The Ardesia sketchpad software and compositing manager allow you to draw freehand on the desktop, so you can quickly sketch a presentation and give the audience an extra dash of information on top.

On April 11, Calligra Suite announced its first release, version 2.4. This release takes Calligra several steps closer to being an alternative to LibreOffice, especially in its graphical applications.

The XBMC team announces the release of a new and improved XBMC 11.0 (Eden) for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and iOS, as well as XBMCbuntu Final, built on the LXDE desktop.

Kexi and Glom aim to create databases with little overhead. We compare the power of these two tools.

Knoppix v7.0, 32- and 64-bit versions, with ADRIANE v1.4 and cellphone support.

On the web, a planet is a tool for collecting and displaying blog posts from members of an Internet community. We show how to do this using BilboPlanet.

Information technology plays a key role in modern library environments. We check out Koha, an open source integrated system that can help manage a library’s daily operations.

Accessibility for computer users with disabilities is one of the noblest goals for Linux and open source software. Vinux, Orca, and Gnome lead the way in Linux accessibility.