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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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How to install a fully portable desktop on a USB for on-the-go access
Jack Wallen shows you the steps to install Porteus, a fully-encapsulated desktop that you can take with you on a USB.
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Ubuntu Edge: A case of mistaken identity
Jack Wallen has doubts about the wisdom of Canonical forging ahead with the Ubuntu Edge.
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Get a Chromebook-like platform on your Ubuntu desktop with Jolicloud
You can bring the simplicity of Chromebooks to your Ubuntu desktop by installing Jolicloud. Jack Wallen tells you why it's good for multi-user environments and how to get it.
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What if there were only one Linux distribution?
The hallmark of Linux is choice, but if there were only one distro would you still want to use it over the proprietary alternatives?
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Android and open source once again pushing boundaries of technology
Jack Wallen considers the next step in the evolution of desktop-to-mobile design with the advent of the new HP Slate 21 tablet and how it could change the market.
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Installing and testing Ubuntu's Mir server
It was recently announced that Mir would be the default display server for Ubuntu 13.10. Jack Wallen decided it was time to see how Mir was coming along. He was quite surprised at the results.
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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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Two things Canonical can do to heal the rift in the open source community
Jack Wallen has been giving the rift between the open source community and Canonical a lot of thought. Here are two things Canonical needs to change.
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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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Tweak Ubuntu Unity: Get a dock-style launcher and Unity Dash
One of the biggest criticisms of Ubuntu Unity is the inability to move the Launcher. After having an epiphany, Jack Wallen illustrates one way you can have the best of both worlds.
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A business-ready Linux desktop with just five apps
With the right apps could Linux run your business desktop PCs? Jack Wallen thinks so.
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Lightworks video editor: Another missing piece for Linux
Lightworks has ported its video editing product to the Linux platform, and although it's still in beta, it shows some serious polish and potential.
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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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A house divided: Linux factions threaten success
Linux is at a major tipping point, yet it faces being undermined from within. Jack Wallen calls for the Linux community to end the fighting between the Linux camps.
Topic Contributors
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Jack Wallen
Jack Wallen is an award-winning writer for Techrepublic and Linux.com. As an avid promoter/user of the Linux OS, Jack tries to convert as many users to open source as possible. His current favorite flavor of Linux is Bodhi Linux (a melding of Ubuntu and Enlightenment). When Jack isn't writing about Linux he is hard at work on his other writing career -- writing about zombies, various killers, super heroes, and just about everything else he can manipulate between the folds of reality. You can find Jack's books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. Outnumbered in his house one male to two females and three humans to six felines, Jack maintains his sanity by riding his mountain bike and working on his next books. For more news about Jack Wallen, visit his website Get Jack'd.
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