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.
Of Movies
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut -- This is one hilarious movie -- but boy is it rude. It's rude beyond the point of being offensive. The movie takes the good taste filter off and amuses with humour that simulate the juvenile in us. Every now and again though, that little kid in us needs to be amused -- and this movie will certainly do that. If you're offended by the movie, it's because the adult in you is watching. The Brothers Grimm -- This was an OK fantasy movie, moving at a good pace, with the appropriate level of action and humour. The special effects were well done -- and so was the cinematography. If you missed it in the theatre, you didn't miss much however. You can catch it on DVD. The Aristocrats -- This is a movie about a joke. One joke. That's it. The delivery however -- now that was something else. The delivery was sick, sick, sick. This is an in-joke for comedians that have been numbed by jokes for us regular folk. The only thi...
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