Tag archive: OpenOffice

David Braben, British game developer and co-founder of Frontier Developments, has created an ultra-low cost computer the size of a USB stick called Raspberry Pi. The expected price would be a measly $25 for a fully-configured system. He says he's developed the PC in order to encourage the pursuit of computer programming in children. But what can you expect from a system that comes for less than the cost of a video game? The tiny PC sports… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More