Archive for October, 2008
Free Remote Backups with a LaCie Hard Drive
Here is a great deal for those of you who NEED to find a better backup solution. You know who you are. Free
Zotero 1.5 Sync Preview Gets a Text Editor
I upgraded to Zotero’s latest Sync Preview some time ago, and was blessed today with automatic update. To my delight, this update includes, among other things, a full text editor for note taking. It works a lot like a basic/primitive word processor or WYSIWYG HTML editor. I’m pleased as punch; now I feel better about [...]
Google reaches Settlement over Google Books/Scholar
Google Books currently allows you to search and browse a massive number of copyrighted material online. Google has been digitalizing books for some time, and the number of available books is growing quickly. Since Google generates ad revenue from this feature, it is no surprise that they were sued by book publishers in 2005. That [...]
CrossOver Software Update
As a result of my own self-interests, I forgot to mention in my previous post: CrossoverOffice and CrossOver Games are also available for Macs, and both the Mac and Linux editions are free today.
You can register for your free version here. Follow the instructions on the page.
Linux Users Take Note: Free Crossover Software Tuesday Only!
If you are a Linux user then Tuesday October 27 is your day. The premium software company CodeWeavers lost a bet and, as a result, are giving away their software on Tuesday for free. From their press release:
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, any one visiting the CodeWeavers’ Web site (www.codeweavers.com) will be given a deal [...]
How to Type in Greek Part IV: Polytonic Greek, Linux Edition (Ubuntu)
The “How to Type in Greek” series of posts is designed to help you set-up your computer to type Ancient (Polytonic) Greek using a Unicode Font. Be sure to check out Part I (on Unicode), II (on setting up Windows), and III (on recommended Fonts).
Introduction
This post is designed to show Linux users how to set-up [...]
Import and Edit PDFs with OpenOffice
One handy OpenOffice extension out there is Sun’s PDF Import Extension. Their description:
The PDF Import Extension allows modifying existing PDF files for which the original source files do not exist anymore. PDF documents are imported in Draw and Impress to preserve the layout and to allow basic editing. It is the perfect solution for changing [...]
Zotero 1.5 and OpenOffice 3.0: Getting it all to Work
Those of you who have upgrade to Zotero 1.5 (still in Beta) and/or OpenOffice 3.0 may have noticed some problems with integration. Zotero has a plugin for OpenOffice and MS Word that integrates your Bibliography with your documents, but the default plugin does not work with OpenOffice.
That problem has been fixed: download the new [...]
100 posts, New Domain, Same Great Site!
I am excited to announce that Nerdlets is now at its own domain! Check out that beautifull address bar! Oh, the nerdlets.org goodness.
Don’t worry, nothing else has changed. If you are subscribed, your old subscription should still work perfectly. If you haven’t subscribed, now would be a great time! If you have this site bookmarked, [...]
Some Extensions for OpenOffice.org
Here are a handful of handy extensions for the previously mentioned OpenOffice.org, a free suite of office products similar to Microsoft Office.
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