Playing with beta software is a good (if slightly risky) way to find out what’s coming round the corner. OpenOffice.org 3.2 is due for release early in the new year, and I’ve been using a beta version to investigate the new features.
The good news is that the software has proved to be perfectly stable in [...]

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I just had a quick flick through the latest results from the OpenOffice.org user survey, covering November/December.
The OpenOffice.org Marketing Project is always interested to know how people find out about OpenOffice.org?

So the answer is overwhelmingly “by personal recommendation” – 41.2%. Who is making these recommendations??

A clear winner – “a friend” – 22.7%. But the importance [...]

Up at 05.30 to find a calm and windless morning, so the Flying Cat was able to set off from Skopelos, and we were saved the dash round the coast to Agnonta. The weather deteriorated steadily during the crossing, so by the time we found ourselves back in Volos we were in the rain, waiting [...]

Another windy night and ferries diverted to Agnonta. There is a definite end of season feeling here now – the breakfast honey has run out; all the outdoor chairs in the hotel are disappearing; the bar is emptying; the hot water is becoming elusive; with luck, we’ll have gone before they start stripping the beds.
We [...]

A windy night, and in t-shirt and shorts it felt a bit chilly going down to breakfast. We began to wonder about our journey home on Saturday, as the Flying Dolphin is diverted to Agnonta if it’s too windy at Skopelos. However, it looked like good walking weather, so 10:15 saw us waiting for the [...]

We decided it was time to get some walking under our belts today. We piled onto the 10.30 bus from Skopelos to Glossa and got off at Palio Klima about an hour later, ready to head to the hills. It was a bit overcast, not so good for sun worshippers on the beach, but ideal [...]