Non-free Software

Previously, I posted about free software.

There are just a couple of not-too-expensive commercial offerings that I think are excellent.

Free Software

For most pieces of commercial software for common tasks there is an excellent free althernative; sometimes even open source. Here are a few of my favourites.

This post extends and complements several previous ones on open source software, firefox extensions and system tools.

Open Source Software Links

Many commercial office packages have open source, or at least free, alternatives available. Many of these products are also available across platforms. Many conform to a published, open standard.

Firefox Plugins

Useful System Tools

Process Explorer, MS-DOS Here, Copy Path to Clipboard, Find Target, and more…

Subversion Tools

Subversion (SVN) is an excellent source control system. It is not perfect, but it is extremely well thought out and lightweight.

There are numerous SVN clients and SVN tools out there to complement that functionality.