by Jerry Agbon | Aug 29, 2017
MAPS.ME (formerly known as MapsWithMe) is a free, open source mobile app for iOS, Android and BlackBerry that provides offline maps of 345 countries and islands based on OpenStreetMap data. Unlike Google Maps, say, MAPS.ME still works when you are completely offline....
by Jerry Agbon | Oct 17, 2017
Tox is an open source messaging application that prioritize the privacy and security of its users. Tox is built on the idea that you can keep up with friends and family without having your privacy violated. While other proprietary services might require you to pay to...
by Jerry Agbon | Sep 26, 2017
MakeHuman is a free, open source, interactive modeling tool for creating custom 3D human characters. MakeHuman is specifically designed for the modeling of virtual humans, with a simple and complete pose system that includes the simulation of muscular movement....
by Jerry Agbon | Nov 9, 2016
LibreOffice is an open source office suite, which is compatible with most major office suite file types. LibreOffice is the leading free desktop-style alternative to Microsoft Office. LibreOffice productivity suite is made up of six feature-rich applications for all...
by Jerry Agbon | Oct 10, 2016
Alt Choice Tech Advisers, LLC is an IT consultation firm that helps businesses save on their IT cost by switching over to Open Source application, we show them how to implement the change for the best result.
by Jerry Agbon | Feb 22, 2017
LibreCAD, which was originally ‘QCad’ then ‘CADuntu,’ is an Open Source 2D CAD application, available in more than 20 languages and for all major operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Industrial designers in need of a simple to use...
by Jerry Agbon | Nov 27, 2018
GitBucket is the easily installable open-source GitHub clone written with Scala.
For those worried about what might happen to Github with its recent purchase by Microsoft, GitBucket might just be the remedy you need. Since it’s a clone of GitHub that means it has...
by Jerry Agbon | Mar 21, 2017
Introduction This monthly newsletter focuses on the various Open Source projects going on in the world, calling attention to a different Open Source project each month. Our objective at Alt Choice Tech Advisers is to increase exposure to these Open Source projects in...
by Jerry Agbon | Feb 13, 2018
Open Web Analytics (OWA) is a piece of open source web analytics software that you can use to track and analyze how people use your websites and applications. The Open Web Analytics (OWA) framework provides a generic set of PHP and HTTP APIs that application...
by Jerry Agbon | Sep 18, 2018
Grav is a relatively new open source flat-file content management system (CMS). Flat-file means that the Grav CMS does not require a database to run. In short, Grav requires almost no installation. Just extract the ZIP archive, and you are up and running. Since Grav...