User: jpmcc Date: 2008-07-11 11:59:18+0000 Modified: marketing/www/planet/atom.xml marketing/www/planet/index.html marketing/www/planet/opml.xml marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml
Log: Planet run at Fri Jul 11 13:00:14 BST 2008 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.669&r2=1.670 Delta lines: +44 -43 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2008-07-09 23:59:46+0000 1.669 +++ atom.xml 2008-07-11 11:59:14+0000 1.670 @@ -5,10 +5,35 @@ <link rel="self" href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml"/> <link href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/"/> <id>http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml</id> - <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:29+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-11T12:00:24+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">And again</title> + <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/07/10/and-again/"/> + <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=519</id> + <updated>2008-07-10T19:33:06+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>Today&#8217;s testimonial is from a school in the Philippines:</p> +<blockquote><p>Hello, John,</p> +<p>Shifting to OpenOffice.org and Ubuntu saved us more than a bundle, thus giving us the opportunity to provide our students with more, and better computers. And for a &#8220;third world&#8221; country like ours, OOo is &#8220;heaven sent.&#8221; Just today, I finished setting up 40 brand new desktops with OOo and Ubuntu <img src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p> +<p>Our office is slowly but steadily shifting to OOo; am just easing the transition for the employees to get the feel of using OOo.</p> +<p>I also started to offer CDs with OOo to our students and employees. In due time, I will try convincing some corner-desktop-printing services around here to give OOo a try. And the local government too.</p> +<p>More power to OOo team and to the Community.</p></blockquote> +<p>If you haven&#8217;t tried <a href="http://why.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> yet, <a href="http://download.openoffice.org">download it now</a>. It&#8217;s great software, it&#8217;s easy to use, and it&#8217;s free.</p></content> + <author> + <name>John McCreesh</name> + <uri>http://www.mealldubh.org</uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org</title> + <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> + <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed"/> + <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed</id> + <updated>2008-07-11T00:00:16+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">Thank you OpenOffice.org</title> <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/07/08/thank-you-openofficeorg/"/> <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=518</id> @@ -30,7 +55,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-07-09T00:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-11T00:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -57,7 +82,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-11T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -89,7 +114,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-11T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -128,7 +153,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">A weblog by Charles-H. Schulz.</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/category/ooo-postings/feed"/> <id>http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/category/ooo-postings/feed</id> - <updated>2008-07-09T18:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-10T12:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -155,7 +180,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-11T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -182,7 +207,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-11T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -226,7 +251,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-11T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -269,7 +294,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-07-05T18:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-10T18:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -289,11 +314,11 @@ Last posts on the same subject. <ul class="st-related-posts"> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/04/23/identity-crisis/" title="Identity crisis (23 April 2008)">Identity crisis</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/disclaimer/" title="Disclaimer (21 March 2007)">Disclaimer</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/05/16/ooo-conference-2007-a-barcellona/" title="OOo Conference 2007 a Barcellona (16 May 2007)">OOo Conference 2007 a Barcellona</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/02/28/interoperability-ethics/" title="Interoperability ethics (28 February 2008)">Interoperability ethics</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/02/07/open-source-thinktank/" title="Open Source ThinkTank (7 February 2008)">Open Source ThinkTank</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/10/04/news-su-ooo-3102007/" title="News su OOo (3/10/2007) (4 October 2007)">News su OOo (3/10/2007)</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/09/19/marketing-meeting/" title="Marketing Meeting (19 September 2007)">Marketing Meeting</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/09/18/ooo-conference-si-parte/" title="OOo Conference: si parte (18 September 2007)">OOo Conference: si parte</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/01/29/ooo-resources/" title="OOo Resources (29 January 2008)">OOo Resources</a> (0)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> @@ -308,7 +333,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">What I Find Interesting on Open Source Software</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id> - <updated>2008-07-09T06:00:22+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-10T18:00:23+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -355,7 +380,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">What I Find Interesting on Open Source Software</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id> - <updated>2008-07-09T06:00:22+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-10T18:00:23+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -379,7 +404,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-07-05T18:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-10T18:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -406,7 +431,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-11T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -428,7 +453,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-07-05T18:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-10T18:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -494,31 +519,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:18+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">Mail Merge in OpenOffice.org</title> - <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/825"/> - <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=825</id> - <updated>2008-06-19T14:44:24+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p><a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/">Free Software Magazine</a> collects several years of experience into an article detailing how to <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org">Mail Merge in OpenOffice.org</a>.</p> -<p>&#8220;In OOo there are lots of different ways to do mail merge. It took some trial-and-error to find the best methods for us, and that is what I will be describing here. The first choice to make is database format&#8230; I ran across a suggestion to use dBASE files, which have been the perfect solution.&#8221;</p> -<p>While writing the letter, you&#8217;ll enter variables that are custom-filled for each recipient.</p> -<p>&#8220;You may either type your entire letter first and then add the fields to be merged, or you may add the fields as you go. There are (at least) two ways to add fields. Using ViewâData Sources, you may click on a column header (field name) and drag it to the letter in the spot where you want the field&#8230; The other method is to place your cursor where you want the field, and go to InsertâFieldsâOtherâ¦, which opens the Fields dialog box (see figure 2). Go to the Database tab, and click on âMail merge fieldsâ on the left, then open up your table on the right and select the desired field.&#8221;</p> -<p>The second page in the article covers <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org?page=0%2C1">using mail merge to print envelopes</a>, a particularly tricky but important task.</p> -<p>The third page covers <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org?page=0%2C2">printing labels from a mail merge</a>, which is what I use mail merge for most frequently.</p></content> - <author> - <name>Benjamin Horst</name> - <uri>http://www.solidoffice.com</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org</title> - <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> - <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> - <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-07-05T18:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-07-11T12:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.669&r2=1.670 Delta lines: +26 -25 --------------------- --- index.html 2008-07-09 23:59:47+0000 1.669 +++ index.html 2008-07-11 11:59:14+0000 1.670 @@ -34,8 +34,29 @@ <a href="rss20.xml"><img src="rss2.gif" alt="Link to RSS 2 feed" /></a> </div> -<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: July 10, 2008 12:00 AM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: July 11, 2008 12:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>July 10, 2008</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> +John McCreesh</a> : +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/07/10/and-again/";> +And again</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>Today’s testimonial is from a school in the Philippines:</p> +<blockquote><p>Hello, John,</p> +<p>Shifting to OpenOffice.org and Ubuntu saved us more than a bundle, thus giving us the opportunity to provide our students with more, and better computers. And for a “third world” country like ours, OOo is “heaven sent.” Just today, I finished setting up 40 brand new desktops with OOo and Ubuntu <img src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif"; alt=":-)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p> +<p>Our office is slowly but steadily shifting to OOo; am just easing the transition for the employees to get the feel of using OOo.</p> +<p>I also started to offer CDs with OOo to our students and employees. In due time, I will try convincing some corner-desktop-printing services around here to give OOo a try. And the local government too.</p> +<p>More power to OOo team and to the Community.</p></blockquote> +<p>If you haven’t tried <a href="http://why.openoffice.org";>OpenOffice.org</a> yet, <a href="http://download.openoffice.org";>download it now</a>. It’s great software, it’s easy to use, and it’s free.</p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/07/10/and-again/";>by John at July 10, 2008 07:33 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>July 08, 2008</h2> <h3> <a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> @@ -282,11 +303,11 @@ Last posts on the same subject. <ul class="st-related-posts"> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/04/23/identity-crisis/"; title="Identity crisis (23 April 2008)">Identity crisis</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/disclaimer/"; title="Disclaimer (21 March 2007)">Disclaimer</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/05/16/ooo-conference-2007-a-barcellona/"; title="OOo Conference 2007 a Barcellona (16 May 2007)">OOo Conference 2007 a Barcellona</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/02/28/interoperability-ethics/"; title="Interoperability ethics (28 February 2008)">Interoperability ethics</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/02/07/open-source-thinktank/"; title="Open Source ThinkTank (7 February 2008)">Open Source ThinkTank</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/10/04/news-su-ooo-3102007/"; title="News su OOo (3/10/2007) (4 October 2007)">News su OOo (3/10/2007)</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/09/19/marketing-meeting/"; title="Marketing Meeting (19 September 2007)">Marketing Meeting</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/09/18/ooo-conference-si-parte/"; title="OOo Conference: si parte (18 September 2007)">OOo Conference: si parte</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/01/29/ooo-resources/"; title="OOo Resources (29 January 2008)">OOo Resources</a> (0)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> @@ -448,26 +469,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h2>June 19, 2008</h2> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> -Benjamin Horst</a> : -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/825";> -Mail Merge in OpenOffice.org</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p><a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/";>Free Software Magazine</a> collects several years of experience into an article detailing how to <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org";>Mail Merge in OpenOffice.org</a>.</p> -<p>“In OOo there are lots of different ways to do mail merge. It took some trial-and-error to find the best methods for us, and that is what I will be describing here. The first choice to make is database format… I ran across a suggestion to use dBASE files, which have been the perfect solution.”</p> -<p>While writing the letter, you’ll enter variables that are custom-filled for each recipient.</p> -<p>“You may either type your entire letter first and then add the fields to be merged, or you may add the fields as you go. There are (at least) two ways to add fields. Using ViewâData Sources, you may click on a column header (field name) and drag it to the letter in the spot where you want the field… The other method is to place your cursor where you want the field, and go to InsertâFieldsâOtherâ¦, which opens the Fields dialog box (see figure 2). Go to the Database tab, and click on âMail merge fieldsâ on the left, then open up your table on the right and select the desired field.”</p> -<p>The second page in the article covers <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org?page=0%2C1";>using mail merge to print envelopes</a>, a particularly tricky but important task.</p> -<p>The third page covers <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org?page=0%2C2";>printing labels from a mail merge</a>, which is what I use mail merge for most frequently.</p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/825";>by Benjamin Horst at June 19, 2008 02:44 PM GMT</a></em> -</p> -<br /> -<hr /> -<br /> <a id="disclaimer" name="disclaimer"></a> <p><em>Disclaimer: all views expressed on this page are those of the individual contributors, and may not reflect the views of the File [changed]: opml.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/opml.xml?r1=1.669&r2=1.670 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2008-07-09 23:59:47+0000 1.669 +++ opml.xml 2008-07-11 11:59:15+0000 1.670 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:29 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:24 +0000</dateModified> <ownerName>Marketing Project</ownerName> <ownerEmail>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</ownerEmail> </head> File [changed]: rss10.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml?r1=1.341&r2=1.342 Delta lines: +17 -16 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2008-07-09 05:59:19+0000 1.341 +++ rss10.xml 2008-07-11 11:59:15+0000 1.342 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=519"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=518"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/464fcf69b5e116a6" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/4cf4e513e90583e1" /> @@ -32,11 +33,22 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/microsoft_invites_to_odf_workshop"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-7496439869107002415" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/585931f06a08d325" /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=825"; /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=519";> + <title>John McCreesh: And again</title> + <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/07/10/and-again/</link> + <content:encoded><p>Today&#8217;s testimonial is from a school in the Philippines:</p> +<blockquote><p>Hello, John,</p> +<p>Shifting to OpenOffice.org and Ubuntu saved us more than a bundle, thus giving us the opportunity to provide our students with more, and better computers. And for a &#8220;third world&#8221; country like ours, OOo is &#8220;heaven sent.&#8221; Just today, I finished setting up 40 brand new desktops with OOo and Ubuntu <img src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p> +<p>Our office is slowly but steadily shifting to OOo; am just easing the transition for the employees to get the feel of using OOo.</p> +<p>I also started to offer CDs with OOo to our students and employees. In due time, I will try convincing some corner-desktop-printing services around here to give OOo a try. And the local government too.</p> +<p>More power to OOo team and to the Community.</p></blockquote> +<p>If you haven&#8217;t tried <a href="http://why.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> yet, <a href="http://download.openoffice.org">download it now</a>. It&#8217;s great software, it&#8217;s easy to use, and it&#8217;s free.</p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2008-07-10T19:33:06+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=518";> <title>John McCreesh: Thank you OpenOffice.org</title> <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/07/08/thank-you-openofficeorg/</link> @@ -197,11 +209,11 @@ Last posts on the same subject. <ul class="st-related-posts"> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/04/23/identity-crisis/" title="Identity crisis (23 April 2008)">Identity crisis</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/disclaimer/" title="Disclaimer (21 March 2007)">Disclaimer</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/05/16/ooo-conference-2007-a-barcellona/" title="OOo Conference 2007 a Barcellona (16 May 2007)">OOo Conference 2007 a Barcellona</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/02/28/interoperability-ethics/" title="Interoperability ethics (28 February 2008)">Interoperability ethics</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/02/07/open-source-thinktank/" title="Open Source ThinkTank (7 February 2008)">Open Source ThinkTank</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/10/04/news-su-ooo-3102007/" title="News su OOo (3/10/2007) (4 October 2007)">News su OOo (3/10/2007)</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/09/19/marketing-meeting/" title="Marketing Meeting (19 September 2007)">Marketing Meeting</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/09/18/ooo-conference-si-parte/" title="OOo Conference: si parte (18 September 2007)">OOo Conference: si parte</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/01/29/ooo-resources/" title="OOo Resources (29 January 2008)">OOo Resources</a> (0)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> @@ -296,16 +308,5 @@ <dc:date>2008-06-20T15:16:19+00:00</dc:date> <dc:creator>Joost Andrae</dc:creator> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=825";> - <title>Benjamin Horst: Mail Merge in OpenOffice.org</title> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/825</link> - <content:encoded><p><a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/">Free Software Magazine</a> collects several years of experience into an article detailing how to <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org">Mail Merge in OpenOffice.org</a>.</p> -<p>&#8220;In OOo there are lots of different ways to do mail merge. It took some trial-and-error to find the best methods for us, and that is what I will be describing here. The first choice to make is database format&#8230; I ran across a suggestion to use dBASE files, which have been the perfect solution.&#8221;</p> -<p>While writing the letter, you&#8217;ll enter variables that are custom-filled for each recipient.</p> -<p>&#8220;You may either type your entire letter first and then add the fields to be merged, or you may add the fields as you go. There are (at least) two ways to add fields. Using ViewâData Sources, you may click on a column header (field name) and drag it to the letter in the spot where you want the field&#8230; The other method is to place your cursor where you want the field, and go to InsertâFieldsâOtherâ¦, which opens the Fields dialog box (see figure 2). Go to the Database tab, and click on âMail merge fieldsâ on the left, then open up your table on the right and select the desired field.&#8221;</p> -<p>The second page in the article covers <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org?page=0%2C1">using mail merge to print envelopes</a>, a particularly tricky but important task.</p> -<p>The third page covers <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org?page=0%2C2">printing labels from a mail merge</a>, which is what I use mail merge for most frequently.</p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2008-06-19T14:44:24+00:00</dc:date> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.341&r2=1.342 Delta lines: +17 -16 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2008-07-09 05:59:19+0000 1.341 +++ rss20.xml 2008-07-11 11:59:15+0000 1.342 @@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>John McCreesh: And again</title> + <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=519</guid> + <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/07/10/and-again/</link> + <description><p>Today&#8217;s testimonial is from a school in the Philippines:</p> +<blockquote><p>Hello, John,</p> +<p>Shifting to OpenOffice.org and Ubuntu saved us more than a bundle, thus giving us the opportunity to provide our students with more, and better computers. And for a &#8220;third world&#8221; country like ours, OOo is &#8220;heaven sent.&#8221; Just today, I finished setting up 40 brand new desktops with OOo and Ubuntu <img src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p> +<p>Our office is slowly but steadily shifting to OOo; am just easing the transition for the employees to get the feel of using OOo.</p> +<p>I also started to offer CDs with OOo to our students and employees. In due time, I will try convincing some corner-desktop-printing services around here to give OOo a try. And the local government too.</p> +<p>More power to OOo team and to the Community.</p></blockquote> +<p>If you haven&#8217;t tried <a href="http://why.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> yet, <a href="http://download.openoffice.org">download it now</a>. It&#8217;s great software, it&#8217;s easy to use, and it&#8217;s free.</p></description> + <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:33:06 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>John McCreesh: Thank you OpenOffice.org</title> <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=518</guid> <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/07/08/thank-you-openofficeorg/</link> @@ -173,11 +186,11 @@ Last posts on the same subject. <ul class="st-related-posts"> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/04/23/identity-crisis/" title="Identity crisis (23 April 2008)">Identity crisis</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/disclaimer/" title="Disclaimer (21 March 2007)">Disclaimer</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/05/16/ooo-conference-2007-a-barcellona/" title="OOo Conference 2007 a Barcellona (16 May 2007)">OOo Conference 2007 a Barcellona</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/02/28/interoperability-ethics/" title="Interoperability ethics (28 February 2008)">Interoperability ethics</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/02/07/open-source-thinktank/" title="Open Source ThinkTank (7 February 2008)">Open Source ThinkTank</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/10/04/news-su-ooo-3102007/" title="News su OOo (3/10/2007) (4 October 2007)">News su OOo (3/10/2007)</a> (0)</li> - <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/09/19/marketing-meeting/" title="Marketing Meeting (19 September 2007)">Marketing Meeting</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2007/09/18/ooo-conference-si-parte/" title="OOo Conference: si parte (18 September 2007)">OOo Conference: si parte</a> (0)</li> + <li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/01/29/ooo-resources/" title="OOo Resources (29 January 2008)">OOo Resources</a> (0)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> @@ -278,18 +291,6 @@ <br /><a title="Page containing MD5SUM checksums" href="http://download.openoffice.org/680/md5sums.html">http://download.openoffice.org/680/md5sums.html</a> </p></description> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:16:19 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>Benjamin Horst: Mail Merge in OpenOffice.org</title> - <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=825</guid> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/825</link> - <description><p><a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/">Free Software Magazine</a> collects several years of experience into an article detailing how to <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org">Mail Merge in OpenOffice.org</a>.</p> -<p>&#8220;In OOo there are lots of different ways to do mail merge. It took some trial-and-error to find the best methods for us, and that is what I will be describing here. The first choice to make is database format&#8230; I ran across a suggestion to use dBASE files, which have been the perfect solution.&#8221;</p> -<p>While writing the letter, you&#8217;ll enter variables that are custom-filled for each recipient.</p> -<p>&#8220;You may either type your entire letter first and then add the fields to be merged, or you may add the fields as you go. There are (at least) two ways to add fields. Using ViewâData Sources, you may click on a column header (field name) and drag it to the letter in the spot where you want the field&#8230; The other method is to place your cursor where you want the field, and go to InsertâFieldsâOtherâ¦, which opens the Fields dialog box (see figure 2). Go to the Database tab, and click on âMail merge fieldsâ on the left, then open up your table on the right and select the desired field.&#8221;</p> -<p>The second page in the article covers <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org?page=0%2C1">using mail merge to print envelopes</a>, a particularly tricky but important task.</p> -<p>The third page covers <a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/mail_merge_openoffice_org?page=0%2C2">printing labels from a mail merge</a>, which is what I use mail merge for most frequently.</p></description> - <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:44:24 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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