Freitag März 30, 2007

OpenOffice.org, "the price is right"
"Users tend to love it. Reviewers across the Internet give OpenOffice thumbs up for being just as good as office suites by Microsoft and Lotus. They always point out the price is right when you consider that the 2007 version of Microsoft Office for individuals ranges from US$150 to $450."
Found here.
( Mrz 30 2007, 10:24:44 AM CEST ) Permalink

"OOoBasic crash course: Adding GUI goodness"
"Some OpenOffice.org macros have rudimentary dialog boxes that allow you to define a few parameters. If you're ready to take your macro programming skills to a new level, you can learn how to create graphical interfaces for your macros. Once you know how to do that, you can build advanced macros that are close to full-blown applications."
The full article can be found here.
( Mrz 30 2007, 10:20:34 AM CEST ) Permalink

Medical record system with OpenOffice.org support
I don't know if the following Google Summer of Code proposal found any students, but I find the idea interesting, anyway:
"MVC data entry alternatives - This project intends to build on work already done by OpenMRS that allows for client side entry of medical record data using Microsoft InfoPath. This project aims at implementing open source alternatives, such as OpenOffice and Orbeon Forms."
The full proposal can be found here.
( Mrz 30 2007, 10:17:32 AM CEST ) Permalink

Search tool with OpenOffice.org support
Again, another application supporting OpenOffice.org:
"Product line. dtSearch Desktop with Spider instantly searches files on a PC. dtSearch Network with Spider searches across a network. Both instantly search and display with highlighted hits a wide variety of content, including: email messages (Outlook, Outlook Express, Exchange, Eudora, .MSG, etc.) along with the full text of email attachments, MS Office, OpenOffice, PDF, XML, HTML, ZIP, CSV, Unicode and other content. Through the dtSearch Spider, both applications can also add Web-based content to a local or network search." Found here.
( Mrz 30 2007, 10:14:36 AM CEST ) Permalink

You "barely notice the difference"
"Highlights
The Ooo experience is so similar to using Word and Excel that you'll make the switch seamlessly and barely notice the difference - and you can open all your old documents. It's also currently free of the viruses that blighted previous versions of Microsoft Office."
Found here.
( Mrz 30 2007, 10:11:10 AM CEST ) Permalink

CAD software with OpenOffice.org support
More and more applications start to support OpenOffice.org in addition to Microsoft Office. Here is another example: "Template Manager requires Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.org Calc installed."
( Mrz 30 2007, 10:10:03 AM CEST ) Permalink

OpenOffice.org wins Softpedia Pick Award
OpenOffice.org 2.2 has been awarded by Softpedia with 5 stars and the SoftPedia Pick Award! Check this out!
( Mrz 30 2007, 09:24:33 AM CEST ) Permalink