Richard Baraniuk: Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning
www.ted.com Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.tedtalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and [...]
Open-source Travelling – Meeting Noel Hidalgo
Around the world in 7 months and 7 days on a budget of 7,777 USD
New York City-based activist and blogger, Noel Hidalgo proofed that great ideas don’t need big budgets. He adapted the tech-world o…
Open-source Camera Could Revolutionize Digital Photography
Stanford scientists’ open-source camera could change photography by giving programmers anywhere the power to change camera features and create new possibilities. READ MORE: www.futurity.org
Inside Magento: Open-Source eCommerce
In under a year’s time, Magento, an open-source eCommerce platform, has become the top-searched eCommerce system online, overtaking popular platforms such as osCommerce and Zen Cart. Not only has Magento impressed business owners, but developers are singing its praises as well. But what’s so great about Magento, and how did it push aside its competitors [...]
Going in for custom-made open-source software
If you want to have the best software for your computer, you’re going to go to the best place where you can buy that software. Many times you get the product from the Internet. Many of the computer nerds and geeks out there even go to many places where they can download the software alone [...]