How to transform (almost) plain ASCII text to Lulu-ready PDF files

"I realized that I needed a more efficient and flexible workflow: something that was as close as possible to “write ONCE, publish anywhere, re-mixing and processing already written stuff in any possible way without getting mad along the way”. I wanted to write QUICKLY, without thinking at all of where or in which format the text would end up, while being prepared for all cases, from blog to book. "

http://freesoftware.zona-m.net/how-to-transform-almost-plain-ascii-text-to-lulu-ready-pdf-files-part-1/


http://freesoftware.zona-m.net/how-to-transform-almost-plain-ascii-text-to-lulu-ready-pdf-files-part-2/

Moodle

"Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. You can download and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhosts), yet it can scale from a single-teacher site to a University with 200,000 students."

http://moodle.org/

edu2.0

"Welcome to the future of education"

http://www.edu20.org/

MIT Open Courseware

"OCW opens up knowledge across the world and allows universities to benchmark teaching."

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm

10 Free Applications Every Student Needs

"Unless you have money coming out of your ears, you probably won’t want to shell out the cash you’ll need to get Office, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, EndNote, and so on — even with your student discount. These free apps do the job well enough, and sometimes even better than their paid or otherwise limited alternatives."

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/the-ultimate-student-resource-list.html

Webi : Free and Open Source Software Directory

http://www.webi.org/osalternative.html

Reinstall Windows and outfit your system with all freeware programs

"I recently clean installed Windows XP on my laptop, and this meant that I had to re-install all the essential software that I use. It also presented an opportunity to write a posting about how you can outfit your computer with all the essential (and non-essential) software you need using strictly 100% freeware and/or open source titles."

http://www.freewaregenius.com/2007/10/29/reinstall-windows-and-outfit-your-system-with-all-freeware-programs/

The 70 coolest free applications in existence

"...the purpose is to collate some of the best free applications (and sometimes online services) that can be found on the Internet."

http://www.seopher.com/articles/the_70_coolest_free_applications_in_existence