Just the other day I was asked “what does it mean to jailbreak your phone?” To jailbreak your phone means you install special software on your phone that “breaks” the blocks Apple has placed on your phone. With a jailbroken phone you can install applications, other than those available through the iTunes store, AND you [...]
Posts Tagged ‘free’
Google Voice, it’s FREE and it’s GREAT!
July 20th, 2010
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No matter what type of phone you have, or which carrier you use, you can take advantage of Google Voice, which is a free service that allows you to select and use one telephone number as your primary telephone number for free. Now that, in and of itself, is not especially notable, but what is [...]
Automate Your Life With iGoogle
April 4th, 2010
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How awesome would it be to access your email, calendar, news, favorite blogs & websites, social networks, and more in one central location regardless of which computer you are using? Wouldn’t it be even more awesome if you could set all that up by yourself…..for FREE. You can! It’s fast, easy, and you don’t need [...]
FREE Software Training from Lynda.Com
March 25th, 2010
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I like to share free quality resources, but sometimes free isn’t always the best option. In my opinion the best online training resource and bang for your buck is Lynda.com, which offers a wide variety of affordable software trainings. BUT, because this is a site about free resources I do have something free to share [...]
FREE Web Design & Hosting Service
February 22nd, 2010
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Need a website but don’t have access to an experienced web designer, or a budget? While tapping into the expertise of an experience web designer is most desirable, there are some free web design/hosting services that will get you started. Googling “free web design” will provide you with a number of options worth exploring, but [...]
Wordle! Free App Does More Than You Think
November 25th, 2009
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Wordle is a great web-based app that pulls together words and then automatically creates a visually pleasing word cloud. In and of itself it’s really “no biggie”, I mean who really cares about word clouds as a stand alone item? It’s only when you stop to consider how this little web-based application can potentially be [...]
Free Creation of Favicons
October 23rd, 2009
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Just to be clear, a favicon is that little icon that shows up in the browser address bar. If you are wondering how to create one look no further! I’ve got a couple of options available for you.
How it Works
You need to create a 16×16 pixel image in the .ico image format. Once you’ve created [...]
I recommend easy to use, free tech services and resources that I've personally used/tested. I select free tech tools to review based upon my past & current work with various non-profit organizations in which I provide(d) a wide variety of tech support services including general tech consulting, web design, database dev, and elearning. Additionally, I like to help those new to technology learn more through tips and simple explanations.
