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Organizing your Desktop and Bookmarks

March 31st, 2007

I spend a lot of my spare time trying new products and services which are then reviewed on this website.Â As a result, I have accounts all over the place, a host of passwords, and a major clutter on my computer’s harddrive.Â Â Many would describe my files as an “organized mess.”Â
I’m always looking for tips [...]

What is Open Source?

January 20th, 2007

Free Software, How To

Have you heard the term open source and wondered what it is? Or maybe wondered why it’s so important? Here is a general post to hopefully answer those questions.
What is Open Source? Open Source was a term coined by Christine Peterson way back in 1998 as a way to avoid the term [...]

Mozilla’s Free Calendar Software Updates in the Works

January 18th, 2007

Free Software

If you use Mozilla Thunderbird’s E-mail service, hopefully you are taking full advantage of the Lightning extension, which builds a calendar service into your E-mail client (similar to Outlook’s calendar service).Â If not, I recommend giving it a try.Â Mozilla also offers Sunbird, which is a free stand alone calendar service, if you don’t want [...]

The Gimp or Adobe Photoshop?!?

January 17th, 2007

Free Software

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, [...]