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How do I... Wrap text around an image in Scribus?: For many businesses the creation of various printed materials is a must. Especially when outsourcing is not an option, you are going to have to create you own professional looking print media. And within your creation you are going to need to know some of the tricks of the trade....; Tags: Trick, Creation, Jack Wallen, Scribus, Desktop Publishing, Outsourcing, Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; Download resources 2008-05-06
X-Scribus (3): Scribus is an open-source program that brings professional page layout. Scribus supports professional features, such as CMYK color, spot color, separations, ICC color and robust commercial grade PDF. This is a fully portable version of Scribus made by winPenPack.com. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Version, Scribus, Open Source; Software downloads 2007-11-02
Scribus (tar): Scribus is an open-source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X, OS/2 and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, ICC color...; Tags: Layout, Scribus, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2007-09-26
Scribus (3): Scribus is an open-source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X, OS/2 and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, ICC color...; Tags: Layout, Scribus, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2007-06-27

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My 10 favorite Windows programs of all time: My 10 favorite Windows programs of all timeHow does Windows Photo Gallerycompare to iPhoto. I tried Photo Story, and it is ok, I do not take a lot of pictures, nor do a lot, so this is first time I heard of Windows Photo.My mom uses iPhoto for about fifty...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Web browsers, Google Notebook, Microsoft Windows, favorite Windows program, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Windows Program, FeedDemon; Discussion threads 2008-03-03

Free alternatives to commercial software: Free alternatives to commercial softwareFoxit reader as a replacement for Adobewww.foxitsoftware.comAny alternative to Real for Vista 64?Amazon uses Real to preview tracks but I won't install that in Windows. Any alternative?RE: Free alternatives . . .I have a couple . . .ZipGenius - an Excellent Winzip Alternative that handles just...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, CCleaner, Free Alternative, commercial software, software, Audacity, AVG; Discussion threads 2007-11-21
Free alternatives to commercial software: Over then next few weeks I'm bound to get my brain picked to shreds on a near infinite number of tech-related subjects. One subject that came up extensively over the holiday period last year was what free software was available to replace commercial software. Last year I was ill-prepared, this...; Tags: Software, Project Manager, Tool, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-11-21
A hundred million miracles: A hundred million miraclesDoes not anybody at ZDnet actually Use LinuxDaily for both work & play.Sorry, if I seem to harp on this, and may seem OT, But is this not the place to bring it up?I mean in the blog listing in several places, this Blog is called; "Linux...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, open source; Discussion threads 2007-09-19
Got any favorite open source Windows apps? Let us know!: Got any favorite open source Windows apps? Let us know!ScribusI get a lot of use from Scribus -- an excellent open source, cross platform Desktop Publishing app. Sure, it's not InDesign, but it does everything I need. http://www.scribus.netThe Gimp!Rather than pay $$$ for a graphics program that is fairly good,...; Tags: open source, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2007-07-30
Portable Scribus (zip): Portable Scribus is a portable standalone version of an open source page maker/desktop publishing tool called Scribus. With it, you can create professional looking documents, newsletters, and magazines. Put it on your USB drive, and plug it in to any computer, and leave not trace behind when you're done. Or...; Tags: Computer, Portable Scribus, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-06-27
SolutionBase: Working with Scribus for Linux desktop publishing: Desktop publishing has long been the territory of Mac OS X workstations and, to a lesser extent, Windows machines. Jack Wallen shows you how to work with Scribus to turn your Linux workstation into a desktop publishing platform.; Tags: Linux Desktop, Desktop Publishing, Linux, Desktops, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware; Download resources 2007-04-16
Linux software apps - What's hot and what's not?: Linux software apps - What's hot and what's not?The apps I useOffice: OpenOffice.org, as it's pretty much the standard on Linux desktops.Email: I have Evolution set up for my Yahoo mail.Image editing/drawing: For most editing, I use the GIMP, but for advanced stuff I'd recommend Blender or Inkscape for SVG.CD/DVD...; Tags: OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, RSS, Java development tools, Linux software, K3b, Microsoft Office, GIMP, Mozilla Firefox, KDE, GNOME, disc, Gaim, software, Linux, Webmin; Discussion threads 2007-03-13
Critical mass: The reason alternative office suites stumble: Critical mass: The reason alternative office suites stumble200 or 100,000Just to make sure the "damn near rule" isn't broken: last time I checked Zoho had over 100,000 users. That's a bit more than 200.That said, I agree with your point that whatever Google does carries more weight just because...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Office suites; Discussion threads 2007-02-08
Corel revamps office, graphics software: Corel revamps office, graphics softwareCorel revamps office, graphics softwareGee, I wonder why they aren't revamping Corel linux, its rival to Microsoft's dominant Windows OS. BWAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA!! ROTFLMAO!! I really crack myself up sometimes.I'm not switchingI used WordPerfect from DOS version 4 to Windows version 10 and finally abandoned...; Tags: Word processors, OpenOffice, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, graphics, software, KWord, Corel Corp., Adobe PDF; Discussion threads 2006-01-17
Are Mac users too complacent about security?: Are Mac users too complacent about security?Mac still has one good advantageMac OS X does one thing well and that is the way they handle default user permissions. Default users never run in root (admin) mode and that makes it harder to infect a Mac. Windows will not...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, distro, Mac-user, Apple Macintosh, computer, Linux, security; Discussion threads 2006-01-16
Google throws bodies at OpenOffice: Google throws bodies at OpenOfficeHP still shut outI notice that OO.o v2.0 STILL doesn't work on HP-UX. I thought that this release would be 100% java code - is that true? When will HP step up and provide some resource for this? They STILL have no office suite for HP-UX.Isn't...; Tags: Portals, Web technology, OPEN SOURCE, America Online Inc., Google Inc., OpenOffice, portal, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2005-10-31
Bricklin: OK, so where are the ODF developer kits?: Bricklin: OK, so where are the ODF developer kits?Universal file format has been doneThe Amiga IFF file format was used for documents as well as sound and graphics. There were tools and an ecosystem around IFF too. Of course it was a BINARY format . . .AcornsWell, if you're looking...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Bricklin; Discussion threads 2005-10-13
Is desktop publishing possible without Microsoft Office?: Is desktop publishing possible without Microsoft Office?poor advice" and the only feeling Iget when confronted with Microsoft Word is revulsion "Need I say more.The advice is not worth paying attention to.Can you use a large screw driver as a hammer?I suppose you could, but why bother???LyXOn the LaTeX front, don't...; Tags: Word processors, desktop, Microsoft Word, Lyx, Microsoft Corp., LaTeX, Microsoft Office, desktop publishing; Discussion threads 2005-09-09
Is desktop publishing possible without Microsoft Office?: Dear Bloggie:I've published a few books in the past 15 years, and am now planningto devote more and more time to a publishing project in the next fewyears. In the past I've produced my books on a PC with a variety ofsoftware, but the last one I produced fully in...; Tags: TeX; Blog posts 2005-09-09
Quark CEO abruptly leaves post: Quark CEO abruptly leaves postJust about timeSomebody really has to lead this company out of the trench. We had to "downgrade" to Xpress 4.1.1 because the newest version is so full of bugs. Go figure.Me? I use Scribus.Thank GOD!Maybe those rude, arrogant, stuckup, snotty folkInDesignSwitched, couldn't be happier. Quark, the...; Tags: Quark Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-06-09