Google’s phone struggles but wins convert in Linus Torvalds
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Tracking Time and Tasks in KDE
Yes, I am on KDE binge right now. Well, this is one of those times that I actually decided to really immerse myself into something new. Because KDE is a desktop environment with a whole lot of apps going with it, I might as well try whatever they are, right? So I checked out the KDE applications available and KTimeTracker.
KTimeTracker
If you have a lot of work to do and you want to measure how productive you are, KTimeTracker might be a good tool to consider. You could add a bunch of tasks and subtasks. You only need to select which task to clock in or clock out of.
Other features:
Configuration of the look and feel of the columns for the time tracker, defining what the columns should be available to the user.
Configuring it for the PDA.
What is the desktop’s idle time
The minimum desktop active time
How often should saving be
I [...]
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SlashDot: Google Docs Replaces OpenOffice In Ubuntu Netbook Edition
SlashDot: Google Docs Replaces OpenOffice In Ubuntu Netbook Edition.
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OpenOffice.org Extensions to Try
Thanks to Bruce Byfield, we have other OpenOffice.org extensions to check out. He has recommended a bunch of them on More OpenOffice.org Extensions. His list includes the following:
Last Session
If you want to automatically show the last set of files you worked with on OpenOffice.org this is a precious extension you’d like to have. You just need to make sure you save that last session so that you could load it the next time you run OpenOffice.org. You can’t save multiple sessions though but that should be ok. Check out Last Session here.
Tags for templates
This extension can generate tags that you could have in the template so that you could easily locate them. It will look for the frequently used words and use them as keywords. Check out tags for templates here.
OpenOffice.org
I also am taking a look at some extensions. Here are some [...]
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synaptiks - touchpad application for KDE 4 (0.3.2)
synaptiks is a touchpad application for KDE 4.
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Canonical, CodePlex Foundation Announce New Leadership
The CodePlex Foundation has announced the appointment of Paula hunter to the position of executive director of the open source organization. And Canonical hires a new chief operating officer. - The CodePlex Foundation has announced the appointment of Paula Hunter to the position of executive director of the open source organization. And Canonical hires a new chief operating officer.
Hunter comes to the CodePlex Foundation with more than 15 years experience in high technology marketing, op…
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