Office 2003
From eWeek Magazine, a first look at Microsoft's new office release. It's not a surprise - eWeek isn't jumping up and down to sing the praises of the new Office release. Since Office 97, there hasn't been a real pressing need for businesses to upgrade. Most users hardly use most of the functionality of Office 97, so why bother with the incremental offerings in the subsequent versions. Well, as a user of Office XP, I know the newer versions make it easier to do a lot of common tasks - however, for a business, I don't think you can really find a pressing need to go to Office 2003, unless you implement some of Microsoft's backend server offerings to take advantage of the new features of Office 2003. Then there is WordPerfect and StarOffice ... both good alternatives.
Inner Cow
This has got to be one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen. Researchers cut holes into the sides of cows and insert an cannula, which allows access to a live animals stomach. These holes are so big, you can actually see what's going on inside -- literally, reach into the stomach of a cow. Cows stomach have millions microbes that aid in digestion, and surprisingly, cannulated cows are usually the healthiest of the herd. You would think that walking around with a hole in your stomach would be bad for you, but apparently not. Some farmers apparently keep cannulated cows in their herd so they can serve as microbe donors to sick cows. Just bizarre. [Source: Oddity Central ]
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