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Nov
9th

The Tools to Create Your Next Great Novel

Author: David Lane | Files under syndicated

November 1st kicks of National Novel Writing Month—a chance for budding authors to put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboards, and bang out a 50,000 word (or more) novel in 30 days. Sound …


Aug
11th

Spotlight on Linux: openSUSE 11.3

Author: Susan Linton | Files under syndicated

openSUSE began its life in 1994 in Germany as SuSE Linux and was based on Slackware Linux. It was a commercial offering, and although it adhered to the letter of the GPL, it wasn’t easy for des…


Jun
25th

Chumby, the Next Generation

Author: Shawn Powers | Files under syndicated

If you’re unfamiliar with the Chumby, you might want to go back to the May 2008 issue of Linux Journal. Daniel Bartholomew showed us all about the cuddly little gadget and explained why we might…


Feb
17th

Flinks—Speed-Reading Web Browser

Author: John Knight | Files under syndicated
Flinks-Speed-Reading Web Browser

I’m always on the lookout for original projects, and this particular application really took me by surprise. According to its Web site, “Flinks is a text-mode flashing word Web browser. It is intended for speed reading and/or skimming Web pages and text.” more>>



Feb
4th

The Small Picture: More OpenOffice.org Extensions

Author: Bruce Byfield | Files under syndicated
OpenOffice.org

Every few weeks, I like to browse the OpenOffice.org Extensions site to see what is available, and what people are using.

New extensions that are both useful and well-designed seem to be getting few and far between. However, if you search patiently, you can still find extensions worth trying. more>>