Great New Free Tool – JWChat
JWChat – Jabber Web Chat This looks very interesting. An easy way to add web based chat or conferencing to your site. The demo is very easy to use and the install seems pretty straightforward. Because it web based none of your users need to install anything on their own computers. It’s free and open […]
Friday Just For Fun Site – Open Source Visual Effects
Here’s something just for some fun on a Friday. (Not responsible if you get caught playing at work) An impressive collection of free open source code for visual effects. Ninety six in all. Very cool stuff will keep you entertained for hours. Because they are open source if you have access to a Flash editor […]
Favorite Site Designs – Krysáci
I have a page on my site with some of my favorite site designs that are showing up on the web. These are not my sites, but they are the kinds of designs that I like in a website. There are different reasons that I picked these site designs, they all look good and are […]
Great New Tool – KompoZer
I recommend open source software for most all applications. Many are very good quality and are free. That way you can always try it and then decide if you need a pay for program. KompoZer (formally NVU) is the open source world’s answer to Macromedia’s Dreamweaver. It’s available for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux and […]
Open Source Fights Back, Again
Trend Micro is a global company, headquartered in Tokyo, that develops software and services to protect against computer viruses, malware, and spam. They are suing Barracuda Networks for its distribution of Clam Antivirus, the popular FOSS (free open source software) antivirus program. Clam is a very good free open source program that I use myself. […]
A Great Reason For An Open Source Solution
A new customer asked me the other day “Oh! One more question….so you’re doing my hosting and all that. What happens if you win the lottery and move to Tahiti? Do I only have to find a new host, or what?” I often wonder why my customers don’t ask that question much more often. After […]
Great Free Audio Tool – Audacity
I have had customers ask me about putting audio or podcasts on their site. Most of them are also looking for a good tool to help them with recording or editing of their content. Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Audacity can […]
More Firefox Extentions
I have written before about Firefox. It’s my browser of choice and one of the reasons is that because it’s open source there are many other developers who are making cool plugins for it. Today I was reading a post by Mitch Joel called “Firefox Extensions That Make Me A Better Marketer” on his site […]
The Best Free Open Source Tools
I had lunch with a friend the other day. He is a graphic artist and like me mostly worked for other companies. He has been in business for himself only a couple of years. I was explaining my love of free open source software to him. I had my computer with me and I showed […]
Is It Worth It To Give Away Information?
One of the things that I think and write about in my business Is It Worth It To Give Away Information? It’s one of the things that I believe in, have based my business on and I think that in the end it will also make you the most money. I am a supported of […]
