OpenOffice is a suite of free productivity tools that replaces most of the functionality of Microsoft's Office platform and adds additional features (though you can't track stock prices the way you ...

When databases became available for the personal computer in the mid-1980s, they quickly gained a mystique as the ultimate productivity applications. Despite their widespread use, in some ways they ...

The word processing, spreadsheet and drawing applications of OpenOffice make it an excellent free office suite for your business. Among many of its advantages are compatibility with paid office suites ...

For novices, functions are one of the most intimidating features of OpenOffice.org's Calc. Newcomers quickly learn that functions are a main feature of spreadsheets, but there are almost four hundred, ...

With the hyperlinking feature in OpenOffice, documents can link to files or external websites, giving readers one-click access to any resources mentioned in the file. However, this feature may be an ...

Note: This book review was conducted as an audio interview of macros expert John Dukovich, by Phil Shapiro, using Audacity, the free sound recording and editing software. The review is available in ...