{"product_id":"practical-free-alternatives-to-commercial-software-paperback","title":"Practical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Oualline\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrace Oualline\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet all the things done you're used to doing with pricey software at a fraction of the cost. There are hundreds of free programs out there that work just as well as the commercial programs people pay hundreds of dollars for. This book tells you how to find and use the most popular and useful of these.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePractical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software\u003c\/i\u003e to your library today.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You'll Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse the free spreadsheet program Libreoffice-calc to balance your checkbook, do an expense account, and other tasks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePerform presentations with Libreoffice-impress instead of Powerpoint\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhoto edit with The Gimp, a high powered image editor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEdit videos with Openshot\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate video DVDs with DVDStyler\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome or small business PC users who want to save money on software\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet all the things done you're used to doing with pricey software at a fraction of the cost. There are hundreds of free programs out there that work just as well as the commercial programs people pay hundreds of dollars for. This book tells you how to find and use the most popular and useful of these.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003ePractical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software\u003c\/i\u003e to your library today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Oualline\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrace Oualline\u003c\/b\u003e 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. 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