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• GTG – A Productivity Tool for GNOME Desktop

  
  Linux and Friends — Authority: 123
  Getting Things GNOME! also known as GTG aims to be a simple, powerful and flexible organization tool to the GNOME desktop environment. It is a productivity tool which aids you in organizing your work flow into tasks and sub-tasks, uniquely tagging them so as to get things done in a more efficient manner. GTG ...
  17 hours ago

• Thankful for…

  
  Byte Size Biology — Authority: 501
  In no particular order or context. No personal stuff and by no means a complete list: Wordpress (like, duh). Wikipedia (default for looking up new stuff) Wikis in general (great lab management tool. Don’t need LIMS) Open Access Publishing and Creative Commons licensing. FLOSS licensing ...
  21 hours ago

• Why I Prefer Free, Open-Source Software

  
  Lawyerist — Authority: 139
  The terms free software and open-source software are hovering at the fringe of most computer users’ consciousness. But whether you know it or not, you already use a lot of free, open-source software every day. You could be saving considerable money by using it in your law practice, too. Free, open-source ...
  2 days ago

• The Benefits of Open Source Software

  
  IENACE — Authority: 143
  As unbelievable as it appears, there are hundreds of companies and foundations out there that actively create and distribute software for no cost. The reason for them opening up their software is varied, but the advantages to the customers is huge. Back in the 1970’s, computer geeks and nerds would create software ...
  3 days ago

• GSoC and beyond…

  
  Random thoughts and serendipity — Authority: 408
  Karsten has a nice blog post and, an even nicer report on GSoC 2009 from the perspective of The Fedora Project-JBoss umbrella organization. If you haven’t already gone through it, it would be good to read it up and, provide feedback. An immediate benefit of any project participating in the Summer of Code ...
  3 days ago

• Walk-through installation of OpenSuSE 11.2

  
  Telephone Issues — Authority: 166
  Lately it has been a veritable onslaught of distribution releases: Ubuntu 9.10 , Fedora 12 , Mandriva (article coming soon) , Debian 5 (article coming soon), and many more. With all of these releases it’s been a real treat to kick the tires and see just how the various distributions put their spin on Linux. ...
  3 days ago

• Lifepress – an Open Source Multi-User Lifestreaming Platform Written in Django

  
  Lifestream Blog — Authority: 451
  I discovered a new open source Lifestreaming platform written in Django that comes to us from Krzysztof Klinikowski of Poland. He describes it as Lifestreaming Platform, multilanguage and multiuser. Written in Django, using modern technologies, microformats friendly. Clean and beautiful. Here is a screenshot of a ...
  3 days ago

• How to Evaluate Open-source Shopping Carts

  
  WebHostingFan.com — Authority: 126
  Open-source software has really made a name for itself in recent times, now prevalent in the form of multimedia players, operating systems and web applications.  In fact, companies around the world are leveraging this type of software to maintain their day to day business operations.  Open-source programs can suite ...
  4 days ago

• Free-to-use e-learning development 15: Wink Screen Capture Tool

  
  E-Learning Curve Blog — Authority: 490
  Wink is a screen capture and presentation creation program that enabled you to create screen-based demos and tutorials. Free-to-use e-learning development 15: Wink Screen Capture Tool is a post from: E-Learning Curve Blog
  4 days ago

• AlternativeTo Helps You Find Free Software Replacement for Paid Softwares

  
  Technofriends — Authority: 140
  If you are someone who like me, is always on the lookout for alternative free softwares for your expensive commercial paid software, AlternativeTo is a handy website to find such software alternatives. AlternativeTo lists down softwares for both computers as well as mobile devices. Based on AlternativeTo user’s ...
  4 days ago

• Context,subtext and inter-text

  
  Random thoughts and serendipity — Authority: 408
  There are two points with which I’d like to begin: One, in their Credits to Contributors section, Mozilla (for both Firefox and Thunderbird) state that “ We would like to thank our contributors, whose efforts make this software what it is. These people have helped by writing code and documentation, and by ...
  5 days ago

• Google Chrome and Android OS will merge in the future

  
  TECH.BLORGE.com — Authority: 608
  Google is currently working on two operating systems for different platforms. One of the OS is Chrome, which targets Netbooks and the other one is Android, targeting smart phones. Apparently, the [...]
  5 days ago

• At a Software Powerhouse, the Good Life Is Under Siege

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 908
  SAS, the giant private company that specializes in business intelligence software, is facing new rivals, as well as free alternatives to some of its products..
  6 days ago

• Google says: Chrome for Christmas

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 659
  Filed under: Internet , Competitive strategy , Google (GOOG) , Microsoft (MSFT) , Technology Google ( GOOG ) is letting a few developers peek behind the curtain. The early look the companys new operating system, Chrome , is happening in true Google style: by invitation only. When its released, which should ...
  6 days ago

• Free Software Saves Time/Money

  
  Internet Marketing and Shopping Resources — Authority: 134
  H ave you got this Yet? Under Perens’ definition, open source describes a broad general type of software license that makes source code available to the general public with relaxed or non-existent copyright restrictions. The principles, as stated, say absolutely nothing about trademark or patent use and require ...
  6 days ago

• Open Source Software. I just don’t get it.

  
  Just Thinkin' — Authority: 119
  I just don’t get it. When it comes to home computers and the software that runs on them I’m not a developer I’m a user. A technically advanced user, yes but a user nonetheless. Same goes for software that runs in the so-called “Cloud”. It takes a certain mindset, a certain way of thinking to sit in front ...
  6 days ago

• Storage Vendors Cut Costs With Open Source

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 168
  Enterprise Storage Forum: "Two data storage vendors are out with new products this week that they claim can save users a bundle over more traditional storage systems. Nexenta and ParaScale both use open source software and commodity hardware to lower storage costs for enterprises."
  1 week ago

• Cooperative Bug Isolation for Fedora 12

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 165
  The Cooperative Bug Isolation project has been made available for Fedora 12. " CBI is an ongoing research effort to find and fix bugs in the real world. We distribute specially modified versions of popular open source software packages. These special versions monitor their own behavior while they run, and report back ...
  1 week ago

• OpenCV for Pure Data

  
  Bryan Chung — Authority: 108
  Part of the OpenCV functions are now available in Pure Data as extra libraries for the PDP and GEM. The software page is here.
  1 week ago

• Good karma: an in-depth review of Ubuntu 9.10

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 161
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  1 week ago

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