Installed StarOffice using Google Updater

I installed StarOffice using Google updater and I would say it is very good. If you are looking for a serious alternative to MS Office, StarOffice is for you.

StarOffice is not free [unlike OpenOffice, on which it is based]. It costs about $70, way much less than MS Office. However, it combines many proprietary features like a better spell checker and so is better than OpenOffice. I read somewhere that Sun takes a snapshot of OpenOffice source code once in a while and then adds some features to it to make StarOffice.

Methane Hydrate: New source of energy

I saw an interesting documentary of Methane Hydrate [or Methane clathrate or Methane Ice] in National geographic channel. It was really very interesting. I was not even aware that there was even an alternative fossil fuel that could solve the energy crisis we are facing now.

More on Methane Hydrate: [I have taken this from Wikipedia]

Methane Hydrate forms when methane gets trapped in ice. There are large deposits of methane hydrate under the sea bed. There is more trapped gas than all the oil reserves combined.

Scientific tests, arranged by Greenpeace, reveal that Apple’s iPhone contains hazardous chemicals. The tests uncovered two types of hazardous substances, some of which have already been eliminated by other mobile phone makers.

Tags: iphone, apple, ecology, greenpeace

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