This is an overview providing 10 Linux open-source replacements for various commercial power tools, most of them available only on Windows.
http://www.tuxarena.com/2014/03/10-free-open-source-replacements-for-commercial-tools/
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25 Open Source Alternatives For Costly Applications
A great list of open source applications that are great alternatives for expensive office applications.
http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=121432
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Why Organizations Choose an Open Source Learning Management System
Why should an organization choose an open source Learning Management System as opposed to a homegrown or proprietary LMS? Kineo recently distributed a survey to organizations which reveals the reasons why they chose open source.
http://elearningindustry.com/why-organizations-choose-an-open-source-learning-management-system
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Find Free (and Legal) Images for Your Classroom
The Internet has made a myriad of material readily available to a vast audience. Along with these seemingly infinite resources has come a lot of confusion about how images and other content published online should be legally recognized, protected or …
Open source in higher education: how far have we come?
Universities are ahead of the curve in adopting open source. We should now lead the public sector in exploring its full potential.
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Tools and Resources to Find Licensed Images for your Classroom Use
It is highly important that you teach your students the ethical use of images they find online. Here are some of the websites you can use to look for free and licensed images.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/tools-and-resources-to-find-licensed.html
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Make a Raspberry Pi Solar-Powered FTP Server
There are lots of great Raspberry Pi projects you can make. Add to the growing list using the small computer as an FTP server—a solar-powered one, no less.
http://lifehacker.com/5967840/make-a-raspberry-pi-solar+powered-ftp-server?tag=raspberry-pi…
Iceland swaps Windows for Linux in open-source push
Iceland’s push to move its public sector to open-source software has made some headway, with most of the shift seeing Windows swapped for Linux.
Free Technology Tools for Teachers
A great resource of tools for teachers, updated daily.
32 Places to Find Images for Use Online
The images you select and where you choose to find them will vary depending upon their application. There are enough different types of image sites out there to find exactly what you need.
Bring Old PC To Life With Ubuntu
Give an old computer a new life, using Ubuntu. It’s simple if you follow the instructions in this guide. Outlining everything you need to know to get Ubuntu up and running on older computers, this guide isn’t one to be …
Presentation of the Week: Open Source 101
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Round-Up Of 20 Most Useful Open Source Software
Open source is a term which is a common knowledge of all, it’s cherished by few and most use it without knowing that they are using the open source. It has flourished so brightly that it has now the best …
Raleigh (NC): the World’s First Open Source City
What one big opportunity, outside of technology, has the best chance of being solved the open source way (i.e., through collaboration, transparency, sharing, meritocracy, rapid prototyping, community, etc.)?
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California Embraces Open Source Digital Textbooks
California schools have cracked the spine on open source, free digital textbooks in an attempt to save money and to make educational resources easier to access and update.
http://www.edutopia.org/california-open-source-digital-textbooks