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PenOffice 3.1 adds tablet PC handwriting support to OpenOffice.org 3.0

PenOffice 3.1
PhatWare has released a new version of PenOffice, a handwriting recognition utility for touchscreen based computers running Windows. PenOffice 3.1 adds support for Windows Vista, as well as OpenOffice.org 3.0, Microosft Office XP or later, and multi-monitor systems.

There's also a new configuration manager, a new configuration manager, and a new scripting engine among other things.

PenOffice allows you to draw anywhere on the screen in order to enter text in a document or other text field. You can also draw on your screen as a virtual scratchpad and save notes or drawings as PNG, JPEG, or BMP files. The program supports handwiriting in 9 languages including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. It has a dictionary of about 100,000 words, as well as a user customizable dictionary.

A license costs $59.95, but there's a 30 day free trial available.

[via GottaBeMobile]

Filed under: Internet, Linux, Office, Web

Run OpenOffice.org 3.0 in your browser with Ulteo

Ulteo OOo
Want to check out OpenOffice.org 3.0 but don't want to download the 142MB installer just to see if you like it? No problem. You can run it in a web browser thanks to Ulteo.

Ulteo takes an interesting approach to online desktop and office suites. Unlike other online desktops that offer some storage space and a few simple, browser based apps, Ulteo offers access to a virtual Linux-based operating system complete with a desktop and full Linux apps like OpenOffice.org. In other words, you get a lot more features from Ulteo than you do from Google Docs, Zoho Office, or EyeOS.

On the other hand, Ulteo relies on Java, takes a while to launch, and has a freemium model. You get 1GB of storage space for free, but sessions are limited to 25 minutes. If you want more storage space or more time per session, you have to pony up some cash for a subscription.

I first looked at Ulteo last year when the company began offering access to OpenOffice.org 2.3. While it's nice to see that Ulteo is continuing to develop its technology, some of my initial complaints still stand. It's a bit awkward to switch between program windows. And it takes too long to load. But if you're just looking for a way to check out OpenOffice.org 3.0 before you download it, Ulteo will let you do that. Or if you want to be able to access OpenOffice.org and your saved documents on any computer with a web browser and Java, Ulteo may be for you.

Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Office, OpenOffice.org, Open Source

OpenOffice.org 3.0 coming Monday, download it today!

OpenOffice.org 3.0
The developers behind open source office suite OpenOffice.org plan to officially push the next major release on Monday. But if you just can't wait to get your hands on the first stable, post-beta, post-release candidate copy of OpenOffice.org 3.0 you can download it today.

That's because the OpenOffice.org team has already sent out the files to a long list of mirror sites. Just pick one in your region, navigate to the folder marked "stable and grab the appropriate files for your operating system from the "3.0.0" folder.

If you're looking for the Windows version you can also download it today from FileHippo, SoftPedia, or MajorGeeks.

[via gHacks]

Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Office, OpenOffice.org, Open Source

OpenOffice.org 3.0 RC4: OOo 3.0 inches closer to a final release

OpenOffice.org 3.0
There's good news and no news from the OpenOffice.org camp. First the good news, OpenOffice.org 3.0 RC4 is out, which no doubt features some new bug fixes and tweaks and not a whole lot of new features that were absent from RC3. I can't be more specific than that, because while the developers have done a bang up job of creating an open source office suite, they really need to do a better job of documenting the updates in each release.

The release notes page for OpenOffice.org 3.0 RC4 looks an awful lot like the release notes page for RC3. And both are virtually unreadable, because there's no section that highlights the major differences. Rather, each includes roughly a zillion little feature updates and bug fixes that set OpenOffice.org 3.0 apart from OpenOffice.org 2.4.1, the most recent stable build.

With that in mind, there are a few important differences between OpenOffice.org 3.0 and OpenOffice.org 2.4.1, including:
  • OOo 3.0 includes native support for OS X
  • Support for Office 2007 documents
  • New multi-page view in Writer
  • Multiple users can edit spreadsheets simultaneously
  • Ability to add MS Access databases to Writer
OpenOffice.org 3.0 RC4 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Office, OpenOffice.org, Open Source

OpenOffice.org 3.0 RC1 released

OpenOffice.org 3.0 RC1
The first release candidate of OpenOffice.org 3.0 is out. The next generation of the open source office suite has been in beta for months and is slated for a full release later this month.

So what's new in OpenOffice.org 3.0? First you get a nifty little launcher as seen above that lets you choose the application you want to use. You can still launch Writer, Base, Sheet, or another application without pulling up the unified launcher if you want to. But you can also just launch OOo for a list of available tools.

The latest release also includes a ton of features and bug fixes not included in Ooo 2.4.1 including:
  • Sheet names can contain almost any character
  • You can now add MS Access databases to Writer
  • There's a multi-page view for Writer
  • Support for Office 2007 documents
  • Multiple users can edit spreadsheets simultaneously
You can find more updates in the release notes. OpenOffice.org 3.0 RC 1 is available for Linux, Solaris, Windows, and OS X. This is the first version of OpenOffice.org to include native support for OS X.

Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Office, OpenOffice.org, Open Source, Beta

Sneak peek at OpenOffice.org 3.0

OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
OpenOffice.org 2.4 may be just around the corner. But if you laugh at stable releases and always want to have your hands on the latest beta software, you can download an early beta version of OpenOffice.org 3.0 today. Just check out the list of OpenOffice.org mirrors, choose a download site, and then find the Developer folder and the DEV300 supfolder and you should be able to download a Windows, Linux, or Mac installer. That's right, there's even an OS X installer. OpenOffice.org 3.0 will be the first version of OpenOffice to feature a native Mac client.

So what else does OpenOffice.org 3.0 have that version 2.3.1 is missing? Well, a bunch of bugs. This is a developer preview, after all. But there's also a ton of new features, including the startup screen you see above. That's what you'll get if you launch OOo-dev without choosing a specific application like Writer or Calc first. Here are a few other changes:
  • Multi-page view in Writer
  • Office 2007 document support
  • New Calc theme
  • Maximum number of columns in Calc jumps from 256 to 1024
  • Multiple users can edit spreadsheets simultaneously
These are just a few of the changes already included in OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta. There are thousands of other tweaks and bug fixes in the works. What features would you most like to see in the next major release? OpenOffice.org 3.0 is scheduled for a September, 2008 launch.

[via OpenOffice.org Ninja]

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