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Control LibreOffice Presentations with an Android Device

Productivity Sauce

07.03.2013
If you rely on LibreOffice Impress as your presentation tool of choice, and you happen to have an Android device, then you can turn the latter into a nifty remote control using the LibreOffice Impress Remote app.
Android , libreoffice
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Documenting the OpenDocument Format

An Interview with Jean Hollis Weber

24.02.2013

We talk with Jean Hollis Weber, a volunteer with ODFAuthors, the LibreOffice Documentation team, and the Friends of OpenDocument Inc.

OpenOffice , Programming
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The sys admin’s daily grind: SendmailAnalyzer

SYSADMIN: Troop Visit

During the ongoing battle against spam, admins should inspect their troop’s battle lines from time to time. If you don’t relish the thought of counting the dinnerware, you can use the services of a logfile inspector like SendmailAnalyzer, which works surprisingly well with Postfix and the like.

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A Linux home entertainment server with UPnP and DLNA

KNOW-HOW: In Full Stream

Thanks to protocols such as UPnP and DLNA, video, audio, and photos are distributed to TVs, gaming consoles, PCs, and smartphones without the need for configuration. Linux as a central media server is a welcome guest.

Games , Video
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Useful applications and tricks

LINUXUSER: Indispensable

As someone who writes about Linux and open source software for a living, I have tools and tricks that are essential for my daily computing. In this installment of the Workspace feature, I share my personal favorites with you.

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NEWS: News

Anonymous Active

  • Anonymous hacktivists launch Operation Last Resort
  • KDE 4.10 released
  • News Bites

Dell Goes Private

  • Dell to buy back stock
  • Fedora 18 released
  • LibreOffice 4.0 out
  • RaspPi Camera

Tech Employment

  • Tech unemployment less than half national average
  • Linux Foundation UEFI fix
Blackberry , Gnome , Hardware
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Rethinking the Office Suite

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

08.02.2013
Office suites have changed little in the last two decades. Maybe it's time they did.
floss , free software , libreoffice , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source
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GNOME Gets Formal, Public Usability Testing

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

31.01.2013
An intern in the Outreach Program for Women is conducting the first major usability study of GNOME 3.
floss , free software , Gnome , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source
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More thoughts on the GNOME 2 reaction

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

25.01.2013
The popularity of GNOME 2 is a reaction -- and you can't expect innovation from a reaction.
floss , free software , Gnome 3 , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source
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Does GNOME 2 nostalgia harm the future of the free desktop?

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

21.01.2013
The re-creations of GNOME 2 are popular, but they may come at the expense of innovation.
floss , free software , Gnome 3 , Linux New Media , Linux Pro Magazine , open source
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