- 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
- LibreOffice: The Powerful Free Office Suite
- Zim: Open Source Note-Taking Application
- Google Keep: Create, Sync, and Share Notes
- GnuCash: Open Source Accounting Software
- Manager: Free Small Business Accounting Software
- PDF reDirect: Basic PDF Creation Freeware
- 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
- POS/Cash Register: Turn Your Old PC Into a Cash Register
- Insightly: A Free, Easy-to-Use CRM Application
- Bitrix24: A Social Intranet, CRM Solution For Small Business
- FBackup: A Free Basic Backup Utility
- 7Zip: An Open Source Alternative to WinZip
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Desktop Publishing, Illustration, Painting, and 3D Modeling Software
- Serif PagePlus Starter Edition: A Free, Easy-to-Use Desktop Publishing Program
- Scribus: The Powerful, Professional, Open Source Desktop Publishing Program
- Serif DrawPlus Starter Edition: A Free, Basic, Vector Graphics Drawing Program
- Inkscape: Pro-Quality Open Source Vector Drawing Software
- Krita: The Powerful Open Source Digital Drawing and Painting Program
- FreeCAD: Open Source Parametric 3D Modeling Software
- Blender: The Ultimate Open Source 3D Creation Software
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Photo Editing Software
- PhotoScape: An Easy-to-Use Photo Editor for Beginners
- Paint.NET: Basic Image Editing for Windows
- GIMP: The Premier Open Source Image Editor
- Autodesk Pixlr: Web-Based and Mobile Device Photo Editing
- UFRaw: Open Source RAW Image Editing
- UFRaw Support
- FotoSketcher: Automatically Turn Photos into Digital Art
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Audio-Video Capture, Conversion, and Editing Software
- fre:ac (Free Audio Converter): An Open Source Audio CD Ripping Program
- Audacity®: A Powerful, Open Source Audio Editor
- Editing Capabilities
- MPEG Streamclip: A Handy, Free Video Conversion Tool
- Editing Capabilities
- Windows Movie Maker: The Free Microsoft Video Editing Tool
- Editing Capabilities
- VirtualDub: Open Source Video Processing for Windows
- Editing Capabilities
- Kdenlive: The Open Source Video Editor for Linux and Mac OS
- Feature Highlights
- Editing Capabilities
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Project Planning, Inventory Management, and Time Tracking Software
- ProjectLibre: An Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Project
- Gantter: A Free Web-Based Project Management Solution
- FreeHR: Free Web-Based Human Resource Software
- ABC (Always Better Control) Inventory: A Free Option For the Small- and Mid-Sized Business
- My Hours: A Free, Web-Based Time Tracking Tool for the Solo Freelancer
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Website Creation Software and Web Browsers
- Chapter 8: Content Management Solutions
- Chapter 9: Network and Security Utilities
- Nmap: A Free and Open Source Utility for Network Discovery/Security Auditing
- Keepass: A Free and Open-Source Password Manager
- tcpdump: A Powerful Command Line Packet Analyzer
- Avira: Powerful, Free Antivirus Protection for Personal PCs and Macs
- ClamAV: An Open Source Cross-Platform (Including Linux) Antivirus Program
- Open Whisper Systems: Open Source Security for Mobile Devices
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Linux: The Free Alternative to Windows and Mac OS
- Appendix A: Professional Profiles
- Appendix B: Additional Software Products
- Appendix C: Resources for Free and Open Source Software
- Index
This book is dedicated to my lovely wife and wonderful daughter. Their support and patience while I was writing this book over the past several months will forever be appreciated.
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