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Take your pick!

Be it Symantec future plans, simplifying the installation of OSS, sharing the pain of nasty updates or piercing one of the latest Microsoft apps stack , whatever your pleasure or your inclination you should find worthwhile reading today's Test Center Daily selection. Enjoy your visit and please come back .

Turning the page on Veritas

Not a moment too soon, after only two years of saber-rattling Microsoft and Symantec decided it was not worth fighting over an even older dispute.

I am tempted to ask what caused this sudden change of heart after so much tough talking and after making an entry or two in a court docket , but frankly why bother? Obviously there wasn't much of a case there, so let's bygones be bygones and focus on the future, on the ongoing Symantec ManageFusion event in Las Vegas, for example. David Marshall is there and is taking notes on what's cooking.

Opening up Open Source

What's your definition of a geek? Let me suggest this one: Someone who thrives dealing with the intricacies of installation requirements and applications' prerequisites. If you fit that description BitNami is not for you. For the rest of us (and our moms) Savio Rodriguez has an interesting post on how BitNami is making complicated OS applications easier to install on all major platforms.

No more updates for me!

Finding those automatic software updates a bit overwhelming? Well, you are not alone. Randall Kennedy has posted a heartfelt rant on how a couple of well coordinated (not!) updates from Adobe and Microsoft can ruin your day.

Scottie, Groove me up!

If you listen to the marketing hype and to some reviews Groove is Microsoft way of simplifying office collaboration. Well, it gets complicated before getting simpler, which is why you should read Peter Bruzzese comprehensive review. Here is part two of Peter two-pronged stab at Groove, but reading part one first could be a good idea.