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December 19, 2006 by Rich Whittle | 1 Comment

The Simple Dollar:

When you’re bootstrapping a new business you look everywhere to save money. Here’s a list of ten pieces of software that are the cream of the crop of open source software for Windows. Not only is every piece of it free, almost all of them directly replace expensive software packages.

1. Firefox
Replaces Internet Explorer

2. Thunderbird
Replaces Microsoft Outlook or Eudora

3. Sunbird
Replaces Microsoft Outlook’s calendaring functions

4. Abiword
Replaces Microsoft Word

5. OpenOffice
Replaces Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint

6. ClamWin
Replaces Norton AntiVirus or McAfee

7. GIMPShop
Replaces Adobe Photoshop

8. GanttPV
Replaces Microsoft Project

9. GnuCash
Replaces Microsoft Money or Quicken

10. Freemind
Freemind is a “mind mapping� software program. In essence, it enables you to brainstorm and link together ideas quickly, creating “maps� of concepts similar to what you might do on a whiteboard.

For 20 more pieces of open source Windows software, go here.

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