| About the Author |
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| About the Technical Reviewer |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| Chapter 1 Office Productivity, Note Taking, Accounting, and PDF Creation |
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AbiWord: Simplicity in Word Processing |
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LibreOffice: The Powerful Free Office Suite |
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Zim: Open Source Note-Taking Application |
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13 | (2) |
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Google Keep: Create, Sync, and Share Notes |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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GnuCash: Open Source Accounting Software |
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18 | (3) |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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Manager: Free Small Business Accounting Software |
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21 | (5) |
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25 | (1) |
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PDF reDirect: Basic PDF Creation Freeware |
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26 | (3) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
| Chapter 2 Point-of-Sale, CRM, Backup, and Compression Software |
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Imonggo (Free Version): A Point-of-Sale Utility for The Small Shop or Boutique |
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31 | (4) |
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32 | (3) |
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POS/Cash Register: Turn Your Old PC Into a Cash Register |
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35 | (4) |
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36 | (2) |
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POS/Cash Register Support |
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38 | (1) |
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Insightly: A Free, Easy-to-Use CRM Application |
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39 | (4) |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (1) |
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Bitrix24: A Social Intranet, CRM Solution For Small Business |
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43 | (5) |
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43 | (4) |
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47 | (1) |
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FBackup: A Free Basic Backup Utility |
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48 | (4) |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (1) |
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7Zip: An Open Source Alternative to WinZip |
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52 | (5) |
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53 | (3) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
| Chapter 3 Desktop Publishing, Illustration, Painting, and 3D Modeling Software |
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Serif PagePlus Starter Edition: A Free, Easy-to-Use Desktop Publishing Program |
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60 | (3) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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Scribus: The Powerful, Professional, Open Source Desktop Publishing Program |
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63 | (3) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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Serif DrawPlus Starter Edition: A Free, Basic, Vector Graphics Drawing Program |
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66 | (2) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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Inkscape: Pro-Quality Open Source Vector Drawing Software |
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68 | (5) |
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70 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Krita: The Powerful Open Source Digital Drawing and Painting Program |
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73 | (4) |
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74 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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FreeCAD: Open Source Parametric 3D Modeling Software |
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77 | (4) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Blender: The Ultimate Open Source 3D Creation Software |
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81 | (3) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (3) |
| Chapter 4 Photo Editing Software |
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PhotoScape: An Easy-to-Use Photo Editor for Beginners |
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88 | (5) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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Paint.NET: Basic Image Editing for Windows |
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93 | (7) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (4) |
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99 | (1) |
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GIMP: The Premier Open Source Image Editor |
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100 | (7) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (3) |
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105 | (1) |
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Autodesk Pixlr: Web-Based and Mobile Device Photo Editing |
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107 | (3) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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UFRaw: Open Source RAW Image Editing |
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110 | (3) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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FotoSketcher: Automatically Turn Photos into Digital Art |
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113 | (5) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (2) |
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| Chapter 5 Audio-Video Capture, Conversion, and Editing Software |
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fre:ac (Free Audio Converter): An Open Source Audio CD Ripping Program |
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119 | (3) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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Audacity®: A Powerful, Open Source Audio Editor |
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122 | (2) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (3) |
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126 | (1) |
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MPEG Streamclip: A Handy, Free Video Conversion Tool |
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127 | (2) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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Windows Movie Maker: The Free Microsoft Video Editing Tool |
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130 | (1) |
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Windows Movie Maker Support |
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132 | (1) |
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VirtualDub: Open Source Video Processing for Windows |
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132 | (2) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (2) |
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135 | (1) |
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Kdenlive: The Open Source Video Editor for Linux and Mac OS |
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136 | (1) |
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| Chapter 6 Project Planning, Inventory Management, and Time Tracking Software |
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ProjectLibre: An Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Project |
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144 | (4) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (1) |
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Gantter: A Free Web-Based Project Management Solution |
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148 | (5) |
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148 | (4) |
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152 | (1) |
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FreeHR: Free Web-Based Human Resource Software |
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153 | (5) |
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ABC (Always Better Control) Inventory: A Free Option For the Small- and Mid-Sized Business |
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158 | (4) |
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159 | (2) |
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My Hours: A Free, Web-Based Time Tracking Tool for the Solo Freelancer |
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| Chapter 7 Website Creation Software and Web Browsers |
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WordPress: Free, Open-Source Tool and Content Management System |
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169 | (2) |
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170 | (1) |
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Multi-User and Multi-Blogging |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Kompoler for Easy Web Authoring |
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171 | (4) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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BlueGriffon: A New WYSIWYG Content Editor for the Web |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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Chromium: Where Google Chrome Gets Its Code |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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Firefox: The Open Source Browser That Respects Privacy |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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| Chapter 8 Content Management Solutions |
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Drupal: An Open Source, Community-Based Alternative |
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181 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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concrete5: An Open Source Content Management System |
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183 | (2) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (1) |
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GetSimple CMS: A Simple, Open Source Content Management System |
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186 | (2) |
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| Chapter 9 Network and Security Utilities |
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Nmap: A Free and Open Source Utility for Network Discovery/Security Auditing |
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189 | (2) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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Keepass: A Free and Open-Source Password Manager |
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191 | (3) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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tcpdump: A Powerful Command Line Packet Analyzer |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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Avira: Powerful, Free Antivirus Protection for Personal PCs and Macs |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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ClamAV: An Open Source Cross-Platform (Including Linux) Antivirus Program |
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196 | (2) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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Open Whisper Systems: Open Source Security for Mobile Devices |
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Open Whisper Systems Support |
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| Chapter 10 Linux: The Free Alternative to Windows and Mac OS |
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201 | (5) |
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The Advantages of Using Linux |
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206 | (2) |
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Ubuntu: Powering Millions of Laptops and Desktop Computers Around the World |
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208 | (1) |
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Ubuntu Dashboard and Desktop |
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209 | (1) |
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Downloading and Installing Ubuntu |
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210 | (2) |
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Ubuntu Software and Software Center |
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212 | (2) |
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Running Windows Applications on WINE |
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214 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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Zorin OS: Especially for Newcomers to Linus |
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217 | (5) |
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218 | (1) |
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Downloading and Installing Zorin OS |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (1) |
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Linux Mint: A Modern, Elegant Operating System |
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222 | (5) |
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Downloading and Installing Linux Mint |
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227 | (2) |
| Appendix A: Professional Profiles |
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| Appendix B: Additional Software Products |
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Office Productivity, Note Taking, Accounting, and PDF Creation |
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Point of Sale, CRM, Backup, and Compression Software |
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237 | (2) |
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Regit® Express Point of Sale for Windows |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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Illustration, Painting, 3D Modeling Software, and Photo Editing |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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| Appendix C: Resources for Free and Open Source Software |
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