February 2014 archive

LibreOffice Impress Remote for iPhone/iPad

LibreOffice Impress Remote for iPhone and iPad is now available in the iTunes store. It joins the Impress Remote for Android released in January last year and available through the Google Play store. The app allows you to use a smartphone, iPad, or tablet to remotely manage the LibreOffice Impress presentation running on a laptop, …

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LibreOffice 4.2 is an important release; here’s why

Charles-H. Schulz has written a post examining why LibreOffice 4.2 matters more than you think. He gives three main reasons: This is a major code overhaul, including a brand new engine for Calc. It is more Enterprise-ready than many others. The post provides examples. It’s not about success. It’s about what comes next. The amount …

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LibreOffice 4.2 released

On 30 January 2014, The Document Foundation announced LibreOffice 4.2, a new major release targeted to early adopters. It features a large number of performance and interoperability improvements targeted to users of all kinds, but particularly appealing for power and enterprise users. For more information about this release, see this blog post. All new and …

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