Monday, January 21, 2008

What's Better than Free? Two for the price of free!

Are you always looking for a great freebie that will improve your office, in addition to your daily life? Here are a few of my favorite applications:
  1. PrimoPDF - if you're too cheap to buy Acrobat Pro 8, but you want a great way to create PDF files for storage or filing, PrimoPDF is the freebie that will do the trick. Be aware though that there are no frills with the program.
  2. Paint.NET - this freebie certainly contends with Adobe Photoshop for simple photo editing applications.
  3. Easy Time Tracking - here's a great freebie that gives you the ability to keep track of your time, and send out bills. Although it's marketed toward "contractors who need to know how much time they spent on certain tasks and how many hours they need to bill their clients for," the program is easy to utilize for small firm/client projects. I imagine that you'd want something with more frills for a larger caseload.
  4. LogMeIn - do you want to make your office more mobile? LogMeIn offers a free application that allows you to control your office desktop from an outside source. I use this with my Windows Mobile and Laptop to keep all my files together. The drawback is that the free version does not allow you to transfer files between computers - look at the "pro" version for another cheap upgrade.

And now for the granddaddy of all freebie sites, Giveawayoftheday.com. While most of the stuff is useless for business purposes, there is occassionally one program that makes your personal life so much better.

As a side note: If you're a bit of an outdoor gear enthusiast, check out steepandcheap.com, which boasts discounted camping, hiking, climbing, skiing, biking, etc. gear and clothes. However, look out for my least favorite item, the lycra/spandex biking suit. I'm sure they're very comfortable, they just give me nightmares of that week I wrestled in high school.

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