Comments on: Free Open Source Counterparts of Windows Software

By: Daphne

Daphne — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:55:37 +0000

Here is Daphne, an open source task manager replacement

By: SEM

SEM — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:05:48 +0000

Thanks for posting, I wasn’t really sure what all the fuss was about open source. I certainly understood the concept, and why it would be useful in theory, but this helped with the in practice part. That said, if you’re stuck on Open Office, you know it’s just not quite the same as MS Office. Minor differences here and there do add up to some problems.

By: boy

boy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:06:10 +0000

sorry, you understand? i like the all who be…ok now?!

By: boy

boy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:03:48 +0000

i don’t need this…i like the it so it…

By: political info

political info — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:34:03 +0000

Virtualbox is not Open Source, for one. VirtualBox exists in two editions, where one is open source GPL and one is proprietary.

By: Remote control software

Remote control software — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:28:34 +0000

I am looking around now for a software Remote Desktop for Linux. Can anyone help?

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Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:46:51 +0000

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By: Christo

Christo — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:53:33 +0000

Heres just one: Opera has its own bitTorrent installed.
Want more? Fine!

•Speed dial
•Acid test compliancy 85%
•Small file size
•Simplistic refined programming
(Difficult to crash)

Shall I keep going?

By: Christo

Christo — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:49:11 +0000

You must be joking. Opera while not as widespread as Firefox is just as good in most areas, not to mention it could eat InternetExploders rendering for breakfast!
Terrible uninformed comment.

By: How To Open Microsoft Word 2007 docx Files : Salapan

How To Open Microsoft Word 2007 docx Files : Salapan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:46:43 +0000

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By: Thompson@Cheap computer

Thompson@Cheap computer — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:54:35 +0000

The open source counterparts are truly very helpful ,free and save’s our time too.

By: tips photo

tips photo — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:40:35 +0000

Thanks for sharing this list. These are great alternatives.

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By: Alternative Software | Lessfeet

Alternative Software | Lessfeet — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:21:10 +0000

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By: Ahmed's Random Expressions : VirtualBox

Ahmed's Random Expressions : VirtualBox — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:29:24 +0000

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By: 1 Free Program to Run Windows on your Mac | MakeUseOf.com

1 Free Program to Run Windows on your Mac | MakeUseOf.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:58:50 +0000

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By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:44:31 +0000

I would agree to some extent …even I dont see any advantages to using Opera

By: thompson

thompson — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:07:22 +0000

Opera is even worse than Internet Explorer itself let alon comparing it with Mozilla Firefox !

By: Open source alternatives to commercial software « Wondering & Pondering’s Weblog

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:44:33 +0000

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By: Open alternatives for neos « 0ddn1x: tricks with *nix

Open alternatives for neos « 0ddn1x: tricks with *nix — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:06:49 +0000

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By: ShiBen

ShiBen — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:08:26 +0000

I can’t say that I have “hard” evidence to refute your claims in regards to Thunderbird, but I have been using Thunderbird with the Lightning calendar and task system add-on for as long as both have been available and have had no problems whatsoever with my many accounts, folders, feeds, and thousands of emails stretching back for many years. While there may have been some issues and lack of features from the get go, at this stage of the game I would pit both against their Micro$oft counterparts with no hesitation. Without naming them all, I’d say that Thunderbird actually has more features and abilities than Outlook, especially with the many plugins available, and is certainly a lot more web 2.0 friendly. The only thing that I see Outlook having over Thunderbird is the ability to connect with an Exchange server for advanced email and calendaring. …Of course, if you tie Thunderbird and Lightning to a Google apps for domains account, you can pretty much get the same thing (at least for a smaller group of people).

I do agree with you on your Open Office comment, though…but only if you are constantly collaborating on and editing documents.

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By: Sagia

Sagia — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:47:06 +0000

or try http://www.meebo.com

By: morales

morales — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:58:03 +0000

There is a nice site that is meant to cover software alternatives, but I’ve just added one http://flossforge.net/

By: Harsh Karn

Harsh Karn — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:26:48 +0000

Hi Ted,

Check this out. Screenshot of opera…

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk145/oneharsh/Opera.png

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By: Manu Aggarwal

Manu Aggarwal — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:18 +0000

Hey buddy… its a great list and quite useful for some users. But i think that instead of using open source softwares only, one should also use their commercial counterparts..

1. The commercial softwares are free from bugs (unlike open source).

2. Online help and tutorials are available to use these softwares.

3. Most of the organizations use commercial products. It’ll help you get a job easily.

4. Who cares about the source code of the product.?? Most users only care about their work and the software which easily helps them is the best one for them.

5. Commercial softwares too have constant updates and releases and provide customization facilities to users to some extent.

6. Lastly,due to peer sharing facilities (like torrents) all commercial softwares can be downloaded free of cost without spending a buck..[:)]..illegal ofcourse but who cares…

I may be wrong somewhere but i believe the user must try different softwares (open source or not) and use the one which best suits to his/her requirements…
Have a nice day..

By: Programas Open Source para Windows | Bitperbit

Programas Open Source para Windows | Bitperbit — Sat, 31 May 2008 18:25:34 +0000

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By: Free Open Source Counterparts of Windows Software · P812

Free Open Source Counterparts of Windows Software · P812 — Sat, 31 May 2008 09:23:49 +0000

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By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 31 May 2008 05:10:56 +0000

GanttProject does not have resource handling which is essential for anything serious. OpenProject does have resource management and is a very good tool. But you can manage only ONE project at a time unless you get Project-on-Demand which costs you $10 per user per month. This may not be a restriction if you only want to manage one project at a time but this means it is unsuitable for professional project management (or programme management) it it’s open-source form.And I’m not sure that the source is actually available …