Upgrade yourself.

From OS News, comes the knowledge that Open Office 2, the resources hog office suite has just been updated into version 2.0.1. To those without a spare gigabyte of RAM, Open Office 1.1.5 is still a very good choice, with support for OASIS Open Document format.

Also in upgrades, the Debian GNU/Linux distro was upgraded. As always, you can download the entire Debian package repository on 14 CDs, which should keep you busy until the next update.

And, speaking of office suites, this article tries to find the best applications needed to be used in book writing. I believe it was Robert A. Heinlein who said that his prescription for good book writing was "Apply one ass to one chair".

Apple seems to be "better" because it doesn't compete. As everyone should know by now, GNU/Linux doesn't compete either. Who does compete? Right. Microsoft.