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How to insert spreadsheets in a WordPress blog, part 1
Learn how to embed simple spreadsheets in your WordPress blogs with Gelsheet.
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Four ways to generate or process Inkscape vector graphics automatically
Marco Fioretti shows you how to use the open source program Inkscape to automatically generate or modify vector graphics.
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Three great ways to use variables in LibreOffice and OpenOffice
Learn how to get the most out of the variables feature in both OpenOffice and LibreOffice.
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Phatch, the team-friendly photo processor
Phatch is an easy-to-use photo processor that allows batch processing and an array of actions that can be automated. Marco Fioretti shows you how it works.
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OpenOffice and LibreOffice: How to manage hybrid PDFs
If you have many PDF files to manage, it may become difficult to tell which are uneditable and which are hybrid (editable). Here's a tip for sorting out the difference.
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Seven great features of OpenOffice and Libre Office that you probably ignore
Free office suite tools like OpenOffice and Libre Office have more advanced features than you might expect. Here are seven that go beyond the common tasks.
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Put vector graphics in your Web pages with Pygal
Pygal is an open source program that allows you to create vector graphics for your website. Here is how to install it.
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KeyBox makes controlling your servers easier
Convenient, browser-based management of remote servers is possible with a free open source tool called KeyBox. Marco Fioretti explains how to install and use it.
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Benefits of using Tiny Tiny RSS
Marco Fioretti recommends Tiny Tiny RSS for those who want a free and reliable replacement for Google Reader. Here's why he likes it as well as a few more tips for how to use it.
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Losing your Google Reader? Try Tiny Tiny RSS instead
Marco Fioretti recommends a free software RSS reader that won't leave you in the lurch.
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How to use Zim, a multi-tasking desktop Wiki
Marco Fioretti shows you how to get started with Zim, a desktop wiki that accepts much more than text.
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How to use the open source XOWA interface for Wikipedia
Marco Fioretti explains how to use a program that creates offline Wikipedia resources for users that don't have reliable Internet access. It could be a valuable tool for teachers i...
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Email productivity trick: Time-shifted processing
Marco Fioretti offers a tip to keep from being distracted by non-urgent email. Learn how to time-shift email processing with a simple shell script.
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How to compare the content of two or more directories automatically
Marco Fioretti suggests some ways in Linux to automatically compare the contents of multiple directories in order to find missing, duplicate, or unwanted files.
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Running 'Linux scripts' on Mac or Windows systems
Marco Fioretti addresses the issue of taking scripts written for a Linux-based system and trying to use them on different systems like OS X and Windows.
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How to find out which of your bookmarks are still valid
Marco Fioretti provides the script needed to automatically check your collected bookmarks for working links.
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Scrapbook: A Firefox extension for personal Web archives and more
Marco Fioretti goes over the uses of Firefox's Scrapbook extension and gives you some tips and tricks for how to use it.
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How to convert and reuse all your WordPress posts
Marco Fioretti explains how to get your Wordpress posts into a format that you can use to convert them and reuse in other databases.
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How to recover all your posts from a WordPress database
Marco Fioretti shares a tip on how to retrieve WordPress posts by querying the MySQL database.
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Support trick: Automatically receive the IP addresses of remote computers
Marco Fioretti shares a little tip and script for an easy way to have the IP addresses of computers you support automatically sent to you.
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Portable desktop search: Make the most of DocFetcher
Marco Fioretti shares tips for using the DocFetcher portable desktop search program.
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EXtplorer: How to set up your own online file manager
Marco Fioretti recommends an online file manager that is free and easy to use, but the documentation has some holes. Here's how to set it up without the head-scratching.
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Running remote sessions with NX on Linux or Solaris hosts
Marco Fioretti makes the case for using the NX client to run local or remote X sessions on Linux or Solaris hosts.
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How to become an rsync power user with Grsync
Marco Fioretti shows how to use a graphical front-end to the rsync backup tool called Grsync, which can help beginners learn the command line.
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Why and how you should start using offlineIMAP now
Marco Fioretti explains how offlineIMAP helps you back up selected mailboxes so that you always have a secure copy that you can access on a different computer.
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How to write your own Elvi for Surfraw
Marco Fioretti takes you through the steps for writing the code that allows you to take advantage of the Surfraw tool for automating queries to websites.
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Marble, a great digital atlas for educators (and everybody else)
Marco Fioretti introduces a free and open virtual globe and atlas that is perfect for educators and anyone who wants to customize their own mapping software.
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A quick presentation of D-BUS-based automation
Marco Fioretti explains how to use D-Bus scripting to automate and simplify various tasks by reconfiguring applications with GUI interfaces.
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Surfing the World Wide Web, raw style
Marco Fioretti gets to the bottom of the "mysterious" Surfraw program and tells you what you can do with it to power-up your WWW research skills.
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A little known DigiKam tool: Print Assistant
Marco Fioretti shows three uses for DigiKam's Print Assistant feature and reviews some of the settings.