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OpenOffice 3.2 Released
harmonise writes "Version 3.2 of the OpenOffice.org office suite is now available. This marks the tenth anniversary year of the office suite, with over three hundred million downloads recorded in total. The new features include faster start up times; improved compatibility with open standard (ODF) and proprietary file formats; improvements to all components, particularly the Calc spreadsheet, with over a dozen new or enhanced features; and the Chart module (usable throughout OpenOffice.org) has had a usability makeover as well as offering new chart types."
Actually, you don't really want mass in the hammer's handle, only at the head. That's why some hammers have fiberglass handles, others wood.
But yes, a titanium-headed hammer would be stupid. Titanium also has poor surface hardness, so it would get dented really badly.
It's funny how many people think titanium is some super-metal, better than steel in any way, and talk about things like titanium knives and swords, when in reality those would be terrible at cutting, again because of titanium's poor surface hardness. Steel really is the best material for many things; the only thing better is a higher grade of alloyed steel.
I don't think I've used any new features for a word processor since WordPerfect 5.1. That had just about everything I needed. For 99.9999% of the population, OpenOffice is more than enough.
Microsoft doesn't sell a word processor.
It sells integrated - off-the-shelf - solutions for office work that scale to an enterprise of any size.
It sells a global labor force that lives and breathes MS Office.
That is why if you have a corporate e-mail address Enterprise Office for home use can be yours for $10. Microsoft Home Use Program
I'm just saying, a hammer doesn't have to be made out of some exotic material to be better than the run of the mill hammer.
Your point about where the mass should be is why I like Estwing's hammers. They're forged out of a single piece of metal, but the neck is very slim, putting more of the mass out at the head. Therefore you get more bang per ounce, but the head will never fly off.
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