Late last year I linked a list of PC World where they had 101 Fabulous Freebies. The list has been updated:
Once upon a time you actually had to pay for great software and services — hard to believe, but true.
We revved up our cable modem and searched for the most intriguing free offerings out there. After we took each download or service for a test-drive, we picked the very best, and came up with the following list of 101 great freebies
Be sure to check out the latest 101 Fantastic Freebies list!
As I’m sure you’ve experienced, spam (junk email) is a huge problem. If you have an email address than you’ve probably received junk. Most ISPs now try to run services on their mail server to stop this, but some always get through. If you get spam and want to report it yourself, a good place to start is with SpamCop:
SpamCop is the premier service for reporting spam. SpamCop determines the origin of unwanted email and reports it to the relevant Internet service providers. By reporting spam, you have a positive impact on the problem. Reporting unsolicited email also helps feed spam filtering systems, including, but not limited to, SpamCop’s own service.
You can report spam that you’ve received and SpamCop will contact the server administrator for you. It may be a tedious process, but every little bit helps. Check out SpamCop.net for more details.
I think I’ve mentioned something similar to this before, yet I couldn’t find it, so here it is. The site has 3 images to choose from. You enter what your username is, and it puts it in the image for you. This displays your email address, but hides it from email harvestors (or spambots).
Make your own Gmail signature…
I virtually never use my Yahoo! account for anything. However, yesterday I logged in for the first time in months and was prompted to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Wow! It’s very impressive. It’s much better looking then the Windows Live Mail Beta, and seems to have more features.
If you have a Yahoo! Mail account, then you’ve probably already been asked to try the new version. I’m not aware of any “invitations” available.
I recently mentioned GMail Tips & Tricks by Bibear. Well, here are some more Gmail Tips courtesy of JimsTips.com.
Feedster is a blog/feed search site, along with many other services. They have just started a Top 500 feeds list (neither Chris nor I are listed).
Each month, Feedster brings you a list of 500 of the most interesting and important blogs. Enjoy browsing to see what people are reading, to find feeds that will bring topics of interest to you on a regular basis, and to discover new voices in the Blogosphere.
Check it out at http://top500.feedster.com/
Since the GMail Spooler was taken down, I don’t have anywhere to unload my invitations to. If you are looking for a GMail invitation, then email me at the address below and I’ll send you one.
Well, after 7 months and over 1369 messages (about 35 MB worth) I got my first GMail Spam. They don’t even look like they were actually addressed to me. Nowhere in the header did I see my email address. Chris said he’s also received some spam. Hopefully it doesn’t become an epidemic like Hotmail.
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