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A Trader’s Blogroll
A small number of consistently reliable and informative blogs which stimulate and inform my perspectives on the global economy and financial markets.
Google Street View arrives in Spain
Spain is the fifth country to include Google’s Street View images. Cities include Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Sevilla.
Wisestamp: Signatures for Webmail
Wisestamp is a Firefox extension that allows webmail users to automatically include HTML signatures in their emails.
Fring: Bridge the gap between Skype and your mobile phone
Fring is a mobile internet service & community that enables you to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go, make free calls and live chat.
Zotero: The Next-Generation Research Tool
A wonderful way to organize and collect the research materials for a project that you come across on-line.
Access your Computer from Anywhere
For those occasions when you need to access a computer remotely, LogMeIn is an ideal solution.
The Plunge Protection Team: An Adventure of Acronyms
We cannot be privy to the internal workings of this group, but when one of them makes a press announcement we do catch a glimpse of them in action. Jasper Lillingston investigates.
Free online invoicing application
Invoice Journal is a free web application that tries to make the process of invoicing as easy and as accessible as possible.
Five Reasons Why I Prefer iWork To Microsoft Office
The monolithic standard of office software these days is Microsoft Office – particularly Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and Outlook/Entourage. Only a brave few venture out and try something different.
Breaking The Mold – Switching Your Business To The Mac
Many a time have I heard the complaint that “the company won’t let me use my Mac for anything work-related”. Why don’t more businesses switch to the Mac, when it’s easier to use, and doesn’t have so many issues?
Offline access to Google Docs
Google has been rolling out offline functionality for Google Docs giving you access to your files in the absence of an internet connection.
Free Antivirus software for the Mac.
The free beta version is available to business and home users alike. Is this a sign of the times?
$40 Anti-(pretty much everything) for free
It is time for another commercial software freebie from the Gizmo Tech Support Alert, this time a top-notch anti-malware offering from Emisoft called A-Squared Anti-Malware 3.0 (Windows only)
Gmail/GApps email adds multiple session info
Google have begun to roll out a new security feature to all Gmail and Google Apps users and provides a breakdown of which computers have been using your account and when.
Easily convert web pages to .PDF
PDF Download 2.0 Beta is a new beta add-on for Firefox 2 and 3 which allows you to quickly and easily download any web page in .pdf format
Free Commercial Back-up software
Titan Backup 2 is an excellent Windows only backup program worth $40, and for a short while you can get it free of charge with no strings attached.