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Intro\n\nRandy talks about a balance of open source vs paid software\nAnnouncements - Website has been migrated. I fired Bluehost.\nHow much of your tech capabilities do you own?\nDo you rent or own?\nExamples of renting vs owning would be having a server in your basement, running Ubuntu, hosting your own web server, or something along those lines - that is owning. Renting would be having a web host such as Bluehost, HostGator.\nBoth renting and owning are very similar for the most part. The difference comes if you stop paying the company you\u2019re renting from, things will stop working.\nUnfortunately, the same goes for renting when it comes to desktop software. Think of the subscription model. You own nothing. You can use Photoshop all you want on your computer, until you stop paying. That\u2019s when the software will \u201cphone home\u201d and let their money machine know that you\u2019re no long a good customer, and that software that is on your machine will not work - because that software is not yours.\nIs there an easy solution?\nOpen source.\nCheck out some sites that point out some well-known open source alternatives to paid software.\nOpenSource.com has a list of popular ones.\nAlternative To has some great crowd sourced recommendations\nMy recommendation is to try to use Open Source software whenever possible, and then use the paid software if you absolutely must.\nFollow our Podcast\nIf you're a new listener to the Manly Hanley Podcast, we would love to hear from you. Visit our website and leave a comment. While you\u2019re there, be sure to subscribe to the newsletter!\n\nFollow @Randrums on twitter