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Mac OSX Leopard has definitely been one of the best OS launches we have seen in years, but surely it didn’t come without its share of problems. Leopard users have had one major problem of Blue Screens popping out for some users and now the Java developers are having troubles getting Java to work with Apple’s latest OS.

Following the release of Leopard on Friday the 26th of October, early users of Leopard complained of problems with Java on the system. The problem apparently is with the code that’s been written in Java 1.6 (also known as Java 6) not executing. The problem behind it is because Java Virtual Machine which interprets the Java code and executes it, is of a lower version i.e. Version 1.4. Java 1.6 was officially released in December 2006, but Leopard reportedly supports only Java 1.4 due to Apple’s insistence on developing the JVM themselves, rather than allow Sun to do it.

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OpenOffice.org one of front runners of the Open Source Office Alternatives is gearing up to launch its next major upgrade to the OpenOffice family on the 17th of September. While there is still a couple of days to go before the official launch, you can download the final build of OpenOffice 2.3.0 from the FTP site of OpenOffice. The Latest release contains a lot of bug fixes and added features that make OpenOffice one of the best open source Office suites out there.

Some of the features that will make it to the final release are :

• Writer - a word processor you can use for anything from writing a quick letter to producing an entire book.
• Calc - a powerful spreadsheet with all the tools you need to calculate, analyze, and present your data in numerical reports or sizzling graphics.
• Impress - the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations.

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