Random thoughts and observations
Microsoft has released a useful add-on for Word called Redaction. It will be particularly handy for organisations answering Freedom of Information requests. As the blurb says: Sensitive government documents, confidential legal documents, insurance contracts, and other sensitive documents are often redacted before being made available to the public. “Use the Word 2003 Redaction Add-in to [...]
I flirted with Fedora as my Linux option of choice for a couple of months, but I’ve now returned to Mepis. I first used Fox, which is a promising Fedora derivative. I’ll revisit Fox when they move out of beta mode and improve their English version. It has a great look and feel, and the [...]
Microsoft has released a beta version of new graphics software called Acrylic. It works as a vector drawing program and pixel editor, so it seems targeted at users of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. I haven’t fully tested it yet, but I’m interested in finding a cheap alternative to Photoshop and this may be it. There [...]
Sometimes I question if I made the right move in switching this blog to WordPress from Pivot. I still use Pivot for some sites and I like the ease with which templates can be customised. WordPress has a similar capability when you get familiar with it. I like the security of having my posts stored [...]
A big thumbs up to the people at Firetrust for releasing a Linux version of their excellent anti-spam software Mailwasher Pro. It looks the same and works just as well as the Windows version, showing what software producers can achieve towards cross-system compatibility when they want to. I was even able to use my Windows [...]
