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A Mouse For OpenOffice

OpenOfficeMouse (via Paul Mison) does appear strange. We are not used to seeing hardware built around specific applications. Nor are we used to seeing 18 buttons on a mouse, it is almost like keyboard on a mouse. I am biased by the current tools I use and so I did mock it when I first read about ...

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iface thoughts — 3 days ago

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C++Next Will Help

C++Next is a new site focusing on C++ language. Nowadays a programming language need something more than its own features – a community that can illustrate its benefits through applications and writings as it evolves. And if there is any language that needs it the most, it is C++. I hope th...

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iface thoughts — October 28

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Being Only Better Is Not Enough

Though we see users yearning for better products every other day, being only better is not enough for a product to be popular. Being better brings in change, and usually the resistance to the change beats down the enthusiasm for betterment. Then there is also the first-mover advantage, by virtu...

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iface thoughts — October 12

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Open Android Alliance To Further Android’s Cause

Though Android is an open source platform, Google adds its proprietary applications when it is rolled out. This is where some of the open source contributors who wanted to provide modified distributions are facing hurdles. So a new alliance has been put together – Open Android Alliance &nda...

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iface thoughts — October 02

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Cursor Shape In XFCE Terminal

I prefer ibeam cursors to the block ones, I find them less obtrusive. However, I could not find an option to modify the cursor shape in the XFCE terminal preferences; until I looked under the hood. In ~/.config/Terminal/terminalrc the value of MiscCursorShape is set to TERMINAL_CURSOR_SHAPE_BLOCK...

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iface thoughts — September 28

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India Can Save Lot More Than $2 BN Through Open Source

I am glad that the mainstream media says Open source software can save India $2 bn. The figure is not surprising! In fact it is an insufficient representation of benefits of using open source, especially the intangible ones that control the success of software adoption. Through transparency and a...

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iface thoughts — September 25