NASA found us a few new planets this past month but they’re not done giving us cool gifts. If you love the space dedicated agency, check out all this free software they just released to the public and get a look at what technology they’re using to get us a view from space.
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Do you have trouble making decisions? Have you ever needed to flip a coin or generate a random number or card? If you don’t happen to have any random chance options on hand, Certified True Randomizer is an app to help you with all your “chance†needs. And who knows, it might make you a happier, less indecisive person. Or not.
Read More![Certified True Randomizer – let your phone make your decisions for you [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/randomorg-coin-flipper-e1415899472472.png)
The internet is a vast landscape filled with all sorts of information and time wasters. The problem is, most people only go to the same handful of sources and miss out on all the wonder that the internet has to offer. Random is the app hoping to change that.
Read More![Random – the app that finds you cool new stuff to enjoy [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/random.jpg)
I love productivity software and I am definitely overly attached to my cell phone. Constantly shooting emails, sharing pictures and files. Not to mention jotting down notes for future projects. Sometimes I text myself things so I don’t forget, but mostly I rely on apps like Simplenote to help me keep track of my life.
Read More![Simplenote – super simple note taking app works everywhere you do [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/simplenote.jpg)
Checking email can be an overwhelming task, and sometimes we find ourselves staring blankly at our inbox wondering which one to deal with first. If you schedule your day around the tasks you receive in your inbox, then a Chrome extension called Notes for Gmail might help you sort things out without leaving your Gmail window.
Read More![Notes for Gmail – add Post-It Notes to your Gmail inbox in Chrome [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/notesforgmail.jpg)
Am I the only one who reads long form articles any more? I suspect not, and I guess also that like me, most people find it difficult to fit in this reading before their lunch break is over. Or I see something I want to read and email it to myself to read when I have the time. So I end up with fifteen emailed links to sort through at the end of the day. Pocket is an app that…
Read More![Pocket lets you read, watch, and explore the web when you’ve got time to spare [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Pocket-Devices.jpg)
The days of the physical and bulky dictionaries are definitely over, as one only needs to open a browser and look up a definition of a word online. As if this wasn’t easy enough, a Chrome extension called Instant Dictionary by Goodwordguide gives you an even quicker way to know what a word or phrase means.
Read More![Instant Dictionary – highlight and define tricky words instantly in Chrome [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/instant-dictionary_featured.jpg)
If you own an Android device and often copy or send links from one device to another, then this app’s for you.It is also particularly useful if you often find yourself wanting to save or send long URLs, such as Amazon or eBay products or auctions to other people with your phone or tablet. ShortPaste is a free and useful app that shortens a URL right after you copy it on your device. It’s powered by the popular bit.ly format, so…
Read More![ShortPaste – banish huge long URLs from your life automatically on your phone or tablet [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shortpaste6.jpg)
Managing audio in Firefox just got easier. For whatever reason, if you want to turn off the audio for the entire browser, you can now do so literally with the click of a button, which can be really useful if you’ve got a screen full of tabs and an errant YouTube video suddenly decides to start playing in the middle of a phone call. Or you suddenly find yourself with multiple audio ads and/or videos playing at the same time…
Read More![Muter – silence all the audio in your Firefox browser with a single click [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/muter_featured.jpg)
Too lazy or frantically busy to leave your browser and look for a program’s icon to open it? Well now there’s a cool Firefox add-on which can help you with that.
Read More![External App Buttons 2 – open any program from Firefox [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/external-app-button_featured.jpg)
One common problem when working with the web are the many distractions that take away your focus. There’s always the possibility of wandering off to Facebook instead of writing that paper, or reading gossip instead of doing actual research. Hey, maybe you’re even procrastinating by reading this? If so, tsk…
Read More![Max Tabs – a Firefox tabs cop which stops you wasting time [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/maxtabs21.jpg)
There’s no fail safe way to keep your kids (or your pet cat) off of your computer, especially if you’re running your business off the kitchen table in a small apartment. But you can do something to preserve your sanity and your files.
Read More![Toddler Keys – Protect Your Computer, Your Keyboard, And Your Sanity [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toddlerlock4.jpg)
Running a website may look easy, but there’s a lot of work and re-work that goes on behind the scenes (tell me about it – Ed). When you write for the web, there are countless things you have to consider before hitting that “Publish” button, and sometimes it’s the small details that gets overlooked. In the case of broken links, it’s the readers who are left struggling in the dark.
Read More![Check My Links – scans for broken links in your website so you don’t have to [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/checkmylinks_webpage.png)
Oh sweet Blackberry, where did it all go wrong? RIM (parent company of Blackberry) announced recently that it is selling the company for the bargain basement price of $4.7 billion (the company once had revenues of over $19 billion in a single year). The company will be taken over by a group of Canadian private equity firms, but what happens next is anybody’s guess. The future of the Blackberry brand is now uncertain, astonishing when you remember it was once…
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The demand for images and illustrations for websites and printed matter is absolutely insatiable. Which is hardly surprising when you consider just how many websites there are, let alone the need from printed marketing material or even hobbyist publications. So it’s always great to be able to announce another service which offers free (and really free, not just royalty free) images for download.
Read More![RGBStock – free stock photos for private and commercial use [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rgbstock.jpg)
