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How to Open AI Files Without Adobe Illustrator

December 22, 2017

Vector-based images are commonly used by graphic designers. The files are small, yet the images themselves are infinitely resizable. They’re perfect for drawings, and especially for things like logos and icons. Adobe Illustrator is the leading graphic design package, which means its native filetype (AI) is the industry standard. The trouble is, AI is a… read more »

MacPorts Brings the Best Open Source Software to Your Mac

September 6, 2017

It’s safe to say that the Apple ecosystem brought “app stores” to the mainstream. Before the introduction of the iPhone, buying digital software was often full of trials like submitting your payment to the developer’s website, waiting for a license key by email, and negotiating refunds. You’d be forgiven for thinking that free and open… read more »

Developers Petition Adobe to Open Source Flash

July 28, 2017

It turns out that not everyone hates Flash. Honestly, we thought the feelings of revulsion were fairly universal. However, one web developer has made it his mission to save Flash for future generations. How? By petitioning Adobe to open source Flash once they kill it off in 2020. In case you hadn’t heard, Adobe is… read more »

How to Always Open Online PDFs in the PDF Viewer of Your Choice

June 15, 2017

Choosing between a local PDF reader and reading PDFs in your browser all comes down to preference. Luckily, with the most popular browsers, it’s easy to make that choice with a feature available in browser settings. Note: If you’re a new Windows 10 user and have picked Chrome or Firefox as your browser of choice,… read more »

7 Free Open Source Video Editors for Linux

May 21, 2017

Video editing on Linux has improved immeasurably over the past few years. Where once you might be compelled to save your clips to a portable hard disk drive and edit them in Windows or on a Mac, these days things are a lot simpler. A selection of good quality open source video editing tools are… read more »

A Free Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Visio

November 8, 2016

Need to create diagrams, flowcharts, circuits, or other kinds of entity-relationship models? Microsoft Visio is without a doubt the best software for that, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best choice for you. Visio may be the industry standard in the corporate world, but it comes with a huge drawback: it’s expensive ($ 299 for… read more »

5 Best Open Source Note-Taking Apps for Android

August 6, 2016

Taking notes on a computer used to mean opening a text editor. Now people are more likely to use Evernote, Google Keep, or Microsoft OneNote. But these are closed-source, proprietary services that store your data on remote servers. Do you really want to deal with potential privacy risks just to jot down a few notes?… read more »

Windows Users: Your Printer May Be Open to Hackers

August 2, 2016

There are a lot of cyber security myths out there and we could argue about them 24/7, but at the end of the day, what really matters is that we do what we can to stay safe and not fall victim to malicious attacks. One common misconception is that security-related Windows Updates aren’t necessary, but… read more »

How to Open Mac Apps From Unidentified Developers

July 13, 2016

Even though you can grab a lot of great apps right from the App Store, every Mac user eventually runs into some software that simply isn’t available there — and when that happens, you have no choice but to install said app manually. Which can be problematic because the operating system won’t let you run… read more »