OpenOffice.org Design Competition Winners Announced
The results for the OO.org template and clipart design competition are out! LXer reports: The contest resulted in some superior and innovative work. “Some of the templates show just how advanced and...
View ArticleAbout the Ubuntu Installer for Windows
Lifehacker featured a post about the Ubuntu Installer for Windows, with the headline: Install and run Ubuntu without disturbing Windows This is disturbing, since the installer is not yet finished and...
View Article“Want to” Vs. “Have to”
So what is this ground-shattering revelation that forced me to write at 2:45 AM? It is one of those things that literally make you sit up, and think for a moment. When you are done thinking, you want...
View ArticleConvert/Import from PDF and Keep the Formatting
I have often wanted to convert a PDF file to a MS Word (.doc) file or an openoffice.org file. Usually I just copy the text from the PDF file and paste it in the new word document. Soon, this gets...
View ArticleInstalling Vista Fonts in Ubuntu
Microsoft’s new ClearType fonts for Vista are great. The fonts include Constantia, Corbel, Calibri, Cambria, Candara and Consolas. Getting them installed in Ubuntu is a breeze, thanks to a script I...
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