Sun Microsystems' Java Desktop System (JDS), is a modern system for all kinds of users, novice through expert. JDS is
an unusually robust, well-integrated desktop system that
may become the first to fulfill the promise of open source
for the masses. JDS brings Linux and other open source software up to a level of usability that makes them suitable
for the enormous base of personal computer users, including office workers, students, mobile and home users. JDS behaves much like a Windows or Mac system, but with many more powerful features. JDS has seen widespread adoption in the United States, Britain, China, and elsewhere.
This book is the ideal guide to JDS: it is clear and direct,
but loaded with insights from authors who have spent time working with, supporting, and enhancing the system. Tom Adelstein is an award-winning polymath system designer;
Sam Hiser is a respected business consultant with an itch
that led him to become the marketing project lead for OpenOffice.org. Both are advocates for open source and founders of the Open Government Interoperability Project; they are also members of the Open Source Software Institute and contributors to the JDShelp.org project.
This book carefully covers such housekeeping chores
as setting up networking, updates, and backups. It goes
into great depth concerning the key productivity tools every user needs: email, web browsing, instant messaging, word processing, spreadsheets, and slide presentations. There's plenty here for the new user, as well as for the seasoned Linux professional. The Live CD that accompanies this book allows you to try out its contents immediately, without having to install software or overwrite anything on your current computer system.
1 Introducing the JDS Linux Desktop
2 Essential JDS
3 Toward JDS Proficiency
4 JDS Networking
5 Maintaining and Supporting JDS
6 Using the Internet Applications
7 Word Processing with StarWriter
8 Spreadsheets and Presentations Using StarOffice
9 Using Windows Applications with JDS
10 Using Other JDS Software
etc.