Category Archives: Freeware Picks

Every week we feature a freeware program that meets our very high standards. All freeware picks are free for home & personal use and contain no spyware or adware and do not bundle other applications with them.

Our freeware picks are the best of the best…

Make Gmail fly to your desktop with Mailbird

Mailbird Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 Works on 32bit and 64bit Windows 1.1MB executable A desktop email client made just for Gmail BETA VERSION – You can use one Gmail account with it We have used a lot of email programs and we’ve tested a lot more than we’d like to admit. We… Read More »

Your tax questions answered here…

Mark Twain never said anything about death and taxes, at least not quotable. Edward Ward in his 1724 “Dancing Devils” wrote “Death and Taxes, they are certain.” And Christopher Bullock wrote in his 1716 “Cobler of Preston” that “’Tis impossible to be sure of anything but Death and Taxes.” And you can quote me — if you think… Read More »

This Cloudeight Freeware Pick can help you give your digital images a professional creative touch

There is no freeware that gets more attention than really good freeware that does really magical things with digital images. So today, during some down time, I was playing around with an image editor (free) which  I thought did some interesting things without a lot of messing around or learning new tricks. I’m more of a try-it-and-see-what-happens kind… Read More »

Choosing a great hotel made easier with an oyster

Oyster.com Do you like oysters? Oysters on the half shell? Oysters raw, steamed, fried, or grilled? Do you like your slimy bivalves dripping with cocktail sauce, or do you prefer them fresh out of the shell. Do you like oysters Rockefeller? Do you like oysters on a bun? Do you like McOysters? Do you like oyster pie? Do… Read More »