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Productivity tools Ubuntu supports a lot of types of email programs. For personal use, you can use your favourite webmail applications like Gmail or Yahoo mail. For business, you might prefer to use the fully-supported Evolution Mail program that is included with Ubuntu. Evolution is a fully-featured email, calendar, task and contact sharing program that even integrates with your on-desktop clock to make sure you don't miss any must attend meetings.

Web Browsing Ubuntu comes by default, with the latest browser from Mozilla; Firefox 3 Beta 5. Firefox has quickly become one of the most popular browsers being used on millions of desktops throughout the world. The version on Ubuntu has been specifically themed for the operating system and uses familiar looking icons so browsing is the smooth experience that users should expect. And as we get more of our applications and other content through the web this is more important than ever. New features in Firefox 3 Enhanced bookmarking, tagging and history. Bookmarking a page simply means clicking on the empty star in the location bar. Clicking again allows you to file the the bookmark in the correct folder for better organisation.

Office tools with OpenOffice.org and more! OpenOffice.org provides all of the functionality you expect from a powerful office application and in a format that most users have got used to over the years. It simplifies many of the functions that are overly complex in some environments. But it is always compatible with the formats that your friends, colleagues and clients are using.

Rhythmbox Music and Totem video players Ubuntu comes with Rhythmbox as the fully supported music player, one of many choices for playing your music. It is a full function music player that allows you to plug in your MP3 player, download and share music, access rights-free music stores, share albums across networks and stream live radio.

Features OpenOffice - A complete productivity suite Word Processor has everything you would expect from a modern, fully equipped word processor or desktop publisher. It's simple enough for a quick memo, powerful enough to create complete books with contents, diagrams, indexes, etc. You're free to concentrate on your message - while Word Processor makes it look great. The Wizards feature takes all the hassle out of producing standard documents such as letters, faxes, agendas, minutes, or carrying out more complex tasks such as mail merges. Spreadsheet is the programme you've always wanted. Newcomers find it intuitive and easy to learn; professional data miners and number crunchers will appreciate the comprehensive range of advanced functions. Of course, you are free to use your old Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, or save your work in Excel format for sending to people who still use Microsoft products. If all they want to see is your results, then use Portable Document Format (.pdf) - no need to buy any extra software. Presentation is an outstanding tool for creating effective multimedia presentations. Your presentations will stand out with 2D and 3D clip art, special effects, animation, and high-impact drawing tools. A complete range of views are supported: Drawing / Outline / Slides / Notes / Handouts to meet all the needs of presenters and audiences, plus an optional multi-pane view to put all the tools at your fingertips

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