This is the first in a series of articles about the services that operate behind the scenes on the BCN (Blackpool Community News) websites. This series will look at Box.Net, Odiogo, Amazon Associates and WordPress services and those of TypePad. But we start by revisiting Scribd:
This website (and the BCN main website) first used Scribd [...]
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The UK Parliament Labs are developing the services they offer through customising their use of WordPress blogging software. This will make their news services more accessible – and more friendly – to use!
“WordPress is open source software that is free to use and customise. This is the first time Parliament has used the open [...]
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Civil Society IT is a new quarterly magazine and active website about the effective use of ICT in all kinds of not-for-profit organisations.
The magazine offers:
4 information-packed issues per year
A fully-interactive digital edition
A regular e-newsletter with news, jobs and events
Unlimited access to online-only content at civilsocietyIT.co.uk. What we can’t fit in the [...]
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OpenOffice is the free open-source alternative to Microsoft Office. And it certainly gives that corporate giant a run for its money; in fact Microsoft has responded by reducing the costs of its own suite with student versions now available for £70-£80.
OpenOffice has Writer its wordprocessor, Calc spreadsheet, Draw graphics editor, Impress for presentations, Base databse [...]
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