Mozila Labs: Test Pilot

Become a Test Pilot!

Test Pilot is an open research platform that collecting structured user feedback from Firefox and other Mozilla Labs experiments.

https://mozillalabs.com/testpilot/

LinuxMag wrote …
…After installing the extension, you’ll see the “Thank You” page for Test Pilot, and have a Test Pilot icon in the bottom right-hand corner. Click on this, and you’ll see the context menu with the current surveys and current tests.

That’s just what it sounds like. The first survey is to gather data about the test pilots. Very basic, you’ll be asked questions about how much you use Firefox and your skill level with computers. Once you’ve completed the survey it will disappear from the context menu until the next one starts….

[SUN] Migrating from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org or StarOffice 9.

This brief (16-page PDF) whitepaper from Sun Microsystems is designed to assist IT professionals and system integrators who want to move an organization from Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2003 to OpenOffice.org (OOo) or StarOffice (SO). The whitepaper provides a general framework for a migration to OOo/SO, including a discussion of the key technical aspects of migration planning and file conversion. The basic information that is needed to plan for contingencies during the critical pre-conversion and post-conversion stages of the migration is also provided.

Get it here: http://www.sun.com/offers/docs/Migration_Overview.pdf

Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code.

Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft is releasing three Microsoft-developed Linux drivers to the Linux community for possible inclusion in the Linux source tree. This is the first time Microsoft has made in-house code available directly to the Linux community. READ FULL STORY

Sun's Open Network Systems Launch

Date: 30 Jun, 2009 (Tuesday) 08:00AM-01:30PM
Venue: Quezon Ballroom Makati Shangri-la Hotel
Web: https://events.sun.com.ph
Register: http://events.sun.com.ph/registration.html

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June VirtualBox Live Show

https://dct.sun.com/dct/forms/reg_us_2205_342_0.jsp?cid=222965

If you missed the VirtualBox Live webinar, don't worry! You can view the recorded archive on demand at your convenience. You'll see and hear:

- News from the Show
- How VirtualBox powered one of the largest virtual desktop deployments at JavaOne
- News from the VirtualBox labs
- Q & A

WHO: Andy Hall, VirtualBox Product Manager and the team

WHAT: VirtualBox Live Show

WHEN: Anytime you'd like. It's on demand.

WHERE: Simply access the web seminar archive from the comfort of your own office.

WHY: If you need a fast, easy and flexible enterprise-class virtualization solution, you won't want to miss this webinar on the world's most popular open source virtualization software.