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Moving to Free Software

Moving to Free Software

by Marcel Gagné (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

    $19.01
Synopsis

Stop paying for Windows software! There are free alternatives that are just as good . . . even better!

In Moving to Free Software, world-renowned open source software expert Marcel Gagne tours the little-known world of free Windows software, uncovering today's best packages for everything you'll ever want to do with your PC! You'll discover amazing tools for everything from Web browsing to instant messaging, office productivity to gaming, and even Windows security. You won't see this software advertised in fancy magazines, or on TV . . . it's the best kept secret in computing!

  • Surf the Web safer, faster, and smarter with Firefox
  • Get free Spam filtering and advanced email security with Thunderbird
  • Discover OpenOffice.org 2.0, today's super-powered office productivity suite
  • Get free instant messaging that talks to AOL, ICQ, Yahoo!, and MSN
  • Make free calls anywhere on Earth, with Skype
  • Create podcasts (and more) with Audacity . . . or download podcasts with Juice
  • Build your own Web site with NVU
  • Create and edit digital art with Inkscape and The GIMP
  • Protect your Windows computer with Spybot and ClamWin
  • Discover great free games, including Flightgear, the better flight simulator

There's more--from handy utilities like CD Ripper to pro-quality desktop publishing software for all your newsletters and brochures. This book gives you software the way it's supposed to be--powerful, friendly, and free!

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 400
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Addison Wesley
Published: 04 Dec 2006
ISBN 10: 0321423437
ISBN 13: 9780321423436
Book Overview: We tend to think of free and open source software (FOSS) as a Linux phenomenon. As Linux led to a boom in the development of FOSS, many of the best free software packages originally developed for Linux have been ported to Windows. Yet the majority of Windows users are largely ignorant of the great packages that are available to them. Firefox is really the first FOSS application that has had broad acceptance in the Windows world. Our bet is that once Windows users discover the value of FOSS through Firefox, they will be looking for other programs to explore. They will need this book. Thousands of free packages are available, but Gagne will cover only those that stand out. He will explain where to get each program, and how to install and use it. In addition, every chapter will end with a list of related applications that readers may want to explore on their own. The book is organized by section, with each section covering a class of related applications. See page three for the breakdown.

Author Bio

Marcel Gagne is best known as author of the Linux Journal's Cooking with Linux column, which earned the magazine's Readers' Choice award for four years in a row, and as Linux Guy on G4/TechTV Canada. His books include Moving to Ubuntu Linux; Moving to Linux, Second Edition; Moving to the Linux Business Desktop; and Linux Administration: A User's Guide (all from Addison-Wesley).