Favored Freeware Updates: October 2007

Filed in Freeware, Technology on October 31, 2007 at 10:46 pm

The following Favored Freeware applications have been updated since the beginning of October 2007:

Blogroll Dive: 10/26/07

Filed in Blogs on October 26, 2007 at 12:35 am

Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:

Bryan discussed his decision to switch from Blockbuster Total Access to Netflix.
Bonnie finally arrived home after being evacuated due to one of the many Southern California wildfires this week.
Jim released Yasu v2.1.1.
Joen discovered “a cleverly collected list of logo redesigns.”
And, Tom announced the addition of IMAP support to [...]

Southern California Wildfires

Filed in General on October 24, 2007 at 2:09 am

Several wildfires currently raging through Southern California have destroyed thousands of homes and forced nearly a million people to evacuate.
The most reliable and up-to-date information, complete with fire-specific information phone lines, can be found at CAL FIRE. In addition to the resources provided by CAL FIRE, a regularly updated map from the Los Angeles [...]

Blogroll Dive: 10/19/07

Filed in Blogs on October 19, 2007 at 12:05 am

Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:

Bryan shared a quote from Ray Bradbury on taking risks.
Khaled discussed the recent wave of departures from 9rules.
Jim discussed the compatibility of Yasu and Cache Out X with the upcoming release of Mac OS X 10.5 (aka “Leopard”).
Joen discussed Noscope’s evolution.
Sarah shared two videos of an outstanding electronica [...]

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Save the Environment for Free

Filed in Noteworthy, Science, World on October 15, 2007 at 12:07 am

You’ve probably heard it all before, “For just pennies a day . . . For a one-time donation of . . . With your annual membership . . .” Well, I’m going to say something a little bit different today.
For just minutes a day, you can improve the quality of the environment for yourself [...]