Monthly Archives October 2010

New Super Virus Attacks Power Plants.

A new smarter, more deadly virus called Stuxnet has targeted power plants in Iran.  The virus is particularly powerful and has already launched itself against power plants in India and Russia.  According to some reports, power systems have been held hostage for ransom and in one case may be responsible for a death.  Agencies that oversee US power grids claim that no successful penetrations have happened here although other reports indicate that our systems featuring Siemens software are vulnerable.   Full Story Gary Baker


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Bye Bye Open Office???

No more Open Office, the free alternative to Microsoft office developed by enthusiastic coders using Sun Microsystems development tools.  The volunteers that develop and promote the free office software severed ties with Oracle on Tuesday and formed an independent group called The Document Foundation and may call the office suite, LibreOffice.  Full Story Ed Rudel


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Special Interview: A Peak Under the Hood of MS Office 2010

Whenever our program is preempted by Michigan State University sports coverage on our home station WJR-AM, Detroit, we offer you special, longer interviews with people who are involved in the many aspects of the world of computing and the Internet.

MS Office 2010This is a special interview we did with Dave Sawyer,Technical Director, Microsoft Technology Center Heartland District about Microsoft Office 2010 its new feature set which includes strong collaborative tools and links to “cloud computing” on Windows Live.

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To download Office 2010 and learn more about the product visit www.office.com

Interview with Dave Sawyer Technical Director, Heartland Microsoft Technology Center (approx 28 min)


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