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<img alt="Any_key_3" title="Any_key_3" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/any_key_2.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />TGIF. Here's your morning reboot, which we recommend pairing with a Central American bean of medium amber and crisp finish:
* More news on document formats: yesterday Microsoft's Open XML format (used by MS Office 2007) was [certified as a standard][1] by ECMA International. The certification means Open XML is on the fast track to ISO standardization, which will put the Open XML format on even footing with the [Open Document Format][9].
[1]: http://news.com.com/2100-1013_3-6141777.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news "CNet on MS Open XML standard"
[9]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/12/office_document.html "Monkey Bites on ODF"
* In other format news, according to Fox news China has announced a [third DVD format][2] to compete against Blue-Ray and HD-DVD. The new format, known as EVD, is part of China's efforts to create nationwide standards and cut down on outside dependence. EVD has actually been around since 2003, but hasn't caught on yet.
[2]: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234877,00.html "China announces DVD format"
* Popular social news site [Digg][6] has [come under fire lately][3] because unscrupulous Internet marketers are paying users to promote stories and manipulate rankings. Of course the problem is not limited to Digg, but includes others like [Reddit][4] and [del.icio.us][5].
[3]: http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6140293.html "Digg under fire"
[4]: http://reddit.com/ "Reddit.com"
[5]: http://del.icio.us/ "del.icio.us"
[6]: http://www.digg.com/ "Digg"
* It hasn't even been released to the world yet and pirates have already released cracks for Windows Vista's copy protection. The [latest crack][7] uses Microsoft's yet-to-be-released volume licensing activation server.
[7]: http://apcmag.com/node/4769
* Microsoft's Zune MP3 player will be [Vista compatible *on June 30*. The lack of compatibility between the companies new MP3 player and much touted new operating system surprised many people. No word on why Zune users will have to wait six months for Vista support.
[8]: http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7905/52/ "Zune/Vista compatibility coming June 30"
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