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Free Software June 2, 2006 posted by

Netjaxer.

Netjaxer. Web 2.0 on the desktop (please don’t sue me Mr O’Reilly). Actually quite cool. A small freeware application that you download to manage all your online applications. So if you’re a user of Writely, Google Calendar, Gmail etc etc, you can use Netjaxer to create desktop icons for them, pin them to the task bar on launch etc. Very nice and definitely worth a download if you web app a lot.  Netjaxer is an easy way to integrate your favorite…


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Free Software May 31, 2006 posted by

Image Mirror.

ImageMirror.com. Stark, simple and effective – single image upload and storage on demand. No sign-in, passwords, accounts, money. Simply upload an image and you’ll be given a link to it to use as you wish. Done. Dusted.  Welcome to imagemirror.com, upload an image and you will be provided a link to it. This site is ideal for forum signatures and any other image hosting needs.


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Free Software May 25, 2006 posted by

WAP Reader.

WAP Reader. Set up your very own WAP based server based IMAP4 email system. Clever and free.   imap4/pop3 support * ssl support * supports base64 and quoted-printable mail encodings * supports all charsets supported by iconv() * written with PHP * user friendly interface


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Free Software May 24, 2006 posted by

Stealther.

Stealther. Cute little Firefox extension that lets you switch on stealth surfing mode without permanently trashing your settings like cookies etc. Useful if you just want to hide from a suspicious site or check up on something without being tracked at that moment.  If there are times you want to surf the web without leaving a trace in your local computer, then this is the right extension for you. What it does is temporarily disable the following: – Browsing History…


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Free Software May 24, 2006 posted by

Bubble or squeak?

Business IT Online. Free online calendar, financial modelling, contact management and business document management. Small case of deja vu looming. Last time I saw free online business applications on offer was during another…ahem….online boom in the nineties. Is history repeating? Unsustainable business plans again, or is the online advertising market solid enough nowadays to support this kind of ambitious venture? I would like to think that the bad old days are behind us and we’re now sailing in smoother, more…


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Free Software May 10, 2006 posted by

Plasma Pong.

Plasma Pong. The classic computer game Pong gets a lurid update with lots of groovy man, groovy and..ah…real time fluid dynamics. Free.  Players have several new abilities that add fun twists to the classic game. In the game you can inject plasma fluid into the environment, create a vacuum from your paddle, and blast shockwaves into the playing area. All these abilities have fluid-based kinetic effects on the ball, making Plasma Pong a fast-paced and exciting game.


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Free Software May 8, 2006 posted by

Handbrake.

Handbrake. Nice name. Anyway it’s a free DVD to MPEG4 ripper for the Apple Mac. Let’s you create movies for the iPod methinks.  HandBrake is a GPL’d multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter. HandBrake was originally available on the BeOS, but now has been ported over to MacOS X and to GNU/Linux. A Windows port is being worked on.


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Free Software May 2, 2006 posted by

WikiUpload.

Wiki Upload. Er..it’s a wiki, which is also a free file upload service. Or it’s a free file upload service which is also a wiki. Take your pick. Or not. As you choose, citizens of earth.  WikiUpload’s goal is to build the largest library of open-content video clips, music and media files, and shareware in the world. To accomplish this goal, WikiUpload needs your help! We encourage all visitors to share their free resources. Unlike other libraries, there are no…


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Free Software April 26, 2006 posted by

The FCK Editor.

The FCK Editor. Online editor done through Open Source. Worth a look. And free.  This HTML text editor brings to the web many of the powerful functionalities of desktop editors like MS Word. It’s lightweight and doesn’t require any kind of installation on the client computer. Because it is Open Source, you may use it however you want.


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Free Software April 21, 2006 posted by

WebCam Morpher.

WebCam Morpher. Part of a range of free and commercial software for altering – yea even morphing – multimedia to your whim. Check out the audio and video player products too. Strange-ness? From around $29.95.  One-stop webcam software. help you be a multi-character person in video chat rooms. Change voices & faces in real-time with “nickvoices” & “nickfaces”.


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Free Software April 20, 2006 posted by

Xplorer.

Xplorer. Multi-tabbed file manager for Windows. Lots of tabs, zero price. Nice equation.  XPlorer is a substitute for the Windows Explorer, adding multi tabbed features. So it is possible to have lots of locations opened at the same time, while we can manage them in an easy and eficient way.


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Free Software April 7, 2006 posted by

Mapquest Navigator.

Mapquest Navigator. Coming soon to a mobile phone near you. Voice guided, turn by turn directions. How they gonna do the GPS thing then? More info needed, boys.  MapQuest Navigator uses the latest technology to turn your phone into a full GPS Navigation system. Decide where you want to go and MapQuest Navigator will help you find it and guide you there quickly and easily, anywhere, anytime! MapQuest Navigator provides you with voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions to a location either from…


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Free Software April 7, 2006 posted by

Drivers galore!

Driver Packs. Windows XP drivers. All of them. In packs. To download. Free of charge. Wow!  I’ve started these DriverPacks because I wanted to achieve a Uniform UXPCD. Why in the world would you want support for all available hardware, I hear you thinking. Well, that’s easy to explain: to be able to use these unattended Windows XP installation CD’s on any computer (of course one that’s capable of running Windows XP).


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