Category: Free

About web design basics

| February 27, 2009 | 0 Comments

If you’re online than you know there is a lot of information out there. One of my favorite sites is About.com. Web Design Basics sectionom because you can find information on almost anything on that site.. The  of About.com contains a treasure trove of information and it free to use. The topic of web design [...]

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Toodledo

| January 25, 2009 | 0 Comments

Toodledo is a web based to do list that I recently learned about. Toodledo can be integrated into your mobile phone, Calendar applications, the Firefox browser, instant messaging, RSS feed readers and your email inbox. Your list can even be shared with others for collaboration on projects. If you’re already using another task manager you [...]

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MyPictureTown

| January 18, 2009 | 0 Comments

Every day more and more people are using digital cameras to have fun and preserve memories. Another photo sharing and storage site has thrown it’s hat into the ring – Mypicturetown. This service is sponsored by Nikon. The site is free to join and members have 2gb of storage space, which is pretty nice. You [...]

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Pidgin chat client

| January 11, 2009 | 0 Comments

Do you use several chat clients? I’ve been signed up for AIM for nearly forever, and for ICQ for almost just as long. I can also use Google Talk. I’ve been asked to chat using MSN and declined because I didn’t want to have yet another chat client open. Pidgin alleviates that problem. Pidgin is [...]

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Sumo Paint

| January 4, 2009 | 0 Comments

SUMO Paint is free software that allows users to create and edit images online. The application opens in your browser. The software does offer support for layers and filters. I was surprised to see that it offers many of the same tools as expensive image editing software, such as shape tools, a brush tool, an [...]

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HP offering free online classes

| December 29, 2008 | 0 Comments

I get a newsletter by email from HP every once in a while. In the edition that I got this week some free online classes were mentioned. Expecting to find only one or two, I was pleasantly surprised to find a lot more. The HP Learning Center offers courses on Microsoft Office, Adobe and Macromedia [...]

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Create free online invoices

| September 28, 2008 | 4 Comments

I got an email from my host a while back to check out BambooInvoice and I’ve finally gotten around to it. BambooInvoice is a site where you can create client invoices online. The site is based on open source code and was made with the small business owner in mind and is free to use. [...]

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Looking for free wifi

| August 30, 2008 | 8 Comments

Wififreespot is a website that allows users to locate free publicly accessible wifi. The site is free to use. It offers listings by state, as well as several specialty listings including airports, hotels and campgrounds. There are also sections for Canada, Europe, The Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America, Asia,the Middle East, Africa, Australia, New [...]

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Places to find free pictures to use on your blog

| July 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

It’s great to include pictures on your blog, no matter if they’re personal or related to something you’re writing about. It’s not always possible to take the picture you need yourself, so it’s helpful to have a list of places that offer free photos. Here’s a list of some of the most popular free photo [...]

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Color picker Firefox addon

| December 14, 2007 | 4 Comments

I have a color picker on the computer, but I always have to open it because I don’t like to leave it running and sitting in the system tray. Today I found an alternative solution to use. I’ve installed the Firefox addon ColorZilla. This little addon sits in the status bar and is packed with [...]

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