Where Apple might be trying to eliminate buttons from their mice altogether, Italy’s WarMouse goes the opposite direction, catering to power users of applications like AutoCAD, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, and (of course) OpenOffice.org with its new OOMouse which features no fewer than 18 programmable buttons—each of which offers double-click functionality—along with an Xbox 360-style joystick and clickable scrollwheel. The mouse gets its name from OpenOffice.org (OOMouse, get it?), and includes open source software for creating and managing application profiles.
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Best Free Alternatives to Commercial Software
Sometimes, you just have to cheap out. Whether it’s picking up six-pack of Shasta at the grocery store rather than Coke, a packet of generic acetaminophen at the drug store rather than Tylenol, or a Kia Amanti instead of a Mercedes E-Class, the option to go with “close enough” is everywhere. Do it right, and you’ll save a bundle while never noticing the difference. Do it wrong, and you’ll curse the purchase every day for the next 10 years as you cling to your pleather steering wheel wondering how a seductive pair of headlights tricked you into thinking you were buying a German luxury sedan.
Best Software for Netbooks
Netbooks make fine travel machines for surfing, typing and watching videos, but as most new owners eventually discover, things start to get a little slow when you push too far beyond the basics. After all, 1.6GHz and 1GB of RAM can only take you so far. But you needn’t resign yourself to typing in Notepad and playing Minesweeper whenever you leave the big guns at home in favor of a netbook. We’ve rounded up some of the best lightweight software from across every category that will turn your netbook into a an all-around gaming, multimedia and productivity machine without slowing it to a crawl in the process. And the best part is, almost all of them are free.
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