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Book Covers Created in Inkscape

By Ugur Akinci | December 8, 2008

© Ugur Akinci Inkscape is a free open-source vector drawing program, similar to Adobe Illustrator. I am aware that nothing can match the vast capabilities of the Illustrator. But for my own purposes Inkscape is doing just fine. I have for example created the following book covers for my new report on Article Marketing, executed…

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OpenOffice Draw and LibreOffice Draw Functions

By Ugur Akinci | November 23, 2008

Introduction OpenOffice (OO) Draw and its offshoot LibreOffice are such powerful applications but it’s a shame most people are not even aware of its power and functionalities, which all come for FREE! OpenOffice Draw is a free and open-source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Freehand, and Visio. It was created…

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Use Google Calendar to Remember Birthdays, Anniversaries and Important Dates

By Ugur Akinci | November 21, 2008

I’m blessed with many family members and friends that I love and care for. The downside is, I can’t remember all their birthdays, especially when my extended family grows each year with the arrival of new beautiful babies. So here is what I do: I enter all those dates into Google Calendar by clicking the…

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3 Universal Rules of Writing

By Ugur Akinci | September 5, 2008

Introduction Universal Rules of Writing… There are so many different types of writing that it’s futile trying to list them all. Yet, there are some principles that hold true in almost every writing situation. I’m tempted to call them “Universal Rules” of good writing, in ANY language. Here are three such rules: Brevity If you…

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