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The Gimp or Adobe Photoshop?!?

January 17th, 2007

As a quick follow up to my previous post about Touring the Gimp, I ran across an excellent comparison of the photo editor and its costly competitor, Adobe Photoshop.
Noone will argue that the Gimp is better than Photoshop, but this comparison will help you see why you don’t necessarily need to spend all that extra [...]

Touring the GIMP

January 15th, 2007

Free Software

If you aren’t one of those lucky people that have Adobe Photoshop on your computer, the GIMP is an open source alternative which provides many of the same features, at no cost.
Tux Magazine has posted a tour of the GIMP, showing potential users some of the numerous things you can do with their free software.

Thunderbird 2.0 vs. Outlook 2007

January 13th, 2007

Free Software

Currently I’m an Outlook 2003 user, but as I look towards the future, I can’t help but wonder if Thunderbird won’t eventually be my desktop E-mail client. Version 2.0 of their popular open source E-mail client is in the early stages of beta and is already gaining in popularity. At the same time, [...]

FastStone Capture 5.1 – Free Screen Capture

January 7th, 2007

Free Software

If you’ve been reading my website for awhile, you probably know that I’m a huge fan of SnagIt.Â It has a built in photo editor and converter, rolling screen capture, and everything else you could want from a screen capture service.Â Â The catch?Â After a 30-day free trial, it will cost you a one time [...]

Which Instant Messenger is Right for You?

January 7th, 2007

Free Software

Up until recently, picking the instant messenger that was right for you was an incredibly easy task. Basically, you go to whichever service all your friends and family are using.Did that change when Microsoft and Yahoo! made their instant messenging services compatible, allowing Windows Live Messenger users to communicate via instant message with Yahoo! [...]

How to Color Code your Windows XP Folders

January 7th, 2007

Free Software

If you’re a Windows XP user, I highly recommend the open source software IColorFolder to help you speed up navigation and organize your computer folders.
Download and install the software, then once you’re ready to begin organizing your folders, simply right click on a folder and select the color for that folder!!Â Â IColorFolder also includes three [...]