Comments on: Open Sources (or F/OSS) http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/405 Manchester, NH's Online Library Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tony Bachta http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/405/comment-page-1#comment-74 Tony Bachta Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:14:08 +0000 http://manchesterlibrary.org/?p=405#comment-74 Please add the GIMP to the list! GIMP, GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a powerful photo editing program that can be obtained at gimp.org. There are a few books available for it too such as "Beginning GIMP" ISBN 1-59059-587-4. Please add the GIMP to the list! GIMP, GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a powerful photo editing program that can be obtained at gimp.org. There are a few books available for it too such as “Beginning GIMP” ISBN 1-59059-587-4.

]]> By: sep332 http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/405/comment-page-1#comment-73 sep332 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:50:15 +0000 http://manchesterlibrary.org/?p=405#comment-73 I know Wordpress is popular, but its history of security problems leaves it wide open to "black hat" hackers, who use popular sites to send spam and/or infect visitors' computers with worms and viruses. In fact, if recently won a "Pwnie" for "Mass 0wnage." http://pwnie-awards.org/2008/awards.html I know WordPress is popular, but its history of security problems leaves it wide open to “black hat” hackers, who use popular sites to send spam and/or infect visitors’ computers with worms and viruses. In fact, if recently won a “Pwnie” for “Mass 0wnage.” http://pwnie-awards.org/2008/awards.html

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]]> By: Brittany http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/405/comment-page-1#comment-71 Brittany Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:34:56 +0000 http://manchesterlibrary.org/?p=405#comment-71 This is a great post on some awesome open source tools. I just wanted to let you know about SurveyGizmo, just in case you wanted to try something new for your online surveys. We offer a free account where you can have an unlimited amount of questions and an unlimited amount of surveys. You can check us out at www.SurveyGizmo.com! This is a great post on some awesome open source tools. I just wanted to let you know about SurveyGizmo, just in case you wanted to try something new for your online surveys. We offer a free account where you can have an unlimited amount of questions and an unlimited amount of surveys. You can check us out at http://www.SurveyGizmo.com!

]]> By: Jerry Louman http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/405/comment-page-1#comment-72 Jerry Louman Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:14:29 +0000 http://manchesterlibrary.org/?p=405#comment-72 Great post. Just what I was looking for! Great post. Just what I was looking for!

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