New ODF Plugins for Microsoft Office
Dec 07, 2007Version 1.1 of Sun Microsystems' ODF Plugin for Microsoft’s Office suite now includes a multi-language package. A new version of the OpenXML-ODF Translator is now available for downloading from Sourceforge.
more »Open Office 2.3.1 Removes Bugs
Dec 05, 2007The latest version of the office suite, version 2.3.1, removes bugs and closes vulnerabilities.
more »Workspace: OpenOffice.org Extensions Expand OpenOffice.org with extensions
Nov 28, 2007Similar to Firefox, you can add new features to OpenOffice.org by installing extensions. We’ll take a closer look at a few must-have extensions.
more »PDF Readers Adobe Reader 8.1 vs. Xpdf and Evince
Nov 28, 2007The creator of the PDF format, Adobe, has released Adobe Reader 8.1. Does the proprietary display program offer more than free software alternatives Xpdf and Evince?
more »Email Suites KMail, Evolution, Thunderbird, and Claws Mail
Nov 28, 2007We examine the strengths and weaknesses of four popular mail clients: KMail, Evolution, Thunderbird, and Claws Mail.
more »FOLT: Free Software for Translators
Nov 15, 2007The Initiative Forum Open Language Tools (FOLT), which develops software for translators has published initial results.
more »OOO-HG: Free Maps and Icons for Open Office
Nov 07, 2007Version 2.3 of the French OOO-HG project recently presented a free map collection for Open Office. The 30MB collection, which was released under a Creative Commons license, comprises graphics that Open Office users can easily embed as documents in the gallery of the free office program.
more »Gscan2pdf Electronic document archives with gscan2pdf
Oct 31, 2007Many scanner tools confuse users with functional overkill. The clear-cut gscan2pdf scanning aid gives users a simple approach to converting existing paper documents into space-saving PDF files.
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