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If you are an aspiring photographer, you know what it’s like to drop a pretty penny on a fancy lens and eat ramen for a while. However, once you have that expensive lens, you don’t exactly have a lot of money to buy special casing for it to keep it safe from bumping around in your bag or the elements when it’s not in use. Fear not, there’s always a cheap way to get the job done, and with materials…
Many of us have electronic devices out the wazoo. You carry around a tablet, laptop, smartphone, MP3 player, and the list goes on and on. More often than not, all of this gets shoved into a backpack or messenger bag that provides minimal protection, but will give your gear a few hairline scratches and dings. If you want to keep your things in mint condition, you’re going to have to get casing that is specifically tailored for them.
Where would we be without data storage? Where would we put all those pics of the family, the music, the videos of Gran on the beach? And no matter how much space we have on our computers or devices, it’s never enough is it? Not only that but we don’t want the hassle of moving our content from one place to another with wires, we want it wireless, fast and easy. Fussy, aren’t we?
![Kingston Wi Drive – the tiny fast wireless drive that could [Review]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/kingstonwidrive4.jpg)
Keeping track of your heart rate can be useful for a variety of reasons. Making your workouts more efficient, tracking your heart for medical reasons, and just watching your natural beat. There are many different methods of keeping tabs on this information, ranging from rings to apps, but if you prefer something that will always be right in front of you during your workout, and won’t feel too foreign, then you might like something along the lines of a watch.
It’s nice to know what people think about you, even if sometimes it’s not as glowing as you’d hope. For businesses this can be even more important, since it can mean the difference between a successful marketing program and one that’s heading to dirt town. There’s no shortage of tools to help businesses track their brand online, but many of them are very complicated and cumbersome to use.
![Mention – the perfect way to find out who’s talking about you [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mention2-730x423.jpg)
If you’ve been around the Internet for a while you’ll know about Reddit.com, which is one of the most successful online communities in the known universe. The folks there are famous for their wit, generosity and heartfelt attitudes, as well as an ability to hang out with some very important people. What you may not know, however, is the community has branched out into online education, run for free and even stretching out into real world tuition.
We’re approaching the most dangerous time of the year, the point at which we forget all scruples, all common sense and indulge in what can only be described as an orgy of consumption. Never mind the material cost of all this bingeing, what about our health? One way to fight the inevitable new year guilt is to invest in a set of scales which will offer some sort of diet escape plan, and help us return to a reasonable shape…
![Head to Head: Withings WiFi Body Scale vs Fitbit Aria Scale [Review]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ariabodyscalethin-730x337.jpg)
If you run a small business, there’s never enough time in the day to get everything done, and often one of the main casualties is invoicing your customers. It’s just such a chore to drag up your invoicing program or service and set out all the details, and then locate the address to send it to and so on. Huge drag.
Everyone likes a singalong now and again, hence the popularity of karaoke bars. What more fun can you have than belting out your favorite tune to an appreciative and tone deaf audience? Of course we can’t all have the vocal talent of [put your fave singer here], but why should we give up? Instead a better idea might be to try and improve our ability and really wow the crowd.
![Sing Out Strong Karaoke will teach you how to sing it right [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/singoutstrongkaraoke2.jpg)
Finding out it snowed last night is nice to wake up to, because you get to see a fresh, white blanket of snow. Of course, it also means you have to scrap it all off of your car. Those are the days that have you running behind, because not only did you have to spend time cleaning off your car, but you’re also trying to maneuver through traffic, as everyone forgets how to drive when it’s slick out. While you…
Will there be a backlash? Will people become so fed up with being constantly tethered to a communication device, phone, computer, wireless network, satellite tracking system that they’ll rebel and move ‘off-grid’ en masse? There’s probably already a movement building amongst certain elements of society, social hermits, radiation sensitive souls and the like, and it’s inevitable that it will grow over time.
Two years ago a small startup called Hipmunk turned the flight search world upside down by introducing a new and painless way to hunt for cheap flight deals. It was simple, elegant and offered some great deals. Well the fallout continues, and this weeks sees the launch of a fresh rival which aims to follow the same super easy, graphical interface for flight search.
Google is the undisputed master of all things to do with maps, and their GPS navigation software is likewise top of the roost. It’s fast, incredibly detailed and offers the kind of global coverage that most companies (Apple?) can only dream of. But there is one big problem with it. If you are roaming abroad it sucks up data when downloading new map tiles en route, which can turn out very expensive. On a recent trip to Europe I was…
![NAVFree GPS Navigation – free turn by turn navigation for your Android phone with no data downloads [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/navfree3.jpg)
Show me someone who doesn’t like snacks, and I’ll show you someone without a pulse. Crunchy, chewy, flavorsome, there’s a snack fiend inside everyone, and that doesn’t mean your health has to suffer either. Some of the tastiest morsels are made from dried fruit and vegetables, which store well and are much better for you than chips and chocs. The only problem is it can get expensive if you’re hooked, unless you have your own source of home made snack…
There’s a load of great content around the globe, but a lot of it is locked behind geographic firewalls meaning you can’t watch or listen to it unless you live in the country. Are you listening the USA and the BBC? The common solution is to install VPN or proxy software, or a tool like UnoTelly. Now however there’s a new tool which aims to make it mind-meltingly easy to access US content from anywhere. And for free.
