Thunderbird Release Candidate 1 Available

March 31st, 2007

Free Software

I’ve been waiting for awhile now for Mozilla to catch up to Microsoft Office 2003 (which I am currently using) in hopes of switching to open source, so I’ve been beta testing Thunderbird 2.0 since they announced their first beta version. Now it looks like they are confident they have gotten rid of all [...]

Top 10 Free Windows Downloads

March 31st, 2007

Free Software

Lifehacker is at it again, providing an amazing Top 10 list of Free Windows Downloads.  As always, it looks like they’ve done their homework in creating a great list, giving readers an idea of which applications to download and what software they replace.  
For example, here is #10:
Top 10 Windows Downloads, #10: Replace WinZip and WinRAR [...]

Organizing your Desktop and Bookmarks

March 31st, 2007

Free Software, Technology

I spend a lot of my spare time trying new products and services which are then reviewed on this website.  As a result, I have accounts all over the place, a host of passwords, and a major clutter on my computer’s harddrive.   Many would describe my files as an “organized mess.” 
I’m always looking for tips [...]

Thunderbird Add-on: Buttons

March 15th, 2007

Free Software

Download Squad has posted about a nice Thunderbird Add-on known as Buttons. If you use Thunderbird as your E-mail client, you’ve probably noticed the lack of buttons in the default build. With the addition of this add-on you can get some of those missing buttons back, helping to make it look [...]

Best of: Free Software

March 3rd, 2007

Free Software

[Last Updated: June 2, 2008]
If you’re like me, you are probably a big fan of things that are free. Unfortunately many people don’t realize that the internet houses all sorts of free software, including software that is comparable or in some cases actually better than their paid counterparts.
As a result, I decided to create [...]

30 Essential Pieces of Open Source Software

February 17th, 2007

Free Software

I’m a huge fan of free software, and always enjoy seeing what free software others can’t live without. The Simple Dollar created a list of their 30 Most Essential Pieces of Open Source Software.
You’ll find many of the classics you’d expect, including Firefox, Thunderbird, and OpenOffice. One notable that I love that isn’t [...]