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The Top 50 Proprietary Programs vs Their Open Source Alternatives

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Dr. Steve Yuen

My colleague, Dennis Vital, came across an article “The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy – and Their Open Source Alternatives” on the WHDb. The article is written by Jimmy Atkinson who compares various proprietary programs/products with open … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Source, Software Tools | Tagged alternatives, commercial, comparsion, Open Source, programs, proprietary, software | 14 Comments

MECA 2008 Conference Presentations

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Dr. Steve Yuen

I am now attending the MECA (Mississippi Educational Computing Association ) 2008 Conference in Jackson, Mississippi. MECA celebrates the silver anniversary this year with a recorded participants over 1,100. I have been attending the MECA conference since 1995 and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Educational Technology, Open Source, Software Tools, Web 2.0 | Tagged conference, MECA, Open Source, presentations, software, tools, web2.0 | 4 Comments

Top 10 Tools for Learning 2008

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Dr. Steve Yuen

I was recently invited by Jane Hart, Head of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies in UK, to share my Top 10 Tools for Learning with her. Jane has done an excellent job of compiling the Top 100 Tools … Continue reading →