Mary Hunt writes for Woman’s Day:
As much as I love the word (free), I have to admit it makes me suspicious… But every now and then an exception comes along that’s truly free-no strings attached, no hidden agendas. Here are my favorites, and all you really need is an Internet connection to go online.
She has several of our favorites listed, from free software to services to free business cards…
Lee Mathews writes at Download Squad:
Now, it’s not my intent that anyone actually follow this horrible, horrible advice. It’s just that so many people seem to think this type of behavior is perfectly normal computer use.
Though this is written tongue-in-cheek, it is good advice!
Unfortunately, as is the case with most good advice, it is indeed a pity that the people who would benefit most from it also are the least likely to read and heed it…
This looks interesting:
Have you ever printed a webpage only to find your printout consisted mostly of empty space, ads and other junk you didn’t want? PrintWhatYouLike is a webpage editor that lets you control how webpages look when printed.
Everyone who uses a computer has likely needed this at one time. We just wish we’d thought of it first!
The Gizmodo blog today featured a great post entitled A Complete Guide to Watching Your Favorite Shows (Legally) Without Paying a Dime.
“You can spend up to $100 a month for various cable and satellite services to watch the new season of programming that began this week. Or, if you’ve got an internet connection and are willing to be a little more creative than buying episodes for $2 off Amazon Unbox or iTunes, you can view most of it for free.”
Free is good!
Edit 09/25/2008:
Lifehacker put a call out to their readers on 09/24/2008 asking for the best sites for streaming TV. Be sure to read through the reader comments for suggested sites.
Edit 09/28/2008:
Here are the results from the Lifehacker survey mentioned above. Again, be sure to read through the reader comments…
Edit 10/03/2008:
Lifehacker has also blogged about a free streaming TV program called Livestation.
Edit 10/08/2008:
Lifehack Magazine (not to be confused with Lifehacker) recently posted 15 Ways to Watch TV Online Free.
Edit 10/13/2008:
Gizmodo’s Internet TV remote has the best links to every prime-time show currently streaming online at full length.
A few weeks ago, Clif from the FreewareWiki wrote a fine post about the Lupo PenSuite. We’ve been fans of this collection of portable applications for some time.
Clif mentioned in his post that he found it difficult to create his own menu entries in the Lupo menu system. We added SoftMaker Office 2006 to our copy of the suite, and took the opportunity in doing so to create a tutorial slideshow (which we’ve embedded below) on how to add a portable application to the Lupo PenSuite.
A full-screen version of this presentation is available here for those that are interested.
We’ve posted several free games links in the past. Here’s one more - WoobaGames…
Google released a beta version of Chrome, a new web browser, today. More information and details can be found here. They say:
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.
Lifehacker has screenshots and first impressions. We’ve downloaded it and have been experimenting with it as well. It is minimalist, and there are some features missing that we’d like to see, but it is a beta (test) version, after all. As with most all of Google’s offerings, we suspect that it will only get better as development progresses.
Edit 09/05/2008:
The Google Operating System blog has a great Google Chrome Tips entry…
Edit 09/08/2008:
Lifehacker has posted the most excellent Power User’s Guide to Google Chrome. The Techie Buzz blog has the Ultimate List of Tips and Tricks for Google Chrome.
Edit 09/12/2008:
Concerned about Google Chrome and your privacy? Want to know how (and when) Google Chrome communicates with google.com? Here are straight answers…