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OpenOffice 2.0 Base: Getting the right views
OpenOffice expert Solveig Haugland explains how to create and join tables in views using OpenOffice 2.0's Base tool. Tip
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How to use OpenOffice 2.0's database tool, Part 2
OpenOffice expert Solveig Haugland walks users through the process of creating a database and entry forms to conveniently configurate data entry. Tip
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Open source desktop basics: Risk-free ways to get started, part 1
If you're at all like me, you tend to be just a little careful with your corporate IT infrastructure. What I do not want to hear is, "Hey, let's rip out these mission-critical services, replace them with this open source thing we keep hearing about,... Column
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Open source desktop basics: Risk-free ways to get started, part 2
Don't get alarmed, but I'm now going to suggest that you put Linux on your business desktop. I'm even going to say that this is a no-risk exercise. Column
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Tips and tricks for working in OpenOffice
Here are some handy OpenOffice 2.0 tips from site expert Solveig Haugland. Discover ways to draw and share files in and migrate to OpenOffice 2.0. Tip
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More Firefox secrets revealed
Back by popular demand, the lead technical editor of the new book "Firefox Secrets" reveals more of the Firefox tips, shortcuts and plug-ins that most people don't know about. Article
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Working around MS Office with OpenOffice
Open source issues expert Maria Winslow describes how to use OpenDocuments with MS Word. Ask the Expert
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Paving the way for OpenOffice
Office suite expert Solveig Haugland describes the factors affecting the ease of transitioning from one office suite to another. Ask the Expert
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Managing Samba-3: User rights and privileges
Samba expert John Terpstra explains how to manage the Samba-3 equivalents of administrative security controls in the Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Tip
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Comparing Windows to Linux in Chapter 1 of "Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide"
Read Chapter 1, "Technical Summary of Linux Distributions and Windows 2003," which deals with a history of Linux, explains the kernel and general terminology of Linux. Tip