Tag: openoffice

Top Free and Open Source Apps for Mac Users

August 07, 2008 by Jason

A couple of days ago, I met an old friend of mine who just got his hands on a brand new and, after about half an hour of showing the ins and outs of the machine, he asked me why the community has so few . If he had known that I would start writing down every piece of free and/or capable of running on a and keep talking about them for a whole hour, I think he wouldn’t have asked me that question in a million years.

To be fair, I kind of slowed down about 30 minutes after I started writing the list but still got pretty far to cover two pages. Those were the apps that I could remember at the moment, while still trying to write down other apps in no particular order.

The exact same question seems to haunt a lot of out there and thus, I decided to put up a list of the most important I would install on my own after performing a clean install.

Because I do want to give the list some type of order, I have put the apps in six categories, again, in no particular order: , network, audio/video, graphics, , editors and miscellaneous. The content in the first five categories is pretty obvious. In the sixth, I have included the that wouldn’t fit in any of the first categories. Read More»

Run Native Linux Applications in Windows Vista

May 25, 2008 by Jason

tailored specifically to the operating system can coexist on the same desktop with Vista and XP via Ulteo Desktop. Essentially, the of the Ulteo Desktop is to deliver applications on via the Ulteo panel. The virtualized environment will permit end users to run native solutions right on the Vista desktop, and integration complete down to the level of sharing the Aero graphical user interface.

“At the moment, you will find a selection of applications that include: web enabled with Flash & Java, the full .org suite that can deal with your MS documents KPdf to deal with your PDF documents, Kopete: the multi-Instant that supports MSN and other protocols, Skype, + , and Digikam to manage your pictures and Inkscape and Scribus to create great graphics and newspapers,” reads a fragment of Ulteo’s description. Read More»

Top 10 Open Source Desktop Applications of 2007

January 02, 2008 by Jason

Many applications come and go everyday from our computers and, in the end, only the best remains. Therefore, we thought it was a good idea to pick ten of the best applications of the year that passed. The following classification is not a “who’s the best or worst app” kind of list, it was made based on the most used and useful applications that helped us (the users) during the entire year. Without any further introduction, here are the finalists: Read More»

Dell Brings Back XP On Home Systems

April 20, 2007 by Jason

Amid significant customer demand, the maker said on Thursday that it has returned to offering the older version as an option on some of its consumer PCs. Like most makers, switched nearly entirely to Vista-based systems following Microsoft’s mainstream launch of the operating system in January.

However, the company said its customers have been asking for XP as part of its IdeaStorm project, which asks customers to help the company come up with product ideas. “We heard you loud and clear on bringing the XP option back to our consumer PC offerings,” said on its Ideas in Action page. Users get to vote on various suggestions, and the notion of bringing back XP got 10,000 “points,” making it among the most popular requests but well below top picks such as adding or .org to its PCs. Read More»