An Open Source Toolkit for Your Small Business

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Whether your small business has been around for years or you’re just starting out, it simply makes good sense to use open source software for everything from managing your office network to putting together slide decks for your next client presentation. Open source software is inexpensive (and often free!), secure, and easy to customize to the unique needs of your company. Unlike many commercial applications on the market today, you can even find in-depth, no-cost tech support from within the user community.

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Finetune digiKam by Tweaking Its Settings

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While you can start using digiKam without tweaking its settings, you might want to spend a few minutes modifying the application’s default configuration to make it work your way. digiKam features dozens of settings, and which ones you want to adjust is up to you. Here are a few examples to get you started. First off, choose Settings | Configure digiKam to open the Configure window which provides access to all digiKam’s settings.

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Barcode Writer in Pure PostScript

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We recently took a look at KBarcode, GUI application for Linux desktops that lets users create and print a variety of barcode formats. But KBarcode isn’t the only option. Terry Burton’s Barcode Writer in Pure PostScript (BWIPP), which is one of the GUI app’s backends, is a fast and flexible barcode generating tool in its own right.

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How Can I “Green” My Old Printer Without Putting It Out to Pasture?

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Save Money And Conserve Energy By Turning Printers Off When Not In Use

So, you care about the environment. But despite all the new “green” features built in to printers on the market today, you just can’t abide by the thought of trashing a perfectly functional older model just because it doesn’t boast an Energy Star compliant rating.

The power-saving mode is now a printer industry standard. But fortunately, even if your older printer does not include this feature, you can still take steps at home to ensure the printer operates at peak energy efficiency — simply by turning your printer off when not in use to conserve power. And as a nice side bonus, doing so will save you a little extra money, too.

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Thanksgiving Labels by Tricia-Rennea free printables

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Thanksgiving Labels

Here are some outstanding Thanksgiving Labels in printable templates illustrated / designed by Tricia-Rennea. There are 3 sets, the first set Tricia calls “leaves of gratitude,” the second set are very cute small round labels which goes with the first set and can be used for many different things. The third set is what we all want “the dinner is ready.”  These are for yummy  “leftovers.”

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Laser labels print tips and problem solving

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Printing labels on your laser printers for the first time can be a daunting task or it can be so easy! Sometimes all it takes is: just fill out a template formated for labels in sheets with your information – just print, peel the laser labels and then apply them. But several things can go wrong from old toner, dirty printers and many other things. Even experienced label printers can have a rough time, so do not feel alone. Read the following, and hopefully the answer to your problems printing laser labels will be solved.

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Generating barcodes with KBarcode

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Sometimes alphanumeric text simply won’t cut it, and you need a bar code — mailing labels, security badges, inventory tracking, perhaps even URL-encoding for mobile phones. With KBarcode, you can use a simple desktop application to both generate and print several dozen different barcode types, on any sort of physical media.

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Quality Printing with GIMP

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In spite of Silicon Valley’s best efforts, it is still not a paperless world. On a free software desktop, this is rarely a problem, because significant work has gone into making CUPS, Foomatic, and other parts of the printing tool chain work well and integrate seamlessly into the application suite — at least, for the typical “office” document. There are still a few things the average user can do to enhance the quality of prints from graphics applications like GIMP. Some are common to all raster image editors but which you might need a refresher course on, and some of which are more specialized. Given the price of high-quality inks and photo paper, though, a little preparation can save both time and money.

By Nathan Willis

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