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• Cool apps for your Mobile: Google Apps (Specifically Google Sync for BlackBerry)

  Google Apps for Mobile http://www.google.com/mobile/ Not that this is terribly new, but I found out about it recently since I was wanting to keep up with my wife's (and my) personal schedules on Google Calendar. Since I have a BlackBerry, I figured... Posted May 01 2008, 09:47 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Web, Productivity, Mobile

• Organize your shortcuts into tabbed Windows/Groups: FSL Launcher 1.1.4.3

  FSL Launcher 1.1.4.3 http://fsl.sytes.net/launcher.html Desktop getting out of order with various shortcuts and other icons?  Wish you could organize them?  Aaahh, if only there was something out there to help you with your woes... FSL Launcher... Posted Apr 08 2008, 11:51 PM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: System Management, Productivity, Tips and Tweaks

• Catalog the contents of your optical media: Visual CD 3.0

  Visual CD 3.0 http://www.boozet.org/visualcd.htm Supported on: Windows only Are you archiving pictures, files and other files and media to optical media? If so, you know that it is quite frustrating to find that file you are looking for if you ever need... Posted Mar 24 2008, 10:35 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Disaster Recovery, Backup and Archiving, Productivity

• Highlight a web page and send it to your friends [web]: The Awesome Highlighter

  The Awesome Highlighter http://www.awesomehighlighter.com One of the great things about the Internet is the ability to find just about anything and forward it on to your friends, be it YouTube , MySpace , Slate , Fark , etc. Many sites have their own... Posted Mar 20 2008, 09:05 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Web, Productivity

• Keep your calendar within view: Outlook on the Desktop 1.4.0.0

  Outlook on the Desktop 1.4.0.0 http://www.michaelscrivo.com/projects/outlookdesktop/ An interesting point is made by Michael Scrivo, the developer of this entry's feature: Have you ever wondered why it's such a pain in the butt to use calendaring... Posted Mar 17 2008, 08:43 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Productivity

• Save your desktop icon layout(s): DesktopOK 1.21

  DesktopOK 1.21 http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware&SID=DesktopOK&language=english Do you change resolutions a lot while you are working in Windows? Are you a developer who needs to test applications at various screen sizes to make sure everything... Posted Mar 11 2008, 08:00 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: System Management, Productivity

• Network admin tip: Create a shared PDF Printer using PDFCreator

  PDFCreator, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways... Do you have a (FREE) need for all of your users to be able to print to PDF, but don't want to worry about deploying PDFCreator (or another solution) to all of your workstations? Remember when... Posted Feb 25 2008, 11:48 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Printing, Productivity, Network Tools

• Alternative to GotoMeeting/WebEx: Microsoft SharedView Beta

  Microsoft SharedView Beta http://www.connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=94 Supported on: Windows XP/2003/Vista Remote desktop services are cropping up everywhere it seems, but one that has gone a bit unnoticed is Microsoft's SharedView... Posted Feb 19 2008, 01:13 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Remote Desktop and Control, Productivity, Communication

• Convert PDF files to Word documents: PDF to Word Converter 1.1

  PDF to Word Converter 1.1 http://www.hellopdf.com/ We all know that we can use a tool like PDFCreator to convert a Word document (or any other printable file) to PDF. But, here is a tool that can help you convert that PDF back to a Word document for editing... Posted Feb 14 2008, 01:30 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Printing, Productivity

• Learn new languages online [web]: Babbel

  Babbel http://www.babbel.com According to a poll cited by NPR, less than 10% of Americans speak a second language (I can speak Pig-Latin, but I guess that doesn't ountcay, oesday itay?). I am sad to say that I am one of them. Aside from the fact that... Posted Feb 04 2008, 09:27 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Web, Productivity

• Tip: Starting a new job? Google Desktop can be your best friend.

  Back in November of 2006, I was laid off along with 8 others from my former employer, and was forced to find a new job pretty quickly (my wife was 6 months pregnant). After a half year project (OK, a job that I hated ), I found permanent employment at... Posted Jan 25 2008, 10:43 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Productivity, Network Tools

• RSS Reader: NewsGator FeedDemon 2.6

  http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/Default.aspx I've been so torn between keeping my RSS feeds online via Google Reader vs. a local installation, such as Omea . I love the way Omea looks, and how responsive it is after it loads, but I don't... Posted Jan 14 2008, 12:32 PM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Blogging, RSS, Productivity

• Windows Mobile PIM: Get PocketInformant for 2 days only! ($34.95 value)

  Pocket Informant 2007 http://www.pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=pi& Ok, I know this isn't technically freeware, but it is free for 2 days, so I wanted to let you know about it! If you need a great PIM app for your Windows Mobile device... Posted Jan 04 2008, 11:21 AM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Productivity, PDA, Limited Offer

• Sort any list easily [Web]: The Alphabetizer 0.62

  The Alphabetizer 0.62 http://alphabetizer.flap.tv/index.php Have a listing of items that you need to have sorted quickly, but don't have access to Excel (nor want to open it up) or any other tool installed that can do the trick? Here's a quick... Posted Dec 13 2007, 05:19 PM by Confessions of a freeware junkie Filed under: Web, Productivity