Tag Archives: OpenOffice

OpenOffice 3.2 released

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Arun

OpenOffice.org team has released OpenOffice 3.2. OpenOffice 3.2 brings the following enhancements/features: OpenOffice.org 3.2 Calc and Writer have both reduced ‘cold start’ time by 46% since version 3.0 was released just over a year ago. OpenOffice.org 3.2 has made further … Continue reading →

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OpenOffice mouse with 18 buttons

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Arun

OpenOffice.org team is going to start selling OOmouse soon. The mouse is going to be manufactured by WarMouse. The mouse will have 18 buttons, 52 commands, and a joystick which you can configure the way you want. For example, you … Continue reading →

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OpenOffice for Kids

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Arun

OOo4Kids is a project aimed at making OpenOffice kids friendly. The idea is to provide a 7-12 years software, based on OpenOffice.org source code, by simplifying the usage. This project is currently under heavy development and the current beta version … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 6 released

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Arun

Ubuntu team has released their 6th alpha version of Ubuntu 9.10 code named Karmic Koala. This alpha brings in some new changes since alpha 5 release. There are some serious bugs exist in alpha 6, so if you are planning … Continue reading →

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Firefox, Skype, OpenOffice kick Microsoft’s butt

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Arun

Firefox, Skype and OpenOffice are finally cracking Microsoft‘s monopoly in the browser, instant messaging and Office software suite. According to InfoWorld, exo.preformance.network, which tracks the actual usage and configurations of thousands of PCs around the world, reported that Firefox is … Continue reading →

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European Parliament testing Ubuntu, OpenOffice and Firefox

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Arun

IDABC reports that the European Parliament’s IT department is testing the use of GNU/Linux distribution Ubuntu, OpenOffice, Firefox and other Open Source applications. The test proved that the open source configuration meets the Parliament’s office requirements, but it doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

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