit you can kick

January 21, 2009

According to a Forrester Research report, “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: The Microsoft Word Love Story,” many companies use Microsoft Word because it is familiar, not because it is the best software for their needs. “Because Word has become so entrenched in the enterprise in the last 25 years, organizations cannot easily move off [...]

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Why you should try free software

June 6, 2008

“Free” has two meanings: (1) gratis, and (2) libertas. When I say free software, I mean libertas, although much free software is gratis, as well. Choice There are two parts to choice: (1) different software that does the same thing, and (2) the ability to modify software to do what you want. Don’t like the [...]

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One year with Linux in a Windows world

June 4, 2008

Mike Kavis switched to Linux to prove that people can be productive at work without using Microsoft products. One year later, he has proved the point. I have been Microsoft free* for a couple of months now, as well, using Ubuntu GNU/Linux as my primary operating system, with OpenOffice.org as my office suite. I have [...]

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Brits shying away from Microsoft Office

May 14, 2008

According to InformationWeek, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency is advocating for removing Microsoft Office from the classroom in favor of open-standards compliant office suites like OpenOffice.org. It is good to see this kind of pressure on Microsoft. If they would either open up their OOXML standard or else support the Open Document Format [...]

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