1. 25 Free Applications That I Can’t Live Without (Personally Or Professionally)
1.Gmail (Google Mail) (http://www.gmail.com) FREE web-based email that automatically filters and reports spam, has a search function, organizes mail and replies
into conversations, has built in text/voice/video chat, uses color-coded labels and folders, uses filters, uses stars for favorites, has mobile version for your phone, has quick
contacts window, has keyboard shortcuts and best of all has constantly growing storage where you never will have to worry about a quota or size limit!
2.Google Calendar (http://www.google.com/calendar) FREE web-based calendar application that allows you to create and share as many calendars as you like with
whomever you choose, create/send/keep track of invitations, has gmail integration, has search function, has mobile access, is color-coded, and is in multiple languages.
3.Google Docs (http://docs.google.com) FREE web-based application that allows you to create, upload, download, share, collaborate, archive, and store documents,
spreadsheets, presentations, and forms.
4.Google Notebook (http://www.google.com/notebook) FREE downloadable application where you can browse, clip, and organize information from across the web in a
single online location that's accessible from any computer. Planning a trip? Researching a product? Just add clippings to your notebook. You won't ever have to leave your
browser window.
5.Google Maps (http://maps.google.com) FREE Google service offering powerful, user-friendly mapping technology and local business information -- including
business locations, contact information, and driving directions. With Google Maps, you'll enjoy the following unique features: Integrated business search, draggable maps,
satellite imagery, terrain maps, street view, detailed directions, plan a trip by adding multiple destinations to your route, keyboard shortcuts, double-click to zoom
functionality, and scroll wheel zooming .
6.Google Talk (http://www.google.com/talk) FREE downloadable application for Windows offers many features for communicating with your friends and family such
as: instant messaging, free pc-to-pc voice chat, send and receive voicemails, unlimited file transfers, and gmail notifications on your desktop.
7.Google Earth (http://earth.google.com) FREE downloadable application that lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings,
from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.
8.Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com) FREE downloadable application that provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you
can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint
repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research.
9.iGoogle (http://www.google.com/ig) FREE personalized iGoogle page that gives you at-a-glance access to information from Google and across the web. On this self-
designed page, you can choose and organize content such as the following: your latest Gmail messages, headlines from Google News and other top news sources, weather
forecasts, stock quotes, movie showtimes, bookmarks for quick access to your favorite sites from any computer, and your own section with content you find from across
the web.
10.Picasa (http://picasa.google.com) FREE software that allows you to organize, find, edit, create, and share your photos.
11.Blogger (http://www.blogger.com) FREE web-based blog creation and sharing program and network
12.Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/) &/or Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome) FREE internet browsing applications that are much
more advanced and secure
13.Freewebs (http://www.freewebs.com) (Now webs.com) FREE web-based website creation application that is extremely user-friendly. It’s the place to inform the
world about your business, passions or hobbies and engage others to share their unique ideas, information, photos and videos. With features like blogs, web stores,
member profiles and even group publishing, anyone can bring a site to life on freewebs.com.
14.Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) FREE social networking website with many added features.
15.ScreenToaster (http://www.screentoaster.com) FREE online screen recorder where you can capture videos of onscreen action with the sound of your voice or
music and then share and stream them on blogs, webpages, or through email.
16.VoiceThread (http://voicethread.com) FREE web-based collaborative, multimedia slideshow application that holds images, documents, and videos and allows
people to leave comments in four ways (voice, text, audio file, video) then share with other people. Can be embedded on websites and/or exported to MP3 players or
DVDs.
17.Slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net) FREE web-based application that allows you to upload PowerPoint or other slideshows, embed them into blogs/websites,
share them publicly or privately, synch audio to your slides, market your own event on slideshare, join groups to connect with SlideShare members who share your
interests, and download the original files.
18.Flickr (http://www.flickr.com) FREE online photo management application that allows you to upload, share, collaborate, comment, note, tag, and search for photos.
19.Pandora (http://www.pandora.com) FREE web-based music player that allows you to create and add channels of music that you like and will analyze your likes
and suggest/play similar music.
20.iTunes (http://www.apple.com/itunes) FREE application that organizes, plays, syncs, and searches for digital music, podcasts, sound, and video recordings. It syncs
with any iPod, iPhone, Apply computer or TV.
21.YouTube (http://www.youtube.com) /SchoolTube (http://www.schooltube.com) /TeacherTube (http://www.teachertube.com) FREE web-based applications
that allow people to upload and share video clips about a variety of topics. (YouTube is not filtered, SchoolTube is filtered and can be used by students and teachers where
you set moderator , and TeacherTube is filtered and has videos from teachers all over)
22.YouTube Downloader (http://youtubedownload.altervista.org) FREE downloadable software that allows you to download YouTube videos and save them as
video files that you can use anywhere (since YouTube is blocked in all schools).
23.Skype (http://www.skype.com) FREE downloadable software that allows you to communicate with voice, video, and text chat with anyone around the world.
24.Audacity (w/ LAME mp3 encoder) (http://audacity.sourceforge.net) FREE, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder to: record live audio, convert tapes and records
into digital recordings or CDs, edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files, cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together, change the speed or pitch of a recording, and
more!
25.Second Life (http://secondlife.com) FREE online virtual world imagined and created by its Residents. From the moment you enter Second Life, you'll discover a
fast-growing digital world filled with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity.
(Compiled by Teryn B. Odom (teryn.odom@gmail.com) – Fall 2010 FLANC Conference) Did I mention that they are all FREE?!