"The iPad and iPhone are closed compared to personal computers, yes. But they are remarkably open compared to so many kinds of computing devices."

OneFileCMS is just that. It's a flat, light, one file CMS (Content Management System) entirely contained in an easy-to-implement, highly customizable, database-less PHP script. Coupling a utilitarian code editor with all the basic necessities of an FTP application, OneFileCMS can maintain a whole website completely in-browser without any external programs.

For the tech industry, The Noughties were very nice indeed. Except when they weren't.

During the first decade of the millennium, it goes without saying that computing has changed in a big way, becoming cheaper, easier to use, more mobile, and – in the words of the Mountain View Chocolate Factory – more "webby." But it should also go without saying that the decade included its fair share of spectacular snafus.

OpenX ad server provides you with the simple tools you need to make money from advertising, whether from direct ad sales, OpenX Market, or third party ad networks (like AdSense). OpenX Ad Server lets you organize and manage all of your ad inventory under one easy-to-use interface no matter how many websites you have. It works with all kinds of ad formats, ranging from banners to rich media to ad network ads (such as AdSense).

oMaps brings offline mapping to the iPhone. The app includes GPS, multiple zoom levels, map bookmarking and search functionality.

PrestaShop is professional e-Commerce shopping cart software that you can download and use for free

VLC, the open source, cross-platform media layer for Windows, OS X, and Linux, finally hit version 1.0. VLC 1.0 includes a number of new features including new HD video codecs, finer speed controls, instant pausing, frame-by-frame playback, and a ton of bug fixes and minor GUI enhancements.

The filebrowser is a lightweight PHP application that allows you to thumbnail images and view them in a web browser. That's it. Short and sweet. 100% open-source. You can take it and alter it and use it free of charge.

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Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. CCC 3 features an interface designed to make the cloning and backup procedure very intuitive. In addition to general backup, CCC can also clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive. CCC's block-level copy offers the absolute best fidelity in the industry!

Access your iTunes music library from anywhere, through a web browser. You want to access that music from the office, at a friend's party, or let other people hear it from anywhere in the world? Install pulpTunes and access your music from anywhere, through a web browser.

Laconica is a Free and Open Source microblogging platform. It helps people in a community, company or group to exchange short (140 character) messages over the Web. Users can choose which people to "follow" and receive only their friends' or colleagues' status messages. It provides a similar service to sites like Twitter, Jaiku, and Plurk.

The WordPress e-Commerce plugin is a state-of-the-art e-Commerce platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards and usability. It is both free and priceless at the same time.

Want to share ideas? The world's coolest brainstorming and mind mapping software has now joined the open source community.

Google Quick Search Box is an open source search box that allows you to search data on your computer and across the web. This app is very experimental, but through it you will be able to see many of the areas we are exploring: contextual search, actions, and extensibility. It is by no means feature-complete, but is a very good indication of things to come.