Freeware of the Moment — GigaOM

Freeware of the Moment

Although I dabble from time to time, I don’t often run Linux distros. (Does that make me a “distro dabbler”?) And I don’t have a BlackBerry. I’m betting however, that there’s more than a few of you out there that run Linux and use a BlackBerry.… Read More »

Lifehacker points to a fantastic little utility that I’m already seeing benefit from. When using Windows on my netbook, I’m periodically checking how much battery charge remains. That means every so often, I’m looking in the system tray for the battery icon. I get… Read More »

 
 

Earlier December saw the launch of Cogi (pronounced co-jee), an audio recording and transcription service in the mould of QTech’s reQall and SkyDeck, bringing a potentially a valuable note taking tool for web workers. The US-based service enables users to capture the audio content… Read More »

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2678534&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 If you really (and I mean REALLY) like that hardware keyboard on your G1 handset, you can now use it as a wireless entry system on a computer. RemoteDroid is a bit of software that allows just that, plus you can use the… Read More »

Many moons ago, we offered a video look at Earthcomber’s iPhone-specific web site. The service has been around since 2005 and supports many device platforms, but up to now hasn’t been a native application on the iPhone. I say “up to now” because you… Read More »

Add OS X “stacks” to Vista, XP for free

I won’t go on record to say that the Stacks feature in Mac OS X 10.5 is the best feature in the OS, but I do use it on a regular basis. If I didn’t like it, I’d simply turn it off and go back… Read More »

Today’s freeware pick is not really just for netbooks but it’s a utility that works with Windows XP and that’s the OS of choice for many netbooks.  StartEase… Read More »

I’ve recently been researching ways to promote my own site, at places like Facebook, among others. The problem, as is always the problem with internet advertising, is finding a simple, cost effective way to bring my ads to potential customers who’re actually looking for my services. Google… Read More »

It’s always good to see our brethern blogs pick up on the growing netbook trend. Sam Dean penned a nice list over at GigaOM with ten… Read More »

Every week or two, I hear about a new voice dialing application for the iPhone. And every week or two, I come away generally unimpressed. Until this week.… Read More »

Those wily cats at Foxit Software are at it again according to Business Hacks: the free Foxit Reader for Windows hit version 3 and it offers… Read More »

Lunascape is the product of a Tokyo-based software startup, and it’s raising some eyebrows with claims of being the fastest browser available. It may not enjoy the reputation the big players like Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer and Chrome do here in the Western world,… Read More »

More Must Reads

Our Freeware of the Moment is something that I’m pretty confident Kevin is going to go crazy with.  Reader Phil Lee sent me word about a free (donationware) utility for the new MacBook and MacBook Pro that lets you add multi-touch to any application.  As Phil… Read More »

No question one of the most important tools a web worker will adopt is the smartphone. Today’s smartphones can become complete messaging systems that keep the worker up to date and in touch with clients and coworkers.  The Blackberry has long been considered one of the… Read More »

For most of us, there may be no more tedious activity than waiting in a traffic jam. In this case, I mean waiting to clear security at an airport. Since 9/11, we have all become accustomed to the routine of shedding jackets and shoes, removing… Read More »

UPDATE: I figured out how to get the 2-line message list view working and have added a screen of it below.  It is really sweet. Kevin recently turned us on to the great Apple Mail plugin Letterbox and I installed it immediately and loved the 3-pane… Read More »

Any freelancer who does computer-related work, whether on or offline, probably understands the value of being able to work in multiple operating systems. That goes double for web workers, who need to know that what they produce behaves no matter who’s looking at it, or what… Read More »

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