Features
Subverting LibreOffice Impress for Better Slide Shows
Resisting the Lure of Bullet Point Presentations
Every hour of the work day, hundreds of presenters begin a slide show – and, as the presenters begin to drone, thousands of listeners lean back and do their best to stay awake and not look bored. Just as many users of word processors fail to learn how to use them properly, very few presenters ever learn a way to create a slide that holds an audience’s interest or conveys information successfully.
How Free Software Got Its Fonts
A History of Open Source Fonts
With the advent of free software for non-programmers, users ran into a licensing dilemma in a world of proprietary fonts.
Krita: Coming Attractions
Krita 3.0
Krita, a free sketching and painting program, has new features and improvements in version 3.0.
Choosing a Spam Filter
Spam Filter Mechanics
Spam filters have different modes of operation. Understanding how they work can help you choose which one to use.
Customizing KDE Plasma
Beyond Wallpaper
The KDE Plasma desktop environment has so many configuration options, it scares some users away. We look at some of the options to get you started.
RetroShare
Is a private network useful for privacy and security?
RetroShare helps you create a private, decentralized friends-to-friends network with encrypted communications, but how much does that increase security and privacy?
Qubes OS: Build in Security with Virtualization
Bulkheads on the Desktop
Qubes OS compartmentalizes every activity on your desktop in its own VM.
Pi-Top: The Missing Manual
Pop the Top
Follow along as we assemble, customize, and accessorize a Pi-Top kit – the do-it-yourself laptop for the Raspberry Pi.
Conditional Formatting in LibreOffice Spreadsheets
Conditional Formatting
Integrate graphical information beside the data it represents with conditional formatting and sparklines.
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