By Nick DeLorenzo, Special to the Weekender<\/p>\n
Despite the increasing affordability of computers, the software that actually runs those devices can still be fairly expensive. Fairly common programs such as Microsoft Office can run hundreds of dollars, and higher-end products like Adobe Photoshop can easily cost more than $500.<\/p>\n
There are certainly times when the old adage \u201cyou get what you pay for\u201d is true, but when it comes to what\u2019s available online, in many cases, that isn\u2019t necessarily the case. There are hundreds of programs available that are released as \u201copen source software.\u201d What this means is that the source code of the program can be edited by anyone, but what this usually amounts to for the casual user is that you can download it and use it completely for free \u2013 and it\u2019s perfectly legal.<\/p>\n
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