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An office suite alternative: OpenOffice.org

OpenOffice.org is an office suite alternative to Microsoft Office which consists of various applications like a word processor (Write), spreadsheet (Calc), presentation software (Impress), …Compatible with Microsoft Office documents, OpenOffice.org has a wide range of office tools in one simple interface.  This suite is fairly comprehensive, you have a documentation …

E-commerce: Beware of sites selling electronics

 According to a study commissioned by the European Commission, many websites selling electronics does not comply with European legislation, which is a danger to unsuspecting consumers.  In this study conducted in 26 countries of the European Union, about half the websites in this sector (55%) did not respect the law. …

Start Firefox in incognito mode automatically

 Mozilla Firefox has a tool that lets you surf the Internet without your browser saves your tracks navigation (more info here).  You have the ability to automatically start this mode by opening your browser with a small parameter that must be addressed.To do this follow these steps: •  Open Mozilla …

Arrange the pictures open in Photofiltre

 When you process multiple photos at once, if their number is important, it is sometimes difficult to navigate.  For this, Photofiltre puts at our disposal in the Window menu of tools that allow us to reorganize our windows.  When you click the Window menu, the following features available: •  Arrange …

Create a shortcut to Hotmail on your desktop

 To quickly access your Windows Live Hotmail e-mail, there’s nothing better than to create a shortcut on your desktop.  To do this, follow these steps: •  On your desktop, right-click, •  In the shortcut menu, click New, •  And finally, click Shortcut.  In the window that appears, type this command:% …

The iPhone, what’s next…?

   We’ll have to wait at least until February 4 next whether Orange, the first French telecom operator, will succeed to the face of competition which decided on 17 December last, by a resounding decision to break the Apple has exclusivity granted since November 2007 on the distribution of the …