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by Phillip Whitt
Pro Freeware and Open Source Solutions for Business
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents at a Glance
Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Office Productivity, Note Taking, Accounting, and PDF Creation
AbiWord: Simplicity in Word Processing
Feature Highlights
AbiWord Support
LibreOffice: The Powerful Free Office Suite
LibreOffice Modules
Writer
Calc
Impress
Base
Draw
LibreOffice Support
Zim: Open Source Note-Taking Application
Zim Support
Google Keep: Create, Sync, and Share Notes
Feature Highlights
Google Keep Support
GnuCash: Open Source Accounting Software
Feature Highlights
GnuCash Support
Manager: Free Small Business Accounting Software
Manager Support
PDF reDirect: Basic PDF Creation Freeware
Feature Highlights
PDF reDirect Support
Summary
Chapter 2: Point-of-Sale, CRM, Backup, and Compression Software
Imonggo (Free Version): A Point-of-Sale Utility for The Small Shop or Boutique
Feature Highlights
Imonggo Support
POS/Cash Register: Turn Your Old PC Into a Cash Register
Feature Highlights
POS/Cash Register Support
Insightly: A Free, Easy-to-Use CRM Application
Feature Highlights
Insightly Support
Bitrix24: A Social Intranet, CRM Solution For Small Business
Feature Highlights
Bitrix24 Support
FBackup: A Free Basic Backup Utility
Feature Highlights
FBackup Support
7Zip: An Open Source Alternative to WinZip
Feature Highlights
7Zip Support
Summary
Chapter 3: Desktop Publishing, Illustration, Painting, and 3D Modeling Software
Serif PagePlus Starter Edition: A Free, Easy-to-Use Desktop Publishing Program
Feature Highlights
Design Capabilities
PagePlus SE Support
Scribus: The Powerful, Professional, Open Source Desktop Publishing Program
Feature Highlights
Design Capabilities
Scribus Support
Serif DrawPlus Starter Edition: A Free, Basic, Vector Graphics Drawing Program
Feature Highlights
Graphics Creation
DrawPlus SE Support
Inkscape: Pro-Quality Open Source Vector Drawing Software
Feature Highlights
Graphics Creation
Inkscape Support
Krita: The Powerful Open Source Digital Drawing and Painting Program
Feature Highlights
Document Creation
Brush Presets
Krita Support
FreeCAD: Open Source Parametric 3D Modeling Software
Feature Highlights
Drafting Capabilities
FreeCAD Support
Blender: The Ultimate Open Source 3D Creation Software
Feature Highlights
Rendering Capabilities
Blender Support
Summary
Chapter 4: Photo Editing Software
PhotoScape: An Easy-to-Use Photo Editor for Beginners
Feature Highlights
Tools
Filters
Objects
PhotoScape Support
Paint.NET: Basic Image Editing for Windows
Feature Highlights
Editing Capabilities
Graphics Creation
Paint.NET Support
GIMP: The Premier Open Source Image Editor
Feature Highlights
Editing Capabilities
Graphics Creation
GIMP Support
Autodesk Pixlr: Web-Based and Mobile Device Photo Editing
Pixlr Editor
Feature Highlights
Pixlr Express
Feature Highlights
Pixlr O-Matic
Pixlr Support
UFRaw: Open Source RAW Image Editing
Feature Highlights
UFRaw Support
FotoSketcher: Automatically Turn Photos into Digital Art
Feature Highlights
Editing Capabilities
FotoSketcher Support
Summary
Chapter 5: Audio-Video Capture, Conversion, and Editing Software
fre:ac (Free Audio Converter): An Open Source Audio CD Ripping Program
Feature Highlights
fre:ac Support
Audacity®: A Powerful, Open Source Audio Editor
Feature Highlights
Editing Capabilities
Audacity Support
MPEG Streamclip: A Handy, Free Video Conversion Tool
Feature Highlights
Editing Capabilities
MPEG Streamclip Support
Windows Movie Maker: The Free Microsoft Video Editing Tool
Feature Highlights
Editing Capabilities
Windows Movie Maker Support
VirtualDub: Open Source Video Processing for Windows
Feature Highlights
Editing Capabilities
VirtualDub Support
Kdenlive: The Open Source Video Editor for Linux and Mac OS
Feature Highlights
Editing Capabilities
Kdenlive Support
Summary
Chapter 6: Project Planning, Inventory Management, and Time Tracking Software
ProjectLibre: An Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Project
Feature Highlights
ProjectLibre Support
Gantter: A Free Web-Based Project Management Solution
Feature Highlights
Gantter Support
FreeHR: Free Web-Based Human Resource Software
Feature Highlights
FreeHR Support
ABC (Always Better Control) Inventory: A Free Option For the Small- and Mid-Sized Business
Feature Highlights
ABC Inventory Support
My Hours: A Free, Web-Based Time Tracking Tool for the Solo Freelancer
Feature Highlights
My Hours Support
Summary
Chapter 7: Website Creation Software and Web Browsers
WordPress: Free, Open-Source Tool and Content Management System
Feature Highlights
Multi-User and Multi-Blogging
WordPress Support
KompoZer for Easy Web Authoring
Feature Highlights
KompoZer Support
BlueGriffon: A New WYSIWYG Content Editor for the Web
Feature Highlights
BlueGriffon Support
Chromium: Where Google Chrome Gets Its Code
Feature Highlights
Firefox: The Open Source Browser That Respects Privacy
Feature Highlights
Summary
Chapter 8: Content Management Solutions
Drupal: An Open Source, Community-Based Alternative
Feature Highlights
concrete5: An Open Source Content Management System
Feature Highlights
concrete5 Support
GetSimple CMS: A Simple, Open Source Content Management System
Feature Highlights
GetSimpleCMS Support
Summary
Chapter 9: Network and Security Utilities
Nmap: A Free and Open Source Utility for Network Discovery/Security Auditing
Feature Highlights
Nmap Support
Keepass: A Free and Open-Source Password Manager
Feature Highlights
Keepass Support
tcpdump: A Powerful Command Line Packet Analyzer
Feature Highlights
tcpdump Support
Avira: Powerful, Free Antivirus Protection for Personal PCs and Macs
Feature Highlights
Avira Support
ClamAV: An Open Source Cross-Platform (Including Linux) Antivirus Program
Feature Highlights
ClamAV Support
Open Whisper Systems: Open Source Security for Mobile Devices
Open Whisper Systems Support
Summary
Chapter 10: Linux: The Free Alternative to Windows and Mac OS
What Is Linux?
A Brief History of Linux
The Advantages of Using Linux
Ubuntu: Powering Millions of Laptops and Desktop Computers Around the World
Ease of Use
Ubuntu Dashboard and Desktop
Downloading and Installing Ubuntu
Ubuntu Software and Software Center
Running Windows Applications on WINE
Security
Accessory Compatibility
Ubuntu Support
Zorin OS: Especially for Newcomers to Linus
The Look Changer
Downloading and Installing Zorin OS
Zorin OS Support
Linux Mint: A Modern, Elegant Operating System
Downloading and Installing Linux Mint
Linux Mint Support
Summary
Appendix A: Professional Profiles
Patrick David
Steve Czajka
Appendix B: Additional Software Products
Office Productivity, Note Taking, Accounting, and PDF Creation
Jarte
NeoOffice
KeepNote
RedNotebook
TurboCASH
Buddi
CutePDF Writer
Point of Sale, CRM, Backup, and Compression Software
Regit® Express Point of Sale for Windows
SuiteCRM
Areca Backup
PeaZip
Illustration, Painting, 3D Modeling Software, and Photo Editing
Draw SVG
Sumo Paint
K-3D
Photo POS
Darktable
Audio-Video Software
Audiograbber
Avidemux
Project Management
Redmine
Appendix C: Resources for Free and Open Source Software
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