101 Great Free Sites and Downloads

Nothing in life is free... except stuff on the internet

Here is a great link to lots of free programs to help you do more faster.
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By Preston Gralla and Adam Pash, PC World

We've sifted through the Web to find and test 101 of the best free downloads and services out there. We concentrated on utilities and other helpers that can rev up your smartphone's performance, streamline your social networking experience, and tame your PC while bending Windows to your will.

Our also list targets great productivity pumpers, security boosters, PC enhancers, and browser builders. But this list isn't all deadly serious: We also pinpointed the best no-cost ways to find and manage video, and to do much more with your digital photos and music.

We also have a list of the 101 items in this package, and we selected a Best Bet in each of our 11 categories. So take a look at the guide to the right--it's all free!

And for those of you who need a laugh this Friday

The Old Tractor who could...

Have a great weekend.

PART 7: Use online forums to make new connections

No!!! not that type of posting...

If you're an Internet user, spend some of your online time on business promotion.

Posting messages in forums (a.k.a. bulletin boards) is a great way to make your business known to people you would otherwise be unable to contact. You can't blatantly advertise your business on most forums, but you can show others that you're a knowledgeable, personable individual and promote your business through your signature file.

Getting people interested in your business and perhaps attracting new customers works best if you choose forums that are business-related or directly related to your business's product or service.

The other caveat with choosing forums to post in is to check their level of activity; posting in a forum that doesn't have much traffic or regular activity isn't going to do much to promote your business.

PART 6: Promote your business through your lesiure activities.

A hiking I will go a hiking I will go....

One savvy businessman I know relaxes by being part of a rock band. Guess what? Every time his band's gigs are mentioned in the newspaper, the piece also mentions the name of his business! You may not be part of a band yourself, but everyone does something for "fun".

Whether your chosen leisure activity is working on a Spitfire Restoration project, rock-climbing, or shopping, there are all kinds of ways to promote your business while you do what you love to do.

Where's the harm in shopping or rock-climbing wearing a T-shirt that has the name of your business prominently displayed? Or in taking your business cards everywhere you go and clipping your card to the slip when you pay for a purchase by card or cheque?

Get in the habit of doing business promotion wherever you go and you'll be surprised how word-of-mouth builds. If your leisure activity involves a group, you might ask if you can include your business information on all of their out-going paper, or ask if you can at least give everyone a brochure. And with any kind of group activity, there's always the opportunity to promote your business by letting other people know what you do and how it could benefit them.

I go hiking every weekend so I have started a website called and hand out carabiners with my company name and the speedhikers domain on it.

Cartoon Fun

Hay it's Sunday, give me a break!

Why do cartoonists use Bob as the name for their characters?
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