Line numbering is a great option for documents in which you need to reference specific sections. Then you can cross-reference the document with the line numbers. The multiplatform, freeware OpenOffice word processor includes line ...
OpenOffice is the freeware office suite that includes word processor, spreadsheet and database applications. OpenOffice’s word processor has plenty of options such as its Text to Table option. With this option you can covert...
Macros are snippets of code that record any options or formatting applied to a document. When you play the macros back, they apply the recorded sequence of selected options and formatting to any OpenOffice document. As such, they ...
If there was a good time to learn the ins and outs of Linux, this summer might be the best opportunity. The Linux Foundation, in a partnership with non-profit learning site edX, have worked together to make its “Introduction...
This article is part of an ongoing series that hopes to bring a working knowledge of Linux to users of Windows. In the first article we introduced Linux on a basic level. In the second article we answered some commonly asked quest...
This article is part of our ongoing series aimed at teaching the everyday Windows users about Linux, providing reasons to switch, and helping people making the switch. Last week I gave you a few good reasons as to why you should c...
For those of you who have followed and possibly dreamed sweetly of it, Mark Shuttleworth the CEO of Canonical who makes the popular Linux system Ubuntu has confirmed something special. Shuttleworth has confirmed that two new Ubunt...
This article is part of our ongoing series aimed at teaching the everyday Windows users about Linux, providing reasons to switch, and helping people making the switch. It has been awhile since I have written an article dotTech and...
The good thing about having a cloud storage is that you can access your files on any device. Thus, it makes things a whole lot easier since you don’t have to go through all those troublesome process of copying or moving your files...
Photo slideshows are a great way to show off your photos. Lots of image editing software packages include static slideshow options. The freeware PhotoFilmStrip software generates a video montage with dynamic photo footage. This so...
Transposing spreadsheet tables is an option which rearranges tables with columns to those with rows. As such, when a table with column headings is transposed it is changed to a table with rows. This can be quite handy when the mai...
In his keynote address at CES 2014, Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, announced a new line of products that focus on smart technology, and among them is the Intel Edison. Intel Edison is a 400 Mhz board with dual-core CPU, Bluetooth t...
The freeware OpenOffice office software suite is a flexible package. You can add new extensions and alternative keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys) to it, in addition to the built-in ones. The shortcuts can be added to standard OpenOffic...
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Many who know me, think that I am an advocate, believer and promoter of a greener life style. This is untrue. The truth is I am a cheapskate. I spend the majority of my days dreaming of ways that I can cut corners and save money. ...
