Docbook
XML
Editor
A
java-based xml editor that does a great job with docbook.
The free version is very nice job editing xml docbook
files.
DocBook XSL: The
Complete Guide
A
great online and printed book about working with XSL and
docbook.
DocBook.org
This
is the official home page for DocBook: The Definitive
Guide. This is the same site that houses the book on
DocBook.
Docbook Frequently
Asked Questions
Great
list of FAQ's for docbook.
Fun
Celestia
Celestia is a
free real-time space simulation that lets you experience
our universe in three dimensions. You can travel throughout
the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even
beyond the galaxy.
Knotplot
Wow,
really cool 3d knots. There is a download link for the free
software too. Check out the demos! They will blow you away.
I will never look at string the same
again.
Graphics
Wings 3D
a
free and open source polygon mesh subdivision modeler
inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware and is available
for most platforms, including Windows, Linux and Mac OS
X.
Art of
Illusion
a
free, open source 3D modelling and rendering studio. It is
written entirely in Java. Used for 3D modeling, ray
tracing, and rendering of computer generated imagery stills
or sequences.
Terragen
a 3D
scenery generator for Windows and the Mac OS. Terragen is
free for personal non-commercial use.
Network
Filezilla
a
fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of
features. FileZilla Server is a reliable FTP server.
Ethereal
a
free network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows. It has
an extensive list of features.
NetStumbler
a
Swiss Army knife of wireless network diagnostics tools for
Windows.
Office
Thunderbird
a
free email client with intelligent spam filters, a built-in
spell checker, extension support, and much more.
Firefox
a
free replacement for the Microsoft Internet Explorer with
multiple windows, popup blocking and many other useful
features. Very nice.
Open Office
a
multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an
open-source project. Compatible with all other major office
suites, the product is free to download, use, and
distribute.
AbiWord
a
free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word.
much smaller download than Open Office available for many
computer operating systems.
PDF
Creator
PDFCreator easily
creates PDFs from any Windows program. It creates a new
virtual printer that makes nice PDFs.
Wink
a
Tutorial and Presentation creation software that records
screen activity and allows you to add text and save as a
flash file, PDF or postscript.
Inkscape
an
open source SVG editor with capabilities similar to
Illustrator, CorelDraw, Visio, etc. Supported SVG features
include basic shapes, paths, text, alpha blending,
transforms, gradients, node editing, svg-to-png export,
grouping, and more.
the Gimp
a
freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as
photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
Very powerful but the installation is in 2 parts and the
interface may take a little time to get used too. Otherwise
it is a very nice.
NVU
a
complete WYSIWYG Web Authoring System.
Open Clipart
Library
A
huge collection of free software graphics for any
use.
Scribus
an
open-source program that brings award-winning professional
page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X and Windows desktops
with a combination of "press-ready" output and new
approaches to page layout.
CDBurnerXP
Pro
Free
CD burning software for Windows XP.