| Thursday, April 12, 2007 |
| The Open CD |
Tonight on Tech Check we talk about a cd that has programs galore for FREE... that's right no dinero... no money... zip zippo... you get the idea.
The reality is a lot of the programs we pay hundreds of dollars for... have an "open source" version that is free! The Open CD has compiled a lot of these programs together and put them onto one cd. And the beautiful thing is... they still offer it for free!!! Here's what they say on their website:
"TheOpenCD is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation. We include only the highest quality programs, which have been carefully tested for stability and which we consider appropriate for a wide audience."
Open Source is a concept on the web that has been around as long as ... well.... the web (and some say even before). It is basically a consortium of software developers that believe the best programs should be created by the collective and not one source. CLICK HERE to read more about what open source is.
Now back to The Open CD. This thing has web design software, graphic design software, a complete office suite (instead of Microsoft Office which alone costs hundreds of dollars), a remote access program (like PC Anywhere), and a TON more!
How do you get this? Well there are a few options. You can download the cd from The Open CD's website; You can download individual applications from their website; Or if you don't want to mess with the download side of things and/or you're on dial-up... Then there are places around town to pick up the cd for FREE!!!
One place we know well and recommend is Hack of All Trades in Homewood. Larry Owen is the owner and a big advocate of Open Source. -tell him we sent you ;) - |
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