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 ...

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…

With the right attitude, and some tips and tricks from industry experts, you can soon turn your homegrown Android app into a nice little earner. Adrian Bridgwater explains how…

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…

A log file grows without limits unless some action is taken. Growing log files pose many problems since larger files are very difficult to manipulate and file systems can run out of space…

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…