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Most companies look to vendors like Microsoft and IBM to obtain products and solutions for their business. But there's a whole other world out there called Open Source.

Edubuntu is a totally free, easy-to-use operating system that can transform your home learning experience.

Users are unwilling to leave their comfort zones and learn a new operating system and all new programs at the same time. The good news is, they don't have to.

Consider a free, open source web page editor rather than spending hundreds of dollars for commercial software.

This article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of Kompozer, a free, open source HTML and WYSIWYG editor.

Developers will be excited to know that Google is allowing all interested parties in on their mobile phone action.

One of the most expensive aspects of setting up as a Graphic Designer is acquiring software, but can free software be used in a professional design environment?

There are various ways to source software free. Consumers can choose from freeware, free software & Open Source options. Do their differences actually make a difference?

A review of a free, flexible, and robust Wordpress blogging software theme usable as a general content management system.

A scanadal at a medical journal reflects the longstanding debate over public and private health care systems.

Created in the wake of a scandal over editorial independence, Open Medicine aims to publish outside the influence of health care's vested interests.

Kingsoft Office, or WPS Office, is an alternative to Microsoft Office. It is a free and open source office. This article describes this free office suite product.

Free online education programs delivered through open source content, often using learning management systems, are increasing in popularity at universities worldwide.

The Free Select tool in Gimp has few optional settings, however it is one of the more intuitive selection tools and the options that are offered make it very useful.

The GNU Project began with the devout and total aim to develop a free and complete UNIX-like computing environment. Its name is a acronym and also its unofficial mascot.

Scribus is a promising free and open source application that offers a range of interesting features for Graphic Designers, including a calendar wizard.

In a world dominated by Adobe Indesign and Quark Xpress, Scribus offers an application with much of the power the industry standard applications page layout applications.

There are many ways to produce glossy effect graphics that can be used for print and web designs and Inkscape can be used to produce such graphics that can be resized.

Inkscape is a free vector line graphic application that can be used to produce curved text or place writing on a path, though with some limitations.

Google has managed to create an open source solution for an operating system that bypasses desktop applications in favor of online applications and cloud computing.

ASP.NET is traditionally a Microsoft domain; but not now - now any PC can run ASP.NET by installing Mono XSP.

Open Source is one of the best kept secrets. The Open Source movement is in full swing and more not-for-profit companies are starting their own projects.

RT (Request Tracker) is a free, open source help desk software that's designed to handle the ticketing capabilities available in other packages like BMC Remedy.

As web users demand more convenience and interactivity, the old model of having a unique username and password on each site is being placed with a universal web identity.

When it comes to finding, downloading, and listening to podcasts, free open source software is the best alternative for iPod and non-iPod users.

The media has given this MMO so much attention that nearly 4 million people have checked it out. Even one politician opened a campaign office in the fictional town.

The popular open source OS has gained popularity with Ubuntu making it easier to use, but the lack of attention from game designers has been discouraging.

A mind map is a branching map of ideas and concepts. Maps can be drawn by hand, but open source software like FreeMind can be quicker, easier, and keep things organized.

Looking to save some money on textbooks? Book sharing and open source textbook websites allow college students to get their books at no cost.

Just about anyone who has spent any amount of time on the computer or surfing the web has come across a PDF file. PDF documents are convenient, secure and portable.

It's been a long time coming, but Google Calendar has finally added sync support for Apple's iCal on Mac OS X.

This article is a short tutorial on How to Create a Database using OpenOffice.org BASE. In this tutorial the user can create a database shell in OpenOffice.org BASE.

When the microblogging battle started, three contenders seemed to be at the forefront - Twitter, Jaiku and Identi.ca. Which platform has the lion's share now?

OpenOffice.org is a free productivity suite that includes a word processor, called Writer, which is comparable to Microsoft Word.

Finding massively multi-player online games that do not require expertise with the Penguin is possible. A computer users just has to look around a little

A review of Infinite Responder, a free, open source autoresponder and email newsletter mailer software program.

When it comes to designing a logo for a business, be it large or small, there is a range of free software applications that are suitable for producing professional logos.

An introduction to building dynamic content web sites using the CMS paradigm, implemented with PHP and using MySQL as the database platform.

Any programmer looking for a concise and easy to understand programming language, that's also free and open source, doesn't need look any further than Haskell.

Audio Editing software prices range from free to thousands of dollars. Audacity is a free open-source audio editing package that runs on Windows, Macs and Linux.

Content management systems provide an easy entry point into web development and publishing.

OpenOffice.org is a free, open source choice for office productivity software. Many of the applications within the suite are comparable to Microsoft Office.

Open source means free or low cost web design for anyone. You can buy expensive web content tools but content management is a snap with open source CMS.

The Ericsson Erlang programming language was developed for their mobile telephony switches and is now open source. It can handle thousands of parallel, distributed events

With over 2300 channels to choose from, Internet TV has at last arrived and the access point for this new media is a program called Miro.

Web Servers are one of the core components of the Internet. What are the most common features and functionality and which ones are the most popular?

There might be tens or hundreds of CMS on the market but Joomla and WordPress are light years ahead of the rest. Both of them are great but none is ideal.

Users wanting interactive web pages using PHP and MySQL can easily learn on their local computer, develop functionality needed, and upload files to the hosting service.

Inkscape is the leading free and open source vector line illustration software, offering a viable alternative to the commercially available Adobe Illustrator.

GIMP is a freely available and open source image editor that offers much of the functionality of Adobe Photoshop, including the ability to install Plug-ins.