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Instant messaging, Chinese only right now

QQ from Tencent is one of the most popular instant messaging programs in Asia. Originating in China, it is widely used among the Chinese communities in most countries, with more than 100 million accounts active. The iPhone and iPad app can be hard to locate (it does not exist on U.S. iTunes) but is available through numerous sites. QQ installs easily although the interface presents in Chinese characters only.

To use QQ as a messaging platform, you need an account. Once online you can see friends who are also online, and have the ability to conduct multiple chats simultaneously … Read more

Productivity to go with LibreOffice Portable

Here's something interesting: an entire office productivity suite that can run from a USB drive. It's LibreOffice Portable, a portable-ized version of The Document Foundation's free open-source suite. It's compatible with most other productivity suites and tools, including Word, WordPerfect, and Lotus, and packs the tools you need, including a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation maker, drawing tool, and database.

At 412 MB, LibreOffice Portable is a substantial package, but who cares? With multigigabyte USB drives and memory cards, storage isn't an issue. The installer offered an experimental option to exclude Multilanguage support, which saves 150 … Read more