Cool Software and Websites: (All free unless stated otherwise)

• Buddi – free cross-platform(Win/Mac/Linux) budgeting program that helps you manage your finances
• Boomshine – addictive Flash game: The aim here is to explode certain number of moving dots with one shot. As you move towards next level(12 in total) the number of dots keeps growing, as well as the number of dots you need to explode. Only 3.97% of games pass level 12
• ImageMosaicGenerator (no longer available) – lets you turn favorite pics(PNG, GID, JPG and JPEG) to a mosaic version. Mosaic will be created out of randomly selected flickr photos. More image tricks
• Klipfolio(Windows) – “…the world’s smallest personal dashboard and sidebar“. Slim desktop dashboard with over 4000 Addons (aka klips): all small, resizable, customizable and skinnable. Klips can be: custom news and video RSS feeds, POP3-email notifiers, flickr pictures, weather, …..)
• PodioBooks – yet another place for free audio-books. You can browse books by category or by different popularity metrics(top today, most-downloaded, top-rated….)
• Schoolr – All-in-one search tool for students. On one page you get: Google, Wikipedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronym, UrbanDictionary, Encyclopedia, Book Summary Search, Text Translator, Unit Converter and even Citation Builder.
• Torrent Calculator – this handy calculator tells you what settings to use to get optimum download speed with your torrent client. Enter the max. upload speed of your connection, and it will give you recommended settings for ‘upload speed’, ‘max. connections per torrent’, and some more.
• Younanimous – meta search engine which nicely combines and sorts top search results from Google, Yahoo and MSN.

Cool Articles and Tips:

• 22 Excellent MacOSX Hidden Tips and Hints [kentd.com]
• Top 20 “How To” Vista Tips Most People Don’t Know [vistababble.com]
• 10 of the best disposable e-mail providers [helpero.com]
• Free Photoshop Training [photoshopcafe.com] – bunch of quick ‘HowTo’s for Photoshop