Pro Freeware and Open Source Solutions for Business

Contents at a Glance......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
About the Author......Page 16
About the Technical Reviewer......Page 17
Acknowledgments......Page 18
Introduction......Page 19
  AbiWord: Simplicity in Word Processing......Page 27
   Feature Highlights......Page 29
   AbiWord Support......Page 30
   LibreOffice Modules......Page 31
   Writer......Page 32
   Calc......Page 33
   Impress......Page 35
   Base......Page 36
   Draw......Page 37
   LibreOffice Support......Page 38
  Zim: Open Source Note-Taking Application......Page 39
  Google Keep: Create, Sync, and Share Notes......Page 41
   Feature Highlights......Page 42
   Google Keep Support......Page 43
  GnuCash: Open Source Accounting Software......Page 44
   GnuCash Support......Page 46
  Manager: Free Small Business Accounting Software......Page 47
   Manager Support......Page 51
  PDF reDirect: Basic PDF Creation Freeware......Page 52
   Feature Highlights......Page 53
   PDF reDirect Support......Page 54
  Summary......Page 55
  Imonggo (Free Version): A Point-of-Sale Utility for The Small Shop or Boutique......Page 56
   Feature Highlights......Page 57
  POS/Cash Register: Turn Your Old PC Into a Cash Register......Page 60
   Feature Highlights......Page 61
   POS/Cash Register Support......Page 63
  Insightly: A Free, Easy-to-Use CRM Application......Page 64
   Feature Highlights......Page 65
   Insightly Support......Page 67
   Feature Highlights......Page 68
   Bitrix24 Support......Page 72
  FBackup: A Free Basic Backup Utility......Page 73
   Feature Highlights......Page 74
  7Zip: An Open Source Alternative to WinZip......Page 77
   Feature Highlights......Page 78
   7Zip Support......Page 81
  Summary......Page 82
Chapter 3: Desktop Publishing, Illustration, Painting, and 3D Modeling Software......Page 83
   Design Capabilities......Page 84
   PagePlus SE Support......Page 86
  Scribus: The Powerful, Professional, Open Source Desktop Publishing Program......Page 87
   Design Capabilities......Page 88
   Scribus Support......Page 89
  Serif DrawPlus Starter Edition: A Free, Basic, Vector Graphics Drawing Program......Page 90
   Graphics Creation......Page 91
  Inkscape: Pro-Quality Open Source Vector Drawing Software......Page 92
   Graphics Creation......Page 94
   Inkscape Support......Page 96
  Krita: The Powerful Open Source Digital Drawing and Painting Program......Page 97
   Document Creation......Page 98
   Brush Presets......Page 99
   Krita Support......Page 100
  FreeCAD: Open Source Parametric 3D Modeling Software......Page 101
   Feature Highlights......Page 103
   Drafting Capabilities......Page 104
  Blender: The Ultimate Open Source 3D Creation Software......Page 105
   Feature Highlights......Page 106
   Rendering Capabilities......Page 107
  Summary......Page 108
Chapter 4: Photo Editing Software......Page 110
  PhotoScape: An Easy-to-Use Photo Editor for Beginners......Page 111
   Tools......Page 112
   Filters......Page 113
   Objects......Page 114
   PhotoScape Support......Page 115
  Paint.NET: Basic Image Editing for Windows......Page 116
   Feature Highlights......Page 117
   Editing Capabilities......Page 118
   Graphics Creation......Page 122
  GIMP: The Premier Open Source Image Editor......Page 123
   Feature Highlights......Page 124
   Editing Capabilities......Page 125
   GIMP Support......Page 128
   Pixlr Editor......Page 130
   Pixlr Express......Page 131
   Pixlr O-Matic......Page 132
  UFRaw: Open Source RAW Image Editing......Page 133
   Feature Highlights......Page 134
  FotoSketcher: Automatically Turn Photos into Digital Art......Page 136
   Feature Highlights......Page 137
   Editing Capabilities......Page 138
   FotoSketcher Support......Page 140
  Summary......Page 141
  fre:ac (Free Audio Converter): An Open Source Audio CD Ripping Program......Page 142
   Feature Highlights......Page 143
  Audacity®: A Powerful, Open Source Audio Editor......Page 145
   Feature Highlights......Page 146
  Editing Capabilities......Page 147
   Audacity Support......Page 149
  MPEG Streamclip: A Handy, Free Video Conversion Tool......Page 150
   Feature Highlights......Page 151
   MPEG Streamclip Support......Page 152
  Editing Capabilities......Page 153
  VirtualDub: Open Source Video Processing for Windows......Page 155
   Feature Highlights......Page 156
  Editing Capabilities......Page 157
   VirtualDub Support......Page 158
  Kdenlive: The Open Source Video Editor for Linux and Mac OS......Page 159
  Editing Capabilities......Page 160
   Kdenlive Support......Page 163
  Summary......Page 164
Chapter 6: Project Planning, Inventory Management, and Time Tracking Software......Page 165
   Feature Highlights......Page 166
   ProjectLibre Support......Page 169
   Feature Highlights......Page 170
   Gantter Support......Page 174
  FreeHR: Free Web-Based Human Resource Software......Page 175
   Feature Highlights......Page 176
   FreeHR Support......Page 179
  ABC (Always Better Control) Inventory: A Free Option For the Small- and Mid-Sized Business......Page 180
   Feature Highlights......Page 181
   ABC Inventory Support......Page 183
  My Hours: A Free, Web-Based Time Tracking Tool for the Solo Freelancer......Page 184
   Feature Highlights......Page 185
   My Hours Support......Page 188
  Summary......Page 189
  WordPress: Free, Open-Source Tool and Content Management System......Page 190
   Feature Highlights......Page 191
  KompoZer for Easy Web Authoring......Page 192
   Feature Highlights......Page 194
   KompoZer Support......Page 195
  BlueGriffon: A New WYSIWYG Content Editor for the Web......Page 196
   Feature Highlights......Page 197
  Chromium: Where Google Chrome Gets Its Code......Page 198
  Firefox: The Open Source Browser That Respects Privacy......Page 199
  Summary......Page 201
  Drupal: An Open Source, Community-Based Alternative......Page 202
   Feature Highlights......Page 203
   Feature Highlights......Page 204
  concrete5 Support......Page 206
   Feature Highlights......Page 207
  Summary......Page 209
  Nmap: A Free and Open Source Utility for Network Discovery/Security Auditing......Page 210
   Feature Highlights......Page 211
  Keepass: A Free and Open-Source Password Manager......Page 212
   Feature Highlights......Page 213
   Keepass Support......Page 214
   tcpdump Support......Page 215
  Avira: Powerful, Free Antivirus Protection for Personal PCs and Macs......Page 216
  ClamAV: An Open Source Cross-Platform (Including Linux) Antivirus Program......Page 217
   Feature Highlights......Page 218
  Open Whisper Systems: Open Source Security for Mobile Devices......Page 219
  Summary......Page 220
  What Is Linux?......Page 221
  The Advantages of Using Linux......Page 226
   Ease of Use......Page 228
   Ubuntu Dashboard and Desktop......Page 229
   Downloading and Installing Ubuntu......Page 230
   Ubuntu Software and Software Center......Page 232
   Security......Page 234
   Accessory Compatibility......Page 236
  Zorin OS: Especially for Newcomers to Linus......Page 237
   The Look Changer......Page 238
   Downloading and Installing Zorin OS......Page 239
   Zorin OS Support......Page 241
  Linux Mint: A Modern, Elegant Operating System......Page 242
   Downloading and Installing Linux Mint......Page 245
   Linux Mint Support......Page 246
  Summary......Page 247
  Patrick David......Page 248
  Steve Czajka......Page 250
   NeoOffice......Page 253
   TurboCASH......Page 254
   Regit® Express Point of Sale for Windows......Page 255
   PeaZip......Page 256
   Photo POS......Page 257
   Audiograbber......Page 258
   Redmine......Page 259
Appendix C: Resources for Free and Open Source Software......Page 260
Index......Page 261