Microsoft have finally launched their free online Office Suite (termed ‘office web app’) to UK users as part of SkyDrive – Microsoft’s cloud storage platform. We’ve all been sent at least one document file created in […]
KOffice 2.2 – the latest and greatest version of the KDE Office suite – was released a few days ago with many improvements in stability & and file compatibility. Whilst many users will find OpenOffice the all-round-more-capable office suite, KDE […]
The community outcry over the removal of OpenOffice from Ubuntu Netbook Edition has seen developers reaching for a rethink over the controversial decision. The first reversal earlier this week that saw AbiWord and GNUMeric step […]
A few days ago we shared word that the OpenOffice.org suite of apps was to be dropped from default installs of Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition. Many of you cheered, many of you did a double-take […]
Update #2: OpenOffice BACK in Netbook Edition – read more here Update #1: AbiWord & Gnumeric To Replace OpenOffice OpenOffice has been removed from Ubuntu Netbook Edition – at least for now. Developers are currently […]
OpenOffice is the default Office suite in Ubuntu, and most other Linux distros, and for good reason, too – it’s more than an equal for Microsoft’s all-dominant Microsoft Office suite. Version 3.2 will be released […]
Nautilus (the default file manager in Ubuntu) is able to display thumbnails for various different types of files: photos, video, audio, text documents, etc. With a simple script it can also display thumbnails for OpenOffice […]
If you use OpenOffice you may have noticed the rather frustrating start-up times each time you launch it. I came across this nifty tweak today which speeds up the length of time it takes for […]
The first point release to Zorin OS 18 is now available for download, arriving six months and some 3.3 million downloads after the original launch. Zorin OS 18.1 is a point release update. It’s still […]
Little Snitch is now on Linux. See which apps are making network connections, block unwanted ones and find out how chatty your system really is.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is refreshing its folder icons with a squatter shape and more colourful design – if past icon changes are anything to go by, not everyone is going to be thrilled. The restyled […]
February 2026 delivered a fresh batch of Linux app releases, with updates to Ardour, Lutris and Bazaar among the many that filtered out during the month. I covered some of the month’s biggest releases with […]