Comments for Tech Tonic http://www.techtonic.info Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:01:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Orkut FTW 5: Websites for photo printing by Nel http://www.techtonic.info/2008/04/28/orkut-ftw-5-websites-for-photo-printing/#comment-1008 Nel Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:54:23 +0000 http://www.techtonic.info/2008/04/28/orkut-ftw-5-websites-for-photo-printing/#comment-1008 Am a part of this community and really,this thread is just awesome :) Great technology deals updated regularly http://brillantdeals.in Am a part of this community and really,this thread is just awesome :)

Great technology deals updated regularly
http://brillantdeals.in

]]> Comment on Nothing Office-ial About It ! by Ankur Banerjee http://www.techtonic.info/2008/09/17/nothing-office-ial-about-it/#comment-594 Ankur Banerjee Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:04:49 +0000 http://www.techtonic.info/2008/09/17/nothing-office-ial-about-it/#comment-594 PS - The site is http://symphony.lotus.com. And by beta I meant for Ubuntu. Windows version is ready. PS - The site is http://symphony.lotus.com. And by beta I meant for Ubuntu. Windows version is ready.

]]> Comment on Nothing Office-ial About It ! by Ankur Banerjee http://www.techtonic.info/2008/09/17/nothing-office-ial-about-it/#comment-593 Ankur Banerjee Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:02:36 +0000 http://www.techtonic.info/2008/09/17/nothing-office-ial-about-it/#comment-593 http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1123 ISO has already approved MS OOXML to be an ISO standard. OpenOffice sucks, but I think what you should look out for is IBM's Lotus Symphony. It's in beta stage right now, but it's billed as a replacement for OpenOffice (although the base is OpenOffice code). It has some nifty features - like the ability to open documents in tabs. You could open a spreadsheet in one tab, and a document in another tab in the SAME window. It also has a context-sensitive editing sidebar (somewhat similar in theory to the Office '07 Ribbon). You should check it out. It's beta, so there are a few rough edges, but it's light years ahead of OpenOffice. http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1123

ISO has already approved MS OOXML to be an ISO standard.

OpenOffice sucks, but I think what you should look out for is IBM’s Lotus Symphony. It’s in beta stage right now, but it’s billed as a replacement for OpenOffice (although the base is OpenOffice code). It has some nifty features - like the ability to open documents in tabs. You could open a spreadsheet in one tab, and a document in another tab in the SAME window. It also has a context-sensitive editing sidebar (somewhat similar in theory to the Office ‘07 Ribbon). You should check it out. It’s beta, so there are a few rough edges, but it’s light years ahead of OpenOffice.

]]> Comment on Facing The Google-y by Ravi Pundit http://www.techtonic.info/2008/09/03/facing-the-google-y/#comment-559 Ravi Pundit Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:18:00 +0000 http://www.techtonic.info/2008/09/03/facing-the-google-y/#comment-559 Must say,for someone who claims to be the Guru of techjournalism, you hardly get any comments. Poor interface, marketing or writing which one is it? Must say,for someone who claims to be the Guru of techjournalism, you hardly get any comments. Poor interface, marketing or writing which one is it?

]]> Comment on Social NOTworking ? by anothr user http://www.techtonic.info/2008/08/13/social-notworking/#comment-375 anothr user Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:15:12 +0000 http://www.techtonic.info/2008/08/13/social-notworking/#comment-375 <strong>Anothr feed track -Tech Tonic...</strong> One new subscriber from Anothr Alerts... Anothr feed track -Tech Tonic…

One new subscriber from Anothr Alerts…

]]> Comment on Hack Jobs All Around! by Tech Tonic » Blog Archive » 8 Years of Tech Un-savviness http://www.techtonic.info/2007/07/30/hack-jobs-all-around/#comment-218 Tech Tonic » Blog Archive » 8 Years of Tech Un-savviness Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:00:53 +0000 http://www.techtonic.info/2007/07/30/hack-jobs-all-around/#comment-218 [...] 2001: The tragi-comic case of India’s ‘first cyber crime’ that was ‘cracked‘ by the Mumbai cops.  The lunacy of it all is best summed up in this Wired story. (A recounting of my personal experiences for a column is here.) [...] [...] 2001: The tragi-comic case of India’s ‘first cyber crime’ that was ‘cracked‘ by the Mumbai cops.  The lunacy of it all is best summed up in this Wired story. (A recounting of my personal experiences for a column is here.) [...]

]]> Comment on 8 Years of Tech Un-savviness by Abhi http://www.techtonic.info/2008/03/08/8-years-of-tech-un-savviness/#comment-204 Abhi Sat, 31 May 2008 20:25:52 +0000 http://www.techtonic.info/2008/03/08/8-years-of-tech-un-savviness/#comment-204 Fair enough, you have a gripe with VoIP coverage though since you seem to be an expert, the rule of thumb is that anything you know well, the mass media's coverage of it will look poor! As for your original comment saying that the reporting was flawed, I definitely take issue with it! The original CNBC report to which Tech 2.0 referred said that the MHA was not available for comment. That was breaking news - a reporter doesn't hold back a story he's sure of, waiting for officaldom to respond. Subsequent reports confirm everything mentioned in the report was true! Nevertheless thanks for taking the time to comment and engage in debate! Cheers Fair enough, you have a gripe with VoIP coverage though since you seem to be an expert, the rule of thumb is that anything you know well, the mass media’s coverage of it will look poor!

As for your original comment saying that the reporting was flawed, I definitely take issue with it! The original CNBC report to which Tech 2.0 referred said that the MHA was not available for comment.

That was breaking news - a reporter doesn’t hold back a story he’s sure of, waiting for officaldom to respond. Subsequent reports confirm everything mentioned in the report was true!

Nevertheless thanks for taking the time to comment and engage in debate!

Cheers

]]> Comment on 8 Years of Tech Un-savviness by Aswath http://www.techtonic.info/2008/03/08/8-years-of-tech-un-savviness/#comment-203 Aswath Sat, 31 May 2008 20:25:08 +0000 http://www.techtonic.info/2008/03/08/8-years-of-tech-un-savviness/#comment-203 I feel that you are mischaracterize my comment. I did not say that there has been no instance of stupidity on the part of sarkari (as you state in your comment in GigaOm). My original comment was the reporting was flawed. On this point, you do not take issue with me. I stated and continue to maintain that Indian press in general, tech press in particular is shoddy in its reporting. They are more like opinion pieces. I am not sure the significance of these instances. To repeat, the point of contention is not smartness of government officials; instead the point is professionalism of Indian press. My exposure of Indian press is only related to VoIP matters and on that topc, I given them failing grade. I feel that you are mischaracterize my comment. I did not say that there has been no instance of stupidity on the part of sarkari (as you state in your comment in GigaOm). My original comment was the reporting was flawed. On this point, you do not take issue with me. I stated and continue to maintain that Indian press in general, tech press in particular is shoddy in its reporting. They are more like opinion pieces.

I am not sure the significance of these instances. To repeat, the point of contention is not smartness of government officials; instead the point is professionalism of Indian press. My exposure of Indian press is only related to VoIP matters and on that topc, I given them failing grade.

]]> Comment on Hurricane Ballmer by Abhi http://www.techtonic.info/2005/01/01/hurricane-ballmer/#comment-202 Abhi Sat, 31 May 2008 19:44:59 +0000 http://www.techtonic.info/2005/01/01/hurricane-ballmer/#comment-202 Of course the REAL story behind the story is here: http://www.tehelka.com/story_main10.asp?filename=Bu010105is_mda.asp I think MDA got so flustered that he diverted attention to the ownership issue :-) Of course the REAL story behind the story is here:
http://www.tehelka.com/story_main10.asp?filename=Bu010105is_mda.asp

I think MDA got so flustered that he diverted attention to the ownership issue :-)

]]> Comment on Community by Tech Tonic » Blog Archive » Orkut FTW 7: How to dispose off old audio cassettes and VHS? http://www.techtonic.info/community/#comment-186 Tech Tonic » Blog Archive » Orkut FTW 7: How to dispose off old audio cassettes and VHS? Thu, 15 May 2008 23:44:07 +0000 http://www.techtonic.info/community/#comment-186 [...] Community [...] [...] Community [...]

]]>