Ever heard of “Open Source”?
October 17th, 2005 | by Chris |Ever heard of “Open Source” software?
There is a slew of “free” (as in choice, but in cost too) software that you may want to check out. Although I am a Linux proponent (more about that later), there are several software tools that you can use in Windows too. Here is a list of some that I use on my Windows laptop:
the Gimp - Photo editor
Open Office - Microsoft Office - (Word, Excel, Powerpoint replacement?)
Firefox Web Browser - Dump Internet Explorer and try a browser that really works and really doesn’t get spyware - Click on the link to the right to download!
Thunderbird - A great email program!!
Gaim - A great Instant Messenger
PDF Creator - Make your own PDFs
There are others too, you can research other open source programs at http://www.jairlie.com/oss/suggestedapplications.html
Give them a try, you will find they are great software programs and they won’t put you back hundreds of dollars.
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