links for 2008-01-21

The euro fell hard last week. It is the start of a long slide to levels that reflect a sluggish, half-reformed bloc in demographic decline. The euro must be weak, or it will break. Whatever happens, it is already too late to avoid the Latin Crisis of 2008

Recent articles, reports and documents show that there are still a lot of misperceptions regarding ODF in the market. Apparently, many people are still not well informed about ODF even though they choose to write about ODF. Therefore, I thought it can’t h

Burton Group has just published a comprehensive overview of the ODF/OOXML debate, along with projections and recommendations for IT planners. We’ve made the overview available for free (I must admit I’m not sure for how long), as we believe this topic w

Facebook is to be quizzed about its data protection policies by the Information Commissioner’s Office. The investigation follows a complaint by a user of the social network who was unable to fully delete their profile even after terminating their account.

Simply. Amazing

Frenchman Francis Joyon has smashed Ellen MacArthur’s solo round-the-world record by more than 14 days.