Neowin.net - Linspire Makes Linux Download Service Free http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=348... Linspire, the innovative Linux house founded by Internet entrepreneur Michael Robertson, has jettisoned the $20 annual subscription fee it was charging for its basic Click 'N Run open-source software download service. Users can now download any of the 20,000 titles offered by the service free of charge. The Click 'N Run (CNR) service has been the San Diego, Calif. company's main source of income, but according to the firm's, Linspire is doing well selling its higher-end products and services.
Prepaid Phone Cards: Scams and Caveats http://www.hqpress.com/general/prepaid-phone-ca... Prepaid phone cards are those cards you see being sold everywhere that give you denominations $5 to $50 (or more) worth of long-distance calls. You purchase the card and use it with any phone to make long-distance calls. Each card has a corresponding toll-free access number that you dial when you want to make a call. You then enter a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that activates the card's account in the company's computer system. You will then be prompted to enter the number you wish to call. It may be a lot of numbers to dial, but if you do your homework you can save money.
Giving Away Commercial Game and Licensed Software EVERYDAY for FREE http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2007/06/15/... Basically, one software and one game title will be nominated everyday. The software will be available for download for 24 hours (or more, if agreed by software publisher) and that software will be absolutely free. That means - not a trial, not a limited version - but a registered and legal version of the software will be free for the visitors.
Google Fought by United Publishers http://www.jump2top.com/article~story~200607070... Using the name of Google is enough to spook most media businesses grappling with the impact of the internet but the search giant's foray into the realm of books has created a firestorm.
Web Bloggers in 13 nations censored http://www.xon.us/article.php/WebBloggersin13na... The advocate for press freedom- the Reporters Without Borders group identified 13 countries worse at sponsoring systematic online censorship as follows: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. The group undertook a 24-hour online protesting ending at 5 a.m. Wednesday.
