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 ...

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…

If you have worked in the desktop publishing business or used some of the commercial desktop publishing tools such as QuarkXpress or Adobe InDesign, you must know how easy they made your work. They are also quite expensive. Depending upon how deep your pockets run, it is unlikely that too ...

Getting the performance-monitoring data for a server can be invaluable for a person handling a production environment. There are a number of ways to collect this information. Once you collect this data it can be quite a challenge to interpret it accurately and can be even more difficult to make ...

This tutorial will help you to get started with DokuWiki and show you how to extend its functionality with plug-ins…

Find out how to create, edit and manage docs using Zimbra Collaboration Suite…

Learn how to monitor your projects with ease using the GanttProject project management tool. All you need for this tutorial is the GanttProject application available from ganttproject.biz…