Moving to Free Software

Discover Today's Amazing Free Software for Windows®Stop paying for Windows software! There are free alternatives that are just as good?even better! In Moving to Free Software, well known open source software expert Marcel Gagne tours the world of free Windows software, uncovering today's best packages for everything you'll ever want to do with your PC. You'll discover amazing tools for everything from Web browsing to instant messaging, office productivity to gaming, and even Windows security. Surf the Web safer, faster, and smarter with FirefoxGet free Spam filtering and advanced email security with ThunderbirdDiscover OpenOffice.org 2.0, today's super-powered office productivity suiteGet free instant messaging that talks to AOL, ICQ, Yahoo!, and MSNMake free calls anywhere on Earth, with SkypeCreate podcasts (and more) with Audacity or download podcasts with JuiceBuild your own Web site with NVUCreate and edit digital art with Inkscape and The GIMPProtect your Windows computer with Spybot and ClamWin Discover great free games?including Flightgear, the better flight simulatorThere's more, from handy utilities like CD Ripper to pro-quality desktop publishing software for all your newsletters and brochures. Stop buying expensive software that just makes billionaires even richer! This book gives you software the way it's supposed to be?powerful, friendly, and free!