Some good news in this morning’s in-box. The Press Release we put out in May for the launch of OpenOffice.org 3.1 has been shortlisted for the Best Online News Releases 2009 Award. We now go into the next phase of judging where a panel of six industry experts selects their top three.
Our press releases – [...]

It’s interesting to see what catches the attention of the computer media. I got back online yesterday to find the blogosphere humming with stories such as this one about the “OpenOffice Mouse” which Theo from WarMouse had unveiled officially at the OpenOffice.org Cento Milioni Conference last Wednesday.
I hope the product does well for Theo, but [...]

Another wet morning in Orvieto. My conference day started with the Art Project’s proposals for a new logo for OpenOffice.org. These are the results of just a few weeks’ visual brainstorming, and showed a wide range of ideas from the evolutionary to the revolutionary. I must say I’m not a fan of real-life seagulls – [...]

Woke up to thick haar – I can’t believe this weather travelled all the way from Edinburgh just to make me feel at home. Fortunately the sun broke through during the morning to give a bright sunny noon. Market day in Orvieto – everywhere felt a lot busier – there even seemed to be a [...]

First day of the OpenOffice.org “Cento Milioni” Conference in Orvieto, Italy. It was fun to watch the expression of the people arriving in the Palazzo dei Popolo for the keynote sessions. Imagine the typical glass and concrete conference centre – now imagine the opposite!
Another ten hour day – even the lunch hour was taken up [...]

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Yesterday’s rain disappeared overnight, and Orvieto awoke to a sunny autumn day. Today isn’t an official OpenOffice.org Conference day, but a tradition has developed that different community groups use the opportunity for face to face meetings. So time for a quick sightseeing trip round this wonderful mediaeval city. I also found the local jeweller does [...]