Ubuntu Netbook Edition has dropped OpenOffice in favour of Google Docs. One of my friends asked me if this was because a netbook’s resources were not enough for Ubuntu and OpenOffice. I doubt. [Continue]
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ifacethoughtsA Mouse For OpenOffice
OpenOfficeMouse (via Paul Mison) does appear strange. We are not used to seeing hardware built around specific applications. Nor are we used to seeing 18 buttons on a mouse, it is almost like keyboard on a mouse. [Continue]
Constraints Open Source Can Help Break
My friend works with a local pharmaceutical firm. They used only one license of Microsoft Office on a single machine and everyone would remotely connect to that machine to use it. A while back, I had recommended OpenOffice as an alternative. [Continue]
Action In Messaging And Online Office Space
Yahoo! has acquired Zimbra, a leader in email and collaboration software. Zimbra also provides a product for offline access called Zimbra Desktop. [Continue]
Doing More With OpenOffice
OpenOffice is a popular open source office suite, that other than being excellent office suite, lets you extend its functionality through extensions. Made popular by tools like Firefox as addons or by Wordpress as plugins, these extensions let you add more. Unfortunately the OpenOffice extensions are not as popular, but they are all the same effective. [Continue]
Translating From OpenXML To ODF
Microsoft has started an open source project for translating documents from Open XML to ODF formats. This was one of the things that had come up when Open XML was standardized. The OpenXML Translator, which is an add-in for Microsoft Word 2007, will provide options for opening and saving in ODF format. [Continue]
Bootstrap Your Business With Open Source
I have written earlier how open source enables open mind and an open dialogue, here I discuss how open source domain can be leveraged to bootstrap a business and provide infrastructure for it. This is the world where ideas can quickly build businesses. A good idea is valued in the market if you have the conviction and belief. [Continue]
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