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Open Source Web Management and Design Tools

Idaconcpts

There are several useful free and open source applications available for download that allow you to do everything from designing the graphics for your site to editing blog posts. This list is not comprehensive, but rather provides the categories for each step of website management, as well as open source examples of tools you can use.

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Why aren’t there more women in open source (and what are you gonna do about it?)

Janet Fouts

I’m a big fan of open source and as a woman who mangles a line of code here and there, I’m constantly amazed when I see how few women there are working in the field. It’s important that women both support open source and re-think the reasons we don’t get more deeply involved in all forms of open source.

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Are You Controlling Your Local Listings?

Small Business Mavericks

If you aren’t monitoring all the listings that your business shows up in, you could be in trouble very soon. but because some local directories are open source and anybody can change the information, even if they are mistaken. These are good reasons why you should monitor your local listings. Angie’s List.

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Get involved in Open Source eCommerce

The Way of the Web

If you fancy getting involved in Open Source eCommerce, then you might well be interested in the fact that Jigoshop (a client of mine) has opened up beta testing for new versions before they are officially released. So if you like WordPress, eCommerce, Open Source, Finding Bugs, Helping People and more, then do sign up.

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Client solves Ecommerce for WordPress via Open Source

The Way of the Web

And the other is that it’s one of the first times I’ve been working on a project which is delivering something via Open Source, rather than using OS products as an end user. The benefits of a true Open Source Ecommerce solution. So what makes Jigoshop so good?

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I've Used Bluesky for 6 Months – Here's What You Should Know

Buffer Social

Among them is Bluesky , which is a decentralized, invite-only social network built on an open-source protocol  (I’ll explain what this means even though I barely understand it myself). The good Bluesky offers an extensive list of features and benefits that its users (me included) flock to it for.

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7 Linux Alternatives to Common Windows Business Applications

BeingOptimist

It’s only natural to start off our list with an alternative to Microsoft Office, the giant Office and productivity application that runs natively on Windows. LibreOffice is completely free and open source and is actually a successor to the popular OpenOffice, which got its last update in 2014. LibreOffice. Mozilla Thunderbird.