#officedocuments — Public Fediverse posts

404 Media: The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI. “Consulting giant Accenture is trying to figure out how to stop non-technical workers from blowing through companies’ AI token budget on trivial tasks like converting PDFs to presentation slides, according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media. Across the industry Accenture is seeing ‘soaring token […]

404 Media: The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI. “Consulting giant Accenture is trying to figure out how to stop non-technical workers from blowing through companies’ AI token budget on trivial tasks like converting PDFs to presentation slides, according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media. Across the industry Accenture is seeing ‘soaring token […]

404 Media: The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI. “Consulting giant Accenture is trying to figure out how to stop non-technical workers from blowing through companies’ AI token budget on trivial tasks like converting PDFs to presentation slides, according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media. Across the industry Accenture is seeing ‘soaring token […]

404 Media: The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI. “Consulting giant Accenture is trying to figure out how to stop non-technical workers from blowing through companies’ AI token budget on trivial tasks like converting PDFs to presentation slides, according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media. Across the industry Accenture is seeing ‘soaring token […]

404 Media: The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI. “Consulting giant Accenture is trying to figure out how to stop non-technical workers from blowing through companies’ AI token budget on trivial tasks like converting PDFs to presentation slides, according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media. Across the industry Accenture is seeing ‘soaring token […]

🚀🤖 Oh, joy! Yet another #GitHub project promising to bring Office documents to your browser, because nothing screams #innovation like rehashing ideas from 2010. 🤦‍♂️ Let’s all gather around and pretend we’re impressed by this groundbreaking feat of technological déjà vu! 📜✨
https://github.com/yukiyokotani/office-open-xml-viewer #OfficeDocuments #TechDéjàVu #BrowserProjects #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🤖 Oh, joy! Yet another #GitHub project promising to bring Office documents to your browser, because nothing screams #innovation like rehashing ideas from 2010. 🤦‍♂️ Let’s all gather around and pretend we’re impressed by this groundbreaking feat of technological déjà vu! 📜✨
https://github.com/yukiyokotani/office-open-xml-viewer #OfficeDocuments #TechDéjàVu #BrowserProjects #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🤖 Oh, joy! Yet another #GitHub project promising to bring Office documents to your browser, because nothing screams #innovation like rehashing ideas from 2010. 🤦‍♂️ Let’s all gather around and pretend we’re impressed by this groundbreaking feat of technological déjà vu! 📜✨
https://github.com/yukiyokotani/office-open-xml-viewer #OfficeDocuments #TechDéjàVu #BrowserProjects #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🤖 Oh, joy! Yet another #GitHub project promising to bring Office documents to your browser, because nothing screams #innovation like rehashing ideas from 2010. 🤦‍♂️ Let’s all gather around and pretend we’re impressed by this groundbreaking feat of technological déjà vu! 📜✨
https://github.com/yukiyokotani/office-open-xml-viewer #OfficeDocuments #TechDéjàVu #BrowserProjects #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🤖 Oh, joy! Yet another #GitHub project promising to bring Office documents to your browser, because nothing screams #innovation like rehashing ideas from 2010. 🤦‍♂️ Let’s all gather around and pretend we’re impressed by this groundbreaking feat of technological déjà vu! 📜✨
https://github.com/yukiyokotani/office-open-xml-viewer #OfficeDocuments #TechDéjàVu #BrowserProjects #HackerNews #ngated

Digital Preservation at the University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives: Digging for Data: Recovering Files from Forgotten Word Processing Systems. “The collections we work with contain disks from machines that were once used professionally but are now largely forgotten. While imaging the disks themselves was possible, none of our usual tools, or others we could find online, were able to […]

Digital Preservation at the University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives: Digging for Data: Recovering Files from Forgotten Word Processing Systems. “The collections we work with contain disks from machines that were once used professionally but are now largely forgotten. While imaging the disks themselves was possible, none of our usual tools, or others we could find online, were able to […]

Digital Preservation at the University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives: Digging for Data: Recovering Files from Forgotten Word Processing Systems. “The collections we work with contain disks from machines that were once used professionally but are now largely forgotten. While imaging the disks themselves was possible, none of our usual tools, or others we could find online, were able to […]

Digital Preservation at the University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives: Digging for Data: Recovering Files from Forgotten Word Processing Systems. “The collections we work with contain disks from machines that were once used professionally but are now largely forgotten. While imaging the disks themselves was possible, none of our usual tools, or others we could find online, were able to […]

Digital Preservation at the University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives: Digging for Data: Recovering Files from Forgotten Word Processing Systems. “The collections we work with contain disks from machines that were once used professionally but are now largely forgotten. While imaging the disks themselves was possible, none of our usual tools, or others we could find online, were able to […]

ZDNet: Euro-Office, Europe’s open-source alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs, launches June 9. “Euro-Office’s 1.0 release, available June 9 for anyone to download from the project’s public GitHub repositories, will come with ready‑to‑use web editors for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that support real‑time collaboration. The suite is designed to help public […]

ZDNet: Euro-Office, Europe’s open-source alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs, launches June 9. “Euro-Office’s 1.0 release, available June 9 for anyone to download from the project’s public GitHub repositories, will come with ready‑to‑use web editors for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that support real‑time collaboration. The suite is designed to help public […]

ZDNet: Euro-Office, Europe’s open-source alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs, launches June 9. “Euro-Office’s 1.0 release, available June 9 for anyone to download from the project’s public GitHub repositories, will come with ready‑to‑use web editors for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that support real‑time collaboration. The suite is designed to help public […]

ZDNet: Euro-Office, Europe’s open-source alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs, launches June 9. “Euro-Office’s 1.0 release, available June 9 for anyone to download from the project’s public GitHub repositories, will come with ready‑to‑use web editors for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that support real‑time collaboration. The suite is designed to help public […]

ZDNet: Euro-Office, Europe’s open-source alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs, launches June 9. “Euro-Office’s 1.0 release, available June 9 for anyone to download from the project’s public GitHub repositories, will come with ready‑to‑use web editors for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that support real‑time collaboration. The suite is designed to help public […]

ZDNet: Proton just launched a Google Workspace alternative – and it’s fully encrypted. “Proton, the organization behind the popular Proton VPN service, is carving a foothold in the productivity arena with the launch of Proton Workspace, available today. Proton, based in Switzerland and subject to the country’s strict privacy and data protection laws, calls its new offering a ‘private […]

ZDNet: Proton just launched a Google Workspace alternative – and it’s fully encrypted. “Proton, the organization behind the popular Proton VPN service, is carving a foothold in the productivity arena with the launch of Proton Workspace, available today. Proton, based in Switzerland and subject to the country’s strict privacy and data protection laws, calls its new offering a ‘private […]

ZDNet: Proton just launched a Google Workspace alternative – and it’s fully encrypted. “Proton, the organization behind the popular Proton VPN service, is carving a foothold in the productivity arena with the launch of Proton Workspace, available today. Proton, based in Switzerland and subject to the country’s strict privacy and data protection laws, calls its new offering a ‘private […]

ZDNet: Proton just launched a Google Workspace alternative – and it’s fully encrypted. “Proton, the organization behind the popular Proton VPN service, is carving a foothold in the productivity arena with the launch of Proton Workspace, available today. Proton, based in Switzerland and subject to the country’s strict privacy and data protection laws, calls its new offering a ‘private […]

ZDNet: Proton just launched a Google Workspace alternative – and it’s fully encrypted. “Proton, the organization behind the popular Proton VPN service, is carving a foothold in the productivity arena with the launch of Proton Workspace, available today. Proton, based in Switzerland and subject to the country’s strict privacy and data protection laws, calls its new offering a ‘private […]

The Register: LibreOffice learns to speak Markdown in version 26.2. “LibreOffice Writer can open documents in almost any word processor file format, and save back into almost any other. As of late last month, this includes Markdown. Specifically, LibreOffice 26.2 supports the version called CommonMark.”

The Register: LibreOffice learns to speak Markdown in version 26.2. “LibreOffice Writer can open documents in almost any word processor file format, and save back into almost any other. As of late last month, this includes Markdown. Specifically, LibreOffice 26.2 supports the version called CommonMark.”

The Register: LibreOffice learns to speak Markdown in version 26.2. “LibreOffice Writer can open documents in almost any word processor file format, and save back into almost any other. As of late last month, this includes Markdown. Specifically, LibreOffice 26.2 supports the version called CommonMark.”

The Register: LibreOffice learns to speak Markdown in version 26.2. “LibreOffice Writer can open documents in almost any word processor file format, and save back into almost any other. As of late last month, this includes Markdown. Specifically, LibreOffice 26.2 supports the version called CommonMark.”

ZDNet: Sick of Microsoft and Google? This new European office suite is a private, open-source alternative. “This new cloud service is positioning itself as a fully European, open‑source‑based alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. The service promises digital sovereignty, strict compliance with European Union (EU) law, and a familiar cloud‑office experience for organizations […]

ZDNet: Sick of Microsoft and Google? This new European office suite is a private, open-source alternative. “This new cloud service is positioning itself as a fully European, open‑source‑based alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. The service promises digital sovereignty, strict compliance with European Union (EU) law, and a familiar cloud‑office experience for organizations […]

ZDNet: Sick of Microsoft and Google? This new European office suite is a private, open-source alternative. “This new cloud service is positioning itself as a fully European, open‑source‑based alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. The service promises digital sovereignty, strict compliance with European Union (EU) law, and a familiar cloud‑office experience for organizations […]

ZDNet: Sick of Microsoft and Google? This new European office suite is a private, open-source alternative. “This new cloud service is positioning itself as a fully European, open‑source‑based alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. The service promises digital sovereignty, strict compliance with European Union (EU) law, and a familiar cloud‑office experience for organizations […]

XDA Developers: LibreOffice resumes work on its self-hosted Google Docs alternative. “…back in 2022, The Document Foundation (TDF) voted on putting the work on LibreOffice Online on hold. However, a vote has passed that revokes the resolution of the original poll, which means that LibreOffice Online is back under construction.”

XDA Developers: LibreOffice resumes work on its self-hosted Google Docs alternative. “…back in 2022, The Document Foundation (TDF) voted on putting the work on LibreOffice Online on hold. However, a vote has passed that revokes the resolution of the original poll, which means that LibreOffice Online is back under construction.”

XDA Developers: LibreOffice resumes work on its self-hosted Google Docs alternative. “…back in 2022, The Document Foundation (TDF) voted on putting the work on LibreOffice Online on hold. However, a vote has passed that revokes the resolution of the original poll, which means that LibreOffice Online is back under construction.”

XDA Developers: LibreOffice resumes work on its self-hosted Google Docs alternative. “…back in 2022, The Document Foundation (TDF) voted on putting the work on LibreOffice Online on hold. However, a vote has passed that revokes the resolution of the original poll, which means that LibreOffice Online is back under construction.”

XDA Developers: LibreOffice resumes work on its self-hosted Google Docs alternative. “…back in 2022, The Document Foundation (TDF) voted on putting the work on LibreOffice Online on hold. However, a vote has passed that revokes the resolution of the original poll, which means that LibreOffice Online is back under construction.”

Engadget: Proton Sheets joins the company’s productivity suite. “The latest addition to Proton’s workplace suite is a spreadsheet tool called Proton Sheets. It will offer real-time collaboration, and users can control who has access to view and edit files. Proton Sheets can also be accessed on any device, including mobile ones. It supports importing CSV and XLS files, and the spreadsheets also […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/08/engadget-proton-sheets-joins-the-companys-productivity-suite/

Engadget: Proton Sheets joins the company’s productivity suite. “The latest addition to Proton’s workplace suite is a spreadsheet tool called Proton Sheets. It will offer real-time collaboration, and users can control who has access to view and edit files. Proton Sheets can also be accessed on any device, including mobile ones. It supports importing CSV and XLS files, and the spreadsheets also […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/08/engadget-proton-sheets-joins-the-companys-productivity-suite/

Engadget: Proton Sheets joins the company’s productivity suite. “The latest addition to Proton’s workplace suite is a spreadsheet tool called Proton Sheets. It will offer real-time collaboration, and users can control who has access to view and edit files. Proton Sheets can also be accessed on any device, including mobile ones. It supports importing CSV and XLS files, and the spreadsheets also […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/08/engadget-proton-sheets-joins-the-companys-productivity-suite/

Engadget: Proton Sheets joins the company’s productivity suite. “The latest addition to Proton’s workplace suite is a spreadsheet tool called Proton Sheets. It will offer real-time collaboration, and users can control who has access to view and edit files. Proton Sheets can also be accessed on any device, including mobile ones. It supports importing CSV and XLS files, and the spreadsheets also […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/08/engadget-proton-sheets-joins-the-companys-productivity-suite/

ZDNet: My 20+ Google Docs tricks to supercharge your workflow (no extensions required). “Most people are familiar with the basics of the platform, but I bet you don’t know most of its features. Google Docs is packed with tools that even longtime users miss. To help you out, I’ve compiled over 25 Google Docs tips and tricks to help you work faster, stay organized, and collaborate more […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/04/zdnet-my-20-google-docs-tricks-to-supercharge-your-workflow-no-extensions-required/

ZDNet: My 20+ Google Docs tricks to supercharge your workflow (no extensions required). “Most people are familiar with the basics of the platform, but I bet you don’t know most of its features. Google Docs is packed with tools that even longtime users miss. To help you out, I’ve compiled over 25 Google Docs tips and tricks to help you work faster, stay organized, and collaborate more […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/04/zdnet-my-20-google-docs-tricks-to-supercharge-your-workflow-no-extensions-required/

ZDNet: My 20+ Google Docs tricks to supercharge your workflow (no extensions required). “Most people are familiar with the basics of the platform, but I bet you don’t know most of its features. Google Docs is packed with tools that even longtime users miss. To help you out, I’ve compiled over 25 Google Docs tips and tricks to help you work faster, stay organized, and collaborate more […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/04/zdnet-my-20-google-docs-tricks-to-supercharge-your-workflow-no-extensions-required/

How-To Geek: Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 Are Dead. “Today is the day we’ve been waiting for, as Microsoft has officially ended support for the Office 2016 and Office 2019 suites, standalone apps, and servers. That means if you are still running any of these versions, you won’t be getting any more fixes or technical support from Microsoft.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/18/how-to-geek-microsoft-office-2016-and-office-2019-are-dead/

How-To Geek: Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 Are Dead. “Today is the day we’ve been waiting for, as Microsoft has officially ended support for the Office 2016 and Office 2019 suites, standalone apps, and servers. That means if you are still running any of these versions, you won’t be getting any more fixes or technical support from Microsoft.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/18/how-to-geek-microsoft-office-2016-and-office-2019-are-dead/

How-To Geek: Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 Are Dead. “Today is the day we’ve been waiting for, as Microsoft has officially ended support for the Office 2016 and Office 2019 suites, standalone apps, and servers. That means if you are still running any of these versions, you won’t be getting any more fixes or technical support from Microsoft.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/18/how-to-geek-microsoft-office-2016-and-office-2019-are-dead/

How-To Geek: Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 Are Dead. “Today is the day we’ve been waiting for, as Microsoft has officially ended support for the Office 2016 and Office 2019 suites, standalone apps, and servers. That means if you are still running any of these versions, you won’t be getting any more fixes or technical support from Microsoft.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/18/how-to-geek-microsoft-office-2016-and-office-2019-are-dead/

How-To Geek: Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 Are Dead. “Today is the day we’ve been waiting for, as Microsoft has officially ended support for the Office 2016 and Office 2019 suites, standalone apps, and servers. That means if you are still running any of these versions, you won’t be getting any more fixes or technical support from Microsoft.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/18/how-to-geek-microsoft-office-2016-and-office-2019-are-dead/

Piccalilli: A guide to creating accessible PDFs using free tools. “Before we look at what free alternatives there are for creating and checking PDFs, you should ask yourself the following question: do I really need to create a PDF, or could I create a website or write an email instead? … If the answer was ‘yes’, I’m going to show you how to do the following things using a practical […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/06/piccalilli-a-guide-to-creating-accessible-pdfs-using-free-tools/

Piccalilli: A guide to creating accessible PDFs using free tools. “Before we look at what free alternatives there are for creating and checking PDFs, you should ask yourself the following question: do I really need to create a PDF, or could I create a website or write an email instead? … If the answer was ‘yes’, I’m going to show you how to do the following things using a practical […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/06/piccalilli-a-guide-to-creating-accessible-pdfs-using-free-tools/

Piccalilli: A guide to creating accessible PDFs using free tools. “Before we look at what free alternatives there are for creating and checking PDFs, you should ask yourself the following question: do I really need to create a PDF, or could I create a website or write an email instead? … If the answer was ‘yes’, I’m going to show you how to do the following things using a practical […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/06/piccalilli-a-guide-to-creating-accessible-pdfs-using-free-tools/

Piccalilli: A guide to creating accessible PDFs using free tools. “Before we look at what free alternatives there are for creating and checking PDFs, you should ask yourself the following question: do I really need to create a PDF, or could I create a website or write an email instead? … If the answer was ‘yes’, I’m going to show you how to do the following things using a practical […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/06/piccalilli-a-guide-to-creating-accessible-pdfs-using-free-tools/

ZDNet: Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint – how to use them. I’d rather know how to turn them off! “Microsoft 365 users looking for assistance in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can now call on AI agents to help them with their work. On Monday, Microsoft announced that the new agentic AI skills are now available for both business and personal subscribers of Microsoft […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/05/zdnet-microsoft-just-added-ai-agents-to-word-excel-and-powerpoint-how-to-use-them/

ZDNet: Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint – how to use them. I’d rather know how to turn them off! “Microsoft 365 users looking for assistance in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can now call on AI agents to help them with their work. On Monday, Microsoft announced that the new agentic AI skills are now available for both business and personal subscribers of Microsoft […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/05/zdnet-microsoft-just-added-ai-agents-to-word-excel-and-powerpoint-how-to-use-them/

ZDNet: Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint – how to use them. I’d rather know how to turn them off! “Microsoft 365 users looking for assistance in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can now call on AI agents to help them with their work. On Monday, Microsoft announced that the new agentic AI skills are now available for both business and personal subscribers of Microsoft […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/05/zdnet-microsoft-just-added-ai-agents-to-word-excel-and-powerpoint-how-to-use-them/

Bleeping Computer: Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October. I gotta get my Mom on Linux. “Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices outside the European Economic Area (EEA) region that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/18/bleeping-computer-microsoft-to-force-install-the-microsoft-365-copilot-app-in-october/

Bleeping Computer: Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October. I gotta get my Mom on Linux. “Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices outside the European Economic Area (EEA) region that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/18/bleeping-computer-microsoft-to-force-install-the-microsoft-365-copilot-app-in-october/

Bleeping Computer: Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October. I gotta get my Mom on Linux. “Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices outside the European Economic Area (EEA) region that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/18/bleeping-computer-microsoft-to-force-install-the-microsoft-365-copilot-app-in-october/