Practical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software
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The Open Source movement is a system where programmers can share code and collectively improve programs. As a result they can produce programs that are just as good, if not better than their commercial alternatives. For example, LibreOffice comes with a database, Microsoft Office does not.
This book shows you where to get and how to use the best Open Source programs giving you not only access to high quality software, but saving you money as well. Add Practical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software to your library today.
What You'll Learn
- Use the free spreadsheet program Libreoffice-calc to balance your checkbook, do an expense account, and other tasks
- Perform presentations with Libreoffice-impress instead of Powerpoint
- Photo edit with The Gimp, a high powered image editor
- Edit videos with Openshot
- Create video DVDs with DVDStyler
Who This Book Is For
Home or small business PC users who want to save money on software
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Steve Oualline is the author of many books concerning Linux, C++, and Open Source Software. He is an expert Linux programmer, currently living in San Diego. His hobbies include volunteering at the Orange Empire Railroad Museum, where he restored their Acme Traffic signal, one of thirteen which are known to exist.
Grace Oualline is currently a freshman in high school and lives in San Diego, California with her father, Steve, and his wife Chi. Grace is known by her peers as an art and math prodigy, with a love for learning. She aspires to work in the field of mathematics and design as she plans out her future.
