5 of OStatic's Most Popular Resource Roundups

In the mood for picking up skills with some new open source apps and extensions? Here are five popular collections we've done on free applications, books, tutorials, and more:

7 Free Resources for Eye-Popping Graphics and Animation. From free clip art, to free web design templates, to a free desktop publishing app, to resources for animation in Blender, here are some gems.

6 Ways to Get Much More Out of GIMP. GIMP is a long-standing and hugely respected open source graphics program. Here are good ways to learn and optimize it, including a free online book.

OStatic's Firefox Superguide. The Firefox browser has one distint advantage over other browsers: thousands of useful extensions. You'll find the best ones here, and other Firefox goodies.

Over 50 Free, Essential Open Source Resources and Apps. This is our uber-roundup of open source applications and resources, divided into categories. It's packed with apps, tutorials, free online books, and more.

8 Free, Open Source Tools for a Better Digital Music Experience. Here you'll find how to put a new, slick open source OS on an old iPod, software apps that extend beyond iTunes, and how to maximize your musical experience on Android.