Create, Share, and Save Money Using Open-Source Projects

Pearce, Joshua M.

ISBN 10: 1260461769 / ISBN 13: 9781260461763

Published by McGraw Hill TAB, 2020

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1st edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Create, Share, and Save Money Using Open-Source Projects
• Publisher: McGraw Hill TAB
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1260461769
• ISBN 13: 9781260461763
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Live a more sustainable and economical life using open-source technology!

Designed for beginning hobbyists and makers, this engaging guide is filled with ways to save money by making use of free and open-source technologies on a wide and impressive range of products. Written by a leader in the field of open-source technology, the book reveals the potential of at-home manufacturing and recycling projects―and even how to score free big-ticket items, including housing and electricity. All the projects have big money saving in mind, but also big fun!

Create, Share, and Save Money Using Open-Source Projects lays out the many ways in which you can employ these resources on a small scale to live a more economical and sustainable lifestyle. You’ll find tons of DIY projects that demonstrate how to use open-source software and hardware to save money on:

• Digital photographs and videos
• Music, software, and instruments
• Scientific equipment
• Paper and audio books
• Maps and GIS data
• Patterns for clothing
• Security systems
• Cars
• Electricity
  
  
  

About the Author

Dr. Joshua M. Pearce is the Witte Professor, cross-appointed, in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Michigan Technological University. He is the author of Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs.