OpenOffice - OpenOffice is an open-source suite of office tools providing functionality similar to Microsoft’s Office. You can even save spreadsheets and documents as other file types, including those required by Microsoft. This permits you to send, for example a spreadsheet you created in OpenOffice as an Excel file. Click the following link for more information and the download button for OpenOffice.    LibreOffice - LibreOffice is another open-source office suite. It is an offshoot from OpenOffice and was started due to fears that Oracle may place restrictions on OpenOffice as full open-source when Oracle aquired Sun Microsystems. OpenOffice has since been adopted by the Apache Software Foundation so both office suites, OpenOffice and LibreOffice, now exist as full open-source office suite software choices. LibreOffice is very similar to OpenOffice but has some additional features. Click the following link for more information and the download button for LibreOffice.  Task List Guru - Whatever project is being worked on, one of the best methods to make certain all of the individual tasks are completed is to create a list. Task List Guru is a freeware solution from Dextronet that allows you to organize lists of tasks and subtasks for multiple projects complete with notes and prioritization. I highly recommend this small, easy-to-use, well-designed, timesaving program. Click the following link for more information and download button for Dextronet Task List Guru. PrintConductor - PrintConductor is a freeware program that allows you to print multiple items at one time. You specify the items you want to print and click the Run button, it is as simple as that. Click the following link for more information and download button for PrintConductor. UBUNTU LINUX - Ubuntu Linux is a very robust, easy to install and use open-source operating system. If you have a computer that for some reason you need a free operating system, for example maybe you have tried everything and still can not get Windows working properly, or if you just want to try Linux, Ubuntu Linux is a perfect choice. Ubuntu Linux includes a graphical user interface that most Windows users feel comfortable with fairly quickly. My suggestion is to follow the path in the installation steps that allow you to keep your Windows operating system in a partition for a multiple boot setup where you can decide which operating system you want to use when you turn on your PC. The caveat is that the installer makes Linux the default operating system, so if you want to boot into Windows you’ll need to watch the screen for the duration of the beginning of the boot sequence until the screen comes up that gives you the option to boot in Windows. Click the following link to find more information and the download button for Ubuntu Linux.       [Home] [About] [Tech Corner] [Free Software] [Office Software] [System Administration] [Web Development] [Music / Recording] [Shakuhachi] [Contact]