OpenOffice.org is the greatest open source alternative to Microsoft’s Office suite. Over the years OpenOffice has evolved to become much more than just an alternative to MS Office however. Let’s look at some hacks that will allow you to become more of a power user of OpenOffice, enabling you ...

Learn how to program the next-generation smartphone-come-internet tablet, the Nokia N900…

Linux is an excellent choice for a server operating system, no matter what the size of business. However, it is still not very easy to administrate. Recently many distributions have launched their own interface to configure these server components, but really failed at delivering an easy-to-use interface to configure it. ...

Omnis Studio is a cross-platform (Windows, Mac and Linux) Rapid Application Development tool. It allows you to quickly build applications using a combination of graphical elements as well as a code editor. In this tutorial we look at installation on an Ubuntu computer and getting familiar with the excellent tools ...

CVS is considered as very powerful revision control software. Even though sub-version has come into the picture recently, CVS is able to find its own place in the development community. The idea behind this article is to introduce the user to CVS and to some of the commonly used commands ...

Not more than two years ago, 3D graphics would only mean either something to a gamer or a CAD engineer. Now, 3D has entered into mainstream computing. Learn how the power of 3D graphics can help you make your desktop more beautiful and useful

Mutt is a text-based mail client along the lines of Pine or Elm. It's known for being a fast and highly configurable mail client, and since it is text-based, it’s ideal for checking email quickly over SSH (Secure Shell). Click through to learn exactly how to use it…

To compliment our 'ten essential Python tips for beginners' and 'ten more essential Python tips' features, we've compiled yet another collection of ten gems to make your Python experience that much more worthwhile…

MoBlock is a cutting-edge open source security tool for the Linux platform designed help fine-tune the network security of your Linux desktop or server. Sukrit Dhandhania expMoblock02lains how to use it to secure your Linux box…

Today, Python is one of the most popular programming languages in the open source space. Following on from the success of our original 'ten essential Python tips for beginners', we've compiled a further collection of ten gems to make your Python experience that much more worthwhile…