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Stefan_Alfonso/Getty Images A reader contacted me recently to ask how he could configure the LibreOffice interface to resemble that of Microsoft Office. He wanted to accomplish this task to finally make Linux his default operating system. Naturally, I wanted to oblige with instructions on how to make this switch. For anyone wanting to move away from Microsoft’s Office suite (whatever the reason), LibreOffice is as solid a choice as you’ll find.  Also: 5 stand-out LibreOffice features…

Proton Have you ever read about a TV show or film you’d like to watch, only to find out it’s not available where you live? I’ve run into that situation a few times. For example, The Great Canadian Baking Show was a program I wanted to watch but couldn’t because, well, I don’t live in Canada. With the help of a VPN and a web browser, I finally can view these Canadian culinary contests.  Also:…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The NUU N10 Android phone is available now on Amazon for $99 This phone is about as impressive as it gets on a tight budget The NUU N10 does suffer a bit of lag with animations and the camera won’t blow you away. I’ve seen just about every type of Android phone on the market, from the suspiciously inexpensive to the ridiculously overpriced. Some of these handsets impressed me with their combination…

The framework allows providers to deliver services either as individual components or bundled solutions, depending on customer needs.  “Sometimes a multinational says, ‘Look, I only want on-demand NaaS because I’m going to build my own cybersecurity on top,’” Menezes said. “But sometimes a small business says ‘I don’t want to deal with all this.’ So it’s à la carte.” Bundling seems to be what smaller businesses want, he noted. LSO APIs drive automation at scale…

Jian Fan/Getty Images When you install applications on any Ubuntu-based distribution, the apt package manager is utilized — whether you use the command line or a GUI tool. The apt package manager connects with Personal Package Archives (PPAs) to locate the package you wish to install.  What are PPAs? Essentially, PPAs allow developers to create repositories to house software users can install. Think of PPAs in a similar vein to Apple’s App Store or the Google…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Whether you’re conducting interviews, doing research, or otherwise need to document a conversation, there are many reasons you may want to record a phone call on your iPhone.  With iOS 18.1, Apple’s latest release, users can now record phone calls directly on their devices using Apple Intelligence, which also provides a transcription and summary in the Notes app. However, ZDNET editor-in-chief Jason Hiner notes that summarization is “still a work in progress.” Also: My biggest…

Yaroslav Kushta/Getty Images Is artificial intelligence (AI) the answer — or at least a partial answer — to nagging software quality issues? Software quality has been a challenge since the first computers were built eight decades ago, and in a world awash in technology networks and solutions, the problem has only grown more acute. A new study suggests that generative AI (gen AI) is emerging as an important step in managing quality. According to a…

oxygen/Getty Images OpenAI’s Whisper, an artificial intelligence (AI) speech recognition and transcription tool launched in 2022, has been found to hallucinate or make things up — so much so that experts are worried it could cause serious damage in the wrong context. Last week, the AP reported that a researcher at the University of Michigan “found hallucinations in eight out of every 10 audio transcriptions he inspected” produced by Whisper during a study of public…