From the beginning...

So, I got this idea that I wanted to create a website - www.anopenmind.ca - for people who use or want to use open source or free software. I know, there's loads of forums out there, but not a single location where you can find a link and get support for the heinz57 of freeware and open source software. So, I created one. Now all I have to do is let people know that it exists, and have them come take a look, register, and start talking.

This blog will talk about the process, from start to finish, with the idea of helping others do the same thing for the website of their choice.

It all began last Christmas. My wife and I were sitting around talking about computers, software... I'm a bit of a technofreak (bugs her to death LOL), and I am always looking for opportunities to make my tech stuff work in a less money-bound way. For example, I have a Smartphone (Samsung Omnia), but I didn't like the default OS (Winmo 6.1) so I surfed around and found a few sites that talked in general about modding the phone, using various software for support, and some of the sites even had forums. I was really pleased, and set about modding my phone. Then I downloaded some other software (apps) but had to go to other websites for support of those applications. I realised that this was common for most software. If you wanted the software and the support for more than one software, you had to visit multiple sites. Why not have this all available on one site?

So, like I said, my wife and I were sat discussing this. Free and open source software, all from one location, with experts signing up to help others (like myself) who needed help using the software. The germination of an idea began...

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