What Exactly Is Worship?

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"Worship can be defined as “the reverence or adoration that one shows toward something or someone; holding a person or object in high esteem; or giving a person or an object a place of importance or honor.” There are hundreds of scriptures in the Bible that speak about worship and provide guidance as to both who and how to worship." biblestudytools

For me, personally Worship is all important in having a good relationship with God.
It is the essence of a healthy relationship with God, it encompasses all we do, say and sing to and about God. It is that secret life every Christian should have.

For me it is a Lifestyle, and a daily thing.

"It is a Biblical mandate that we worship God and Him alone. It is an act that is designed not only to bring honor to Him who deserves honor, but also to bring a spirit of obedience and submission to the worshipers." biblestudytools

Very often we have idols that we worship unwittingly.
I wrote an article on Facebook, In our Spiritual Warfare Group on 21 February 2018 - Titled Plastic and Silicon Idols

Plastic and Silicon Idols = TV, Cell Phones, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, DSTV, YouTube etc...
Read More Here 👉Are You Worshiping Plastic and Silicon Idols?👈

"But why do we worship, what exactly is worship and how do we worship on a day-to-day basis? Because this topic is important to God and is the reason that we were created, the Scripture provides us a great deal of information on the subject. biblestudytools

The word worship comes from the Old English word “weorþscipe” or
“worth-ship” which means “to give worth to.” In a secular context, the word can mean “to hold something in high esteem.” In a Biblical context, the Hebrew word for worship is shachah, which means to depress, to fall down, or to lay prostrate before a deity. It is to hold something up with such reverence, honor, and esteem that your only desire is to bow down before it. God specifically mandates that the focus of this type of worship be toward Him and Him alone. "
biblestudytools

In the Old Testament this involved ritualistic sacrifices, however Jesus taught us its true meaning, which Paul explains so well in:

 Romans 12:1 “Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.”

"We are no longer under bondage to the law, with the burden of bringing animal blood to atone for sins and as our form of worship. Jesus has already paid a death price and made a blood sacrifice for our sins. Our form of worship, post-resurrection, is to bring ourselves, our own lives, as a living sacrifice to God. This is holy and pleasing to Him." biblestudytools

1 Peter 2:9 says that we are a “chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” It is the reason that we exist, to bring adoration to Him who created us.

"The Word of God calls us to live our entire lives as an act of worship (Romans 12:1).
The purpose of this chapter is to teach some of the key principles of biblical worship with music and song, stirring the reader to a deeper relationship with the Father. For many, the area of worship is dictated by their preference and comfort, but it is our desire as an eldership to let the truth of Scripture fashion and shape this expression of our relationship with the Father." - Laying Foundations

The Heart Of Worship

“I’ll bring you more than a song,

for a song in itself is not what you have desired.

You search much deeper within,

through the way things appear,

you’re looking into my heart.

“I’m coming back to the heart of worship,

’cos it’s all about you,

it’s all about you, Jesus.

I’m sorry, Lord, for the things I’ve made it,

for it’s all about you, Jesus!”

(Matt Redman and Martin Smith)

Worship is not just a song, nor can it be reduced to a musical progression: no,

it is far more than that. The very heartbeat of worship is a natural overflow of

our relationship with the Father. Man would love to label and categorize it,

but mere definitions cannot express the fullness of worship as God intended it.

In essence, it is an expression of our ardent adoration in response to His

tender love, a discovering of Him as He reveals His wonder to us. Worship is a

relationship. Let us not be ‘dazed’ by the labels, rather let us be ‘dazzled’ by

our Lord. And remember that we love Him and respond to Him in worship

“because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). We will now study some of the

expressions of worship found in the Old and New Testaments.

Old Testament Expressions Of Worship

There are several Hebrew words found in the Old Testament that are translated

as a single English word ‘praise.’ Let’s examine these to gain a fuller understanding of biblical worship. You will notice how they flow naturally into the New Testament.

 Barak (Psalm 96:2)

“To bless, to prostrate or to kneel as an act of adoration.”

“But I, by Your great mercy, will come into Your house; in reverence will I bow

down toward Your holy temple.” (Psalm 5:7) This shows a wonderful illustration

of how David, who set an outstanding example of worship in the Bible, would

enter the house of God to bow in adoration to his King. Examples can also be

found in the New Testament, for example, Revelation 4, 5 and Revelation 7.

 Yadah (Psalm 28:7)

“To revere or worship with extended hands.”

A further example in the New Testament is found in 1 Timothy 2:8 where Paul

encourages the people to “lift up holy hands” as they approach the Lord.

 Towdah (Psalm 50:23)

“To give a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving with extended hands.”

Shabach (Psalm 63:3)

“To praise in a loud tone.”

Shouting is not a sign of irreverence but is welcomed by the Father. Many

scriptures speak of it. As examples consider Psalm 47:1 and Psalm 66:1, but there are many more. “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission.”
(Hebrews 5:7).

Submission and reverence are attitudes of the heart, not necessarily the

silencing of the emotions or the restriction of expression.

 Zamar (Psalm 108:3)

“To worship on an instrument.”

God has made room for a myriad of instruments with all kinds of sounds and

rhythms. We see that our instruments become expressions of our hearts.

The instrument of our body is surely the most important of all instruments,

expressing the attitude of our heart. Romans 12:1 urges us to offer our lives as

a reasonable act of worship and this incorporates all that we do.
See also Psalm 150.

Halal (Psalm 35:18)

“To shine, to rave, to be clamorous and foolish. To abandon your reputation.”

“David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the Lord with all his might,

while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with

shouts and the sound of trumpets.” (2 Samuel 6:14-15)

David was someone who knew to bow low in reverence, but he also understood

when to honor the Lord with passionate expressions of dance and praise.

This meant that his reputation as a king would be on the line as well as his

preferences. He knew it was all worth it though!

Tehillah (Psalm 22:3)

“To sing your ‘halals.’ The kind of worship God loves to inhabit.”

Summary

Music, dancing and extravagant outward expression were very much part of

Israel’s culture. These expressions were associated with all their social events,

victories and defeats, prophetic activity, coming in and going out. Therefore,

when they praised the Lord it was a natural activity.

There is both the stillness of bowing before the majestic King, as well as the

passion and exuberance of joy as we join with Him in rejoicing (Zep 3:17).

If we give ourselves to the full expression of worship and not give in to our

fears and the pressures of man, we will surely enjoy and experience the

breadth of life that the Father has intended for His children!

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Saturday 12 September 2020 [Pallet Patio Furniture]

 Got To Finish Pallet Furniture For My Special Friend

Image by ArtTower from Pixabay edited By Otto Brinkmeier

This project was fun so far spent 4 Saturdays and 1 Sunday on it.

Working with the Bare minimum of tools

• Claw Hammer
• Hand Saw
• Cordless Drill
• Jig saw (Only on two occasions) 
• Crow bar

Before...

Today I must complete the Job, need to reduce corner table in width.
Construct main table, Which will serve as a outdoor entertainment table.

Photos will be added to this article tonight... It is now 7:30  am
Leave for Site at 8:30 am ....

Worked till 4:30 pm

Completed Most of the Construction,
Bottom Shelf Of Table
and Corner Table Seat to secured Back Rest

Just Left to do:
Drawers For table Flip Up Lid / Shelf for Corner Unit
Sanding and Finishing will be next step

The Four main Units

Special Features Added for more functionality

Tim and Mammie Helped with Cushions and Seats

Final stage will be to give final Sanding and Varnish

 

Friday 11 September 2020

 Plans for Today - Work On This here Blog!

Image by isuru prabath , ijmaki and Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Edited By Otto Brinkmeier

Plebware-Tuition™

The "Bread and Butter", machine of Plebware's Online existence, will take a few weeks to get going.
So If you are a first-time visitor, do add this Blog to your Book Marks.
As it will surely become a Blog that will keep surprising you with its content.

As a reintroduction, my name is Otto Brinkmeier.
I am an Internet Entrepreneur, specializing in providing FREE information.

 Many topics are Covered - Some even Call Me "A Jack Of All trades"

Here are just some skills that I have been indulging in - Over the last 20 years
Most Of Which I will Share here in Plebware-Tuition™

1. Webmaster

2.  Web Designer

3.  Java Script Implementation

4.  Search Engine Optimization

5.  Composr CMS (ocPortal) Implementation

6.  Word Press Implementation

7.  Joomla Implementation

8.  Facebook Page Implementation

9.  Facebook Group Implementation

10.  Twitter Implementation

11.  Graphic Designer (Look around Site For Examples)

12.  Book Illustrations

13.  Book Cover Design

14.  Logo and Emblem Design

15.  Internet Marketer

16.  E-Mail Campaign Creator

17.  Auto Responder Setup and creation

18.  Social Media Marketing

19.  Press Release Compilation

20.  Copy Creator 

21.  Sales Copy Creator

22.  Tuition Copy Creator

23.  Documentary Copy

24.  Historical Copy

25.  News Copy

26.  Software Review Copy

27. PC Power User

28.  Dynamic Banner Creator

29.  Flash Movie Creation

30.  Audio File Format Conversion

31.  Graphic File Conversion

32.  Software Compiler And Tester

33.  SSE Setup Compiler

34.  Inno Setup Compiler

35.  Open Source Software Tester

36.  Data Recovery Technician

37.  Music Recovery

38.  Photo and Graphic Recovery

39.  Document Recovery

40. Theologian

41.  Disciple Of Jesus Christ

42.  Announcer of The Gospel.

43.  Defender Of The Faith.

44.  Bible Scholar

45.  Apologetics

46.  Homiletics 

47.  Evangelist

48.  One on One – Evangelism

49.  Cyber - Evangelism

50.  Bible Teacher

51.  Cyber Bible Tutor

52.  Small Group Gospel Tutor

Away away away! Back to Work, This Blog is not going to Build itself..

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10/09/2020 [Gone Fishing]

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" 

Image by Khalid Mehmood from Pixabay 

"It is a day I am really going to enjoy!"

No work on anything Plebware, just me, my friend Rob and the great out doors...

Will post some Pictures and write 'a write up' tonight when I get home ...

12 Hours Later - what a day!

First we tried the deep water...

Hoping to catch Barbel but after a period
we gave up,

Here the deep water was to cold
for this time of year 

and we were clearly 
wasting time at this spot.

Time to Move around the Corner to the shallow side of river..

Here we discovered the second obstacle of the day.

Debris in the water after loosing three rigs
we desired to move beyond the willow trees...

In Back of Photo 👉

And eventually decided if we wanted to catch 
That's what we had to do

Finally Rob Caught the first Fish
1.95 kg Common Carp

Which Turned out to be 1.44 kg
Since we forgot the weighing net 😓

and had to minus .51 kg for net we used

Not long after that Rob 
Landed a small yellow fish .63 Kg

After minus .51 Kg for the catch net

Never the less it was Fun

Oh Me? Rob 2 Otto 0

Yup! I caught none

Thanks Rob For the awesome day!
Great Out Doors, Great Christian Fellowship Great Fun...

Then me mate "Roy" sends me this video on WhatsApp...

Almost fell off my chair, thanks Roy, you just spoiled a perfect day!
Oh and Plebware Blog Followers, I hate Spiders... Really made My DAY!!!

That's me for today Folks Catch you all tomorrow

Can We Find Our Own Way to God?

Transcendentalism Is Not The Way

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This post is a response to an article written by Bethany Verrett
Found on Bible Study Tools to Quote:

"The search for answers to big questions led humanity to develop theories and ideas about the metaphysical nature of existence. Metaphysics is part of philosophy that deals with abstract concepts like what it means to be, how to know something, and what constitutes identity.

Certain ideas have come together to create a worldview that gains popularity, and manifests itself in the classroom, in art, music, and in theological debates. One such movement that gained traction in the 19th century was the Transcendentalist movement.

The core tenets of this philosophy was that divinity is in all nature and humanity, and it emphasized a progressive view of time. Some of the great artistic movements of that century found their origins in this philosophical movement. Transcendentalism is a movement defined by a focus on the natural world, emphasis in individualism, and an idealized perspective of human nature.

While there is some overlap with Christian values and the art from this movement provided value to the arts, its eastern influences and deistic outlook means much of the thoughts in the movement are not in alignment with the Bible."

What Is Transcendentalism? 

Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the eastern United States. A core belief is in the inherent goodness of people and nature, and while society and its institutions have corrupted the purity of the individual, people are at their best when truly "self-reliant" and independent.

Transcendentalism emphasizes subjective intuition over objective empiricism. Adherents believe that individuals are capable of generating completely original insights with little attention and deference to past masters. It arose as a reaction, to protest against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality at the time. The doctrine of the Unitarian church as taught at Harvard Divinity School was closely related.

Transcendentalism emerged from "English and German Romanticism, the Biblical criticism of Johann Gottfried Herder and Friedrich Schleiermacher, the skepticism of David Hume", and the transcendental philosophy of Immanuel Kant and German Idealism. Miller and Versluis regard Emanuel Swedenborg and Jakob Böhme as pervasive influences on transcendentalism. It was also strongly influenced by Hindu texts on philosophy of the mind and spirituality, especially the Upanishads.

What Does This Philosophy Think of God?

Not Much...Perhaps some of them did, to a limited degree, a small minority did.

Since transcendentalists embraced free-thinking and individual thought, it comes as no surprise that they attributed little thought on God, since they were prominent thinkers, different figures had varying thoughts about God, which makes this fact: "their belief that man does not need a mediator to speak to God"
come as no surprise.

Some of these transcendentalists studied the Bible for themselves, while others rejected it for what they could detect in nature.

But what does the Bible say 

The Apostle Paul wrote, in (Romans 1:20). 

New International Version

For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

New Living Translation

For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

English Standard Version

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

Berean Study Bible

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

Berean Literal Bible

For from the creation of the world His invisible qualities, both His eternal power and divinity, are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, for them to be without excuse.

New American Standard Bible

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

New King James Version

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

King James Bible

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

It is not wrong to say one can see God in nature, but one should not worship it, nor should it be the only source of knowledge about God.

Is Transcendentalism Biblical?

Not regarding the Whole Council of God, bits and pieces perhaps.
But taking bits and pieces from the Bible, to substantiate a personal belief is folly.

While a small number of Transcendentalists believed that salvation from Jesus Christ was essential for salvation, not all of them did. Over time, this philosophy began to embrace the belief that good people can go to Heaven, if they sincerely believe in any religion that encourages them to be morally upright.

However, Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). The only way to be saved from sin and be with God in eternity in Heaven is through Jesus Christ.

Are People Truly Good?

Verses about the inherent wickedness of man include:

- Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.”

- Romans 3:10-12 “as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”

- Ecclesiastes 7:20 “Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.”

- Isaiah 53:6 “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned — every one — to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

Click Here 👉 For A Detailed Look At Why All People Are Sinners 👈 

Sources

Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendentalism

Bethany Verrett is a freelance writer and editor.
She maintains a faith and lifestyle blog graceandgrowing.com, where she muses about the Lord, life, culture, and ministry.

Open Source

 Plebware Supports and Promotes Open Source

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The term open source refers to something people can modify and share because its design is publicly accessible.

The term originated in the context of software development to designate a specific approach to creating computer programs. Today, however, "open source" designates a broader set of values—what we call "the open source way." Open source projects, products, or initiatives embrace and celebrate principles of open exchange, collaborative participation, rapid prototyping, transparency, meritocracy, and community-oriented development.

What is open source software?

Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance.

"Source code" is the part of software that most computer users don't ever see; it's the code computer programmers can manipulate to change how a piece of software—a "program" or "application"—works. Programmers who have access to a computer program's source code can improve that program by adding features to it or fixing parts that don't always work correctly.

The best open source software is widely used across a huge range of applications, for everyone from home to business users, yet people often won't be aware they're using it.

Open source software is any kind of program where the developer behind it chooses to release the source code for free. Whenever software has an open source license, it means anyone in the world can download, modify and distribute it without paying fees to its original creator. 

Since the open source movement took off as a software development philosophy at the end of the 1990s, it’s changed the world. Estimates even suggest that a mind-blowing 96% of all web servers globally are running on some form of open source Linux operating system, for example. 

1. LibreOffice

A real open source alternative to Microsoft Office

Operating system: Windows, macOS, Linux

With support for documents, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, diagrams, and mathematical formulae, LibreOffice is essentially a free version of the world’s most popular office productivity suite, Microsoft Office 365. 

Some would actually argue that LibreOffice is the more fully-featured of the two, thanks to its dedicated developer community which is adding new tools and tricks all the time. For example, in the latest update, LibreOffice added a QR code generator tool so you can quickly create mobile-friendly links. 

An alternative well-known open source office tool is Open Office, which offers many similar features to LibreOffice. The reason that LibreOffice has taken the top spot today is that it is much better at preserving Microsoft file formats. In other words, your formatting won’t get screwed up if you need to modify a document originally written in Microsoft Word. 

The only downside to this awesome free office software is that editing documents collaboratively online is a bit tricky. Recently, an online editing option has been added but it still requires some technical know-how to implement. 

👉 Visit LibreOffice Website 👈

2. VLC Media Player

An open source media player than can play virtually anything

Operating system: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS

VLC (or VideoLAN Client) media player is a lightweight application created by an open source development group known as the VideoLAN project. This video and media player has been leading the industry for years in terms of popularity, and it’s not hard to see why. You can use VLC media player to open audio and video files in just about any format without having to hunt down extra codecs. 

VLC also works for streaming media such as podcasts and online radio stations. But perhaps the greatest VLC media player feature is playback control. You can change almost everything about how your media is displayed from hardware optimization to adding subtitle files from third-party sources. 

Like some of the other amazing open source offerings mentioned here, VLC is constantly being upgraded with new goodies and features to explore. The latest updates to the free video player have included the ability to stream to other devices (like Chromecasts) and 360-degree video support for VR headsets. 

👉 Visit VLC Website 👈

3. GIMP

A powerful open source photo and image editing tool

Operating system: Windows, macOS, Linux

Beloved by Linux users since its original release in 1996, GIMP is one of the most famous and best-maintained open source software tools out there. This software is about as close to image editing power and flexibility of the Adobe Photoshop platform as you’re likely to get for free.

GIMP has built-in support for layers, filters, and automatic photo enhancement. It also makes it easy to create new graphic design elements and you can really take things to the next level by downloading plug-ins created by the broader GIMP open source community. 

Just like Photoshop, GIMP has a fairly steep learning curve but anyone who puts in a bit of time is sure to appreciate its customizable interface and GPU hardware acceleration. However, if you’re looking for a simple free photo editor, check out Paint.NET instead. It’s not as powerful, but easier to get to grips with.

👉  Visit GIMP Website 👈

4. Shotcut

A slick open source program for advanced video editing

Operating system: Windows

Shotcut is open source free video editing software. It’s one of those open source programs that really demonstrates how much a dedicated development community can improve a platform given time. In earlier versions, the Shotcut interface was a little bare, but later releases have added extra dockable panels, an intuitive timeline, and other touches that put Shotcut in the same league as premium video editors like Adobe Premiere Pro.

This video tool supports non-destructive audio and video editing, meaning you can compile effects without any quality loss. You can also use this platform to do color keying and grading operations, as well as more basic clip splicing and trimming. 

Perhaps the coolest thing about Shotcut is its ability to work with more or less any format of video, audio, or photo media. That’s largely thanks to FFmpeg, an open source video framework that sits under the hood of the Shotcut program. 

👉 Visit Shotcut Website 👈 

5. Brave

For a private open source browsing experience

Operating system: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS

Built on top of Google’s open source Chromium project, Brave is a web browser that’s designed to keep your browsing activity private by automatically disabling website trackers and blocking pesky ads. For even more secure browsing, it has a built-in Tor function. 

The big advantage of using Brave is that you can access many of the Google Chrome store’s thousands of extensions but enjoy a faster browsing experience than you’d get with a normal Chrome browser. That’s because Brave is less of a resource hog than Google’s regular Chrome package, giving it a performance boost when loading pages. 

Another interesting thing about the Brave browser is something called Brave Rewards. The idea behind this feature is that you can opt in to see certain ads and receive a small Basic Attention Token crypto coin in return. Eventually, the developers behind Brave hope this will change the way advertising works on the internet.

👉 Visit Brave Website 👈

6. Audacity

A powerful audio editor, ideal for music and podcasts

Operating system: Windows, macOS, Linux

Even two decades after its original launch date, Audacity remains one of the most widely-used open source applications. It’s a free audio editor that works on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems.

After installing this nifty little package, you’ll find everything you need to record, edit, and enhance sound files. What’s more, thanks to the enormous developer community supporting the program, you can use Audacity’s library of third-party extensions to add any features that aren’t included by default. These will allow you to do everything from adding sound effects to auto-tuning your tracks. 

The Audacity interface might look a little complex at first, but given the professional-grade tools available through the program, it’s easy to see why this is the go-to application for musicians and podcast creators.

👉 Visit Audacity Website 👈

7. KeePass

A handy password generator and credential storage tool

Operating systems: Windows (unofficial ports available for others)

There are plenty of great password managers out there, but KeePass Password Safe stands out from the crowd thanks to its simple set up and comprehensive feature set. It uses industry-standard (and near unbreakable) AES encryption and two-factor authentication to keep the details of your accounts safe and secure. 

KeePass also deserves a mention on this run-down of the best open source platforms due to its portability. Although this open source program can be installed on Windows, Mac, Linux, and mobile devices, you can also store your database and the program on a USB stick for safekeeping. 

As if that wasn’t enough, an extensive selection of plug-ins is available for KeePass. You can use these to sync KeePass credential data automatically with your cloud storage service of choice or your browser. 

👉 Visit KeePass Website 👈

8. Thunderbird

An excellent option for open source email management

Operating system: Windows, macOS, Linux

If you’ve used Microsoft Outlook before, you’ll know all about the benefits of being able to check multiple email inboxes in one place. That’s exactly what Mozilla Thunderbird allows you to do, but with an open source twist. Thunderbird is an email client developed by Mozilla, which you’ve likely heard of thanks to its other famous project, Firefox. 

Thunderbird comes with plenty of cool tricks to help you deal with your email more efficiently. You can, for example, link emailed event updates with an inbuilt calendar or check the news with an RSS reader. If you need to send a contact a huge file, Thunderbird will even let you do by uploading it to a separate server and dropping a link into your message. 

👉 Visit Thunderbird Website 👈

9. FileZilla

An open source FTP client that's refreshingly user-friendly

Operating system: Windows, macOS, Linux

FileZilla is a free file transfer protocol (FTP) client that allows you to manage server file systems remotely. If you own your own website, you’ll already know that doing FTP operations through a web client can be a frustrating experience, and FileZilla provides a far more consistent and pleasant FTP experience than you can get with the default FTP applications that most web hosts offer. 

This open source FTP tool comes with all sorts of advanced features such as support for large file transfers, synchronized directory browsing, and filename filters. In case you have any trouble getting through to your website’s server, a network configuration wizard is also included. 

The FileZilla interface might look a little confusing to first time users, but it’s actually very simple to use. In the left-hand panel, you’ll find a window displaying your local file system. Meanwhile, on the right, you’ll see the file system of your server. To move a file from one to the other, simply drag and drop it. 

👉 Visit FileZilla Website 👈

10. Linux

The open source operating system

Operating system: It Is The operating System Of Choice...👴

Obviously this list couldn’t be wrapped up without mentioning the most iconic open source software around, Linux. First released in 1991, Linux has since morphed into a huge family of different OS distros including desktop variants like Chrome OS (which you'd find on a Chromebook) and Ubuntu, and server stack solutions like LAMP. 

Back in the day, Linux was only run by a handful of coders due to the difficulty of installation and the amount of tweaking Linux systems required to run. However, in recent years, the developers behind the best known Linux distros have made a conscious effort to turn them into more user-friendly packages. It’s now easier than ever to run a virtual Linux machine or re-partition your hard drive to add Linux as an extra OS.

Several big-name computer manufacturers have even started selling Linux laptops directly to the public. That’s probably, in part, because Linux uses completely different base code from more popular Windows and Os X systems, making it less of a target for hackers and bad actors online. 

Back in the day, users would often be put off Linux because few software manufacturers developed for the system. Fortunately, cloud applications don’t care what kind of local system you’re running, and as these get more popular there’s less reason than ever not to give Linux a go.

Social Media Distancing Not Banned.

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• COVID-19 is a new disease that can cause immune problems usually in individuals with medical problems. In the elderly, COVID-19 can cause a potentially fatal viral pneumonia that requires hospitalization. COVID-19 is the cause of the current pandemic.
• COVID-19 mainly spreads from person to person by respiratory droplets infected with SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 can also spread by infected droplets that land on surfaces.
• Prevention and decreasing the risk of COVID-19 infection can occur when people follow the CDC recommendations, especially handwashing, social distancing, and decontamination.
• If you are COVID-19 positive, you can use face masks, isolation, quarantine, gloves for caregivers, and disinfection of surfaces to reduce the risk of infecting other people.

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