TechByter Worldwide 2008.11.16: Open Office 3: Real Competition for Microsoft? Thanks for the Memories; Election 2008 (And I'll Keep it Non-Political); and Nerdly News

The newly released Open Office 3 might be "good enough", particularly in trying economic times. Some memory prices have dropped by more than 99% in 7 years. I'll tell you about the 3 precincts I was responsible for in the election (website only). In Nerdly News, a Washington Post reporter helped pull the plug on a San Jose hosting service that was the source of about half of the spam sent from within the United States and Windows is 25. (Or is it?)