Don't Spend A Dime
Computers are getting cheaper and cheaper. It’s not uncommon to find new PCs for sale for under $200 these days. We’re not quite at the stage where you can go buy a replacement computer in the same way as you purchase a new toaster, but we’re close. In fact, one day computers may be given away wi...
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| Định dạng: | Sách |
| Ngôn ngữ: | English |
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2012
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| Tóm tắt: | Computers are getting cheaper and cheaper. It’s not uncommon to find new PCs for sale
for under $200 these days. We’re not quite at the stage where you can go buy a replacement
computer in the same way as you purchase a new toaster, but we’re close. In fact, one day
computers may be given away with the purchase of a new piece of software.
Ah, software—there’s the rub. Software has not dropped in price. As a matter of fact, software
costs keep going up, and there’s no end in sight. It’s not uncommon to spend $200 or
more for a big-name application to install on your computer. I’m not suggesting that software
isn’t worth the price. What I’m saying is that it’s almost impossible today to spend less on software
than you did on the computer to run it!
But there are exceptions. Low-cost software exists. But would you believe that you can
get high-quality software that won’t cost you a dime? Well, that’s what this book is all about:
free software.
Free.
No strings attached.
No credit card required.
No 30-day trial period.
Zilch. Nada. Zip.
Don’t believe me? That’s okay; skepticism is good. I didn’t believe that free high-quality
software existed either. But now I’m a convert, and that’s why I wrote this book.
I’m not anti-Microsoft or anti-Adobe or against any other big software provider, but I
don’t want to spend a lot of money for software features I won’t use. And that’s the problem
with expensive software these days: feature overload with a matching price overload. Give me
some good software that can do what I need it to do, without all the bells and whistles. And if it
turns out to be free? Woo hoo! Say it with me: Woo! Hoo!
So, sit down, keep reading, and be prepared for many happy surprises. You may not need
every piece of free software I cover in this book, but I’m fairly certain you’ll find at least one
that you can use (and that will more than cover the cost of the book).
Welcome to the world of free software. And spread the word.< |
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