As far as I.T. goes, with OpenSource, this is very true. For programming, think:
- Visual Studio Express and Sql Server Express … C++, C#, VB.Net, ASP.Net, SQL … only Windows (but see below) … Download Information
- XCode … Objective-C (iOS mobile apps), C++, Java (in Mac OS X 10.6 and below) … only Mac OS X … Download Information
- Animated GIFs … Information … see it in action …
- GIMP … graphical functionality … Windows, Mac OS X … Download Information … see it in action …
- PHP/MySql (phpMyAdmin tutorial)/Apache … website development … Windows (eg. EasyPHP), Mac OS X (eg. MAMP), Linux (eg. CentOS) … EasyPHP Download Information … MAMP Download Information
- Python … desktop and web applications … Windows, Mac OS X … Download Information
- Java (with Eclipse IDE) … Android Applications … Windows, Linux, Mac OS X … Download Information
- PHP Content Management System Website Templates … like Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, TikiWiki … Information
- PHP eCommerce Website Templates … like VirtueMart, osCommerce, Magento, ZenCart … Information
- PHP eLearning Website Templates … like Moodle … Information
- ASP.Net Content Management Website Template … Mojo Portal … Download Information
- VNCs … TightVNC on PC Download Information … Chicken of the VNC on Mac Download Information … see it in action …
- Firefox Web Browser Download Information and Favourite Plugins – Firebug and FireFTP … Firebug Download Information … FireFTP Download Information … see them in action …
- FileZilla (s)ftp desktop web access … Windows or Mac) … Download Information
- Digital Mars C, C++ compilers … only Windows … Download Information
- AutoHotKey … mouse and keyboard recordings … only Windows … Download Information … see it in action …
- OpenOffice … document usage suite of programs, by Apache, like Microsoft Office … Download Information
- LibreOffice … document usage suite of programs, by The Document Foundation, like Microsoft Office … Download Information
- Skype … internet free calls and cheap online calls to phones and mobiles … Download Information
- Inkscape … great vector graphics X11 desktop application Download Information
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