Open Source Software:– Create PDF files
The Adobe Reader PDF format has become the de facto standard for electronic document distribution and publication. Everybody has Adobe installed, even if they didn’t realise what it was or where it...
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Open Source Software:– No More PowerPoint
When you buy a new PC, you always forget to include another £200-£300 for a version of Microsoft Office, which these days doubles the price of a new PC. Church people irritatingly call those projector...
View ArticleOpen Source Software:– Inkscape
Inkscape is an open source vector graphics editor. It aims to become a powerful graphic tool like Adobe Illustrator or Freehand. OK, so it does not have everything that these tools have, but then it...
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Open Source Software:– Publishing Software
I thought I’d exhausted my list of useful open source (or at least free) software that churches might be interested in. Then I came across Scribus – a desktop publishing application that is a great...
View ArticleOpen Source Software:– A big bucket of free software!
The Google Pack is a collection of software programs, some of which are Open Source and all of which are completely free. Included in the pack are at least 13 applications. Some of them you may already...
View ArticleOpen Source Software:– GIMP (Image editing for free)
GIMP is a powerful image manipulation tool. Version 2.4 has just been released and having used this for a while, thought it was worth a mention here. GIMP is a free and open source alternative to...
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Creative Open Source:– Please can I use your stuff?
There is something so gospel-like about the open source world and yet Christendom can take no credit for it. The concept of open source software has been around a while, with many high profile success...
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Creative Open Source:– Audio
Last week I kicked off this series by introducing you to the concept of Creative Commons for licensing creative works. It is a way of sharing creative works that maintains rights for artists while...
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Creative Open Source:– Images
A while ago I reviewed a number of online sources of royalty-free images. While most of these permit you to use images created by others, being certain of what rights you have to reuse and redistribute...
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Building Community with BuddyPress
Simply put, BuddyPress adds social networking features to your WordPress site. With BuddyPress you can build a social network for your church, school, or charity all built on the solid and familiar...
View ArticleOpen Source Software:– Create PDF files
The Adobe Reader PDF format has become the de facto standard for electronic document distribution and publication. Everybody has Adobe installed, even if they didn’t realise what it was or where it...
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Open Source Software:– No More PowerPoint
When you buy a new PC, you always forget to include another £200-£300 for a version of Microsoft Office, which these days doubles the price of a new PC. Church people irritatingly call those projector...
View ArticleOpen Source Software:– Inkscape
Inkscape is an open source vector graphics editor. It aims to become a powerful graphic tool like Adobe Illustrator or Freehand. OK, so it does not have everything that these tools have, but then it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Source Software:– Publishing Software
I thought I’d exhausted my list of useful open source (or at least free) software that churches might be interested in. Then I came across Scribus – a desktop publishing application that is a great...
View ArticleOpen Source Software:– A big bucket of free software!
The Google Pack is a collection of software programs, some of which are Open Source and all of which are completely free. Included in the pack are at least 13 applications. Some of them you may already...
View ArticleOpen Source Software:– GIMP (Image editing for free)
GIMP is a powerful image manipulation tool. Version 2.4 has just been released and having used this for a while, thought it was worth a mention here. GIMP is a free and open source alternative to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Creative Open Source:– Please can I use your stuff?
There is something so gospel-like about the open source world and yet Christendom can take no credit for it. The concept of open source software has been around a while, with many high profile success...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Creative Open Source:– Audio
Last week I kicked off this series by introducing you to the concept of Creative Commons for licensing creative works. It is a way of sharing creative works that maintains rights for artists while...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Creative Open Source:– Images
A while ago I reviewed a number of online sources of royalty-free images. While most of these permit you to use images created by others, being certain of what rights you have to reuse and redistribute...
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