{"product_id":"9781484230749","title":"Practical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePractical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eOualline, Steve; Oualline, Grace\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet all the things done you're used to doing with pricey software at a fraction of the cost. There are hundreds of free programs out there that work just as well as the commercial programs people pay hundreds of dollars for. This book tells you how to find and use the most popular and useful of these.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Open Source movement is a system where programmers can share code and collectively improve programs.  As a result they can produce programs that are just as good, if not better than their commercial alternatives.  For example, LibreOffice comes with a database, Microsoft Office does not.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book shows you where to get and how to use the best Open Source programs giving you not only access to high quality software, but saving you money as well. Add \u003ci\u003ePractical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software\u003c\/i\u003e to your library today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You'll Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUse the free spreadsheet      program Libreoffice-calc to balance your checkbook, do an expense account,      and other tasks\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePerform presentations with      Libreoffice-impress instead of Powerpoint\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePhoto edit with The Gimp, a      high powered image editor\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eEdit videos with Openshot\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCreate video DVDs with      DVDStyler\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome or small business PC users who want to save money on software\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Apress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-05-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781484230749\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4842-3075-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 425\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47695800795276,"sku":"9781484230749","price":29.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781484230749_ab890a82-b263-4fa2-a13a-7edba48cc84b.jpg?v=1776776828","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781484230749","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}