The Net of Inter

Get Anything for Free in Your Area with Freecycle

The Net of Inter — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:00:22 +0000

I found out about The Freecycle Network a couple years ago and have been picking up free stuff all over town ever since. With Freecycle you can look through a list of things that are offered by people in your area that no longer want certain possessions anymore and you can then pick these things [...]

OpenOffice – The Best Free and Open Source Office Suite

The Net of Inter — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:18 +0000

OpenOffice (AKA: OpenOffice.org, OO.o, or OOo) is yet another masterpiece from the world of free, open source programs. It is a complete alternative to Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works, and all the other costly office suites. It was made for the people, by the people, and can open all your MS Office or Works documents plus [...]

Free Entrecard Badges – Simple and Bold

The Net of Inter — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:50:08 +0000

I recently signed up for Entrecard and I love it. If you don’t already know, Entrecard is a free advertising service for bloggers that’s based off of virtual currency given by "dropping" your card onto other Entrecard users’ sites and vice versa. After signing up I looked for simple, free Entrecard badges for the U [...]

The Free Online Document Sharing Community – Scribd

The Net of Inter — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:07:32 +0000

I’m not a big reader but when I do read, it’s online. I recently found a site called Scribd which is a community driven, free online document sharing site. People store anything from books, articles, and images to sheet music, government documents, ancient texts, and pretty much anything else you can think of. Scribd boasts [...]

14 Best Free File Hosting and File Uploading Sites

The Net of Inter — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:26:04 +0000

There are many free online file uploading (or file hosting sites…whatever) out there. Some are well known and others (sometimes better ones) aren’t. If you don’t know what a file uploading service is, it’s pretty simple. They usually let you upload files of any type, have a size limit, and give you a link to [...]

Never Download Another Video Codec Again – VLC Media Player

The Net of Inter — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:15:38 +0000

VLC is, by far, the best video player available, and best of all it just so happens to be a free and open source, cross-platform program. A couple years ago I downloaded and started using VLC Player for all my video viewing needs. I haven’t downloaded a new codec or updated since. If you have [...]

Best Free Password Safe Program and Login Tool – KeePass

The Net of Inter — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:34:42 +0000

I’m a developer and on top of that an internet addict. I have accounts with logins and passwords on so many sites I can’t begin to tell you how many I’ve lost. However, this does NOT happen anymore and I don’t have to remember a thing. Enter KeePass Password Safe . It’s an all-inclusive password [...]

Best Free for Life Security Software

The Net of Inter — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:40:28 +0000

These are some of the protection programs that IT folk install on their own computers, and in my opinion, a great combination to keep your computer safe and secure. I have had NO problems for the past couple years with this protection plan and minimal manual updating. If you just got a new computer, this [...]

The Best Firefox Add-ons

The Net of Inter — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:21:50 +0000

These are the best Firefox addons and I use them everyday or close to it. Whether they’re fun or functional, these extensions are sometimes necessary to get the job done. Granted, this list might be similar to others, but they’re good to me. If you don’t already have it, Get Firefox . It is safe, [...]

The Best Pixelpost Addons

The Net of Inter — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:16:40 +0000

Pixelpost is an open source photoblog software platform. But of course, if you’re here, you might already know that. After realizing that WordPress and other content management systems didn’t cut it as far as photo publication goes, I somehow found Pixelpost. Unfortunately, I tried to find a good list of addons that would help me [...]