Open Source for Mac. Week 3
Welcome to my final blog about open source for Mac. This week, I am going to look at two of the coolest open source programs for Macs. I am excited about both, and I am sure you will be also. So, let’s dive right in. The first one (NeoOffice) is a great way for SEO content writers to write and check content at the same time, and DockSpaces will help anyone, including the social media marketer, stay ahead of the game.
Yes, we started with an Open Source office suite called Open Office, and this week we’re going to end with another open source office suite. For those Avinash Kaushik faithful out there, I am sure you are at least familiar with NeoOffice. And for those of you who aren’t, I am going to give you a brief tutorial.
With NeoOffice users can create Text Documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, databases, formulas, and they can use templates. I’m going to go through each one and give you bullet points of the most significant aspects of each.
Text Documents
- In the center of the Text Document pane there is an icon of a compass, which is under the word Neo. With that, users don’t have to search for various types of formatting throughout their docs. For example, if you want to find how many hyperlinks there are throughout your doc, just select Hyperlinks and the navigator will find all of the uses for you.
- File > Preview in Web Browser: If you want to see what your document would look like live on the Internet, NeoOffice allows you to do it in a snap.
- Tools > Add-ons > Grammar Checker: That’s right. With NeoOffice you can check your grammar, as well as your spelling.
- NeoOffice Mobile: For some of us, we don’t necessarily care too much about this feature, but for those unable to do that NeoOffice does it for you.
Spreadsheet
- Tools > Detectives: Okay, so I’m not a spreadsheet guy, but this is pretty cool. With this you can trace or remove precedents or dependents. One of these days, I’ll learn what that means.
- You can also use NeoOffice mobile with this.
Presentation
- Insert > Slide: Makes it simple to create a powerpoint type of presentation.
- Slideshow: There’s plenty of things you can do here after your ready to test out your creation.
Okay, I am going to stop there, mainly because much of it seems redundant, and I don’t want to bore you. The coolest thing about NeoOffice is that it is available for your cell phone. For that, there is an Open Source version, and there is also a paid version.
Now, moving onto what I consider the Grand Finale of Open Source for Mac, presenting . . . wait for it . . . Dock Spaces! This is simply Awesome! Though, to tell you about it wouldn’t do it justice. Let’s just say that it will help you to organize your life. Simply said, Mac users can now have up to 5 docks on one computer to help them organize their days and their lives. With that said, here’s a pretty good vid that explains what Dock Spaces is and how to use it.
Okay, that’s it for my series on Open Source for Mac. I hope you’ve found software or apps you like and can use. For those PC users out there, NeoOffice, and of course Dock Spaces, is only available for Macs. Again, if you have any questions or comments about this or any of my blogs, I would love to hear them.
Erick
