OCS-Mag

Open Content & Software Magazine

RSS
  • Why OCS?
  • Meet the Editors

Menu

Skip to content
  • Artwork
  • Books & Comics
  • Music
  • Software
  • Hardware
  • more…
    • Free Culture
    • People
    • Interviews
    • Linux Inside
    • Open Data
    • Reviews
    • Opinion
    • Tutorials
    • Videos
Facebook
Twitter
Google+
Youtube
What about Gnome apps then?

What about Gnome apps then?

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about KDE apps. I went through the default stack of programs available in the desktop environment,…

KDE apps – Any good?

KDE apps – Any good?

What is the one big advantage that Linux distributions have over Windows? If you ask me, that would be the fact that distributions…

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Linux is much like the stock market. Moments of happiness broken by crises. Or is the other way around? Never mind. Today shall…

Tag Archives: free software

Single-sourcing in LibreOffice

31st January 2019 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

LibreOffice may seem like just another word processor, but looks can deceive. A case in point is the ability to single-source, using features…

Continue reading →
zotero-logo

Replacing LibreOffice’s Bibliography Tool With Zotero

30th November 2018 by Bruce Byfield 9 comments

If the Bibliography Database in LibreOffice were not so cumbersome and restrictive, then connections to an application like Zotero would be unnecessary. As…

Continue reading →
calibre-logo

Editing With Calibre

31st October 2018 by Bruce Byfield 3 comments

I’ve used Calibre to organize my ebooks for years. Despite an awkward and eccentric interface, it’s a comprehensive tool, which has every feature…

Continue reading →
pyre-renamer-logo

pyRenamer: Bulk Renaming Made Easy

29th September 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

Renaming files in batches is a rare task. Probably, that is why, with the exception of Xfce’s Thunar, desktop file managers can only…

Continue reading →
beer

In Open Hardware, “Free as in Beer” Matters

30th July 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

Richard M. Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation, is famously fond of distinguishing between “free as in freedom” and “free as…

Continue reading →
kile

Writing LaTeX Using Kile

29th June 2018 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

Last month, I reviewed Kile, a KDE editor for LaTeX. This month, I am going to show the basics of formatting a document…

Continue reading →
beauty-shot

Plasma Mobile: So far, so adequate

30th January 2018 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

Ever since Plasma Active was released in 2012, I’ve been waiting for KDE to release another desktop environment for mobile devices. Last week,…

Continue reading →
librem5-mockup

Purism and Its Critics

27th September 2017 by Bruce Byfield 7 comments

Purism, the company that has delivered free laptops, is now hoping to do the same for phones. As I write, the fundraising campaign…

Continue reading →
main-pic

Back to the Future with Salix OS

1st September 2016 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

To modern newcomers, Linux means Linux Mint or Ubuntu — a polished desktop with a few advanced details to differentiate it from any…

Continue reading →
compass-801763_1040x800

Codes of Conduct

29th December 2015 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

What is the role of programmers in software development? The question is never far away in free and open source software (FOSS). Last…

Continue reading →
SONY DSC

LibreOffice 5.0: Faster, Stronger, Better

11th August 2015 by Paul Brown 11 comments

The Document Foundation released version 5.0 of the LibreOffice suite last week. Usually a whole jump in an application’s version comes with significant…

Continue reading →
20140922philae-leszallas2_origo_1040x800

Space Miners in Space

3rd August 2015 by Paul Brown No comments.

Stephen Cameron, creator of our favourite spaceship bridge simulator, has just added mining to Space Nerds in Space.

Continue reading →
Older Articles »

Latest Comments

© 2019 OCS Mag · Open Content & Software Magazine · All articles distributed under CC By-SA 4.0 or later. Please check the license of each cover image before distributing.

Facebook
Twitter
Google+
Youtube