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Some people might say “Nothing is Free!” and “There’s always hidden costs!” but after you’ve read the following, you’ll realize just how wrong these statements are.

You see, I have put together the BIGGEST, The BEST list of free stuff from free stuff around your home to software and websites.

I’ve split the list into three sections:

• Free Internet tools
• Free Software -Coming Soon
• Free Every Day Objects -Coming Soon

At the moment there’s only one section available online but if enough interest is shown (comments, digs, I like its etc.) then I’ll add the other two so keep checking back!

So, in no particular order, the best of the best free stuff.

Free Internet Tools

Grooveshark

Grooveshark is a great music sharing community which is completely legal. The interface is really easy to use and is possibly even better than itunes!

There is two main websites. Grooveshark and Grooveshark Lite. Grooveshark Lite is a smaller version of Grooveshark which you don’t have to sign up and can listen to any track for free online.

Grooveshark is the full version which you do have to sign up (for free obviously) for and you can also listen to any track for free. Additionally, you can share music, add friends, download music and lots more. You do have to pay for downloading music but as I’ll explain in a second, it’s still free. How it works is as follows. You download a small free program called Sharkbyte which searches for music on your own computer. It then adds this to the database and any time someone buys that track you get 50% of the cost. Grooveshark takes the other 50% for themselves and pays the artist or record company some money. The 50% that you get is added to your account and you can use this as credit towards downloading songs. Yes, I know it sounds complicated but all that matters is that get to listen and download the music you want for free without the guilty feeling that you’re depriving the artist of some money.

For more info on how it works click here.

Drop.io

Drop.io is a really simple and useful tool for file sharing.
It’s just like having a password protected 100mb (or more if you upgrade) memory stick everywhere with you (if you have internet access). All you do is upload your chosen files (any format) onto the site then go onto the other computer, go to www.drop.io/ (your chosen name) and effectively download the file.

You can make as many “drop.io s” as you want so I suppose its more like having unlimited 100mb memory sticks with you! There are other features like transferring files between drop.io’s and emailing files to your drop.io.

For more information then click here.

Guerrilla Mail

Ever really wanted to sign up to a website but don’t really trust them with your precious email address in fear of spam. Yes, we all have so therefore we all need this great tool!

Basically, you click a button, get a free 15 minute temporary email address which you can receive a confirmation email etc. with and have no worries about spam because it a few minutes the email won’t exist!

So go on, sign up to all the untrustworthy sites you want with your trustworthy friend, GuerrillaMail!

Only2Clicks

Find that there’s really only a few websites that you go on all the time? Find that you always seem to be wasting time scrolling through your favourites list or typing in addresses when you could be surfing that website?

Only2Clicks to the rescue!

Only2Clicks is another of those simple but incredibly useful websites. It has all your “use all the time” websites on one page, only a click away. It has automatic thumbnails, different skins, different tabs…the lot. That’s really all there is to it.

For more information then click here.

Triond

Enjoy writing stories etc, taking pictures, filming videos and maybe making one or two songs just for fun? Well, with Triond you could do all that and get paid for it! Sound good? Read on.

Triond uses a “Pay Per View” system on articles, photos, videos and music that you upload. Basically, they put your content on one of their websites which have adverts and pay you a tiny amount of money for every view. This will add up over time and every month they pay you either via paypal or a check through the post (paypal is faster and more secure so I advise it).

You can upload as much as you like and the more you upload the more you get paid. It may seem a measly amount at first but stick at it and you’ll be making worthwhile amounts of money before you know it.

For more information on how it works click here.

You Convert It

With music, image and video files being in all sorts different formats it’s hard to find converting software that actually does what it says, doesn’t have hidden costs, puts viruses on your computer or every time you use it, it annoys you with pop ups asking you to upgrade.

You Convert It can convert anything. I mean almost literally. It can convert images, video, music weights, lengths time, distance…I could go on forever.

You just type in your e-mail address, select the file you want converted and what you want it to be converted into and they e-mail the converted file to you once it’s finished. It’s efficient, easy to use and of course…free.

My Game Builder

Everyone has at some point dreamt of making their own game. Doing anything they want; feature themselves in the game; set it in their own house and, and, and…then realize how difficult it is to actually do. Unless you have programming skills and expensive software which most people don’t have, then making your own game is well…impossible. That was until my game builder came along.

It allows complete beginners to “build games” as the name suggests. You draw “tiles” of a variety of sizes which will represent objects and characters in the game. You draw the characters and enemies from different angles so when they are walking they look in different directions.

Simple easy to understand tutorials teach you the basics and more features are unlocked as you become more experienced.

There is also a sort of “online community” of game builders in which you can view and play other people’s games and top games are picked every week or so which encourages you to be creative.

Experts may be obviously be disappointed but for complete novices, My Game Builder is a simple, easy to use, fairly powerful tool which will kill a few hours and perhaps start off your career as a game programmer!

Buttonator

Buttonator is a great little tool which generates good looking buttons for your website. You just configure the easy to use settings then click the “show code” button to get a code which you can copy and paste onto your website. Alternatively you can download the button and add it to your website that way.

For more information click here

Phewwww….

There we go. Finally you’ve got to the end of “Free Internet Tools” section in the Wonderful World of Free. But it’s not over yet! No, no no. This is just the end of the beginning. Two more sections on the drawing board and if there is enough interest they will be released.

Extra- Best Free “I like it button”

Before I go I must remind you that the best free “I like it button” is just centimetres away from your mouse. Simply move your cursor over to it (scroll down and it’s at the bottom left of your screen) and click it and guess what! The number goes up! Isn’t it amazing!

Thanks for reading and please comment and view my other guides and stuff. If I come across more super free internet tools, I will add them so again, keep checking back.

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