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Current Smarter Idea: OpenOffice 2.0

In keeping with our last recommendation of doing things for free, this time you should take some serious time trying the fully Microsoft Office compatible OpenOffice, which in version 2.0 adds many new features and comes in a much easier installation package for all the major platforms and languages. Not only are state and national governments beginning to use this option, but many UNIX providers are now bundling it into the distribution CD/DVD, making its use in the production world that much easier.

Previous Smarter Idea: Developing for Free

Smaller or start-up businesses sometimes have to work with a tiny budget but produce production-level applications. Most of the major software vendors now offer totally free development tools that are the same as, or only slightly less power as, their full production products. KAUi has put together a list of these for your use in etting that next big idea off the ground for free!

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What's hot...

When Apple shifted their processor platform to Intel Core Duos, an interesting side-effect was the ability to make the Macintosh line boot into Windows XP or Vista. Read about how Apple officially sanctioned this dual boot concept, currently in their new version of MacOS X, code named "Leopard".

...and what's next!

YouTube is practically revising the way we watch video in the same way iTunes did the music industry. While in this incarnation it is more like Napster Meets AMV, many folks have taken to putting anything they run across up for grabs - copyright and NDAs to the contrary, as evidence of the infamous leak of an internal Microsoft training video with Ricky Gervais. Until this new delivery media gets sorted out, it may be wise to make sure all of your business and person videos get "watermarked" with your copyright information. A quick tutorial on why this is a must and how to do it.

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