Aug 212010
 

Interesting post from Johan Thelin at LinuxJournal.com, and the replies are worth reading as well. Good info on products.

Telecommuting | Linux Journal: “I’ve been working as a freelancer for almost a year now, and I cannot help noticing how free software helps making this possible. Working in an international setting, most of the work is done from my home office. This requires techniques to get the work done. Small motivational ‘rewards’ (or really fun customer assignments so that one forgets lunch…) The other half is the communication with the customers itself. This is where free software enters the picture.”

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Aug 082010
 

From CIO.com…

11 Free Linux Apps Your Business Needs Now – CIO.com: “PC World — Despite the wealth of free applications out there, many small business owners continue to spend an inordinate amount of their all-too-scarce resources on software. Microsoft Office 2010? That’ll be $499.99–or $279.99 if you can do without the Professional version. QuickBooks 2010? $159.95 or more. Adobe PhotoShop CS5? A whopping $699.

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The good news is that there are free and open-source alternatives for virtually every package a small business might need, and most of them are excellent. Whether or not you’ve already made the switch to Linux — there are, after all, myriad security and other reasons for doing so — these free apps can be just what any small business needs to succeed.”

 Posted by at 3:52 pm