Posts Tagged ‘Open Source’

March 8th, 2010

Clip Art of the Month: Web 2.0

Web 2.0: an often used and misunderstood term describing the current digital landscape. Clip Art of the Month for March, 2010, takes a look at Web 2.0 design standards and what they mean to the Clip Art Community.

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February 19th, 2010

OpenOffice.org: The Need for Style

Using styles takes a different perspective and may require more initial planning.

February 2nd, 2010

Clip Art of the Month: “Locked” Technology

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Clip Art of the Month for February 2010 will focus on Content regulation.

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February 1st, 2010

Add Cloud Storage to OpenOffice.org with SMECloud

One of the key issues when working with documents on your machine is to keep them safe and accessible from any machine.

January 27th, 2010

OpenOffice.org Extensions for Business Users

OpenOffice.org is an excellent all-around productivity suite as it is, but you can add a few useful features using extensions to make it better suited for use in a business environment. Here are a handful of extensions worth considering if you are using OpenOffice.org as a business tool.

January 15th, 2010

Labels with PostScript::MailLabels Getting Started (Open Source)

Alan Jackson’s PostScript::MailLabels, a Perl utility to automate production of high-quality label layouts.

January 5th, 2010

Clip Art of the Month: 2009 Recap

2010 has arrived! What sort of visual trends can be expected in the next year? How will Clip Art evolve into the new decade?
Going back through 2009 submissions will provide a point of reference as we search for these answers.

When used effectively, gradients can add new dimensions to vector-based imagery. The landscape [...]

December 21st, 2009

Inkscape 0.47 Totally Solid with Lots of New Tools

The free open source vector graphics editor Inkscape has released an update packing several new features, new tools, effects, and improved SVG compliance.

December 10th, 2009

Using Openoffice.org Calc to Manage Schedules

If you want to keep tabs on your deadlines, you don’t need a fancy project management application — often, a simple spreadsheet can do the job. To see how, let’s create a spreadsheet that tracks task deadlines, shows the current status of each task, and highlights scheduling conflicts. In the process we’ll learn a few [...]

December 1st, 2009

Clip Art of the Month: Year’s End Celebration

December 2009 Clip Art of the Month belongs to New Year’s Celebrations!

As time runs short in this decade and people begin to look toward 2010, images by our Anonymous contributors and Muga help to remind us to look back and celebrate all we’ve been able to accomplish in the last year.

With glasses raised, many begin [...]