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Current open source recommends:

Our personal favs. Hand picked from the interwebs.

Open Source Software

All of the software listed below are released under approved open-source licenses.

7-zip

 

7zip is a file archival and compression tool.  Its .7z protocol is a more efficienct compression method than .zip.  It can archive in .zip, .tar, and .7z.  It can also unarchive .rar files.  http://www.7-zip.org

Related blog entry:

How to use 7zip

 Audacity  Audacity is an audio editor.  http://audacity.sourceforge.net
 Mozilla Firefox

 Mozilla Firefox is a web browser.  It offers many features and security improvements over Internet Explorer.  www.getfirefox.com

Related blog entries:

Firefox Extension: Adblock Plus

Firefox Extension: NoScript

 GIMP  GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a very sophisicated image editor.  www.gimp.org/windows
 InfraRecorder

Infrarecorder is a CD/DVD burning application.  It is extremely fast and lightweight.  http://infrarecorder.org

Related blog entry:

How to burn an .iso image

 Keepass Password Safe

Keepass Password Safe is a password manager.  http://keepass.info

Related blog entry:

How to use Keepass Password Safe

 OpenOffice OpenOffice is an office suite that includes Writer, Calc, Impress, Base, Draw, and Math.  It is a fully functional replacement for the Microsoft Office suite.  www.openoffice.org
 Pidgin

Pidgin is a multi-protocol instant-messaging client.  It is capable of connecting to many chat networks including:  AOL, MSN, Yahoo, IRC, ICQ, XMPP, Myspace, and more.  It is also extensible with a large assortment of available plugins.  http://pidgin.im

 

Related blog entry:

How to encrypt instant messages with Pidgin and OTR

 SumatraPDF

 SumatraPDF is a very fast and lightweight PDF reader. 

http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/index.html

 Mozilla Thunderbird

 Mozilla Thunderbird is an email client.  http://www.getthunderbird.com/

 

 VLC Media Player  VLC Media Player is capable of playing most file formats.  http://www.videolan.org/vlc