http://www.linux-magazine.com Dmitri's open source blend of productive computing en-US http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Extension-Watch-Better-Bookmarking-in-OpenOffice.org-with-VisibleBookmarks http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Extension-Watch-Better-Bookmarking-in-OpenOffice.org-with-VisibleBookmarks Bookmarks can come in handy when working with long and complex documents, but the way this feature works in OpenOffice.org is not particularly intuitive. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:06:34 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Roll-Out-Your-Own-Dropbox-Alternative http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Roll-Out-Your-Own-Dropbox-Alternative Dropbox is without doubt an extremely useful service, but it has two major drawbacks: it uses proprietary software and -- as with any cloud-based service -- you leave your data at the mercy of a third party. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:47:39 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Scribble-Notes-with-SimpleText http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Scribble-Notes-with-SimpleText Here is a genuinely useful Web-based application -- SimpleText. It is, indeed, a rather simple online note-taking application that is positively light on features. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:02 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Manage-Photos-with-Shotwell http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Manage-Photos-with-Shotwell When it comes to organizing and tweaking photos, digiKam and F-Spot rule the roost. But if you don't need all the bells and whistles of a full-blown photo management tool, then you might want to try Shotwell. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:46:22 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Extension-Watch-Keep-Tabs-on-Documents-with-History-Master http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Extension-Watch-Keep-Tabs-on-Documents-with-History-Master While the Recent Documents command under the File menu gives you quick access to the previously opened documents, this feature has a few serious limitations. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:22:06 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Batch-Renaming-Photos-with-Command-Line-Tools http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Batch-Renaming-Photos-with-Command-Line-Tools Using date and time stamps as file names makes it significantly easier to manage your photos, and tools like Rapid Photo Downloader can automatically rename photos on the fly when downloading them from the camera. But what if you already have hundreds or even thousands of photos? Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:46:08 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Creating-Ebooks-with-Sigil http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Creating-Ebooks-with-Sigil There are plenty of places on the Web where you can find ebooks in the EPUB format, but what if you need to create an ebook yourself? Sigil can help you with that. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:58:32 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Blogging-on-the-Move-with-wpToGo http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Blogging-on-the-Move-with-wpToGo Feel the urge to update your blog while on the move? As an Android user, you'll be pleased to learn that you can manage your WordPress blog from your device courtesy of the wpToGo application. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:10:14 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Speed-up-Photo-Transfers-with-Rapid-Photo-Downloader http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Speed-up-Photo-Transfers-with-Rapid-Photo-Downloader When you need to offload photos from a digital camera onto your computer, you can do this using the default browser, a photo management application, or a dedicated tool like Rapid Photo Downloader. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:35:47 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Five-Super-Simple-Photo-Fixes-with-the-GIMP http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Productivity-Sauce-Dmitri-s-open-source-blend-of-productive-computing/Five-Super-Simple-Photo-Fixes-with-the-GIMP While the GIMP offers a plethora of advanced and powerful photo editing tools, it also sports a few easy-to-use features that can help you to instantly improve your photos with a minimum of effort. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:42:26 GMT