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50 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For

50 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For
It's like Lifehacker knows I don't use Dropbox and is goign to keep hammering me until I start. @SmarchHare: Yes, that is the plan :). This time it's your fellow readers, though. @SmarchHare: using a computer or smartphone without running Dropbox is like winning a lottery and forgetting to pick up the check. It's free, it always works and there is next to no learning curve. Just do it! @justS: Dropbox just doesn't give enough space to be useful. @SmarchHare: I don't really get the big deal either. @thomasl2003: It's worth paying for. @nman: Yeah, if you need any documents on your phone you have direct access to anything in your Dropbox, so you don't have to transfer them to your phone—you just have access to them through the smartphone app.

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Fresh Diagnose - Free diagnostic software: analyze and benchmark your computer system. Test your pentium 4, pentium iii, pentium ii, pentium 5, pentium iv, pentium processor, intel pentium, pentium 4 processor, intel pentium 4, pentium 2, pentium pro, pen Fresh Diagnose is a utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, hard disk performance, video system information, mainboard / motherboard information, and much more... Key features of Fresh Diagnose: System Information: Scanning your system and give a complete report about your computer's hardware and software, for examples: mainboard information, video system information, PCI / AGP buses information, peripheral (keyboard, mouse, printer, etc.) information, Windows registry settings, and network information.System Benchmarks: Testing your system performance, such as CPU, hard disk, CD/DVD ROM, and compare it with other systems.

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29 Incredibly Useful Websites You Wish You Knew Earlier There are so many wonderful websites around, and it is difficult to know each and every one of them. The below list provides some of those websites that I find particularly helpful, even though they are not as famous or as prevalent as some of the big names out there. 1. BugMeNot The 101 Most Useful Websites on the Internet Here are the most useful websites on the Internet that will make you smarter, increase productivity and help you learn new skills. These incredibly useful websites solve at least one problem really well. And they all have cool URLs that are easy to memorize thus saving you a trip to Google. Also see: The Best Android Apps Also see: The Best Mac Apps and Utilities

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