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New Website "Help Choosing A Linux OS"

9 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments TrekJunky

https://www.help-choosing-a-linux-os.org/index.php An OS is an Operating System. Windows is an Operating system and Linux can be installed along side Windows OR replace Windows altogether.

Audacity is a free multi-track audio editor for Linux and Windows

5 Apr 2020 1 minute read 3 comments TrekJunky

I use it to extract audio from youtube videos and save the audio into wav files so that I can make audio CDs for the car. Check out the link below which is where you can download the windows version...

Audacity is a free multi-track audio editor for Linux and Windows

GNUCash is a financial program that saves you money paid for Quicken on Linux and Windows.

22 Mar 2020 1 minute read 2 comments TrekJunky

GNUCash has a checkbook like register with scheduled transactions, double entries (debit and credit), reports and graphs AND CAN IMPORT Intuit Quicken QIF files. Check out the link below for a full list of features

GNUCash is a financial program that saves you money paid for Quicken on Linux and Windows.

GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program AKA Photo Editor will save you money from Photoshop

7 Feb 2020 1 minute read 1 comment TrekJunky

I have used GIMP for over a decade to resize, edit, and change type from PNG to JPG and vice versa. It is open source and works on Linux, Windows, and Mac.

GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program AKA Photo Editor will save you money from Photoshop

Have you ever heard of Handbrake: The open source video transcoder?

5 Feb 2020 1 minute read 1 comment TrekJunky

Convert most common multimedia files to File Containers: .MP4(.M4V) and .MKV Video Encoders: H.265 (x265 and QuickSync), H.264(x264 and QuickSync), H.265 MPEG-4 and MPEG-2, VP8, VP9 and Theora Audio Encoders: AAC / HE-AAC, MP3, Flac, AC3, or Vorbis...

Have you ever heard of Handbrake: The open source video transcoder?

I have been using VLC Media Player to watch movies on Linux and Windows for over a decade.

24 Jan 2020 1 minute read 2 comments TrekJunky

VLC Media Player can come with codecs to play almost any type of movie, or audio. It is free and opensource. Download it and try it. You'll love it from the first time you use it.

I have been using VLC Media Player to watch movies on Linux and Windows for over a decade.

I didn't say it enough: You can KEEP Windows while trying out Linux.

29 Sep 2019 1 minute read 0 comments TrekJunky

You can install Linux NEXT to Windows, or better yet, add a second hard drive or SSD drive and install Linux on it AND get a menu when you are booting up asking which OS you want to boot: Windows or Linux. You have NO excuse NOT to try Linux. Linux i...

I didn't say it enough: You can KEEP Windows while trying out Linux.

Dolibarr Open Source ERP & CRM for Business

9 Sep 2019 1 minute read 0 comments TrekJunky

I just installed Dolibarr. It is a web based interface meaning anyone in your local area network/wifi can access it as it would be provided by a local Linux server. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). IT I...