MS Office-less at the office: Week 1

This is going clearly going to be a short segment. 
As I mentioned in my previous post, I completely removed MS Office from my WORK computer.
*shrug*
Not much to report;  No real issus. In fact, I found it a bit more effective having my editors directly in my Notes client as opposed to switching apps.
There has [...]

MS Office Free

Taking the plunge.  I’m uninstalling MS Office from my work machine.
I’ve been running Open Office on my home machine for over a year and, while there was a very minor initial learning curve, we’ve really had no problems.
My wife’s initial reaction was: “Where’s Excel?  What the hell did you do to the home computer?”   But [...]

le mal du siècle

In 19th Century French literature, the term “le mal du siècle” (the malady of thecentury) described a sense of loss, disillusionment, and melancholy.
In the 21st Century, our mal du siècle might refer to the diseases of not sharing our knowledge nor making a personal contribution to dealing with the issues that we all face.
So, what are these “diseases” [...]

National Pond Hockey Championships round-up

We had an incredible time last weekend in Huntsville for the National Pond Hockey Championships.
Most of our wives play on a team in the tournament as well so we all pack up the kids and make a huge family weekend out of it. 
Both our Men’s and Women’s teams did exceptionally well this year. “Ragtime” (my [...]