Moving to Linux: Working with the Netbook, Part 2
Firstly, to the many pairs of people who have been following this series, my sincerest apologies for the delay. Life has once again, rather successfully, gotten in the way of doing what I enjoy....
Author: Aaron Peters
Moving to Linux: Working with the Netbook
During my last post, I listed some of the virtues of the netbook. But due to the (comparatively) underpowered and compact hardware, it is almost a certainty that the netbook won’t be your only...
Moving to Linux: The Netbook is Your New Best Friend
As I dig a little deeper into Scribus, I’d like to take a detour to introduce all the writers on this site to your new best friend: the netbook. As many (if not most)...
Moving to Linux: Scribus for Writers
The proprietary software world also offers many tools for desktop publishing (DTP) from entry-level programs such as Microsoft Publisher to high-end applications including Adobe’s InDesign and FrameMaker or Quark Xpress. Adobe’s product are aimed...
Moving to Linux: The New OpenOffice
So, you’ve gotten your text, which is surely the twenty-first century equivalent of “Common Sense”. Back in those days, you would have sent your manuscript to the typesetter for printing; nowadays, you have something...
Moving to Linux: Working with Text (Part 2)
In the last installment, we examined how to compose and check your writing using the Linux tools txt2tags and aspell. Let’s assume that you’ve used these tools now–used them quite a lot. You now...
Moving to Linux: Working with Text (Part 1)
As I highlighted in my last post, plain text is an excellent medium for writers to begin their process. Actually, in many cases, plain text is a perfectly acceptable format for writers to end...
Moving to Linux: Tools for Writers
We writers are pretty easy to please when it comes to computing requirements. Writing can be achieved with the simplest of media: white screen, black text. As an avid free and open source software...
