Features

• Delivering Effective Presentations with OpenOffice.org's Impress  by Rob Reilly
  Make a professional case for your next Linux project.
  
• Eleven Tips for Moving to OpenOffice.org  by Bruce Byfield
  Switching office suites is easier than it looks.
  
• Renaissance: a Cross-Platform Development Tool for Linux and Mac OS X  by Ludovic Marcotte
  Use this XML-based tool to build the same software on Linux and Mac OS X.
  
• The OASIS Standard for Office Documents: How All Users and Developers Can Benefit  by Marco Fioretti
  Lock-in is so 20th-century. A common file format lets apps compete on features and ease of use.
  
• Getting the Most from XMMS with Plugins  by Dave Phillips
  The standard Linux music player has some little-known but powerful features.
  

Indepth

• Manipulating OOo Files with Ruby  by James Britt
  XML and Ruby let your scripts and your office suite handle the same files.
  
• GUI Scripting with Tcl/Tk  by Derek Fountain
  Get an interface working quickly with the old-school tool for rapid app development.
  
• Building Panoramic Images in The GIMP  by Andrew Burton
  Show off a giant view of your next vacation spot with some careful shooting and this powerful photo tool.
  
• Designing Tip Windows  by Hugh Fisher
  Use effective tips to teach users your application without annoying them.
  
• Fast Convenient Mail for Travel: OfflineIMAP  by John Goerzen
  Get the reliability of server-side mail with the speed of local folders.
  

Embedded

• Power Management in Linux-Based Systems  by Srivatsa Vaddagiri, Anand K. Santhanam, Vijay Sukthankar and Murali Iyer
  How the kernel makes your laptop battery outlast your next flight.
  

Toolbox

• At the Forge   Bricolage Templates  by Reuven M. Lerner
  
• Kernel Korner   What's New in the 2.6 Scheduler  by Rick Lindsley
  
• Cooking with Linux   Can't Get Enough Desktops!  by Marcel Gagné
  
• Paranoid Penguin   Application Proxying with Zorp, Part I  by Mick Bauer
  

Columns

• Linux for Suits   The Fracturing Desktop  by Doc Searls
  
• EOF   Lest We Forget, Why Open Source Wins  by Chris DiBona
  

Reviews

• Linux Power Tools  by Suresh Krishnan
  
• EmperorLinux Meteor Notebook  by Tony Steidler-Dennison
  

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