Contents
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
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
Chapter 3: Desktop Publishing, Illustration, Painting, and3D 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
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
FotoSketcher: Automatically Turn Photos into Digital Art
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
MPEG Streamclip: A Handy, Free Video Conversion Tool
Windows Movie Maker: The Free Microsoft Video Editing Tool
VirtualDub: Open Source Video Processing for Windows
Kdenlive: The Open Source Video Editor for Linux and Mac OS
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
Chapter 7: Website Creation Software and Web Browsers
WordPress: Free, Open-Source Tool and Content Management System
KompoZer for Easy Web Authoring
BlueGriffon: A New WYSIWYG Content Editor for the Web
Chromium: Where Google Chrome Gets Its Code
Firefox: The Open Source Browser That Respects Privacy
Chapter 8: Content Management Solutions
Drupal: An Open Source, Community-Based Alternative
concrete5: An Open Source Content Management System
GetSimple CMS: A Simple, Open Source Content Management System
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
Chapter 10: Linux: The Free Alternative to Windows and Mac OS
Ubuntu: Powering Millions of Laptops and Desktop Computers Around the World
Downloading and Installing Ubuntu
Ubuntu Software and Software Center
Running Windows Applications on WINE
Zorin OS: Especially for Newcomers to Linus
Downloading and Installing Zorin OS
Linux Mint: A Modern, Elegant Operating System
Downloading and Installing Linux Mint
Appendix A: Professional Profiles
Appendix B: Additional Software Products
Office Productivity, Note Taking, Accounting, and PDF Creation
Point of Sale, CRM, Backup, and Compression Software
Regit® Express Point of Sale for Windows
Illustration, Painting, 3D Modeling Software, and Photo Editing