Microsoft: Some Free Vista (+SP1) to Go Along with the Free XP SP2 Downloads?
Free downloads of Microsoft's operating systems have been made available throughout 2007, and the Redmond company is ready to take it one step further.
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5.2.2008 ZoneAlarm Free 5.5
If you have DSL or a cable modem, your IP address is permanent. Although this has benefits, it also carries the serious shortcoming of rendering your PC vulnerable to attacks. A firewall, in this respect, becomes not just desirable but a necessity.
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WoW for Free!
Are you tired of paying $14.99 a month for a game you already bought? If so check out this great site for a list of the best FREE World of Warcraft servers and their current statuses.
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BurnAware Free 2.1
BurnAware is the ultimate disc burning software. BurnAware Free is ideal for users with basic disc burning needs as backup, creating data, audio, video discs and burning disc images.
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25.8.2008 BurnAware Free 2.1.1
The BurnAware Free application was designed for users with basic disc burning needs as backup, creating data, audio, video discs and burning disc images.
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3.9.2008 Get a Mac Mini for free!
With the popularity of Mac Mini's, people are snatching them up quickly before they are all gone. We've done this offer for a free one and so should you! The quickest way to get your free Mac Mini it to sign up to the Rhapsody service through the link below (it will only cost you 99 cents) and follow the directions.
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a-squared Free 3.1.0.20
Security must not be a privilege. Under this motto, Emsi Software provides the Malware scanner a-squared Free completely free of charge for private use.
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11.1.2008 Free AVG 8.0 Download
Yesterday, Grisoft announced that a new version of AVG Antivirus Free would be released today, April 24, that was supposed to come with several new functions beside the
ones already included in the application
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24.4.2008 Free Nero 9 Available for Download
One year after the release of Nero 8, Nero has made available for download the next iteration of
the integrated digital media and home entertainment software suite.
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29.9.2008 Free file hosting service
Host your files with the fastest growing web-hosting service in the world at slashdot.co.za!
No need to register for hosting your files. Our services are fast, easy, reliable and completely free.
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Microsoft makes OneCare free for some
Microsoft is preparing to roll out its Windows Live OneCare security product, it is offering some people the $49.95-a-year service for free
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26.4.2006 Free mp3's brought to you by: Zune
Artist Direct is offering 35 mp3 files (yeah I counted) to promote Zune usage.
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21.1.2007 Microsoft takes on the free world
Microsoft claims that free software like Linux, which runs a big chunk of corporate America, violates 235 of its patents. It wants royalties from distributors and users. Users like you, maybe. Fortune's Roger Parloff reports.
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14.5.2007 Any Video Converter Free 2.07
Any Video Converter is an All-in-One video converting tool with easy-to-use graphical interface, fast converting speed and excellent video quality. It allows you to effortlessly convert video files between every format!
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1.8.2007 Free Create-Burn ISO 2.0
Free Create-Burn ISO is a professional data CD / DVD burning tool. With this software you can burn CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW discs directly, or you can quickly create ISO image file from your computer, and burn ISO image file to your CD / DVD disc.
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3.8.2007 ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.91.2
ClamWin is a Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and 2003. ClamWin Free Antivirus comes with an easy installer and open source code. You may download and use it absolutely free of charge.
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23.8.2007 AVG Free Edition 7.5.487a1130
AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers.
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13.9.2007 China gets free music from Google
According to Reuters, Internet-users in China will be able to download for free approximately 350,000 licensed songs--soon to be more than a million--through Google.
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30.3.2009 Free Windows 7 Demo Toolkit
While laboring to produce the first Release Candidate of the next iteration of Windows, Microsoft is making available for download the Windows Demo Toolkit, an offering with Windows 7 as its nucleolus.
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1.4.2009 Download Nero 9 Essentials for Free
Just found this on AskVG that the latest version of Nero the famous CD/DVD burning utility on Windows can now be legally downloaded for free!
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3.8.2009 Free Windows 7 Downloads Discontinued
The free Windows 7 ride is now truly and indisputably over! And, if you have failed to get on board this far, chances that youll be able to do so moving onward are very slim. On August 20th, 2009 Microsoft discontinued the free downloads of Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100.
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21.8.2009 Best Free Partition Manager for Windows 7
The built-in Disk Management tool in Windows 7 hasnt changed much from the Vista days and is still missing some of the most important and basic features such as Disk Management in Windows 7the ability to re-partition an existing primary system partition without having to reinstall Windows.
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13.9.2009 Windows 7 Ultimate Free Giveaway
I am giving away my fully licensed Windows 7 Ultimate NFR copy which I got today from Windows 7 launch event for free with absolutely no strings attached!
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23.10.2009 Free Windows 7 copies for testers on the way
Testers who decided they wanted a physical version, instead of one for download, of their free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate will see it arrive in the next month or so.
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28.10.2009 Best Free Antivirus and Antispyware for Windows 7
Now that Windows 7 has been released for all the consumers worldwide, I thought this was the right time to list down our top recommended antivirus plus antispyware solutions which are compatible with this latest version of Windows.
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1.11.2009 Pop-Up Stopper Free v3.1.1012
Very few of us have a warm place in our hearts for browser windows that pop up in front of the screen without permission. The free Pop-Up Stopper prevents them (and pop-under windows) from displaying. You can have sounds notify you when a pop-up has been blocked.
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Free Opera Hits 1 Million Downloads
Just 48 hours after Opera Software removed the ads and license fee from its popular Web browser, Opera 8.5 has been downloaded by over 1 million people, the company said Thursday. The number is double Opera's previous download record, which it achieved in April with version 8.0.
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A free $300 just for beta testing for Microsoft
Dear Beta tester:
At Microsoft?, we are committed to building software that helps our customers realize their potential. This commitment requires getting important feedback from our customers. We appreciate the input you gave us on Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 and would like to invite you to be part of a select group to test our next version of our software and give us your feedback. Qualified testers will receive a $300 gratuity and complimentary Microsoft software.
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Still 'no demand' for media-player-free Windows
A major U.K. retail store and three of the largest PC vendors worldwide still have no plans to sell the version of Microsoft Windows that does not contain its media player, five months after the version was released.
Microsoft started offering Windows XP N, a version of Windows without a bundled media player, in June of this year to comply with last year's antitrust ruling by the European Commission.
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19.11.2005 Free VMware Server Beta Released
VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for industry-standard systems, today introduced VMware Server, a free new entry-level hosted virtualization product for Linux and Windows servers.
"Virtualization and VMware have become mainstream in the past year, and many customers have deployed thousands of VMware server environments across their enterprises. With VMware Server, we are ensuring that every company interested in, considering or evaluating server virtualization for the first time has access to the industry-leading virtualization technology," said Diane Greene, VMware President. "VMware Server makes it easy and compelling for companies new to virtualization to take the first step toward enterprise-wide virtual infrastructure."
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6.2.2006The Danger of Free
Everyone loves to get stuff for free. We line up to get a free drink, we sign up for free checking accounts, and we're happy to get a free gift
with the purchase of our next car. We love free stuff, even though we all know and understand that free is an illusion. After that free drink, we pay
for the next three. The bank is making money by investing what we put in that checking account. The car dealer can afford to give away a small gift
because the profit on the car is large. But none of this seems to bother us - free things still have a certain allure. But is the concept of free
taking us down a dangerous road?
Marketers long ago figured out the attractiveness of free. For decades companies have been playing tricks
using free to lure naive customers. But recently, our obsession with free has given rise to a new phenomenon - where the customer is never asked to
pay. How? Because the business makes their money on advertising. Marketers are happy to pay for access to customers, who in turn love not having to
pay. So the web plays the glorious role of middle man. Are we heading into dangerous territory? The paths that we are taking lead to confused
customers at best; and monopolistic practices at worst. A culture where consumers think that increasingly more and more services should be free is not
healthy.
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16.01.2008Microsoft ends free software for monitoring giveaway
Microsoft pulled the free software offer from its Web site Tuesday, which made free copies of Vista and Office among other applications available in
exchange for feedback...
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12.12.2007Hyper-V Server now available as a free download
It isn't like Microsoft to give away an entire operating system for free, but beginning today, it will: A stand-alone server whose sole purpose is to
be a hypervisor platform for virtualized guest operating systems, is now available free of charge...
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02.10.2008Classical music joins the DRM-free trend
Adding to the canon of DRM-free music, a Universal Music Group subsidiary has made a large portion of its catalog of classical performances available
online free from digital rights protection...
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04.12.2007Visual Studio Express to
Remain Free
Microsoft said Wednesday it
had decided to extend the free
availability of Visual Studio
Express Edition indefinitely,
citing the immense response
from customers that amounted
in the tool being downloaded
over 5 million times. VS
Express was initially going to
be offered free for just one
year...
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19.04.2006Apple gives MobileMe subscribers more free time
Subscribers who have remained with MobileMe through its continued growing pains will be rewarded with another 60 days free, bringing the total free
time to 90 days...
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20.08.2008Apple Releases iTunes 7.2, Launches iTunes Plus (DRM Free)
Apple released iTunes 7.2
updated in the Mac OS X
Software Update tonight, which
offers support for "iTunes
Plus", Apple's new DRM-free
$1.29 offerings announced in
April.
With iTunes
7.2, preview and purchase
iTunes Plus musicnew
higher-quality, DRM-free music
downloads from participating
music labels.
Despite the software
update, the Apple iTunes Store
itself does not show any
DRM-Free music currently
available for purchase. The
DRM-Free launch will likely
occur later this morning (Wed,
May 30th)...
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30.05.2007Yahoo is next to consider a DRM-free music store
Yahoo is reportedly in talks with major labels about a DRM-free music store. to offer them either for sale or for free in an ad-supported model...
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24.01.2008Gizmo Project Offers Free
Calling
In an effort to one-up market
leader Skype, Gizmo Project
has announced a new "All
Calls Free" plan that
makes calling landline and
mobile phones in 60 countries
free of charge. The catch:
both individuals must be
active Gizmo users...
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20.07.2006Apple to go DRM free?
There are rumors and then there are "rumors". This one falls under the later category that Apple may be taking its iTunes DRM free. While not
every rumor makes it to the front page this one can't seem to die off. Again and again we have heard trickles of whispers that it may happen.
The idea is that DRM free services such as Amazon may catch on much faster than Apple's DRM filled iTunes store. It only makes sense that at some
point Apple would finally seal a deal with the major four record labels to sell DRM free songs as well. It was also noted that a subscription based
iTunes model may not be too far off either.
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09.12.2008The Cost of 'Free' Wireless
AT&T is providing the city of Riverside, Calif., with free wireless access, supported by advertising. But there are still costs involved, said Michael
Beck, assistant city manager.
"It doesn't come free, but it can be very cost-effective," Beck said. "That is where a
community can get caught with a surprise. You have to make sure you know what the costs are on the city side, not just the wireless community."
Many cities, however, are getting caught up in the "free wireless" hype.
"In general, we've gone through a
period of early hype and expectations," said Phil Belanger, managing director of San Francisco-based Novarum. "It's not peace, love and free Wi-Fi.
It's a valuable service. There needs to be value for the city and things you can charge for." ..
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11.09.2007UK McDonald's to Offer Free Wi-Fi
McDonald's said over the weekend that it planned to offer free wireless access in its restaurants across the UK. The company already offers Wi-Fi in
many of its US locations, however it is only free to those using the Nintendo DS...
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08.10.2007Sony BMG Confirms DRM Free Music
Sony BMG Confirms DRM Free Music, But Will Force Customers to Visit A Store To Buy It:
As we reported January 4, Sony BMG will become the last of
the big four record companies to sell DRM free music, but with one very stupid catch. DRM free music from Sony BMG will be available from January 15
to those who purchase a plastic card called the “Platinum Music Pass” for the album they want from a retail store for $12.99. Buyers
will then have to visit MusicPass.com and enter a code to download the DRM free album they selected in the store.
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08.01.2008Oracle Releases Beta of Free
Database
The free open source database
leader MySQL has some new
competition from expensive
enterprise database leader
Oracle. The company on Monday
unveiled a beta release of 10g
Express Edition, otherwise
known as Oracle Database XE,
which is free to develop,
deploy and distribute...
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01.11.2005Free Software Foundation releases GPL version 3
The Free Software Foundation
(FSF) today released version 3
of the GNU General Public
License (GNU GPL), the
world's most popular free
software license.
Since we founded the free
software movement, over 23
years ago, the free software
community has developed
thousands of useful programs
that respect the user's
freedom. The programs are in
the GNU/Linux operating
system, as well as personal
computers, telephones,
Internet servers, and more.
Most of these programs use the
GNU GPL to guarantee every
user the freedom to run,
study, adapt, improve, and
redistribute the program,
said Richard Stallman, founder
and president of the FSF.
Version 3 of the GNU GPL
strengthens this guarantee, by
ensuring that users can modify
the free software on their
personal and household
devices, and granting patent
licenses to every user. It
also extends compatibility
with other free software
licenses and increases
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30.06.2007UK's first free public Wi-Fi to cover Swindon
Swindon is to become the UK's first town to offer free public Wi-Fi, with Swindon Borough Council planning to have all 186,000 local citizens
covered by April 2010. Council officials have stated that access will be free, although speed upgrades will also be offered for a fee. The service
which will be called "Signal" will offer free, but limited access, with upgrades to 20Mb available for purchase. Digital City UK, the people behind
the £1m project, say that upgrade fees will be "significantly less" than current broadband suppliers. While other UK towns and cities have
trialled free Wi-Fi access schemes, this will be the first time a whole town is going to be covered by free, council-backed access.
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17.11.2009Philly Wi-Fi saved, free access to be offered to all
In a stunning announcement, the city of Philadelphia said that it had reached a deal with a group of private investors to keep its wireless network
alive and free ...
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18.06.2008Ex-Microsoft employee: Free software will kill the company
CIO has posted an article about a man named Keith Curtis, a previous programmer for Microsoft, who has come out with the dramatic statement that free
software will be the downfall of the Redmond company. Curtis, who was with Microsoft for 11 years, believes that free and open source software is
technically superior to the proprietary alternative because it lets developers collaborate and innovate.
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27.05.2009iTunes Lowers Price of DRM-Free Tracks
Apple has silently dropped the price of its DRM-free iTunes Plus tracks, which come as 256kbps AAC. Instead of $1.29, the tracks will cost the same as
standard songs with DRM: 99-cents. The move is seemingly in response to Amazon's launch of its DRM-free music store that sells 256kbps MP3s...
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16.10.2007YouMail: Free visual voice mail free for BlackBerry, with some kinks
While visual voice mail through Verizon carries an additional charge, and is only offered on select devices through others, YouMail today launched its
carrier-agnostic free visual voice mail app for BlackBerry. Betanews took a look...
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