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The Free Site Newsletter
Issue #29
"All the freebies that fit"
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Welcome to the 29th issue of The Free Site Newsletter! Here, we
take a look at the hottest, most useful free products and free
services on the Net. This newsletter is produced by The Free
Site, which is located at:
http://www.thefreesite.com
If you have any feedback, suggestions, gripes or compliments,
please let the author, Marc McDonald, know. My E-mail address is:
mmcdonald@123go.com
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LATEST NEWS from THE FREE SITE:
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This has definitely been an eventful time at The Free Site.
On March 29, we were awarded "Cool Site of the Day." Visitors rated
us at 8.539 (which is the fourth-highest rating any site has achieved
there). Visit CSOTD at:
http://www.coolsiteoftheday.com
The Free Site is also scheduled to appear May 23 in the syndicated
column "Family PC Fun," which appears in the comics sections of
newspapers nationwide. Their Web site is:
http://www.familypcfun.com
Mother's Day (May 9) is approaching. Be sure to check out The Free
Site's new Mother's Day Freebies section at:
http://www.thefreesite.com/mothersday.htm
We have 122,000 subscribers now. And invariably, there are a few
subscribers who either forgot that they subscribed (or perhaps they
were signed up by a friend).
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Now, onto the freebies:
(Note: we've divided this newsletter's contents into the following
categories:)
1. "Useful free stuff"
2. "Cool free stuff"
3. "Odds & ends"
4. "Free samples"
5. "Webmaster freebies"
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USEFUL FREE STUFF:
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>>>> McAfee Clinic: Keep your PC fit!
Here's an ambitious new suite of free online programs that can help
keep your PC in peak condition.
McAfee Clinic's features include an online virus scanning service and
a "2000 ToolBox Online," which can check and fix potential Year 2000
issues on your PC.
There's also a service called "Uninstaller QuickClean," which can
clear out unneeded files from your hard disk to improve its
performance and capacity. (Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
or more recent).
Go to:
http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/
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>>>> Intercent 99: Track your time online:
Here's a helpful free utility from the Netherlands that makes it easy
to keep track of the time you spend online.
Intercent keeps a time log, as well as calculating the cost of each
separate online session and cumulative time and costs. Easy to use.
Available in Dutch and English languages.
Get it at:
http://fly.to/finiware
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>>>> TipWorld: Loads of free newsletters:
A major resource for free E-mail newsletters, TipWorld offers
publications on a huge array of topics.
Here, you'll find over 90 newsletters, covering subjects that include
operating systems, networks, software, news, games, money &
investing, computer care, programmer's help, the Net, lifestyles and
more.
Go to:
http://www.tipworld.com/
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COOL FREE STUFF:
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>>>> AllAdvantage.com: Get paid for surf:
How'd you like to get paid to surf the Web?
That's what this new service claims to offer. Just sign up (it only
takes a minute) and you'll be eligible to start getting paid.
The catch? You must display their ad-laden "Viewbar" (basically a
small window about the size of Windows 95/98's taskbar). While the
Viewbar is displayed, you'll earn 50 cents per hour (up to a maximum
of $20/month).
Does it work? This service is new and we're still exploring it
ourselves.
We'll be posting a report on our results when we have sufficient
data.
Go to:
http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=ARS538
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>>>> Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Screen Saver:
Step right up for your free copy of this screen saver, which
commemorates the year's most eagerly anticipated movie. Features 20
images from George Lucas' prequel to the Star Wars trilogy.
1.7 megabytes. (For Windows 98/95).
Get it at:
http://www.tnpsc.com/ssaver/phantom.htm
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>>>> TNGBorg: The ultimate Star Trek desktop theme:
While we're on the topic of sci-fi, you really need to check out the
"Theme of the Month" from
Themez, (the Web's top resource for free desktop themes).
"Star Trek TNGBorg" is the ultimate Star Trek theme.
Features cool animated cursors, regular cursors, multiple
backgrounds, start-ups screens, shut-down screens (and also a
screensaver!).
Get it here:
http://www.themez.com/ThemeOfTheMonth.shtml
Themez itself is at:
http://www.themez.com
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>>>> Brain Blitz: Online fun against live opponents:
Looking for some quick online fun against real, live opponents?
Brain Blitz offers a fun collection of free games, featuring built-in
chat and instant matchmaking.
Here, you'll find both multiplayer games (such as checkers, go,
tic-tac-toe, reversi and kono), as well as single-player games (which
include trivia games on various topics).
Go to:
http://www.brainblitz.com
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ODDS & ENDS:
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>>>> Acid Fonts: A font-lovers paradise:
You'll find plenty of free fonts here, organized alphabetically, at
this well-designed site. Fonts are in ZIP compressed form for faster
download.
Each page on the site shows a graphical representation of each font.
Be sure to check out the cool "Sci-Fi" fonts, which features such
eye-grabbers as "Babylon 5," "Klingon Blade," "Star Trek," and
"Tron."
http://members.xoom.com/acidfonts/
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>>>> Freeware Files.com:
A nicely-organized, information-packed site, Freewarefiles.com offers
truckloads of free software for Windows 95/98 and NT, as well as Win
3.1.
There's also a good selection of Net tools, utilities, programming
files, Windows libraries and drivers, as well as free online Java
games.
Be sure to check out the "What's Hot" and "Top Ten" features for a
handy snapshot of the Web's latest must-have freeware.
Go to:
http://www.freewarefiles.com
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FREE SAMPLES: Note: these offers were valid at press time.
Sample offers come and go quickly on the Web. We apologize if
you find a sample offer that's no longer valid.
If a sample site is hard to access, it's likely because it's swamped
by our subscribers. If this is the case, wait a few hours and
try again.
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1. Tampax sample:
Click on the "Free Product Samples" grocery bag graphic and fill out
the form to get a free tampon sample from Tampax. You must be 13
years or older to submit a sample request.
U.S. residents, go here:
http://tampax.com/suite/welcome/usWelcome.html
Canada residents, go here:
http://tampax.com/suite/welcome/caWelcome.html
Denmark residents, go here:
http://tampax.com/suite/welcome/dkWelcome.html
Finland residents, go here:
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2. Free education video:
Complete the form to receive a free video on earning a degree from
Columbus University. Many topics available, including accounting,
business administration, computer science, criminal justice,
paralegal, engineering, education and marketing.
(U.S. and Canada only).
Go to:
http://www.websponsors.com/cgi-bin/ad_click.cgi?userid=87&offerid=248
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3. Loads of free catalogs:
CatalogLink offers loads of free catalogs and is well organized so
that you can easily choose from among dozens of categories. Topics
include apparel, electronics, recreation & hobbies, gifts,
business-to-business, and computers.
(International availability).
Go to:
http://websponsors.com/cgi-bin/clink.pl?username=thefreesite
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WEBMASTER FREEBIES:
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>>>> Set City Graphics: Images good to go:
A treasure trove for Web page designers, Set City offers hundreds of
original, free, coordinated graphics sets for your pages.
Each set includes backgrounds, buttons, logos and more: all with a
consistent theme.
Thumbnails provide a preview of each set.
These graphics are free for personal home pages. A linkback is
required.
Go to:
http://www.setcity.com
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>>>> HitBOX: 125 (count them!) stats:
This constantly improving free Java-based tracking service has
recently undergone a major upgrade. HitBOX now offers much more data
about your visitors, including valuable referral information (when
your visitors arrived, where they came from, etc.)
Go to:
http://get.hitbox.com/index_tfs.html
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Well, until next time, have fun hunting for freebies!
Be sure to check with THE FREE SITE (http://www.thefreesite.com)
daily for the best freebies on the Web!
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