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How to create an eBook for free

Simon Brock reveals the open-source tools you'll need to create an eBook for the Kindle or iPad

Open-source backup

Simon Brock rounds up the open-source options for backing up your critical data

Redmine: a good open-source project

In his quest for good open-source software, Simon Brock unearths Redmine, before asking if free applications really do save you money in the long run

Tools of the trade: the six best JavaScript toolkits

To celebrate 15 years in business and 15 years of JavaScript, Simon Brock rounds up some of the best toolkits for web development

The state of the open source nation

Five years on, Simon Brock catches up with those original open source projects he covered in this very column

Learn to program with open source

Simon Brock guides you to the best open-source resources to learn programming

The perfect open-source task scheduler

An epic quest to find the perfect open-source task scheduler for his company tests Simon Brock's resilience

Writing iPhone apps using open-source software

Simon Brock takes a real-world look at open-source software for writing iPhone applications, and explains how to use it

Build your own distributed file system

Simon Brock marvels at Google's resilient distributed file system, and builds his own from simple, cheap hardware and open-source software

Is forking good for open-source software?

Simon Brock debates the pros and cons of open-source projects splitting off in different directions

Open source server monitoring

Simon Brock investigates the best tools for monitoring your server's performance

One sign-on to rule them all

What's the problem with implementing single sign-on for websites? Communications professional Simon Brock has the answer.

Simon runs UK-based Wide Area Communications, the company behind websites such as The Spectator. He's a contributing editor to PC Pro and a fervent believer in open-source technologies..