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.