If you have been a computer user for a while, then you may have heard of FloppyOffice, which was - as you probably already guessed, a portable office software suite on a floppy drive!
Now in 2008, you probably can only find floppies in the dark recesses of closets, boxes and landfills - but FloppyOffice has been reincarnated as Tiny USB Office, which offers a wide variety of free, standalone portable software.
Tiny USB Office can be installed on any flash drive, even the 128MB ones, because it only takes up only 2.5MB of space on a drive, so you will still have plenty of space for your documents.
Hey MUO Readers have I got a sweet suite of free tools for you network admins and regular end users. Being in the networking world for so long I have loads of tools in my admin tool box (My USB Stick). But recently a fellow tech blogger Paul Bauer introduced me to a nifty program that has more than 175 applications and features.
Did I stutter?
There are so many applications in here that I can not even begin to list all of them here. It puts A LOT of tools at my fingertips in its < 25mb install The program is aptly named Net Tools 2008 and it was written by Mohammad Ahmadi Bidakhvidi.
Back in November, I wrote about essential programs for your computer. But there is actually a better program out there that bundles together all of the best software for your everyday needs.
Using the free French-based WinLibre, you can now download and install multiple programs with a single click :
All of the programs are free and includes gems such as Firefox, Thunderbird, GIMP and Open Office. You just have to choose what programs you want by ticking their boxes and WinLibre will download and install them on your computer for you.
Microsoft as a company is not usually associated with cool and free products. In that sense, Google is way ahead, it has Gmail, Google Reader, Calendar, Google Docs and dozens of other useful services. Nonetheless, there are a bunch of FREE Microsoft tools that are definitely worth a look. While some of them are yet to be released, others have been around for a a while.
(1) HealthVault
Service that many US families should find really useful. In simple terms, HealthVault is an online safebox for all your medical records. It’s not just a storage place to keep medical history but also to share records with doctors, place to where medical documents can be faxed and auto-archived, and lots more.
If you were to interview a broad cross-section of internet users and ask them about Google services, probably most of them would enthusiastically talk about Gmail or Google Reader. At the very least, they would mention Google’s superior search engine. But how many people do you think would discuss being able to set up customised RSS feeds in Google News? Or being able to download source code in Google Code? How many people would know that Google offers various possibilities for users to help improve their products?
Here are some Google services that need a lot more loving (cue Barry White music) :
Most of us know Google only as a search tool, which is absolutelly normal considering it’s enormous popularity. However, apart from search engine, Google actually offers lots of free to use web services and software (full list here).
Today I decided to review Google Pack, another free product from Google. It is free collection of essential software from Google and other companies. It is ‘all in one’ software package aimed to resolve several essential problems ranging from keeping your computer safe from viruses to organizing your photos. It can be downloaded from here and includes all products outlined below. You can select which programs you need prior to install.
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