I just received a nice New Year's surprise gift (I'm still struggling with writing '07 dates).
Michael Katz, a local e-newsletter marketing consultant, just published the recording of his audio seminar - "FINDING (AND USING) YOUR AUTHENTIC VOICE". He usually sells his recordings, but decided to make it a free download this month.
Michael has a really authentic voice in e-newsletter marketing and he teaches his clients to be themselves in their writing. He has started a series of "Coffee with Michael". This month he invited Lissa Bergin-Boles, a life coach from Toronto. I trust him to know something about this topic.
If you got 20 minutes and are interested in finding your authentic voice and using it in newsletters, articles or blogs, listen in.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Need Fuzzi Math?
Are you in need of Fuzzy math. I do not mean the political rhetoric, but rather the mathematical concept of fuzzy logic and fuzzy math.
Now you can calculate with fuzzy math in OpenOffice.org Calc spreadsheets, thanks to the new InrecoLAN FuzzyMath component.
The component allows to use uncertain or approximate values in OpenOffice.org Calc. It means you can perform ordinary arithmetic operations and use ordinary mathematical and financial functions with uncertain values as if they are standard, or crisp, numbers. The component allows you to create and edit fuzzy numbers, use fuzzy numbers in formulas. You can also display the graphs from the fuzzy numbers and results of calculations.
Fuzzy math has strong mathematical basis. This component enhances all mathematical and financial OpenOffice.org Calc functions for which fuzziness might be reasonable.
InrecoLAN FuzzyMath is distributed under GNU General Public Licese (GPL). Source code and the newest versions of the component are available at SourceForge.
Learn more about it at www.openfuzzymath.org.
Now you can calculate with fuzzy math in OpenOffice.org Calc spreadsheets, thanks to the new InrecoLAN FuzzyMath component.
The component allows to use uncertain or approximate values in OpenOffice.org Calc. It means you can perform ordinary arithmetic operations and use ordinary mathematical and financial functions with uncertain values as if they are standard, or crisp, numbers. The component allows you to create and edit fuzzy numbers, use fuzzy numbers in formulas. You can also display the graphs from the fuzzy numbers and results of calculations.
Fuzzy math has strong mathematical basis. This component enhances all mathematical and financial OpenOffice.org Calc functions for which fuzziness might be reasonable.
InrecoLAN FuzzyMath is distributed under GNU General Public Licese (GPL). Source code and the newest versions of the component are available at SourceForge.
Learn more about it at www.openfuzzymath.org.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
New OpenOffice.org tutorials
ZDNet blogger Dana Blankenhorn points to new tutorials for OpenOffice.org by InPics.
While the tutorials are basic they are certainly helpful. Interesting is that Dana reports these have been made available with funding from the US Department of Education.
While the tutorials are basic they are certainly helpful. Interesting is that Dana reports these have been made available with funding from the US Department of Education.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
OpenOffice.org releases 2.1.0, includes presentation mode for Impress
OpenOffice.org got me an early Christmas present this year. They released version 2.1.0 and included the feature I wanted most, presentation mode in Impress. Some call it multi monitor support for Impress, either way it is most practical for giving a presentation. It allows you to use your laptop and show on the external monitor, or projector, the slides, while you can see on your screen the slides plus your own notes and more. Thank You Santa, eh OpenOffice.org team!
Before I forget, OpenOffice.org 2.1.0 also includes the following:
Before I forget, OpenOffice.org 2.1.0 also includes the following:
- Improved HTML export in OpenOffice.org Calc
- Enhanced Microsoft Access® support for OpenOffice.org Base
- Even more supported languages
- Automatic notification of available updates
- More extensions
Monday, December 04, 2006
Drawing Shapes for OpenOffice.org
Do you need some drawing templates for OpenOffice.org Draw or Impress? I found this small but growing collection by Mark Lautman. Mark has created collections for Computer and Network Symbols, Home Entertainment, Office Layout, Furniture and more.
Mark's Drawings are easy to use. Just download the documents he offers and click on a shape, copy, paste and use it as you need. These come in handy if you are illustrating your Impress presentation.
Way to go Mark.
Mark's Drawings are easy to use. Just download the documents he offers and click on a shape, copy, paste and use it as you need. These come in handy if you are illustrating your Impress presentation.
Way to go Mark.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Office collaboration server O3Spaces
Dutch firm O3Spaces B.V. of a program that lets OpenOffice and StarOffice users collaborate on office documents. O3Spaces is fully integrated in OpenOffice.org, so users do not need to leave OpenOffice to perform most functions. This is equivalent to MS SharePoint for MS Office.
O3Spaces is a cross platform collaboration server with integration in the desktop, OpenOffice.org and a browser interface. In this environment a team stores their documents, if ODF or MS Office format, on a central server and creates versions with every change saved. users can receive notifications if any document they have in their workspace changes.
With O3spaces users can share documents on different OS platforms, such as Linux, Windows or Mac OS X. In addition the server provides shared calendars for scheduling meetings. A workflow engine can route documents to different users for review or approval.
All documents are secured by access rights so only authorized users can access them. The user management can be integrated with any LDAP server.
The version for self installation, the professional edition, costs 295 Euros (~ $375) , for five-users. A 100-user license costs 5,900 Euros (~ $7,600). O3Spaces is also available as an on-demand version or hosted application service.
O3Spaces is a cross platform collaboration server with integration in the desktop, OpenOffice.org and a browser interface. In this environment a team stores their documents, if ODF or MS Office format, on a central server and creates versions with every change saved. users can receive notifications if any document they have in their workspace changes.
With O3spaces users can share documents on different OS platforms, such as Linux, Windows or Mac OS X. In addition the server provides shared calendars for scheduling meetings. A workflow engine can route documents to different users for review or approval.
All documents are secured by access rights so only authorized users can access them. The user management can be integrated with any LDAP server.
The version for self installation, the professional edition, costs 295 Euros (~ $375) , for five-users. A 100-user license costs 5,900 Euros (~ $7,600). O3Spaces is also available as an on-demand version or hosted application service.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Plan-B for OpenOffice.org - support for non-technical users
On November 14th, Conficio (my company) released "Plan-B for OpenOffice.org" a support website for non-technical users. The release is a public beta test and a major milestone in our work.
In our press release titled "Plan-B™ for OpenOffice.org - The innovative support service for non-technichal users - starts public beta test" we write:
Expect me to explain the various features and benefits in the next few weeks on this blog.
And by all means, register at Plan-B for OpenOffice.org if you find the service helpful.
In our press release titled "Plan-B™ for OpenOffice.org - The innovative support service for non-technichal users - starts public beta test" we write:
Plan-B™ for OpenOffice.org is the first website that creates a comprehensive documentation of the application suite based on visual instructions. Kaj Kandler, founder of Conficio, is convinced "Non-technical users learn better with visual instructions like short videos." He says, "We are very excited to offer this new technology to the fast growing user base of OpenOffice.org, the free open source office suite. Plan-B™ for OpenOffice.org especially benefits users who migrate from other office suites." This service, with its easy to understand help topics, supports the on demand needs of users at all levels of expertise.I'd like to encourage all my readers to check out this new service. I'd appreciate if you would leave a comment on this blog or send me a message through the feedback on every page that contains a screencast.
Expect me to explain the various features and benefits in the next few weeks on this blog.
And by all means, register at Plan-B for OpenOffice.org if you find the service helpful.
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