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	<title>Daily Web Tools &#187; Open Source Software</title>
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		<title>Free Software Recommendations for Windows Users</title>
		<link>http://www.dailywebtools.com/2008/10/03/free-software-recommendations-for-windows-users/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Jamieson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open source software is software that is free to use, change, and improve (if you have the skills and time to help out). The site I am pointing out tody is one that lists the best Open Source software available to windows users. It includes most of the well known ones like Firefox, Thunderbird and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.opensourcewindows.org/"><img style="float:left; margin-right:10px" src="http://www.dailywebtools.com/blogpics/oswindows.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="334" /></a>Open source software is software that is free to use, change, and improve (if you have the skills and time to help out).</p>
<p>The site I am pointing out tody is one that lists the best Open Source software available to windows users.</p>
<p>It includes most of the well known ones like <a title="Firefox Browser" href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/">Firefox</a>, <a title="Thunderbird Email" href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/products/thunderbird/">Thunderbird</a> and <a title="Kompozer Web Authoring" href="http://www.kompozer.net/">Kompozer</a>, but also some less well known open source programs which you may find are useful additions to your online weaponry.</p>
<p>For example &#8211; do you already use <a title="Sound Editing" href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a> &#8211; I find that really useful for audio editing.  I didn&#8217;t see the brilliant <a title="Alternative to Winzip" href="http://www.jzip.com/">jZip</a> there though.</p>
<p>Some proprietary software programs are just too expensive (if utterly brilliant &#8211; like for example Adobe Photoshop) when you are just starting out or when you are not yet sure you want to invest in a technology, and that it will support your business goals.</p>
<p>The answer can be to cut your business teeth on open source software.</p>
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		<title>Find Free Open Source Alternatives to Popular Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.dailywebtools.com/2008/09/04/find-free-open-source-alternatives-to-popular-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Jamieson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Source Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Open Source as Alternative website gives suggestions and reviews on free open source programs that could be used instead of expensive commercial ones.    They provide open source alternatives for popular programs like Camtasia, Photoshop, Flight Simulator,m Microsoft Word and Dreamweaver, to mention a few. The site lists many popular commercial programs, and by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.osalt.com"><img style="float:left; border:none; margin-right:10px" src="http://www.dailywebtools.com/blogpics/osalt.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="263" /></a><a title="OSALT - open source as alternative" href="http://www.osalt.com">The Open Source as Alternative</a> website gives suggestions and reviews on free open source programs that could be used instead of expensive commercial ones.   </p>
<p>They provide open source alternatives for popular programs like Camtasia, Photoshop, Flight Simulator,m Microsoft Word and Dreamweaver, to mention a few.</p>
<p>The site lists many popular commercial programs, and by clicking on the one that you are interested in, a list of open source alternatives are displayed.</p>
<p>Great idea &#8211; support the site by adding any new open source programs that you know of.</p>
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