{"id":4624,"date":"2012-10-17T12:35:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T11:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/?p=4624"},"modified":"2012-10-18T08:23:02","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T07:23:02","slug":"discover-free-to-use-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/2012\/10\/17\/discover-free-to-use-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Free to Use Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s climate when the cost of things seem to be on the increase, it can be a relief to hear about something with the potential of making your studies more affordable.<\/p>\n<p>We all know how software can help us with our studies.\u00a0 Occasionally we need to purchase specific software to do a particular task, such as word-processing to write an essay or editing software to develop a project&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;but do you know<a title=\"Click image to find out more about free to use software\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/it-help\/helpful-software\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-4632\" style=\"border: 0px none\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2012\/10\/open_source_blog3-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a> about Free\/Open Source Software <a title=\"Web link: Open Source Windows\" href=\"http:\/\/opensourcewindows.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">(FOSS)<\/a> that you can download and use?\u00a0 Software that may do exactly what you want and more to help with your studies.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve taken a look at some software and believe it can benefit most people in a number of situations, software that is affordable, accessible, assistive and flexible.<\/p>\n<p>Programmes assembled in to portable collections so that you can use them with almost any computer anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>In certain cases you can handpick from several items tailoring the software bundles to your individual needs.<\/p>\n<p>All this including technical support, guidance and regular updates from reputable software developers and providers within the freeware and open source communities.<\/p>\n<p>Discover more about free software by visiting us here: <a title=\"Web link: Learning Services - Free Software\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/it-help\/helpful-software\/\" target=\"_blank\">ehu.ac.uk\/freesoftware<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2012\/01\/LTD_Staff_0046-Martin-Baxter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3202\" style=\"border: 0px none\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2012\/01\/LTD_Staff_0046-Martin-Baxter.jpg\" alt=\"Martin Baxter - LTD Officer\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Martin Baxter<\/p>\n<p>(Learning Technology Development)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s climate when the cost of things seem to be on the increase, it can be a relief to hear about something with the potential of making your studies more affordable. 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