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Managing reminders and microblogs in OpenOffice

CREATURE COMFORTS

Author(s): DMITRI POPOV

If you spend a lot of time in OpenOffice, you can use it to remind you of deadlines or to update your microblog.

Although OpenOffice Basic is not the most powerful and flexible programming language out there, you can still create some nifty solutions with it. For example, with a simple macro and a database, you can add a reminder feature to help you keep tabs on your deadlines. How about a macro that lets you update your Identi.ca or Twitter status directly from within OpenOffice? If this sound good, then read on.


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