Open Source Software:– Publishing Software

Aug 20th, 2007 by Tim | 1

I thought I’d exhausted my list of useful open source (or at least free) software that churches might be interested in. Then I came across Scribus - a desktop publishing application that is a great alternative to Microsoft Publisher.

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Open Source Software:– Inkscape

Jun 14th, 2007 by Tim | 5

Inkscape is an open source vector graphics editor. It aims to become a powerful graphic tool like Adobe Illustrator or Freehand. OK, so it does not have everything that these tools have, but then it doesn’t have a price tag either!

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Open Source Software:– No More PowerPoint

May 10th, 2007 by Tim | 8

When you buy a new PC, you always forget to include another £200-£300 for a version of Microsoft Office, which these days doubles the price of a new PC. Church people irritatingly call those projector things “PowerPoint”, brainwashed with the Microsoft way and willingly hand over bundles of cash for Office. But there is another [...]

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Open Source Software:– Create PDF files

May 1st, 2007 by Tim | 7

The Adobe Reader PDF format has become the de facto standard for electronic document distribution and publication. Everybody has Adobe installed, even if they didn’t realise what it was or where it came from. So if you want to publish your cell or home group notes on the web, PDF has to be the obvious [...]

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Open Source Software:– WordPress

Jan 25th, 2007 by Tim | 2

Continuing my list of freebie software for churches, this one is a little obvious to anyone who has visited my blog before. WordPress is the software which drives this blog and is also used to run our church website. There are now a growing number of WordPress-Driven Churches all using WordPress to run their website.
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  • Church Marketing Lab (Flickr Group)
  • HelpTelly
  • Jamendo - (Creative Commons Music)
  • Lectionary Bible Studies
  • Lectionary Graphics (Flickr Group)
  • Liturgy - worship that works
  • LivingOS Blip.TV Channel
  • N T Wright Page
  • Re:Jesus
  • Rowan Williams
  • St Helens Baptist Church
  • TextWeek
  • Ultimate Guitar Tabs
  • Walter Brueggemann
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  • YouVersion