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Open source causes a complete new pattern of collaboration to emerge and "flattening" of the world to the extent that for-profit companies are no longer necessary. The Download a la Mode Feature Series appears in its entirety below including some new ideas for future articles. You will also find TechTips podcasts (digital audio) further down on this page. Several of the articles will be appearing in print and online magazines, but you have the opportunity to read them here. They appear from first to most recent in chronological order below:

1. Freeware, Internet Survival Tools (1999)
2. Over 50 Free Software Tools to Make Computing Easier (2004)
3. How to Use Bulk Emailers (2004)
4. Open Source Educational Tools (2004)
5. Facilitating Equitable Access to Campus Technology Data (2005)
6. 8 More Ways to Make Computing Easier (2005)
7. Backing Up, Wiping the Hard Drive, Burning ISO Images (2005)
8. Free Tools to Ease Data Loss/Theft Concerns (2005)
9. Forklifts for Your Mind (2005)
10. Creating PDF Files, Free Storage Space and More (2005)
11. Brief Guide to Getting Started with GNU/Linux (Read the older guide)
12. Free, Open Source Software for Your Macintosh (2006)
13. Free, Read/Write Web Tools (2006)
14. Blog Peripherals: Borg Your Blog (2006)
15. 13 Ways to Publicize Your Podcasts (2006) (a.k.a. list of best places to look for podcasts)
16. GNU/Linux Programs Wish List (2006) (a list of software equivalents in GNU/Linux for folks new to free, open source software on GNU/Linux)
17. Windows Privacy Tools: A Tutorial for Digital Privacy (2006)
18. Free Communication Tools

BACKGROUND
When I started the series in 1999, I did it because I hated the idea of doing workshops at a regional education service center, and folks just wouldn't have access to the software when they arrived back in their classrooms. The freeware/shareware software I pointed to made it easier for those teachers. I've always felt like I was scrounging around, wading through zillions of advertising in endless pop-up windows...until I finally found the right piece of software that would work, that would do just the right things.

Free, open source software is now a reality. If a teacher never wanted to use Windows or Mac OS, or even if they did, they would have access to a host of programs that are free, open source. While it's unfortunate that school districts aren't taking advantage of these FOSS, it's enough to know that it's out there. I was pleased to read this Couros Blog entry on how open source software is saving schools money. They're actually doing in Montana what I advocated doing in this blog entry.

1. Open Source Boondoggle?
2. Notes on K-12 Open Source
3. Crafting New Digital Realities Using Open Source Tools, First Draft
4. K-12 Open Source: Say Yes to New Digital Realities in Schools, Final
5. K-12 Open Source
6. Indiana Schools Purchasing Open Source for 300K Computers
7. Excerpts from a fantastic article on open source
8. Open Source in Libraries
9. Open Source in Other Countries--but not the U.S.?
10. Saving Money
11. Education and Technology
12. Open Source Mac
13. Apple Resists Open Source
14. Internet Radio Station

I'm excited about the work that reflecting on these issues has brought about. I'm hoping that we can make a Free, Open Source Software (FOSS) Special Interest Group a reality here in Texas as part of the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA).

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2007 TechTips

Rather than list them individually here, you can find them on my wikispace at http://mguhlin.wikispaces.com/techtips

July 2006

NYP - Backing Up Your Hard Drive
07/04 - Facilitate Communication with Free Tools

June 2006

6/5 - Making Flyers, Brochures and More
6/12 - Staying in Touch: "How To" with Bulk Emailers
6/19 - Protecting Your Digital Privacy

May 2006

5/1 - Setting Up a Web Server
5/8 - Setting Up an FTP Server
5/15 - Protecting Myself from Spyware and Adware
5/22 - Minimizing SPAM
5/29 - Downloading an Entire Web Site

April 2006

4/3 - Free Graphic Editors
4/10 - Protecting Deleted Files
4/17 - Managing Photo Albums
4/24 - Compressing Multiple Files to Email

March 2006

3/6 - Storing Files Online
3/13 -Creating Online Tutorials
3/20 - Converting PowerPoint Slide Shows to Web-based
3/27 - Creating and Sharing a Calendar

February 2006

2/13 - PDF Primer: Printing and Converting
2/20 - Storing Bookmarks Online
2/27 - Sharing Images

Other Great Free, Open Source Software CD & Resources Download a la Mode tries to capture some of the best free software that is out there on the Web. New software is being added to the list all the time. Fortunately, for both you and I, others are keeping track of neat CDs you can make and the list is growing. Here's the list: Open CD Project: Includes free open source software for Windows. Software for Starving Students (SSS): This web site includes both Macintosh and Windows CD ISOs you can use. OpenSourceMac: An excellent list of Macintosh-friendly free, open source software. MacStack: Another list of Mac-friendly, free, open source software. Wikipedia's List of Open Source Software SourceForge.net: This is the ultimate place to find free, open source software. 46 Free Utilities

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