24Symbols: delivers ad-supported ebooks on PCs and smartphone

Most people consume ad-supported TV and Radio, so why not ad-supported ebooks? That’s the basic model behind 24Symbols, a service which seeks to deliver...

Instantbird: one-stop-shop instant messaging client

With the proliferation of instant messaging protocols and social media networks, wouldn’t it be great if you could communicate with all of your friends...

iCall: make free, ad-supported phone calls in the US and Canada, right from your...

Would you like to dial any number in the US or Canada from anywhere and talk absolutely free? Would you like a way to...

Adblock v. Adblock Plus: two Chrome extensions compared

Chrome Extensions are small programs that modify and enhance the functionality of the Chrome browser. The two most popular extensions listed in the Webstore are...

Introducing my new blog: MoneyConfidence.com

My friend Imad and I recently created “MoneyConfidence”, a site whose mission is to provide smart and thoughtful advice about managing money. It is still...

Eclipse.TV: A Portal of Visual Bookmarks for Streaming Videos

Streaming websites are easy enough to get to, they're just websites.  Whether you type in the address, click a bookmark/favorite, or search for your...

Play Angry Birds for free in your (Chrome) browser

If you’d like to enjoy the unadulterated addictive fun of Angry Birds on your desktop for free (or if you simply like to destroy...

Resophnotes: take notes quickly on your desktop, then access them in the cloud on...

Resophnotes is a free note taking software that syncs with the “SimpleNote” cloud-based note taking service. This means that your notes from Reshopnotes can be...

Roozz: create browser based web apps out of any desktop program

What if I told you that a technology exists that can take any Windows program and turn it into a fully-functional web app that...

URLHistory: monitors your clipboard for URLs and (optionally) stores them

Do you frequently find yourself copying and pasting "disposable" URLs into text files or notes programs for later use? I know that I do,...

Free Online OCR: web app delivers editable text from scanned images or PDFs

Do you have PDF documents or images (e.g. JPG, PNG, TIFF) that were created using a scanner, and that you wish you could convert...

Freeware to Get Started With GIS And Explore Mapped Data

As the Web and the world have become increasingly data-driven, GIS is just another tool to process that data. GIS stands for Geographic Information System,...

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