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Daily Mac Software Deals

A new section has been added to the Bookdirect.com Deals blog – you will now see on the sidebar that we list daily mac software deals from MacUpdate.   These deals are only good for one day only and are excellent deals.  click on the “Permalink” below and bookmark it to easily track these deals.

Open source Alternatives to Commercial Software

 

Though not a travel deal – here’s a website tip that could save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars.   The website www.osalt.com provides a resource to find open source alternatives (freeware) to well-known commercial software.

Other sources to find open source software include SourceForge and Google Code.

Here are the Top 10 software lists for Commercial and Open Source from Osalt.com:

Top 10 Commercial 1. Visio 2. Photoshop 3. Dreamweaver 4. AutoCAD 5. Nero Burning Rom 6. Movie Maker 7. Illustrator 8. Norton Ghost 9. Publisher 10. MSN Messenger

Top 10 Open Source 1. Dia 2. OpenOffice Draw 3. GnuCash 4. Gimpshop 5. Komodo Edit 6. Quanta Plus 7. Cinelerra 8. StarUML 9. InfraRecorder 10. Avidemux

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