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Blog Publishing via Word on Linux

November 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
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So everybody is used to Microsoft LiveWriter using it as a blog desktop client, with all the facilities, Image control, etc, but have you tried Word as a blog client?, is great , just look at it now is even better than live writer, you have more image handling tools, presentation forms, text and titles designing , well so much more. You can ad tables just as in live writer, and equaly handle several blog accounts at a time. I am Using the Helvetica Font at a 14 pt size. You can easily ad tables and forms to get your article even more visual Adding Tables is Easy Insert Images So far it is imposible to install LiveWriter under Linux, but you cn easly install word 2007 under wine by using playonlinux and use it as a desktop blog client. … [Read more...]

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The Open Source Billionaires

April 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
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Ok so you have heard of Open Source, and for those who haven’t, here is the definition that the “ Open Source Initiative” gives us: Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open-source community. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology. In plain English, Open Source is a license given to certain applications and software which code is open to the public so you can download it tweak it, change it, improve it and upload it again, that is how most amazing programs are build, like MySQL, Trolltech, Mozilla, … [Read more...]

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Linus Torvalds

March 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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What is the relation between Servers, the OLPC initiative, and films (like Titanic) ? The answer is Linux: an operative system based, like all operating systems, in a kernel. Yes! Even Microsoft admitted that 60% of their web servers run over Linux, instead of Windows Server. And over 95% desktop and server computers in the film industry run over Linux, too. It's worth noting, however, than even though the Linux (GNU/Linux) operating system is largely based on community-contributed software, the most important and central part of the system was an idea developed by one single person. His name: Linus Torvalds. He's an interesting guy, and a single article wouldn't be able to describe him. However, I'll try to give you a context for further research and maybe even inspiration. Linus was born in Helsinki, Finland, on December 28 1969. He attended the University of Helsinki graduating in 1996, with a master's degree in computer science. As a cultural note, he's also a 2nd lieutenant … [Read more...]

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Richard Stallman

March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Imagine Santa Claus as young. Imagine he's a free software radical. Even more, imagine he founded the Free Software Foundation. You're seeing Richard Stallman in your mind :-P . The source of wisdom and inspiration for many programmers around the globe, Richard is well-known for criticizing the use of “Linux” for talking about the full, Linux-based Operative System “GNU-Linux”. Stallman was born in 1953 in New York City, and got a BA in Physics from Harvard, in 1974. He enrolled at MIT and became an usual in the MIT's AI Lab. In the late 70's and early 80's, closed-source proprietary software became more common. Actually, an incident with a printer (Stallman was denied access to the driver source code: he tried to modify it in order to send messages to users when the printer finished a job or was unavailable) triggered him to become a Free Software activist. In 1983 Stallman began the GNU project, aimed to create a free and open source operative system. Soon after, he … [Read more...]

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How2 turn 1 computer into 10

October 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Yes you can do it with a simple software solution called Userful Multiplier which takes 1 ordinary PC and turns it into 10. Just install the Linux-based software, add monitors, keyboards and mice - and you can support up to 10 independent users at the same time on a single computer. Save 80% on hardware cost Save 70% on support and maintenance costs Save 90% on electricity use Save 80% on electronic waste Userful Multiplier has been revolutionizing low-cost, high performance desktop computing since 2002. Used in over 100 countries, and over 400,000 multi-user stations sold, Userful Multiplier is the ideal solution for many industries. It doesn't need any configuration; you'll be ready to go after a simple installation. How Userful Multiplier works Modern desktop computers sit idle while we check our e-mail, surf the web, or type a document. Userful Multiplier takes advantage of this unused computing power to create a low-cost, high performance, and environmentally … [Read more...]

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Linux Virtual Desktops in Windows

October 14, 2009 By 1 Comment
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Perhaps the greatest single productivity-boosting feature in Linux is the ability to open several virtual desktops at one time. This allows you to create separate work environments for various simultaneous tasks, such as one with a word processor, image editor, and spreadsheet open for creating a report, and another with e-mail and browser windows active for keeping in touch with co-workers. The multiple desktops let you focus on the task at hand without interruption, but switch to your other active workspace with a single click. [ad#GAtext] Now you can do this on Windows, with VirtualWin VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista). It lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called 'workspaces') as  they become an essential part of a productive workflow.It is designed to be simple and elegant to use yet still be highly configurable and extensible. [ad#GAtext] Is easy to … [Read more...]

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