Posts Tagged ‘Open Source’

LibreOffice: How Does This Open Source Office Suite Stack Up Against Microsoft Office [Review]

Written on 4 Jan, 2012 at 20:00 in Freeware, Office Tools | No Comments
LibreOffice: How Does This Open Source Office Suite Stack Up Against Microsoft Office [Review]

LibreOffice is an open source office suite originated from Open Office. Oracle’s purchase of Sun Microsystem caused quite it a bit of tension within the developers. A group later formed the Document Foundation. This group eventually broke away and created LibreOffice.  It provides similar features to those of other office... (Continue reading)

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Mozilla’s Feature Rich Sunbird Is An Ideal Desktop Calendar

Written on 16 Oct, 2011 at 0:45 in Internet | No Comments
Mozilla's Feature Rich Sunbird Is An Ideal Desktop Calendar

Mozilla’s Sunbird is a Calendar based on the same popular open-source platform on which Firefox and Thunderbird run on. Sunbird ties in directly to Thunderbird via an extension called Lightning that makes it easy and quick to get the most out of your calendar. Sunbird is still in its beta stages,... (Continue reading)

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How Google is Hurting Android by keeping it too “Open”

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 at 20:45 in Mobile | 1 Comment
How Google is Hurting Android by keeping it too

Every good Android fanboy knows and brags about how Google does things differently than Apple. Unlike Apple’s iPhone, the Google Android is open for everyone. However, this is a very serious flaw and it’s seriously hurting Android. Lets look at the various aspects of the Google’s approach in making Android... (Continue reading)

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Mozilla’s Boot to Gecko: A Mobile Operating System to Rival Chrome OS

Written on 26 Jul, 2011 at 22:00 in Firefox | No Comments
Mozilla's Boot to Gecko: A Mobile Operating System to Rival Chrome OS

Similar to the idea behind Google Chrome OS, Mozilla is building its own operating system to compete with its rival. The only thing is, unlike the netbook-focused Chrome OS, Mozilla’s operating system project is being developed for mobile devices: smartphones and tablets. Boot to Gecko(B2G), the new web-based mobile operating... (Continue reading)

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Automatically Shutdown Computer After A Specific Time Interval

Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 22:00 in Windows Tools | 3 Comments
Automatically Shutdown Computer After A Specific Time Interval

There are times when one needs to schedule a shutdown of the computer after a predefined interval of time. Maybe you are running a virus scan or downloading something from the internet. Although some programs have an options for auto-shutdown after performing their tasks, many others don’t. Scheduled Shutdown is... (Continue reading)

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