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Make Your Scripts User Friendly with Zenity
May 12th, 2008 by Mike Diehl in
The first time I played with Zenity, I recognized several potential uses for it. While I'm pretty comfortable with interacting with computers with a command line interface, I know many people are not. Zenity creates GUI widgets from a simple command line and can be used from any shell script.
OpenOffice.org Extensions: Writer's Tools
April 22nd, 2008 by Bruce Byfield in
Domo Arigato Mr Androidato—An Introduction to the New Google Mobile Linux Framework, Android
April 23rd, 2008 by Adam Dutko in
All your phones, are belong to Google — an overview of Android, the new software stack created by Google for the Open Handset Alliance.
Extensions for OpenOffice.org Impress
April 2nd, 2008 by Bruce Byfield in
Extensions for OpenOffice.org Impress
Extensions have long been written for OpenOffice.org Writer. However, the fact that attention is finally being paid to other applications seems a sign that OpenOffice.org is finally starting to develop an active extension-writing community.
Getting Started With Quantum GIS
March 26th, 2008 by James Gray in
James Gray continues his review of desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) applications with an introduction to the concepts needed to get started with the user-friendly, open-source Quantum GIS.
Going Deeper into GIS: an Introduction to QGIS
Back to Drupal
March 14th, 2008 by Phil Hughes in
Simple Machines Forum
March 4th, 2008 by Phil Hughes in
I remember when I was a Jr. Geek and could focus on one programming task at a time. Today, besides having all too many Linux-related tasks, I have an assortment of other things to deal with. This last week, one of my distractions turned into a new programming project.
New add-ons for OpenOffice.org Writer
February 29th, 2008 by Bruce Byfield in
After a slow start, add-ons for OpenOffice.org are finally starting to reach a critical mass. When I last wrote about add-ons for OpenOffice.org in September 2004, the examples were relatively limited, with extendedPDF the outstanding example.
Stumbling Into eGroupWare
February 22nd, 2008 by Phil Hughes in
Recently I have been grumbling about project management, accounting
and organizational software in general. Basically, Gixia and I want to
just build the Geek Ranch rather than be bogged down with overhead.
The reality is, however, this is too big a project to do without some
back-end organization.
As I looked for specific packages for each item I was overwhelmed with
Accounting Software for the Geek Ranch
February 13th, 2008 by Phil Hughes in
I hate accounting. The one accounting class I took in college proved that to me. The fact that I could get an A in the class by doing one homework problem and copying all the others during class was only part of the reason. But, it's related. I hate doing the same thing over and over and, to me, that is exactly what accounting is.
Faxing in OpenOffice.org
February 11th, 2008 by Bruce Byfield in
Project Planning
January 29th, 2008 by Phil Hughes in
I love planning but I hate planning software. It's an interesting problem. When I am working on something alone I tend to outline the project, estimate each piece and be done with it. My estimates tend to be accurate and the project gets done.
Desktop GIS for Linux: An Introduction
January 25th, 2008 by James Gray in
This article provides an overview of Linux-based tools for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including a quick take on the ESRI's ArcReader. Future articles will explore this and other individual tools in greater depth.
The Story of a Map Lover, GIS User
Using LimeSurvey
January 8th, 2008 by Phil Hughes in
The path to opening a Geek Ranch is not exactly straight. That is, each week there is one more strange thing that needs to be done. This week, it happens to be surveys. Not the measure the ground kind—we already did that—but the on-line ask questions kind.
Rounding off numbers in OpenOffice.org Calc
December 31st, 2007 by Bruce Byfield in
Building Websites with webgen
December 17th, 2007 by Phil Hughes in
In my article about the web site for the Geek Ranch I suggested three tools that made sense for doing the site: Drupal, Joomla and Karrigell. Well, as usual, all I have to do is say "I will pick between X, Y and Z" and good old option W shows up. This time, it is named webgen.
OpenOffice.org Calc: Basic arithmetic and statistic functions
December 12th, 2007 by Bruce Byfield in
For novices, functions are one of the most intimidating features of OpenOffice.org's Calc. Newcomers quickly learn that functions are a main feature of spreadsheets, but there are almost four hundred, and many require input that assume specialized knowledge.
Ideas for a Geek Ranch Web Site
December 9th, 2007 by Phil Hughes in
In my last article I introduced the idea of the Geek Ranch. The facility will be more than just a place for geeks to write code. We are going to need a web site to promote the facility to the various audiences. All the pieces of that web site are not yet determined but we do have an initial features list.
Here it is:
Paragraph and Page Spacing in OpenOffice.org Writer
November 7th, 2007 by Bruce Byfield in
Document design is all about space -- the space allotted to an element, and the space between and around elements. This concern is especially obvious when you are setting up paragraphs and page spacing.
On Your Marks, Get Set...Gutsy Gibbon!
October 16th, 2007 by James Gray in
Welcome to a new on-line column here at LinuxJournal.com, "Linux Products Insider". I'm James Gray, Products Editor at Linux Journal. After the spam has been deencrusted and hucksters repelled, I'll use this space to update you on the latest and greatest products and services that I find using my secret channels. This week, I had the chance to take part in a press conference with Mark Shuttleworth, Founder of Ubuntu. Read on to learn why Shuttleworth's is so fired up about the new Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" (available this week), as well as why he thinks Ubuntu is so darned successful.
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