Cool Software and Websites: (All free unless stated otherwise)

• BlogBackupOnline - free web service to backup your blog (free while in beta).


• Comicazzi (Win) - handy tool that lets you browse through the entire collection of bLaugh.com comics right from your windows system tray. Provides an option to auto-set the latest comic as a desktop wallpaper - automatically updating it when a new comic has been discovered.


• Creatr - web-based logo creator.


• MyPunchBowl - simple and feature-rich service that lets you create party invitations and than track who’s coming, who’s not, and who has yet to respond. Set up message boards, map your party location with Google Maps, send pick-a-date e-mail messages to see which day works best, and more.


• PlayMyGame - fun service that lets you create personalized flash games (i.e. boxing) and later share them with friends (via blog, Myspace, etc.)


• Numbr - free and auto-expiring anonymous phone number that forwards incoming calls to your home/mobile phone number.


• Piclens (Firefox, Safari) - cool browser addon that makes picture navigation on a handful number of mainstream websites way more pleasant and convenient. These include: Flickr, Facebook, Google Images, Yahoo Images, Friendster, Picasa Web Albums, etc. Features include: view photos in full screen mode, play photo slideshow, etc.


• SoundPedia - excellent music sharing community with lots of nice features. Discover new tunes, listen to desired tracks, create playlists, browse music videos, share stuff with friends, find people with same music tastes, and lots more.

Cool Articles and Tips

• 11 Ways to fix your Laptop [laptopmag.com]


• 100 of the Best legal free full version Games you can download online [DownloadFullVersionPCgames.com]


• 6 Ways to download torrents with your web-browser [torrentfreak.com]


• Learning Linux Commands [codejacked.com]


• Websites that track your every move (Voluntarily!) [mashable.com]

Cool Software and Websites: (All free unless stated otherwise)

• BlogBackupOnline - free web service to backup your blog (free while in beta).


• Comicazzi (Win) - handy tool that lets you browse through the entire collection of bLaugh.com comics right from your windows system tray. Provides an option to auto-set the latest comic as a desktop wallpaper - automatically updating it when a new comic has been discovered.


• Creatr - web-based logo creator.


• MyPunchBowl - simple and feature-rich service that lets you create party invitations and than track who’s coming, who’s not, and who has yet to respond. Set up message boards, map your party location with Google Maps, send pick-a-date e-mail messages to see which day works best, and more.


• PlayMyGame - fun service that lets you create personalized flash games (i.e. boxing) and later share them with friends (via blog, Myspace, etc.)


• Numbr - free and auto-expiring anonymous phone number that forwards incoming calls to your home/mobile phone number.


• Piclens (Firefox, Safari) - cool browser addon that makes picture navigation on a handful number of mainstream websites way more pleasant and convenient. These include: Flickr, Facebook, Google Images, Yahoo Images, Friendster, Picasa Web Albums, etc. Features include: view photos in full screen mode, play photo slideshow, etc.


• SoundPedia - excellent music sharing community with lots of nice features. Discover new tunes, listen to desired tracks, create playlists, browse music videos, share stuff with friends, find people with same music tastes, and lots more.

Cool Articles and Tips

• 11 Ways to fix your Laptop [laptopmag.com]


• 100 of the Best legal free full version Games you can download online [DownloadFullVersionPCgames.com]


• 6 Ways to download torrents with your web-browser [torrentfreak.com]


• Learning Linux Commands [codejacked.com]


• Websites that track your every move (Voluntarily!) [mashable.com]

Cool Software and Websites: (All free unless stated otherwise)

• Approver - lets you create or upload documents, and then share them with friends or colleagues to get feedback. Demo.


• Calcoolate - online calculator.


• LiteIcon (Mac) - free program that lets you change system icons on Mac. Comes with an option to restore icons to initial state.


• NakedAarmClock - web-based alarm clock.


• OneDump - free text, image and audio hosting service. Features: (1) Max. file size 5 MB, (2) Upload files via email or cellphone (restrictions apply), (3) Supports jpg, jpeg, gif, png, bmp, tif, tiff, swf, txt, wmv, mp3 and doc formats.


• Quickeo (Win) - handy utility for easy group file sharing. Features include: share files by emailing them, let friends stream your videos online, 1GB of storage, integration with Microsoft Outlook, and more.


• SlideLive - web conferencing and live PowerPoint presentation sharing service. Upload your presentations online and invite others to live walkthrough. Demo.


• VerbatimSolutions - Translation - live (translate-as-you-type) text translation tool. Translate from (English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Greek, Dutch).


• Zyb - lets you securely store (backup) your mobile contacts, calendar tasks and SMS online. Access and manage your account via PC or mobile. All changes to your account can be easily synced with your phone and vice versa.

Cool Articles and Tips:

• 15 Free security programs that work [computerworld.com] - Antivirus, Spyware removal, Firewalls, etc.


• 10 Advantages of Ubuntu over Vista [thecomputingexpert.com]


• 10 Richest people in Tech [mashable.com]


• Awesome Ubuntu/Linux apps you might not know about [littleubuntu.com]


• 5 things you probably didn’t know you could do in Google Docs & Spreadsheets [webware.com]