Comments on: Bring on the Freebies! http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: catie http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/comment-page-1/#comment-22395 catie Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:27:27 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/#comment-22395 Anybody know of spy-ware programs that work on Macs? Anybody know of spy-ware programs that work on Macs?

]]> By: Tina Wainscott http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/comment-page-1/#comment-22358 Tina Wainscott Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:16:42 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/#comment-22358 Thanks for the list of freebies! I used Mozilla and liked it, except when I tried to transfer my favorites list to my laptop for travel. Maybe it was an XP/Vista thing, but it wouldn't go, so I'm now back to ole IE. Itunes is a great music player for free. You can make lots of playlists, like "dark, suspenseful" or "playful sexy" for writing :) Cheers, Tina Thanks for the list of freebies! I used Mozilla and liked it, except when I tried to transfer my favorites list to my laptop for travel. Maybe it was an XP/Vista thing, but it wouldn’t go, so I’m now back to ole IE.

Itunes is a great music player for free. You can make lots of playlists, like “dark, suspenseful” or “playful sexy” for writing :)

Cheers,
Tina

]]> By: Georgie Lee http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/comment-page-1/#comment-22355 Georgie Lee Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:48:42 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/#comment-22355 I second Tempest Knight's suggestion of Mozilla Firefox. It is a great web browser. I second Tempest Knight’s suggestion of Mozilla Firefox. It is a great web browser.

]]> By: Patricia Woodside http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/comment-page-1/#comment-22354 Patricia Woodside Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:10:54 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/#comment-22354 Another PDF file maker is <a href="http://www.tinypdf.com" rel="nofollow">TinyPDF</a>. And after experiencing what malicious spyware and viruses can do firsthand, I swear by <a href="http://www.ccleaner.com" rel="nofollow">Crap Cleaner</a>, in addition to some of the others previously mentioned. Another PDF file maker is TinyPDF. And after experiencing what malicious spyware and viruses can do firsthand, I swear by Crap Cleaner, in addition to some of the others previously mentioned.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/comment-page-1/#comment-22350 Lisa Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:28:43 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/#comment-22350 Oh, thank you for posting the link to the Wordpress tutorial. I've been wanting to get my own domain to have a Wordpress blog, but was clueless how to do it! I can second the recommendation for OpenOffice. Use it, love it. Ditched Microsoft Office long ago. I use some of the other freebies mentioned too, like AVG and ad-aware, but there are lots there for me to try! I'd like to also recommend www.libraryelf.com as a great freebie. If you use the library (or more than one) like I do, you'll be glad for this reminder service that emails you every day with your list of books out, highlighting the ones that are due or overdue. It also tells you when your library holds are in! If your library does not participate yet, just email libraryelf and let them know and they'll probably be able to get it online. They added all three of the libraries I use regularly, at my request. Lisa Oh, thank you for posting the link to the Wordpress tutorial. I’ve been wanting to get my own domain to have a Wordpress blog, but was clueless how to do it!

I can second the recommendation for OpenOffice. Use it, love it. Ditched Microsoft Office long ago.

I use some of the other freebies mentioned too, like AVG and ad-aware, but there are lots there for me to try!

I’d like to also recommend http://www.libraryelf.com as a great freebie. If you use the library (or more than one) like I do, you’ll be glad for this reminder service that emails you every day with your list of books out, highlighting the ones that are due or overdue. It also tells you when your library holds are in! If your library does not participate yet, just email libraryelf and let them know and they’ll probably be able to get it online. They added all three of the libraries I use regularly, at my request.

Lisa

]]> By: Ericka Scott http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/comment-page-1/#comment-22348 Ericka Scott Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:43:53 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/#comment-22348 If you're looking for a free read, I've got a holiday short story, Mail Order Mama, in e-book form up on my website (www.erickascott.com). But to keep this out of the realm of BSP, I'll promo the free .pdf creator that I used. www.primopdf.com I used the online version. It was as simple as browsing to the file, opening it, and then waiting for the pdf file to arrive via e-mail. If you’re looking for a free read, I’ve got a holiday short story, Mail Order Mama, in e-book form up on my website (www.erickascott.com).

But to keep this out of the realm of BSP, I’ll promo the free .pdf creator that I used. http://www.primopdf.com I used the online version. It was as simple as browsing to the file, opening it, and then waiting for the pdf file to arrive via e-mail.

]]> By: Tempest Knight http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/comment-page-1/#comment-22343 Tempest Knight Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:09:54 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/#comment-22343 Kerry, having Wordpress through your provider is different from having it hosted by them alright. :lol: I rejected to use both Wordpress and Blogger through my domain provider since they eat a huge chunk of my disk space. So for me it's preferable to have Blogger host the blog. Kerry, having Wordpress through your provider is different from having it hosted by them alright. :lol: I rejected to use both Wordpress and Blogger through my domain provider since they eat a huge chunk of my disk space. So for me it’s preferable to have Blogger host the blog.

]]> By: Kerry Allen http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/comment-page-1/#comment-22341 Kerry Allen Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:20:38 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/#comment-22341 It just occurred to me that although I've never paid Wordpress for anything, I got it through my hosting provider, so I probably have the full version. So ignore everything I said other than "more versatile than Blogger." :oops: It just occurred to me that although I’ve never paid Wordpress for anything, I got it through my hosting provider, so I probably have the full version. So ignore everything I said other than “more versatile than Blogger.” :oops:

]]> By: Kerry Allen http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/comment-page-1/#comment-22340 Kerry Allen Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:03:41 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/#comment-22340 I've edited the hell out of my Wordpress templates with no problems (well, aside from coding problems--not a task to be undertaken by techno wusses!). I have it on my own domain; I don't know if it makes a difference if you host on Wordpress.com. Personally, I find it much more versatile than Blogger. I’ve edited the hell out of my Wordpress templates with no problems (well, aside from coding problems–not a task to be undertaken by techno wusses!). I have it on my own domain; I don’t know if it makes a difference if you host on Wordpress.com. Personally, I find it much more versatile than Blogger.

]]> By: Tempest Knight http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/comment-page-1/#comment-22337 Tempest Knight Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:27:00 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/12/04/bring-on-the-freebies/#comment-22337 Great post! I'd add Mozilla Firefox, which is a free browser, and it's better than Explorer. It's the only browser we use at work. My only problem with Wordpress is that I have to use their templates. If I try to modify them to use my own, it won't accept the changes and says I have to pay for that extra service. With blogger, I can costumize it as much as I want. I create my own templates and post them just fine. Great post! I’d add Mozilla Firefox, which is a free browser, and it’s better than Explorer. It’s the only browser we use at work.

My only problem with Wordpress is that I have to use their templates. If I try to modify them to use my own, it won’t accept the changes and says I have to pay for that extra service.

With blogger, I can costumize it as much as I want. I create my own templates and post them just fine.

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