Sync Thunderbird Address Books using Funambol

There is now an easy way to sync your Thunderbird addresses and calendars with, well, anything!
Our family uses Mozilla’s Thunderbird to get things done–it syncs up perfectly with Gmail (use IMAP for best results) and Google Calendar (with this plugin). The only persistent problem I have had is getting all our address books to sync [...]

Zotero Lawsuit

For those following the ongoing lawsuit by EndNote producer Thomson Reuters against Zotero, this article provides a good synopsis of the story so far.

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A Little Love for our Mac Friends

Open source software isn’t just for Windows and Linux. Most of the best and the brightest run on Macs too. Check out this list of 25 useful free software programs for you Apple.

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It’s Official: Zotero 1.5 Sync Preview Release 3

Despite the fact that I have technically already posted on this topic, Zotero announced yesterday the next and last pre-release of the Sync-preview line of software. The biggest edition is Rich text notes editing, apparently provided through a program called TinyMCE. Isn’t open source wonderful?!
Check out the full announcement.

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Zotero 1.5 Sync Preview Gets a Text Editor

I upgraded to Zotero’s latest Sync Preview some time ago, and was blessed today with automatic update. To my delight, this update includes, among other things, a full text editor for note taking. It works a lot like a basic/primitive word processor or WYSIWYG HTML editor. I’m pleased as punch; now I feel better about [...]

CrossOver Software Update

As a result of my own self-interests, I forgot to mention in my previous post: CrossoverOffice and CrossOver Games are also available for Macs, and both the Mac and Linux editions are free today.
You can register for your free version here. Follow the instructions on the page.

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Linux Users Take Note: Free Crossover Software Tuesday Only!

If you are a Linux user then Tuesday October 27 is your day. The premium software company CodeWeavers lost a bet and, as a result, are giving away their software on Tuesday for free. From their press release:
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, any one visiting the CodeWeavers’ Web site (www.codeweavers.com) will be given a deal [...]

Import and Edit PDFs with OpenOffice

One handy OpenOffice extension out there is Sun’s PDF Import Extension. Their description:
The PDF Import Extension allows modifying existing PDF files for which the original source files do not exist anymore. PDF documents are imported in Draw and Impress to preserve the layout and to allow basic editing. It is the perfect solution for changing [...]

Zotero 1.5 and OpenOffice 3.0: Getting it all to Work

Those of you who have upgrade to Zotero 1.5 (still in Beta) and/or OpenOffice 3.0 may have noticed some problems with integration. Zotero has a plugin for OpenOffice and MS Word that integrates your Bibliography with your documents, but the default plugin does not work with OpenOffice.
That problem has been fixed: download the new [...]

Some Extensions for OpenOffice.org

Here are a handful of handy extensions for the previously mentioned OpenOffice.org, a free suite of office products similar to Microsoft Office.

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