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13 Free Windows Apps, 5 Free OS X Apps, 2 Site for Free Stuff, a Free OS and Why Fax Won't Die!

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 – running time 39:07
13 Free Windows Apps, 5 Free OS X Apps, 4 Free Cloud Applications You'll Want! 2 Sites For Finding Free Stuff, 1 Free OS: Ubuntu, lots of places you can find free content, Even More Free Stuff from Maximum PC's Will Smith, and Finding Free Fax, aka Why Won't Fax Die!

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Welcome to Tekzilla... hands on reviews of the latest tech, and how to make the most out of the gear you already own! Veronica Belmont and Patrick Norton are your hosts.

The Free Episode! Free OS, Free Parts from SparkFun, Veronica's Windows 7 Install!

Pumpkin Pie Breakfasts, Turkey Stuffing 'n Cheese Burritos... must be the week after Thanksgiving!

Our favorite free OS? Might we suggest Karmic Koala, aka the latest version of Ubuntu Linux? You don't even have to install it on your hard drive to test it out!

They love teaching you how to make electronics, and, of course, they sell an amazing array of DIY parts... we're talking about SparkFun.com, a site we love. Even cooler, SparkFun's Free Day is January 7th, 2010!... you can get up to $100 in gear from them for free if you pay for the shipping!

Veronica talks Windows 7 install, and I suspect there are some turkey references, too, but you'll have to watch the video to find out more!

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Four Free Cloud Apps!

Cloud applications live on the Internet... and Veronica's picked a pile of her favorites. Find out why she loves Evernote, Mint, Dropbox and Boxbee in the video!

Not sure you trust this whole cloud app thing? If you've been using Gmail, Yahoo Mail or Hotmail... you've been using cloud apps already!

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Free Software: HD Converter

This week's Freebie download pick is Free HD Converter... the perfect tool for taking video from an HD camcorder and turning it into something you can use. It does one thing, and it does it very very well: convert AVCHD files into an AVI, MPEG2, WMV, MP4 file that your editing software can work with. (It also does iPod and DVD formatted files, too!)

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Veronica's Fave Free OS X Apps!

Free applications for OS X? Veronica is all over that! Watch the video to find out why she loves Disk Inventory X, Carbon Copy Cloner, Smultron, Quicksilver and Chromium!

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Patrick's Favorite Free Windows Apps!

Patrick's fave free Windows apps? Here's a link to the free Office 2010 Beta and SyncToy... you'll have to watch the show to hear the other 13... apprantly he just couldn't stop at five!

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Website Of The Week: FreeCycle and Neighborgoods!

Since we're talking about things that are free this week, we thought it would be a good time to discuss FreeCycle and Neighborgoods! FreeCycle is a collection of local Yahoo Groups that aim to find good homes for your stuff... Neighborgoods is just launching and lets you lend and share stuff. Learn more in the video!

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How about Free Fax?

The curiously named 'LeakerDiaper' wants free fax, and wants to know why FAX just won't die... he's over driving to the nearest place with a fax machien and paying to send one. (And paying even if they don't recieve it at the other end!)

We know why fax won't die... but we don't know of a good free online FAX service, beyond the FAX software Microsoft still builds into Windows. (Which is great if you have a landline and a fax modem in your PC.)

Got a fave free online fax service? Email the info to us: tekzilla@revision3.com and we'll pass the word!

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Free From Maximum PC

Maximum PC's Holiday Issue has a hefty free section, so we asked Will Smith to come back! He's got his favorite video conversion tool (and a free tool to help you back up your DVDs!), Open Source applicastions, the free credit report that -isn't- a scam, and even free food!

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Free Content: Movies, TV, Music, Books and Comics!

We've done software to death... how about Free TV and Movies from Hulu and emol.org. GameTap still offers free games online. Gutenberg.org is the ultimate source of classic books you can download for free... wondering what our fave free cartoons and music sources are? You'll have to watch the video!

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Highlights

will smith: 18:39, 21:00
open source: 2:05, 13:40, 16:58, 22:20
hard drive: 10:37, 23:52
operating system: 2:08

Automatically Generated Transcript

May not be 100% accurate

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" Coming up what decks filled up forty software forty stopped well just go to fully. -- the classic question why won't fax machine died. So what those left over that of the -- Obama Turkey -- these boring though because Tekzilla starts now."

" This episode of Tekzilla made possible by. Nokia. -- hands free calling music search and turn by turn navigation. And the I'll do PC medic for -- stupid stuff. I'm Patrick Norton democratic about a month well the Tekzilla hands on reviews the latest tactic how to make the most -- the -- that you've already got."

" Whether beginner at tech support for your friends and family idiot got a question about attack by a well reasoned justification for the post Thanksgiving pumpkin pie protest we've got needs euphoria -- We do it's the tilt wheel well that it will pretty quickly by dietitian Britney have the best -- post Thanksgiving eating everything -- at a restaurant this year so -- don't have any -- well to him to bring them. Yes cool but I'd be like two weeks old settlement approved by. Take care take care and have left -- Free software is of course a staple here at Tekzilla. It's in just about every show it's on our computers -- how in the pay out to waiting patiently wherever you -- travel as long -- it in connection when you get there. And with all the holiday shopping season spending going on right now free is looking even more attractive. Mostly rolling OS-X and windows in the show but did you wanna mention your favorite Linux district our apps -- back and Patrick."

" Oh my goodness what yeah -- I won't get into like you know free apps are all the 42 different DIY routers are built I gotta say the output to the latest version AK -- cool wallet comes of life CD format as always it lets you test drive it on your hard work. Without having to install. Faster boot times this time around -- graphics support and more check out. Twenty essential tips every put two users should know over Macs and PC dot com if you're new to it in it's just it's nice. Easy gentle wading through open source on night was if you wanna try a free operating system and while giving -- givers or -- not I don't accept it's it's okay first of all. I wish you would picture what you're seeing right now is the portable rotary phones this crew hacked together these cell phone into a rotary phones we actually. You hear a dial tone and you dial your number and does a whole it's amazing I it is an incredible DIY. Electronics hacking site they do things like teach you how to surface mount solder it. Awesome they're getting ready for their free coming up January 7 2010. You need a hundred dollars and free stuff if you're willing to pay the shipping or few more he basically you would order -- more than a hundred dollars you know hundred dollars off. But you know hundred dollars for the free parts if you're willing to pay the shipping so cool."

" That hey I was gonna mention that I almost called you last night because I needed aim mail a day USB cord I had once. It. -- Dude so okay I was trying to back up only steam apps because it was just on windows seven on my PC. And I had this Seagate drive that only worked in a base station had to be powered USB port densities and so it only had. USDA out. I had no -- US fear any thing."

" This is why have this is this all myself there's four buckets in my garage. That are full of nothing but people's I do -- know we hadn't that I could not wait this well we know we have. You could fill a room with the amount of cables that we haven't I spent about an hour and a half going through every single cable in house. And I'm -- people on on FriendFeed you -- together cable and I'm like I can't find my soldering higher than -- you don't soldering iron Mike. Whenever benefit and as close as you can borrow either soldering iron or get a mail in AUSB care."

" All politics."

" I will cause I was I had I was actually putting the scope of my new -- those up and handle the tools now that would've been happy to run over with the otter like and the different drive and back up everything fine had a perfect installation except for the fact that lost all of my -- all what we just okay. Because -- beat a game night apart perfect 56 hours later and."

" All well."

" I can't imagine spending 256 hours of anything -- chaos and the familiar reading to pass -- what if you're so excited okay."

" called class application -- it's stuff that lives on the Internet -- Gmail which are probably used to Yahoo! mail or Hotmail you get the constant Veronica. What or your favorite cloud apps right now. Well some favorite ones include."

" Evernote which has been around for awhile and you can use either on your iPhone you can use it you know on the web in the class males -- application -- down menus. It's a great way it'd take a little snippets of web content or images or text and save it for later this thinking kind of bookmark this little feet post -- they -- utterly. When does Apple better if it's actually useful it's -- balcony consent different tags for different posts and make different albums and share that with people. So say for example -- planning a big birthday bash for someone you can save -- bunch -- different locations that you found online or images of stationary that you -- use for the insights and analyst -- people you wanna have. And then share that would either event planners say you can have everything you want it's cool but typical application that changed your financial links. -- that would be the one of my favorite clad applications pressure. I love meant I mean they were recently bought by quicken of course they have that big company behind them now which is good for some people. People were too psyched about it but."

" It is hard core 200 BC well that's great little bit."

" Exactly they want it to happen happen which is that it got bought for -- crap ton of money. -- And of course the finance -- different bank accounts and student loans and other investment funds from place to place -- at one place you can see -- or -- what you it's just a great way you can track your finances -- here by putting -- through the line to work for. Help. That's. It also does it recommends different and the credit cards can apply for different counties -- actually save you money and that's that's -- make their money -- tries credit -- on Libya in the -- actually -- what their business once before their -- like quicken. I think that was the peripherals out there making the bulk of -- you both love with the drop box drop box is b.s as well. It all of the time. It's back up."

" But it's more than back it's basically synchronized in the single folder on your desktop across all your machines are hacks that actually have it back up multiple cross all your machines. -- basically."

" And redeem on every platform is I think -- apps for it for different phones as well and I'm not sure. And you campaign for higher capacity I think it's a hundred here. Terrible the hundred but he's got -- Gigabytes -- the top -- can -- lights back. -- and that is a fifteen of fifty gigabyte 100 gigabyte line it through gigabytes two gigabytes start -- if you -- more people add more capacity to."

" You never need lose your home work or not have access to that special presentation for office again. -- what your personal favorite applications of all time box saying it's so shaky."

" Boxing is a great application it's all clarity can watch on your favorite shows and you can see the other friends are watching. It's just a great way to see content and either watch on your laptop her hooking up your Apple TV -- on your big screen it's basically XB and -- it started out on the Apple TV in the -- and now it's available windows two yes. This fantastic. --"

" And I actually pack -- via this -- Gmail you know Yahoo! mail Hotmail. Because you're already on the plan out."

" It was -- I just say Google in general these days can only hear one go to stop for everything in the -- because you can have Google docs you can -- Gmail you can have a calendar in the cloud. You can have your photos if you do like Picasa web albums. There's a lot of different ways you can get your content online to Google I would."

" I was about later this -- would appear way to actually -- Google docs locally in Canada oh and -- to go."

" Still got rocket targeting your picks for the best stuff for OS and windows while we've got your attention let's thank one of our sponsors. Nokia's booklet three G revolutionizing mobility again. Our by the efficient Intel atom processor that Nokia booklet three is go to deliver up to twelve hours of battery life -- right twelve hours of battery life. The ever obviously the power outlets again. And at less than two point 76 pounds light simplest of warnings that the Nokia booklet read you the perfect size for anyone needs to work on ago. If you were about giving -- life here. With a wide range of always on connectivity features -- slash HF BI and Wi-Fi you'll always be able to -- that. The Bluetooth connectivity compatible liberals can connect without a half what cable wires blogs. -- windows seven preinstalled Nokia booklet three G is compatible without the popular applications and services including -- will be online service. Prices started 300 dollars if you -- plans to your activation you can find people to flee to pursue all this best buy applications. Or featuring on the Nokia. And Nokia dot com slash. --"

" Walking this week's freebie download pick. A free program we find useful but -- quality video -- ever -- off. Never have to deal with -- he did appear dark if you've got even if you think about that and that you can't you don't have software that can edit them. You could spend more muddied up because somewhere but how about from that -- it's called before the murder of a cool looking one thing and one thing home. It converts it. I. Did you -- it war. And iPod compatible format. It is so easy to. -- appointment. That's like it output format and quick paper. And a few minutes you'll have to do with converted bout waiting the format war editing software can actually. If you plan -- you can do important things and don't forget it down we see."

" So tough I had to pick my top five favorite free OS-X apps and starting at number five is disk inventory X. He uses when we have to be like a full hard drive and you wanna know rot that space went using disk inventory X will help you map out all your data that's sitting -- on your hard drive is given its color coded way why don't have. I have three copies of all of my. Two in his files it's like you're coming from. You can see exactly what type of file is in each location you can see where on your hard drive this stuff is actually storage these -- always like that. It would likely drive -- in this League City the usual it's just right. You can check out she is like. 13 of my entire hard drive is being taken up by. The reason I photo or more like you know all the photos they have served on there is actually using disk inventory -- that it -- and I realized I should move -- iPhoto library to. An external hard drive so. Very helpful and it looks pretty cool tip number four could be carbon copy Conner. Talked about this at a -- billion billion times so it definitely deserves a place on this list. Hitting creep -- backed up scheduled tasks and all it really good speeds I think anyone who watches the show. It probably figured this was gonna be on the list so if you haven't moved yes small -- is my favorite task that text messaging app. Unfortunately. -- developers no longer adding to -- he's no longer working on it so it the last release is perfect already I. It's pretty big you can use it for coding they can just use it for random text editing I use it constantly everything right for the show I do and small chunk -- copy it into. Our cars in our regular software that we use -- have a backup just in case cool. So -- not comment of course it's free you can do a lot with it he can do like short cuts and it does a lot of line numbering. That's great if you're coding in doing -- him -- stuff. Quicksilver. Is the first application ninths on any new Mac aren't anyone else's that I am working on for that matter this is the this is not just an application is it like style it is -- in lifestyle. I have to say between quicksilver and that text expander which is not free but it's all the time as well. On the makes using your computer just a total breeze and it's super intuitive. You as an application launcher regional -- use it to. Make edits to text files or even sent emails. It has all sorts of quirky little stuff Merlin Mann is kind of the god of quicksilver goes all the crazy tips on 43 folders. I like that -- how does it work yeah. Homilies -- hot keys you can do like I use -- option space bar to launch it need to start typing in the first few letters of the application you're on so -- I just you I had yes I do like. You hit the space -- essence of our launches cool if I safari so much these days but you don't mean. Virtually and well on -- to get accustomed to using and it's really hard to give it up for use a computer without it per share. And number one lately for me anyways click. We -- chromium on them for having a lot of trouble with safari lately so I decided to give chromium a chance. My new browser of choice temporarily at least and it's fast fast. Fast now. It's a little bit unstable. Because it is real it's the it's like what web -- is a safari that chromium is to Chrome. So it's it's it's still being worked on all the time it's open source and to be done by people inside of school -- outside it is is basically it's based on -- No Chrome is it's it's kind of like this its its Chrome is more is based on on chromium which is like the web and via public. Correct me if I'm wrong I get a little bit confused with this kind of stuff sometimes but that's just. Yeah and it runs on OS-X and there isn't there I think does a beta of Chrome that's available now but it's kind a little bit hard to find it's not there stabilizer. But it's it's it's all the same and user features that you would expect from Firefox or safari. But it works well but I have some issues with Flickr and some issues with FaceBook and I think a lot of the flash stuff it's a little won't keep from time to time but it's important progress and so it updates and it's just nice to see it doesn't balance and it's also. -- I I don't for Firefox pretty quickly because I just had a tendency to add to add ons to it extensions and stuff and MacDonald violated human memory leakage -- mean that's an ounce bar is doing on the same. Kind of getting bogged down story -- music I'd be getting the spinning beach ball of death constantly. With safari I don't know what happened. But all of a sudden it went from working great you know in the safari four beta came around I was like I -- awesome like I -- are out of time. And then when it became like the regular release it just."

" Yeah I've been amazed actually -- it's particularly everything's splash this last. Crashes all the time what is the flash plugin what. It's forty minutes pissed us off Adobe we love you -- flash banner lets rip -- could. And my son and an additional discount -- the slide in like. There the world without of course entirely or an analyst at its biggest -- Linux or course windows like it -- MS office. That's Microsoft Office you get at the office we can't be -- for four. Zoho dot com is kind of free on my office apps it's gonna be -- selection. But unlike Google docs there's no offline option on the cloud or not at all so. Did you use Google box that Internet connection. You install years from -- dot google.com debate so it's for it's very cool. When the better right -- about a Microsoft sync toy lets you synchronize it here you can define directories. You can use this thing items between here folders update one folder from another including file folder deletions or updating when folder from another. Without any deletions seeking could be right direction in sync toy can -- keep track of files -- renamed. Or -- those N'sync destinations plus over 2000 destination you could see the recycle -- occasionally the older version it's pretty useful app. It's good -- for syncing or backing up an analyst it's like drop box that's locally when does book. Everybody loves to get is a free alternative to Photoshop accepted me. You up again how deep they can't give me hate that it doesn't -- so -- just -- that that would about windows it's just. It's free and it's not nearly as emotionally exhausting Firefox grow."

" I use -- both my favorite windows browsers open -- A -- both although Chrome has been leading a little bit harder lately. And if you're looking for better way to play video on your PC download the OC eight TE video land client AKA are open source video player of choice. 8264. Mpeg 12348. -- that -- you these yes dvds that matter what reasons are coded for. If you'll see people play it back gold and probably will another frequent or it yet you V macros that quicktime mpeg four -- flash video. Fast and simple it's unique in that most files supported without need to download and install additional codec because these -- That's a compact without -- trivia bet -- people so please don't. And you hate mail your -- Look I wouldn't we be around five apps so much power -- exceed ripper audio transporter molecule which is cool freebie he had tweet -- a critical choice drop out the nasty files so you keep track which is now quite frank I. What's coming up."

" There's another one level leaders tournament favorite audio tools that's free and I think that's available on Mac and PC I'm not sure about the PC -- but it's great if you have a lot of body of files that you wanna have. Luckily -- think people. Like it and normalize -- edit and matches all the levels that everything's at a similar in a similar place."

" As we don't go from the that's sweet soft gentle price thing that being blasted back in just a really good job -- all the sort laser podcast so I think -- that I'm on east meets west on the other podcast that he does these days. Can keep track gonna make -- your personal audio -- or your personal audio collection you are legitimately thought it does some good things about. -- a lot of software it's okay that's how we keep people employed they ask you make free software have to do lots of -- page top favorites one of these days sitting next week maybe next week. I love coming up next maximum PCs Will Smith is here with street next but first it's time now to thank one of our sponsors the."

" You wouldn't name and offers hands free voice command of your mobile phones and media players and so when you're in your car and focus on where you're telling. Think listens to your voice to late may cause your cellphone -- can listen to music and podcasts and chat whether even sent a quick text message folks on your contact list all of keeping your eyes on that. To learn more about -- think that I think -- podcast dot com. -- one of fifteen screen and those are fifteenth street in through December -- The past I think my -- podcasts and you'll automatically be entered -- think -- of the show how much you love them. -- How much arena to see me today the sad thing in my right pocket at the end of did not typical retail -- think about podcasts dot com. Looks like it's time for another website we just can't get enough. -- the we just can't stay away from because it's too useful to funny. -- irresistible. This week's picks free cycle. Regrets since we're talking about things every this week to be a good time to discuss free cycle and need for goods. Recycle as a collection of local Yahoo! groups that -- to find good homes for your stuff. If you've got stuff giveaway and -- site is the best places to do it. Until industry TrueCrypt in the area that. Once you're out doing that you can create some messages from people looking to give things away -- atmosphere. This is not partnering sites -- has no expectation of getting anything in return for the just keep it clean and you'll be getting rid of all -- in no time. But hey if you want something a little more structured neighborhoods dot net is the site that's just launching process now. Even an account add items to share or and then other users connect. -- Information is as private as wanted to be an have a lot of good conflict resolution to a -- case something goes horribly horribly wrong. Like for example an item is then returned to the owner or damaged and of course you can borrow anything locally from your friends that you see on the site. They're open they announce so -- anything request an invite for other areas as well. So no matter if you're trying to make a little spacing your place by off putting some here or looking to -- backing backgammon from a neighbor give these two sites -- try."

" Immediately got Macs and PCs holiday issue has a happy free sections we -- editor in chief Will Smith cut back and talk free -- for your PC. And your stomach -- back and show well. Thank you sir I understood that you are currently well obviously give 53 -- cause we -- more awesome stuff from your PC it's like -- but it without the body we like to think of ourselves of the cosmos nerds who actually -- a little sex talk. And it used to salute you thought about well we didn't want the regular -- boost Bruce circulation I don't know commitment of wow I. -- other -- about that I here now -- probably move straight to your topic. Opera some topic I'm on my topic was dropped on these games that I OK that we come we can -- it does give priority -- it's your show what's your favorite thing about drop box is that it it's of it's on my file system so I can make some links that departments or right makes it ways to do it right candidate into the files to it is glorious -- to share files. And I have I gigabytes free is -- and Bible conference to invite friends get more space without pay number two when you actually want in the was that no one one with the teleprompter is SourceForge apps right SourceForge apps. If you look at all the stuff that's -- source for for an aggregate files a lot -- were not vessels were SourceForge dot nets are sort of becomes something else have any idea what is actually. I don't have to -- idea might might be safe for work. Forget I mean ever all this all these amazing open source apps. Audacity source for files though seven zip. I'm forgetting some what if -- it would mean widgets it's a collection of open source applications it is the center puts a repository that yeah it's a repository for files tracking for people who are working on these. Really distributed open source projects to come in and post their favorite stuff and his amazing stuff in there that you've never heard of that will solve your problem if you just if you do that SourceForge and -- Exactly. -- we like annual credit report. There's a ton of scam sites it's their particular line of credit for fairly obvious reasons is -- stand -- president of the bank. There's a lot campsites I'm not gonna name any of them. But this one looks legitimate and real it's free you can get a credit report once once a year believe from the three major agencies called annual report dot com. And everybody should be doing -- an idea if you get a solicited basically you can email about a credit reports probably unbelievably cool again these games when -- you for everything you love and by future. Exactly so exactly. It's not just -- it anymore not that much I would just for a long time but its its its second class -- the OS-X version -- hampered. The the big role that is it doesn't do dvd encryption. Myself so you have to use a third -- utilities do that any dvd expensive any dvds very expensive it's really it's the gold standard ports anything that day comes out. I mean they update it three times a month when you install you get sick of seeing little things and isn't British update buddies if these -- if you're archiving 300 dvds I did recently -- you -- like much much -- what -- what you do -- the hard drive -- there and -- and record -- choices and you're gonna get good but there's a free alternative to move to any dvds called dvd export three. And I think it's a dvd for three dot com it's a great free utility does exact same thing it's not as frequently updated. It doesn't work with HD movies but it's great for dvd so also remind you as always please don't steal movies don't own newspaper -- copies of movies -- dual. The Cox. The cost. The cost is a great utility. There's two components right there's a desktop client that kind of does your life the same thing is iPhoto or Photoshop elements -- those apps. And then there's this whole club thing to. Where they the other looks like players like that image editor Arnold by Google -- kind of a bad image it's -- okay image and it's like a -- and red eye fix tool but it's pretty good. This it's accessible to subpoenas Flickr and Picasa web share whatever their service public view you can dump it in the possible political report oh cool -- but. So food you have to from the audience for free food so so. This a couple of days a year they get free food. I know it I think one of them is is Ben and -- on day and and and -- it's like Freetown. Could take it as a freedom update toward the end of June and seven love this freaks like trees once a year and they as web sites that track all the stuff. Which it would be doing -- it is the website ladies and gentlemen go to the show notes will get him to tell us the list we'll put that there are also have links. Two Macs and PC's website because it's also Mac and the violent and -- and help people like you can't tell you. About cool stuff. Up next get your questions for you but."

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" Free software we've done -- one of free content with the -- all over the place is the constant to read -- constant did. Well yours or favorite sources of free stuff to watch here and today number -- who who would."

" Clues a website that offers commercial supported streaming video TV shows and movies from NBC fox ABC plus many other networks and studios. Whether it's a new show like V actually watched the first four episodes of beyond -- this past weekend will -- favorite cartoon like -- squad if you missed on TV chances are even find it on who do. Caveat US only. -- Annie maybe could find some kind of proxy thing I don't know I don't know I don't know after."

" dot pork entertainment magazine three movies and TV shows page. This site links to many the movies and TV shows currently in the public domain that are available for free download. All classics like -- and it would Douglas exit is slightly less classic eighties locked movies like like tide starring James -- as you will be amazed number it. Vastly varying quality of movies that made it through the Hollywood production lines good times people."

" can -- an archive that hurt him who I would imagine well that's you to go there just check and check that out to pick up that that -- what we'll -- music. Amazon iTunes both offer an eclectic mix of free music for download it until it's a great chance be have to roll up your sleeves a little thing get down to digging. And a lot of streaming not download -- and pandora last and and the sixty dot com which is my personal. Favorite site. Favorite way. Favorite anything lately you'd be with the -- lately I've -- via the best out of sync points you earn points for doing things like quests. A whole article about it on Macs and PC actually. This past week about."

" Earning gamer score for life like doing those in real life earn you points it's. Always. She admits it archive -- or check out -- live shows collection are all approved by the artist that would be actually paid music or -- shows. The quality varies but some of the stuff is outstanding -- they have a ridiculous array of -- music on there. And -- keep him."

" Popular online PC game server provides these small selection of older and newer games for free. Collaborate -- has been trim a little -- of the assault last year but the offerings to include metal slug this free space just -- it. Seven next easily give us god and I got to -- also since they just found out about it in a little excited. Because of battle zone -- Atari dot com in late eighties repeating action basically they have classic arcade game engine plane through your web browser. Gains include venture darker red battle couple others check out."

" Web comics. Site comics are awesome. I'm Sony's are a bit. Nodding the brace yourself XT CD of course is not not even has awesome keep humor and map. Penny Arcade -- region videogames you get exceptionally -- of your child's play charity dot org which is good charity -- also not everybody related at all no it's giving kids and."

" Titles like gaming consoles. To play games and toys they can do something you know."

" For the holidays instead of being -- sad and how to extract it's just according child put your that'll do check that questionable content dot net it's kind of indie music. Meet the geek lifestyles of the best feature backgrounds or receive. And just about all these -- cartoons at my local paper drops are online somewhere so go read --"

" Of course I have to mentions my good friends Scott Johnson extra life a little bit of a city commission comic dot com and and Brian over at. Mission deep thinking here's another one called kind of bush I'm not sure that's a comic haven't looked to the website yet it sounds snotty but it's not I that's where the -- The difference is Gutenberg dot org which has classic texts online on my wish I'd known about valley college is it."

" Dates back to the early seventies it should be easy backs are basically it's free legitimate public domain content it is all the classics of literature it is. Awesome down canyon -- statement like Kindle email and I actually mode in many cases a lot of the free books that you pay for at some places. Probably originated from. For. From Gutenberg -- I could be wrong about that but boy wouldn't be surprised you know it just go there Austin and they're available heads of -- web page treatment e-book yeah. Leak -- paper sneaker diaper not our favorite game but an excellent question."

" Ask a question he writes -- Why just -- still seem to be the number one method of sending paperwork. For the past few weeks I've found myself needing to send many axes to such places as banks and doctors' offices. It's been driving to the nearest postal shop of the fax machine and then pay to send one. But only to find it the other and never received it if it is received how long it's my personal information sit on top of this machine for ever went to city. Why does this I know of technology still reigns. I can't see the point buying -- fax machine and I have a perfectly good scanner printer PC and high speed connection. What free software if any we'll levity is what I have and -- this monster for breakfast -- diaper in Arizona. Is it."

" And I'm a lets you you know haven't toddlers well stared up diapers well first that the reason. -- won't die it's become an accepted standard it is basically considered admissible. As this you know your signature -- it through is basically this -- up in court it's a direct connection between. Machine game machine be on a private line yes -- you can do -- it now but effectively. It's just it's it's useful it's secure. It's safe it's understood everybody has access to like even if -- you have to drive the thinking goes into apps."

" Plus for that -- and it kind of goes about saying that it is if you're doing a lot of that paper shuffling throughout the day it's sending papers back and forth assigning them sending them. That is easier to do with it having to print them out sign them scanned them upload them to your computer and then email them although we -- sort of you have PDF things recently who cut and paste your signature and but the reality I'm going to do that. I really need to find it that way of doing that -- it's gonna take a big picture of venturing into town and and fix -- and do it that way. But we."

" Free software as a couple free web sites that are little sketchy. Trinity free website there's a couple of a good bit of everything I found a couple free website. I would use them myself -- not recommend that you would use them. If you have windows you -- still -- fax software stability and even windows seven that you get your facts noted you need a motive -- and your machine."

" Yeah headlines pretending that -- but the top faxing online services according to consumer reports are. Eckstein bring essential facts metro facts my fax and to unveil monthly or yearly fees with the least expensive being next to you that about 695 a month if you get the yearly plan. Usually -- by sending an email the document that you wanna fax is an attachment. And then sending it to a personalized email address with a number of the fax recipient and ending --"

" Servers and wondered reacts and go play a lot of cases when you facts I think it doesn't sit on the fax machine waiting for everybody copy information that actually goes into computerized system that routes some of these inbox. And you'll wonder like if he really is involved sending the factory so is it isn't encrypted it's still secure."

" I don't mean I'm not sure but what one thing that is cool is that anything you bring the body of the email address becomes a cover letter both funny -- in saint like attention off. Three. Your brain's -- you know. I -- you also received facts that we through email otherwise it's probably cheaper just to -- today Kinko's if any of you know free service that sends and receives faxes. As it as an application or as an online web service kind of things does not Tekzilla at revision3.com. Oh my goodness we are I think we're out of free at this point where I'm off for it out. But and it's free spent -- it that's it isn't -- I."

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" So is a little bit tough but we had to pick my favorite OS-X apps that -- actually you bet it. We had to pick them I had to -- element of royalties Patrick admittedly our our -- we -- picked mine goes like government. At that that's that's that's yeah. From dramatically whining that. So little tough that I had to pick my favorite OS-X free apps and here they are my top my first one. But -- quarters."

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" Oh my goodness what yeah -- I won't get into like you know free apps are all the 42 different DIY routers are built I gotta say the output to the latest version AK -- cool wallet comes of life CD format as always it lets you test drive it on your hard work. Without having to install. Faster boot times this time around -- graphics support and more check out. Twenty essential tips every put two users should know over Macs and PC dot com if you're new to it in it's just it's nice. Easy gentle wading through open source on night was if you wanna try a free operating system and while giving -- givers or -- not I don't accept it's it's okay first of all. I wish you would picture what you're seeing right now is the portable rotary phones this crew hacked together these cell phone into a rotary phones we actually. You hear a dial tone and you dial your number and does a whole it's amazing I it is an incredible DIY. Electronics hacking site they do things like teach you how to surface mount solder it. Awesome they're getting ready for their free coming up January 7 2010. You need a hundred dollars and free stuff if you're willing to pay the shipping or few more he basically you would order -- more than a hundred dollars you know hundred dollars off. But you know hundred dollars for the free parts if you're willing to pay the shipping so cool."

" That hey I was gonna mention that I almost called you last night because I needed aim mail a day USB cord I had once. It. -- Dude so okay I was trying to back up only steam apps because it was just on windows seven on my PC. And I had this Seagate drive that only worked in a base station had to be powered USB port densities and so it only had. USDA out. I had no -- US fear any thing."

" This is why have this is this all myself there's four buckets in my garage. That are full of nothing but people's I do -- know we hadn't that I could not wait this well we know we have. You could fill a room with the amount of cables that we haven't I spent about an hour and a half going through every single cable in house. And I'm -- people on on FriendFeed you -- together cable and I'm like I can't find my soldering higher than -- you don't soldering iron Mike. Whenever benefit and as close as you can borrow either soldering iron or get a mail in AUSB care."

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" I can't imagine spending 256 hours of anything -- chaos and the familiar reading to pass -- what if you're so excited okay."

" called class application -- it's stuff that lives on the Internet -- Gmail which are probably used to Yahoo! mail or Hotmail you get the constant Veronica. What or your favorite cloud apps right now. Well some favorite ones include."

" Evernote which has been around for awhile and you can use either on your iPhone you can use it you know on the web in the class males -- application -- down menus. It's a great way it'd take a little snippets of web content or images or text and save it for later this thinking kind of bookmark this little feet post -- they -- utterly. When does Apple better if it's actually useful it's -- balcony consent different tags for different posts and make different albums and share that with people. So say for example -- planning a big birthday bash for someone you can save -- bunch -- different locations that you found online or images of stationary that you -- use for the insights and analyst -- people you wanna have. And then share that would either event planners say you can have everything you want it's cool but typical application that changed your financial links. -- that would be the one of my favorite clad applications pressure. I love meant I mean they were recently bought by quicken of course they have that big company behind them now which is good for some people. People were too psyched about it but."

" It is hard core 200 BC well that's great little bit."

" Exactly they want it to happen happen which is that it got bought for -- crap ton of money. -- And of course the finance -- different bank accounts and student loans and other investment funds from place to place -- at one place you can see -- or -- what you it's just a great way you can track your finances -- here by putting -- through the line to work for. Help. That's. It also does it recommends different and the credit cards can apply for different counties -- actually save you money and that's that's -- make their money -- tries credit -- on Libya in the -- actually -- what their business once before their -- like quicken. I think that was the peripherals out there making the bulk of -- you both love with the drop box drop box is b.s as well. It all of the time. It's back up."

" But it's more than back it's basically synchronized in the single folder on your desktop across all your machines are hacks that actually have it back up multiple cross all your machines. -- basically."

" And redeem on every platform is I think -- apps for it for different phones as well and I'm not sure. And you campaign for higher capacity I think it's a hundred here. Terrible the hundred but he's got -- Gigabytes -- the top -- can -- lights back. -- and that is a fifteen of fifty gigabyte 100 gigabyte line it through gigabytes two gigabytes start -- if you -- more people add more capacity to."

" You never need lose your home work or not have access to that special presentation for office again. -- what your personal favorite applications of all time box saying it's so shaky."

" Boxing is a great application it's all clarity can watch on your favorite shows and you can see the other friends are watching. It's just a great way to see content and either watch on your laptop her hooking up your Apple TV -- on your big screen it's basically XB and -- it started out on the Apple TV in the -- and now it's available windows two yes. This fantastic. --"

" And I actually pack -- via this -- Gmail you know Yahoo! mail Hotmail. Because you're already on the plan out."

" It was -- I just say Google in general these days can only hear one go to stop for everything in the -- because you can have Google docs you can -- Gmail you can have a calendar in the cloud. You can have your photos if you do like Picasa web albums. There's a lot of different ways you can get your content online to Google I would."

" I was about later this -- would appear way to actually -- Google docs locally in Canada oh and -- to go."

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" Walking this week's freebie download pick. A free program we find useful but -- quality video -- ever -- off. Never have to deal with -- he did appear dark if you've got even if you think about that and that you can't you don't have software that can edit them. You could spend more muddied up because somewhere but how about from that -- it's called before the murder of a cool looking one thing and one thing home. It converts it. I. Did you -- it war. And iPod compatible format. It is so easy to. -- appointment. That's like it output format and quick paper. And a few minutes you'll have to do with converted bout waiting the format war editing software can actually. If you plan -- you can do important things and don't forget it down we see."

" So tough I had to pick my top five favorite free OS-X apps and starting at number five is disk inventory X. He uses when we have to be like a full hard drive and you wanna know rot that space went using disk inventory X will help you map out all your data that's sitting -- on your hard drive is given its color coded way why don't have. I have three copies of all of my. Two in his files it's like you're coming from. You can see exactly what type of file is in each location you can see where on your hard drive this stuff is actually storage these -- always like that. It would likely drive -- in this League City the usual it's just right. You can check out she is like. 13 of my entire hard drive is being taken up by. The reason I photo or more like you know all the photos they have served on there is actually using disk inventory -- that it -- and I realized I should move -- iPhoto library to. An external hard drive so. Very helpful and it looks pretty cool tip number four could be carbon copy Conner. Talked about this at a -- billion billion times so it definitely deserves a place on this list. Hitting creep -- backed up scheduled tasks and all it really good speeds I think anyone who watches the show. It probably figured this was gonna be on the list so if you haven't moved yes small -- is my favorite task that text messaging app. Unfortunately. -- developers no longer adding to -- he's no longer working on it so it the last release is perfect already I. It's pretty big you can use it for coding they can just use it for random text editing I use it constantly everything right for the show I do and small chunk -- copy it into. Our cars in our regular software that we use -- have a backup just in case cool. So -- not comment of course it's free you can do a lot with it he can do like short cuts and it does a lot of line numbering. That's great if you're coding in doing -- him -- stuff. Quicksilver. Is the first application ninths on any new Mac aren't anyone else's that I am working on for that matter this is the this is not just an application is it like style it is -- in lifestyle. I have to say between quicksilver and that text expander which is not free but it's all the time as well. On the makes using your computer just a total breeze and it's super intuitive. You as an application launcher regional -- use it to. Make edits to text files or even sent emails. It has all sorts of quirky little stuff Merlin Mann is kind of the god of quicksilver goes all the crazy tips on 43 folders. I like that -- how does it work yeah. Homilies -- hot keys you can do like I use -- option space bar to launch it need to start typing in the first few letters of the application you're on so -- I just you I had yes I do like. You hit the space -- essence of our launches cool if I safari so much these days but you don't mean. Virtually and well on -- to get accustomed to using and it's really hard to give it up for use a computer without it per share. And number one lately for me anyways click. We -- chromium on them for having a lot of trouble with safari lately so I decided to give chromium a chance. My new browser of choice temporarily at least and it's fast fast. Fast now. It's a little bit unstable. Because it is real it's the it's like what web -- is a safari that chromium is to Chrome. So it's it's it's still being worked on all the time it's open source and to be done by people inside of school -- outside it is is basically it's based on -- No Chrome is it's it's kind of like this its its Chrome is more is based on on chromium which is like the web and via public. Correct me if I'm wrong I get a little bit confused with this kind of stuff sometimes but that's just. Yeah and it runs on OS-X and there isn't there I think does a beta of Chrome that's available now but it's kind a little bit hard to find it's not there stabilizer. But it's it's it's all the same and user features that you would expect from Firefox or safari. But it works well but I have some issues with Flickr and some issues with FaceBook and I think a lot of the flash stuff it's a little won't keep from time to time but it's important progress and so it updates and it's just nice to see it doesn't balance and it's also. -- I I don't for Firefox pretty quickly because I just had a tendency to add to add ons to it extensions and stuff and MacDonald violated human memory leakage -- mean that's an ounce bar is doing on the same. Kind of getting bogged down story -- music I'd be getting the spinning beach ball of death constantly. With safari I don't know what happened. But all of a sudden it went from working great you know in the safari four beta came around I was like I -- awesome like I -- are out of time. And then when it became like the regular release it just."

" Yeah I've been amazed actually -- it's particularly everything's splash this last. Crashes all the time what is the flash plugin what. It's forty minutes pissed us off Adobe we love you -- flash banner lets rip -- could. And my son and an additional discount -- the slide in like. There the world without of course entirely or an analyst at its biggest -- Linux or course windows like it -- MS office. That's Microsoft Office you get at the office we can't be -- for four. Zoho dot com is kind of free on my office apps it's gonna be -- selection. But unlike Google docs there's no offline option on the cloud or not at all so. Did you use Google box that Internet connection. You install years from -- dot google.com debate so it's for it's very cool. When the better right -- about a Microsoft sync toy lets you synchronize it here you can define directories. You can use this thing items between here folders update one folder from another including file folder deletions or updating when folder from another. Without any deletions seeking could be right direction in sync toy can -- keep track of files -- renamed. Or -- those N'sync destinations plus over 2000 destination you could see the recycle -- occasionally the older version it's pretty useful app. It's good -- for syncing or backing up an analyst it's like drop box that's locally when does book. Everybody loves to get is a free alternative to Photoshop accepted me. You up again how deep they can't give me hate that it doesn't -- so -- just -- that that would about windows it's just. It's free and it's not nearly as emotionally exhausting Firefox grow."

" I use -- both my favorite windows browsers open -- A -- both although Chrome has been leading a little bit harder lately. And if you're looking for better way to play video on your PC download the OC eight TE video land client AKA are open source video player of choice. 8264. Mpeg 12348. -- that -- you these yes dvds that matter what reasons are coded for. If you'll see people play it back gold and probably will another frequent or it yet you V macros that quicktime mpeg four -- flash video. Fast and simple it's unique in that most files supported without need to download and install additional codec because these -- That's a compact without -- trivia bet -- people so please don't. And you hate mail your -- Look I wouldn't we be around five apps so much power -- exceed ripper audio transporter molecule which is cool freebie he had tweet -- a critical choice drop out the nasty files so you keep track which is now quite frank I. What's coming up."

" There's another one level leaders tournament favorite audio tools that's free and I think that's available on Mac and PC I'm not sure about the PC -- but it's great if you have a lot of body of files that you wanna have. Luckily -- think people. Like it and normalize -- edit and matches all the levels that everything's at a similar in a similar place."

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" Immediately got Macs and PCs holiday issue has a happy free sections we -- editor in chief Will Smith cut back and talk free -- for your PC. And your stomach -- back and show well. Thank you sir I understood that you are currently well obviously give 53 -- cause we -- more awesome stuff from your PC it's like -- but it without the body we like to think of ourselves of the cosmos nerds who actually -- a little sex talk. And it used to salute you thought about well we didn't want the regular -- boost Bruce circulation I don't know commitment of wow I. -- other -- about that I here now -- probably move straight to your topic. Opera some topic I'm on my topic was dropped on these games that I OK that we come we can -- it does give priority -- it's your show what's your favorite thing about drop box is that it it's of it's on my file system so I can make some links that departments or right makes it ways to do it right candidate into the files to it is glorious -- to share files. And I have I gigabytes free is -- and Bible conference to invite friends get more space without pay number two when you actually want in the was that no one one with the teleprompter is SourceForge apps right SourceForge apps. If you look at all the stuff that's -- source for for an aggregate files a lot -- were not vessels were SourceForge dot nets are sort of becomes something else have any idea what is actually. I don't have to -- idea might might be safe for work. Forget I mean ever all this all these amazing open source apps. Audacity source for files though seven zip. I'm forgetting some what if -- it would mean widgets it's a collection of open source applications it is the center puts a repository that yeah it's a repository for files tracking for people who are working on these. Really distributed open source projects to come in and post their favorite stuff and his amazing stuff in there that you've never heard of that will solve your problem if you just if you do that SourceForge and -- Exactly. -- we like annual credit report. There's a ton of scam sites it's their particular line of credit for fairly obvious reasons is -- stand -- president of the bank. There's a lot campsites I'm not gonna name any of them. But this one looks legitimate and real it's free you can get a credit report once once a year believe from the three major agencies called annual report dot com. And everybody should be doing -- an idea if you get a solicited basically you can email about a credit reports probably unbelievably cool again these games when -- you for everything you love and by future. Exactly so exactly. It's not just -- it anymore not that much I would just for a long time but its its its second class -- the OS-X version -- hampered. The the big role that is it doesn't do dvd encryption. Myself so you have to use a third -- utilities do that any dvd expensive any dvds very expensive it's really it's the gold standard ports anything that day comes out. I mean they update it three times a month when you install you get sick of seeing little things and isn't British update buddies if these -- if you're archiving 300 dvds I did recently -- you -- like much much -- what -- what you do -- the hard drive -- there and -- and record -- choices and you're gonna get good but there's a free alternative to move to any dvds called dvd export three. And I think it's a dvd for three dot com it's a great free utility does exact same thing it's not as frequently updated. It doesn't work with HD movies but it's great for dvd so also remind you as always please don't steal movies don't own newspaper -- copies of movies -- dual. The Cox. The cost. The cost is a great utility. There's two components right there's a desktop client that kind of does your life the same thing is iPhoto or Photoshop elements -- those apps. And then there's this whole club thing to. Where they the other looks like players like that image editor Arnold by Google -- kind of a bad image it's -- okay image and it's like a -- and red eye fix tool but it's pretty good. This it's accessible to subpoenas Flickr and Picasa web share whatever their service public view you can dump it in the possible political report oh cool -- but. So food you have to from the audience for free food so so. This a couple of days a year they get free food. I know it I think one of them is is Ben and -- on day and and and -- it's like Freetown. Could take it as a freedom update toward the end of June and seven love this freaks like trees once a year and they as web sites that track all the stuff. Which it would be doing -- it is the website ladies and gentlemen go to the show notes will get him to tell us the list we'll put that there are also have links. Two Macs and PC's website because it's also Mac and the violent and -- and help people like you can't tell you. About cool stuff. Up next get your questions for you but."

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Started discussion: December 3, 2009 @ 5:22pm GMT

Episode 117 - 13 Free Windows Apps, 5 Free OS X Apps, 2 Site for Free Stuff, a Free OS and Why Fax Won't Die! [Discussion]

13 Free Windows Apps, 5 Free OS X Apps, 4 Free Cloud Applications You'll Want! 2 Sites For Finding Free Stuff, 1 Free OS: Ubuntu, lots of places you can find free content, Even More Free Stuff from Maximum PC's Will Smith, and Finding Free Fax, aka Why Won't Fax Die!

Watch or download this episode here!

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Fee
9 months ago
Cool, l love free stuff!
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nav13eh
9 months ago
Well just finished watching the episode and why dis GIMP?!?!?!?! It is amazing! And FREE IS AWESOME! I love Ubuntu, and Chrome, and Picasa...
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RagnarDanneskjol
9 months ago

Hey guys

Big fan of yours Patrick since TechTV. You and Veronica are just as good a pair as you and Leo. Just curious, what kind of glass were you mounting, Patrick?
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ghelyar
9 months ago
Veronica is correct, Google Chrome is based on Chromium. Chromuim is all open source and free though.

I also hate GIMP. Blender too. They are free, open source and powerful but whoever designed the interfaces of either of those needs a swift kick in the HCI balls.

"[GOM is] unique in that most files are supported without the need to install additional codecs" - no it isn't. This is the whole point in VLC.


Windows Fax is actually really good in Vista and 7 and modems are cheap. All you need to do is put one in a PCI slot (if you have a desktop, quite a lot of notebooks still come with modems but I expect you can get ExpressCard modems or whatever for others) and a phone line. Plug your computer into your phone line and you're done. You don't need to use the modem for internet or anything like that. When you send it will make the call, when someone sends one to you it will just appear in the software.

More of a problem I find with fax is receiving it. I tried to set up a fax server on Linux with hylafax and found that even today, almost no modems actually work on Linux (hence "winmodem"). At the moment I'm using Vista's built in fax with RDP to check it remotely.


glossary:

Ubuntu - the favourite Linux distro of everyone who never bothered to try anything better.

"Cloud apps" - for people who like to try to sound smart by using too many buzzwords incorrectly and end up just sounding like idiots. Called "websites" by the rest of us.



Suggestion for free software:
InfraRecorder - Free, open source, simple CD/DVD burning software for Windows. So many people download and try to crack things like Nero illegally it's not even funny - promote an alternative (IMO this software is better than Nero anyway, my only gripe is that it lets me try to write 4GB files to a CD and just says success at 23%, it doesn't try to stop me or give an error or even a warning). When your blank CDs and your blank DVDs look exactly the same, this is a real pain.



Finally, porn names work better with things like your first pet and the street you grew up on. You end up with things like "Fluffy avenue" or whatever. It just works better because people tend to give their pets names like fluffy. You don't often see a pet called Dave or anything.
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xfuuey
9 months ago
@ ghelyar. your glossary terms are a bit off.
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computoman
9 months ago
Freecycle is awesome! It is worth it's weight in gold.

You can get allinone printers dirt cheap if not free that have a fax modem built in. My hp oj6110 was free. Hylafax for linux will let you send modemless faxes via the web. Modem not required. Besides if you have a scanner you can always send the document as a picture file. Older versions of linux did have issues with Winmodems. You can download the firmware for the modems and easily get them to work using several compatibility apps.

Get Ubuntu for free via snailmail.with nothing to download at https://shipit.ubuntu.com/

Multi platform editor try geany. http://www.geany.org/Download/Releases.You can download it from linux repos also.

Take an old machine and setup your own web server and use eyeos to replace google apps.
There are a ton of web based platform independent apps at sourceforge.net and freshmeat.net
Linux repos have zillions of free programs you can download. 40 plus gigabyes worth.

I love the Gimp, and Openoffice but then I do not memorize commands so I get locked into one piece of software.

Baby bump?

I might download gears and play with it.
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ghelyar
9 months ago
In reply to xfuuey:
@ ghelyar. your glossary terms are a bit off.


No they aren't.

Ubuntu is a POS. It's slower than Windows on every single machine I have ever used it on. What kind of advertisement for Linux is that? There are far, far better distros out there if anyone actually wants to use Linux rather than to just claim they do to try and seem thirteen thirty seven. The only reason Ubuntu is so popular is because shows like this promote it without mentioning anything else. I use Ubuntu but purely as a Live CD to test hardware stability on failing Windows machines (i.e. if it has the same problem on Windows and Ubuntu, it's in hardware).

Also, nothing mentioned on the show is cloud computing. People just like to throw the "cloud" buzzword around at the moment without knowing what it means. For example, you can't just claim that something like Hotmail is cloud computing because it stores your data in its database - pretty much every website stores your data in a database. It's very rare to find a website that doesn't. This forum is storing this post right now. That doesn't make it cloud computing. Google Docs is about as close to cloud computing as anything in that list got.

Unfortunately, as is common with buzz words, people use them without knowing what they mean. Cloud computing is often confused with utility computing, saas, grid computing, etc.
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computoman
9 months ago
In reply to xfuuey:
@ ghelyar. your glossary terms are a bit off.


If you want a real linux experience, you will also probably also use another distro.
Ubuntu is just a second class Debian copycat. I am running karmic right now, but I had to do a few things to have my traditional linux experience.

The cloud is just the web. Nothing more and nothing less. Just the same old same old client/server environment. Even Larry Ellison of Oracle will say that. Calling the web the cloud is like calling a hammer a multi-directional impact device. If the cloud, walks like WWW, flies like WWW and quacks like the WWW then it is the web.

Ubuntu is trying to get html replaced with their own markup language. We shall see.
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jac_goudsmit
9 months ago

There is no such thing as a USB A-A (male-male) cable

... Or at least, there shouldn't be.

The USB bus is asymmetric, there is always a master (host) and a slave, the master always has a female A socket in which you plug an A plug which is on a cable that has a B or C plug on the other end. There cannot be two masters (or two slaves for that matter) on the same cable. If you cut off the B end of an A-B cable, you will find that it won't work unless you have some kind of device that doesn't follow the USB standard and is a slave with a master plug. Even worse, because masters supply power to slaves, if you connect two USB masters together there's a (small) change that you might fry some hardware (most likely a fuse on one of the USB controllers).

There are of course A-A male-female extension cables.

There are also special cables with A plugs on each end that can be used for file transfer between computers. But they aren't really cables, they contain a small device to let the cable show up as slave to both masters, and that lets you do the file transfers with a little help from some software.

There are also cables that come with some USB optical drives that have a C plug on one end and two A plugs on the other end, this is because those devices use more than 500mA so they get their power from two USB connectors instead of one; only one of the connectors has working data pins. These are non-standard and the boxes of those drives usually say that you use them at your own risk (even though it's your only option). You have to plug them in and unplug them in a specific order or there is a (small) chance of frying your USB controller.

Bottom line, whatever cable Veronica thought she was looking for to make a backup, it's not a USB A-A male-male cable. Unless her USB drive has a strange non-standard way of plugging into the USB bus. But I think she was talking about the Seagate FreeAgent and AFAIK those just have standard C (=mini) type plugs... At least that's what it looks like on the Newegg photos...
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