How do you modify the install.php file for Open Atrium (which is basically Drupal) to run on your site? I can't find either string where you're supposed to enter your site account id/password or the URL.
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posted by green_flash
on Mar 4, 2010 -
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Refurbishing an old laptop for use by a friend's 12-year-old daughter. Looking for free software suggestions, any other tips you care to offer. Laptop will mostly be used for schoolwork and freeing up mom's laptop while daughter checks email and chats with friends.
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posted by halcyon_daze
on Feb 20, 2010 -
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I'm looking for hex and chit open source single player wargame recommendations.
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posted by voxpop
on Feb 19, 2010 -
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Can anyone recommend an open source real time spell checker that I could embed in a website?
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posted by tracert
on Feb 3, 2010 -
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Years ago, I modified - okay, hacked - a very popular open source image editor, gave it a name and released it to the world. For the same amount of time, there has been a shady, profiteering copy-cat website taking credit. What are my rights?
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posted by plasticbugs
on Feb 1, 2010 -
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I am looking for suggestions for inexpensive online or real life courses, books, or web sites that will help a friend learn MySQL and PHP.
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posted by parrot_person
on Jan 18, 2010 -
3 answers
What are the downsides of using Scribus for Windows for my desktop-published magazine?
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posted by teracloth
on Jan 12, 2010 -
6 answers
Looking for open source scanner software for Windows 7 64 bit edition. I have a flatbed scanner, specifically CanoScan LiDE 70. I'm looking for software (not drivers, which I've already downloaded from Canon's site). More detail inside.
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posted by dfriedman
on Jan 10, 2010 -
8 answers
What's a good, open source alternative to Visio? I'm looking to do some flowcharts, absolutely hate working with the draw tools in Word, and need something fairly simple, easy to use. Prefer not to use web based, don't like trusting data to third parties.
posted by Zinger
on Dec 21, 2009 -
10 answers
Which Python GUI framework is right for someone new to GUI programming? But who may also aspire to open source community (linux) development/involvement? Cross platform, wonderful documentation/tutorials, and cruft-free new technology are also welcome.
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posted by cowbellemoo
on Nov 25, 2009 -
14 answers
Is there some way to do a "mail merge" type operation on plain text, xml or html files without using a word processor?
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posted by geekgirl397
on Nov 25, 2009 -
11 answers
I would like to be able to monitor my own bandwidth usage/data transfer rates on my laptop, whilst using an o2 mobile broadband dongle. Difficulty: Linux.
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posted by Petrot
on Nov 3, 2009 -
5 answers
I'd like to work on an open-source project, but I have zero (seriously, zero) coding or other technical skills. I do, however, do public relations for a living and I'd like to think I'm pretty good at it. Do these kinds of projects need PR/communications strategy help, and, if so, how can I get started?
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posted by downing street memo
on Oct 29, 2009 -
7 answers
Where can I find professional advice on the business possibilities for an open source software project? Is there a good location to ask a very specific question and get an experts advice.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 26, 2009 -
4 answers
I'm looking for a web application (preferrably Open Source) that will help me accomplish the following: I have a service business that works on digital files for clients. I'd like to broaden my reach through web, so want to give clients/public the ability to upload files to me and for me to keep track of who those files are from, and to be able to invoice them and track when they have paid, etc. so I can return the finished file to them. I'd like it to work with Paypal.
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posted by spock
on Aug 17, 2009 -
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Help me find a simple web app: Users are able to enter items, other users are able to rate those items, and the aggregated rating score is used to display the items as a ranked list. Like digg/pligg, but without the bells and whistles. The app should be open source and installable on any major server.
posted by lord_yo
on Jul 3, 2009 -
2 answers
How can I create an online HTML form poll, preferably for free, wherein the list of multiple choices can grow when users decide to add to the list of choices?
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posted by kmccormi
on Jun 4, 2009 -
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I'm looking for some inexpensive/free solution to splitting a PDF by bookmark (first level bookmark), and using the bookmark names for the filenames of the split PDF.
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posted by Ritchie
on May 28, 2009 -
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How can I limit printing quantities on a quasi-public networked printer? I run a small nonprofit computer center with 10 networked computers (8 XP, 2 OSX). I need to control ink & paper costs, but want people to be able to print free or low, low cost. When I was at Uni, we had a system where all users had to buy tokens at 5 cents a page. Is there an open source or low cost program that can help me do this? Even if my selling cost is zero, I want to track users and usage.
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posted by beelzbubba
on Apr 22, 2009 -
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I'm looking for an open-source or inexpensive application that will allow me to write and publish a historical timeline for a fictional world online. I am NOT looking for Project Management! Would be ideal if it worked with Joomla, but is not 100% necessary.
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posted by GJSchaller
on Mar 8, 2009 -
4 answers
I'm looking to create a software distribution platform similar to Steam. Are there any open-source versions that I could work with? Or are there any directions you can point me to?
posted by philosophistry
on Jan 14, 2009 -
6 answers
How can I set up the virtual server environment I want, using as much open source and as little proprietary software as possible?
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posted by flabdablet
on Dec 20, 2008 -
11 answers
I've taxed myself with saving the company money with clever use of smoke, mirrors, and computers! One of the things I'd like to replace is our proprietary intranet site that is costing us at least $5000 a year. I'd to go with something Open Source that we can manage ourselves. What do You think will meet our needs? And how can we use our Intranet
better?
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posted by aristan
on Dec 7, 2008 -
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Is there any good, free UNIX/Linux software you can suggest for keeping a searchable index of removable media?
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posted by tommorris
on Nov 25, 2008 -
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I'm looking for recommendations on a Web-based system for managing class registrations, preferably one that's open source.
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posted by tomwheeler
on Nov 8, 2008 -
4 answers
Should I rename my Open Source project because someone owning a trademark with the same name wants me to?
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posted by schwa
on Oct 31, 2008 -
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This
Cnet article got me thinking. I work as a
Business Analyst, and as part of my job I do a lot of QA, requirements gathering and refining, user documentation, and other things. Is this a skill set that would be useful to any open source projects? When I've looked in the past, it's seemed like mainly people were looking for coders and testers. It seems like a great way to do some volunteer work and learn new technology and methodologies (different SDLC models, for instance), but I don't know if middle men like me have a place in the open source world.
posted by Lentrohamsanin
on Oct 23, 2008 -
6 answers
Is there a solution for producing highly formatted documents programmatically, that is an alternative to ReportLab?
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posted by Pontifex
on Oct 18, 2008 -
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Is there a program that will automatically take scans of pages that contain text and images and then extract the images and place them in separate files? Open source would be best.
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posted by Mo Nickels
on Oct 3, 2008 -
8 answers
A plea for help in installing/running a seemingly simple open-source program on a Windows box.
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posted by Rhaomi
on Sep 28, 2008 -
6 answers
Article about "efficiency" software that ended up taking over somebody's life? Very interesting read but I can't recall the keywords.
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posted by ®@
on Sep 20, 2008 -
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Looking for alternatives to
Keynote, a hierarchical note taking and outlining editor for Windows that is no longer under development.
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posted by sk381
on Sep 15, 2008 -
13 answers
Can anyone suggest a good, relatively simple open-source or low-cost file/client management program suitable for use by a small law firm? The software should be able to schedule/calendar, manage documents, track tasks/to-dos, and associate all of these things according to particular clients/matters. Something that syncs between machines is a definite plus, as is something that isn't a resource hog. We manage the accounting side separately, so that needn't be a component.
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posted by yeliabmit
on Aug 26, 2008 -
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My friend wants to create a website that promotes political awareness by tracking congressional legislation, letting users discuss and vote on bills, and monitoring the votes of their politicians. Does a website like this already exist, and if not, how do we launch it as open source, but keep the user data (e.g. login information, profiles) private, like LiveJournal, SourceForge, Connotea, Reddit, and Wikipedia?
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posted by lunchbox
on Aug 4, 2008 -
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Does there exist a web-based tool that tracks open source projects and informs subscribers (by email, RSS etc.) about major developments, e.g. when they release version 1.0?
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posted by wodow
on Jul 29, 2008 -
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I need an "Online Generic Card Game Simulator" program (my term). I don't think what I want exists, but I don't know how to verify this, or more importantly, how to go about making one for myself.
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posted by johnstein
on Jul 28, 2008 -
11 answers
Looking for a recommendation for a free / open source script or application to batch capture/process screen shots of web sites, ideally from a list of urls.
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posted by sunlightfoundation
on Jul 15, 2008 -
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