Features
Conditional Formatting in LibreOffice Spreadsheets
Conditional Formatting
Integrate graphical information beside the data it represents with conditional formatting and sparklines.
Crowd Supply Boosts Open Hardware
Crowd Supply
A small crowdfunding site is helping to boost the growth of open hardware businesses.
Total Recoll
Lost and Found
KDE's unofficial search engine may be the most usable choice of all.
One Document for Multiple Uses
Single Sourcing in LibreOffice Writer
With a little planning and a few LibreOffice tricks, you can create one document that contains text customized for various end users.
Keyboardio
Open Hardware Comes to the Keyboard
Keyboardio is not only one of the first open keyboards, it looks poised for modest profitability as well.
OpenStack, Open Source
The Open Source Model Becomes an Inspiration
If OpenStack is wildly successful, it is because it has learned from open source.
Setting Type in LibreOffice
Typography of LibreOffice Writer
LibreOffice Writer is a serviceable desktop publisher with more typography features than most users imagine.
Building LibreOffice Online
LOOL brings online document editing and viewing
Collabora and Ice Warp team up to create LibreOffice Online (LOOL) for online and collaborative document creation and viewing.
Laidout Book Creator
Bookbinding on the Screen
The Laidout graphic application simplifies the design of books and booklets.
Calligra Suite
Calligra Redefines the Office Suite
Calligra Suite goes beyond the standard four or five office suite programs by offering a range of applications for desktop and mobile computers.
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