OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. [...]
7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.
7-Zip is open source software. Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restrictions.
You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don’t need to [...]
OpenProj is a free, open source desktop alternative to Microsoft Project.
OpenProj has been downloaded over 600,000 times in over 142 countries and has quickly become one of the most popular open source applications.
If you want a free replacement to commercial desktop software, then OpenProj is perfect.
It’s available on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows, and it’s [...]
Does Linux have what it takes to meet the needs of the corporate desktop? Jack Wallen thinks so. Here’s his list of office apps that can handle everything from word processing to project management to data backups.
Let’s face it: Without a good set of office applications, your workday will be a waste of time. Productivity [...]
Will Microsoft become more open to open source with the departure of Bill Gates?
It’s a tough call. Observers from both the open and closed source worlds say the exit of Microsoft’s longtime leader won’t usher in a GPL era at the company but it will likely accelerate what is already a changing attitude in Redmond.
“We [...]
FastStone Photo Resizer is an image converter / resizer intended to enable users to convert, rename, resize, crop, rotate, change color depth, add text and watermarks to images in a quick and easy batch mode. Drag and Drop mouse operation is well supported.
Features
* Convert and Rename images in batch mode
* Support JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, [...]
µTorrent, the BitTorrent client that is..
Micro-Sized Yet Feature Filled
Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet). Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above, BitComet 0.63 and above) and peer exchange.
Resource-Friendly
µTorrent was [...]
Please note: FileZilla comprises of both a FTP client and FTP server software. Most people will want to download and install the client software to upload files to an FTP server. As this is the case we have listed the features of the FTP Client Software below.
Overview
FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, [...]
I recently came across this article on Tech Republic (which I subscribe to) and thought that I would re-publish it here verbatum.
It was originally published on November 21st, 2007 by Jeff Dray
There is a link to the original article near the bottom for your reference.
Enjoy
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At home, on a lowly field engineer’s income, I [...]
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an [...]
