Free and Open Source Alternatives For Paid Software

When I got my most "recent" laptop, I was going to write "last" and it with technology advancing it may end up being my last laptop, I decided to try the free LibreOffice suite rather than purchase the Microsoft Office package which was already installed ready for purchase.

So far LibreOffice has met my needs, although I still use the older laptop to develop PowerPoint decks.

There are many other free alternative to commercial software. A useful summary is at http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/14-free-open-source-alternatives-for-paid-software/