53 Crazy Useful Services & Apps You Can Get for Free Online
53 Crazy Useful Services & Apps You Can Get for Free Online
Posted 12/15/2009 at 9:30am
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There's an untold bounty of awesome available on the Internet, and it's all free, free, FREE! From applications and games to movie tickets and mattresses, we'll show you what's safe and steer you away from the unsavory
As inhabitants of the Internet, we’ve become so inured to the hyperbolic advertising and questionable offers that we miss the incredible values that are ripe for the taking. If you know where to look, you can find all sorts of awesome stuff available for the low, low cost of $0. Whether you’re looking for a great image management app, free AAA games, or the proverbial free lunch, we can tell you where to find it. But wait, there’s more! We’ll also show you three things that seem free, but really aren’t.
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Get Free Financial Advice
We know how it is. You want to get your finances in order but don’t know where to start. Well, try starting at Mint.com, a free, easy-to-use, and secure financial-planning website.
Mint.com offers all kinds of useful tools to help you track your spending, create a budget, pay down your debt, and save for your golden years. By analyzing all your banking, credit card, and investment account information, as well as your spending habits, Mint.com makes informed suggestions about how you can get more from your moolah.
Host a Hassle-Free Virtual Private Network
Need to access files on your home computer while you’re at the office? A virtual private network will give you a direct link to your desktop over the Internet, and the easiest way to set one up is with Hamachi (https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi2/). With almost no configuration required, Hamachi will connect two computers as if they were on the same local network, even if they are behind NAT firewalls. Use Hamachi to facilitate secure remote desktop sessions or even host LAN multiplayer games over the Internet.
Store and Share Your Files Online
We’ve touted this web storage service before, but Dropbox (www.getdropbox.com) deserves another mention. Its seamless synchronization and file-history tracking features raise it above other free cloud storage services. A Dropbox account entitles you to 2GB of free cloud storage for your files, which can be accessed on a web browser or with the cross-platform Dropbox client (now available as an iPhone app). Tip: Expand your free account’s capacity to up to 3GB by referring the service to new users.
Blog with the Best of Them
Microblogging has become all the rage these days, making our lives accessible to anyone who cares. But Twitter’s 140 character limit leaves us desiring far more room to rant. Fortunately, full-fledged blogging services like Tumblr (www.tumblr.com), Blogger (www.blogger.com), TypePad (www.typepad.com), and WordPress (www.wordpress.org) are free and easy to set up, so you can share your photos and daily goings on with the rest of the world, gratis.
Dial Directory Assistance without Paying a Cent
Remember when calling 411 for directory lookups was actually free? We do, and we want those halcyon days back. Both Google and Microsoft have set up toll-free numbers that provide directory assistance, each with unique features. 1-800-GOOG-411 will let you look up the address and phone number for businesses as well as nearby intersections (it can also text you a link to an online map). Microsoft’s 1-800-BING-411 offers similar directory information, but will also dictate turn-by-turn directions from wherever you are and provide local weather condition updates.
Claim Your Complimentary Annual Credit Report
Under federal law, you can claim one free credit report per year, but many people have been scammed into paying for credit reports under this entitlement. The only website that actually provides your one free report is Annualcreditreport.com. You’ll get a report from three nationwide agencies: Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion. Alternatively, you can call 1-977-322-8228 to request the service.
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Cathryn
July 06, 2011 at 3:14am
I personally love to watch free tv online, for this sake I've been using this software program http://watchtvonlinefree.net/. I prefer this one as it is free, everything is loaded very fast and it is very simple in its usage. Hope this free tv would work for you perfectly too!
georgiaray
March 01, 2011 at 7:43pm
LOL!!! That's definitely a nice picture of the guy looking at his credit report. It's actually very important that people do that and know what's on their credit report. For one, it's the best way to find identity theft early. A friend of mine payed about 5K to a lawyer to get a fake account closed.... The account was for about 15K so even though it was costly he didn't pay the full amount he "owed". Another reason is to know what your future employer will see. I'm sure you know that many employers will check a candidate's credit report and look for candidates who make wise decisions regarding their personal finance. If you have some nasty stuff on there that's a very good reason why no one is hiring you. Once you know what's wrong you'd have more motivation to pay off your debts or at least offer a debt settlement in return for removing the info from your credit report.
bharathi
July 04, 2010 at 11:47pm
The accounting resource which we can get online for free is the online accounting software, Numia.
anna70
October 21, 2010 at 2:14pm
Great article
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April 06, 2010 at 1:15am
Aston Villa striker Nathan Delfouneso insists he would be happy to leave the club on loan to gain some first-team experience
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joangmail
April 06, 2010 at 1:13am
Aston Villa striker Nathan Delfouneso insists he would be happy to leave the club on loan to gain some first-team experience
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March 12, 2010 at 7:41am
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Andy_W
December 15, 2009 at 2:29pm
Have you checked out Office Live Workspace. It's a great free service for storing files online. Check it out at http://www.officelive.com
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December 15, 2009 at 7:38am
http://folding.stanford.edu/
Thats one of my favorite things =)
actionjackson@t...
December 15, 2009 at 11:52am
There's some good ones and I like folding to, shame SETI isn't around anymore.
Anyways try out some free online tv channels or how about some free samples products from walmart.
bikerbub
December 15, 2009 at 6:09am
i agree. i think that on lower end computers it is a little resource intensive, but the free aspect of that overcomes it.
edit: that was supposed to be a reply to Xenophore's comment, talking about OpenOffice.org
Xenophore
December 14, 2009 at 9:43pm
Google Docs? Zoho? Maybe, but Google has just announced they're discontinuing Google Gears to focus on HTML 5. The best bet for replacing MS Office is still OpenOffice.org.
reutnes
December 14, 2009 at 9:13pm
I've always used http://Xe.com to convert currencies. It's a simple, no-nonsense site and I use it much more often than I used to since more people of so many different nationalities log in every day.
Pentium 0
December 14, 2009 at 8:14pm
If you have a data plan on your smartphone, you can use a program called PdaNet to tether your net/notebook minus the extravagent fees. Legallity quesionable of course.
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