At the FOSS-SIG on January 26th we viewed and discussed:

•  Open Source Apps: the Monster List Nearly 1,000 noteworthy open source downloads, including games, text editors, security apps, document management, SEO, desktop tools and much, much more.

• 100+ awesome free and open source applications Another list.

• Apps News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip – Lifehacker  The Lifehacker App Directory Curates the Best Apps for All Your Gear.

• New LibreOffice Extension Website Live Find something useful here.

• Tips Tricks VLC Media Player – online, low, price, prices, features, cheap, reviews, review, offer, best, deals, india, laptops, computerstest VLC 0.9 has released to widespread acclaim. The media player of choice for many.

• Free Tools for Getting Started with the Mighty GIMP Graphics Editor Want to get started with Gimp? Lots of good info here.

• 5 Easy Ways To Download & Convert Online Videos When sending a link or embedding a video is not enough.
• Mozilla/Microsoft deal: What’s the problem? | ITworld Is there really harm in a Bing/Firefox browser?

• Microsoft Forces OEMs To Lock Devices Into Windows 8 Using UEFI It appears previous fears are true.