Learn By Doing

A Lifelong Learner Shares Thoughts About Education

Tag: Software

  • Try Open Source Software Before You Install It

    Recently I found myself wanting someplace I could point users to test software without me installing it.  Not that I mind a great deal, but sometimes it is just useful to practice or kick the tires.  I ran across click2try a “Community site where it’s easy to try Open Source software–for free.”  This solved my…

  • TightProjector

    TightProjector is a software that can transmit the screen of a particular Windows computer to other computers in the same local-area network. The data is transmitted continuously, in real time. Usage examples: broadcasting a presentation to multiple networked computers showing a class of students operations performed by a teacher

  • How to Run a Successful Free Software Project

    Producing Open Source Software Producing Open Source Software is a book about the human side of open source development. It describes how successful projects operate, the expectations of users and developers, and the culture of free software. The book is released under an open copyright: it is available in bookstores and from the publisher (O’Reilly…