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This is the
largest set of group tests available, and it is constantly being
updated and new articles added. Almost all of the
software featured in the group tests below is free to download
(and open source).
This is the second of a three part article. The
other parts cover:
Part 1: Gaming,
Internet & Networking, Desktop & Productivity, Graphics
& Multimedia, Office Software, and Programming
Part 3: Web
Applications, No Charge Proprietary Software, Documentation, Other
Articles, and Android Devices
We are regularly adding new group tests, and
intend to make this feature cover every different type of software. If
you
wish to suggest a group test you would like to see, please contact us
by
email at webmaster@linuxlinks.com or on skype.
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Health |
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that our health is of paramount importance, software in this field is
particularly relevant to everyday life. |
Electronic
Medical Records
- For medical practitioners
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| Medical
Imaging - To view DICOM images |
| Medical
Practice Management - Supervise and support the
day-to-day
operations of a medical practice |
Food
and Drink
- Nutrition, diet and BEER!
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Scientific Software |
| Science
really
prospers and advances when individuals share the results of their
experiments with
others in the scientific community. There is a certain logic
that scientific software should therefore be released in a freely
distributable environment. |
| Scientific
- Maths, biology, chemistry, physcis, electronics &
engineering and more
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| Physics
- The study of matter and energy applying laws that govern natural
phenomena
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| Chemistry
- The study of matter and the changes it undergoes
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| Biology
- Concerned with the study of living things
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| Bioinformatics
- The application of mathematics, computing and statistics to the
analysis of biological information
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| Graphical
User Interfaces for R - For statistical computing and
graphics
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| Robotics
Software
- Branch of artificial intelligence concerned with the study of robots
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| Plotting
Tools
- Helps to analyze and visualize data
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Geometry
- Combines three branches of mathematics: geometry, calculus and algebra
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| Earth
Science
- Includes a wide range of fields such as geology, geography,
geophysics, meteorology and oceanography
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| Astronomy
- Deals with the study of celestial objects
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| GPS
- The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based navigation
satellite system
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| Religion
and Spirituality |
| Religion
is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the
universe. |
| Bible
- Helps to make religious studies more effective, more organised, and
more rewarding
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| Astrology
- Connection between the movement of heavenly bodies and events that
take place on Earth
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| Backup |
| Backup
software
is used to perform a complete back up of a file, data, database, system
or server. It enables users to make a
duplicate of everything contained on the original source. This type of
software is also used to perform a
recovery of the data or system in the event of a disaster. |
| Backup
Tools
- Intuitive graphical interfaces, snapshot software, and command-line
tools |
| Online
Backup Solutions
- Including services which use cloud technology |
| Simple
Backup
- Keep data safe with the minimum of fuss |
| Utilities |
| A kind
of system software designed to help analyze, configure, optimize and
maintain the computer |
| Archive
Managers
- Brings together a
group of files into a single archive file |
| Compression
Tools
- Storing data in a format that uses less space than the original
representation uses |
| Disk
Usage Analyzers
- Helps users to
visualize the disk space being used |
| System
Cleaning
- Vaccum up the detritus on your computer |
| Digital
Forensics
- Allows investigations to be undertaken without modifying the media |
| Password
Managers
- Helps users to store and retrieve passwords and other data |
| e-book
Tools
- Read e-books on a desktop computer or notebook |
| Dictionary
Tools
- Look up words and phrases or different
languages in multiple dictionary file formats |
| Font
Tools
- Utilities for font management and editing |
| Financial |
| Financial
software covers a wide spectrum including personal finance, stock
trading, investment analysis, accounting, business solutions and
microfinance. |
| Financial
- Keep track of stock
market movements, analyse the markets, and more |
| More
Financial
Software
- Picks of our favorite personal finance and stock market tools |
| Econometrics
- Statistical software that is specialised for econometric
analysis |
| Text
Editors |
| A text
editor is
software used for editing plain text files. It has many different uses
such as modifying system
configuration files, writing programming code, jotting down thoughts,
or even making a grocery list. |
Editors
- This article covers console, graphical, HTML editors, and text
processing software
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| Family
History |
| Tracing
your ancestry is painstaking work, can be extremely addictive and
creates large amounts of data. Software which offers tailored
functionality, to store data and
relationships between parents, spouses and children, as
well as handling additional events in an individual's life,
photographs, free-form notes, and other
multimedia, and source citations. |
Family
History
- This article covers native Linux clients, Java and web based software
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Last Updated Friday, October 14 2011 @ 01:34 PM EDT
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