The Plug: AlternativeTo
Written on Oct 11, 2009 // apple, linux, mac, mobile, stuff to read, windows.
Welcome to The Plug, where i like to give a review to anything tech and non-tech that i feel needs a shameless plug due to my liking.
This week time, i’d like to dive into a website I crossed by t0day that I felt needed a mention. This website makes the process of choosing programs easier regardless of what OS you happen to be running. Years ago i had an old dell laptop that dual-booted linux and windows xp, but I only got used to linux easier because i did my reserch on finding programs that performed the tasks of normal windows apps (i.e. office, email, media players). Sure it was a long process back then since i had to use multiple google searches, but not only did i find good equivalents, they where free too! Later on in college (still using google searching), i had to find alternative apps for all of my windows programs before i migrated to the Mac, but now present-day migrators have an easier way to search for just about any platform.
Presenting AlternativeTo, a site where you and a whole bunch of other users submit what applications need replacing and AltTo will give you suggestions on great alternatives. This is excellent for users migrating between OS’s, or just finding a better alternative to an app they dislike (its expensive, its slow, it just sucks). And the best thing? It’s community-maintained…so information’s likely to stay fresh and updated.
