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Geek to Live: The best apps of 2006
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Tools For Getting The Most From Two PCs
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WordPress
in 198 toolboxes Flexible open-source content management and blogging software with an active user and developer community and a wide variety of plug-ins or extensions available.
Firefox
in 345 toolboxes Firefox is the popular open source web browser from Mozilla
Powerpoint
in 51 toolboxes A presentation tool which is part of the Microsoft Office software suite.
Skype
in 228 toolboxes Free/cheap Internet telephony and handy IM tool.
Delicious
in 173 toolboxes Web based social bookmarking lets you share online finds and discover new ones. Ground zero for tagging.
OpenOffice
in 203 toolboxes Full-featured open source office productivity suite, featuring word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database packages; free MS Office replacement.
Google Earth
in 83 toolboxes Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
Thunderbird
in 137 toolboxes Mozilla's Open Source email client
Flickr
in 160 toolboxes Web based photo sharing service
Audacity
in 96 toolboxes Free, open source software for recording and editing sounds.
Adobe Photoshop
in 72 toolboxes Powerful but expensive digital image manipulation package.
FileZilla
in 59 toolboxes Free FTP client software.
Picasa
in 55 toolboxes Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Picasa also makes advanced editing simple, and makes it easy to share your pictures; you can email, print photos home, make gift CDs, and even post pictures.
YouTube
in 75 toolboxes Upload up to 100MB videos and embed them in your sites. Now with dedicated channels for nonprofits.
Wikipedia
in 131 toolboxes Wikipedia is a global and multilingual Web-based cooperative free-content encyclopedia.
LinkedIn
in 144 toolboxes Social networking for non-social purposes with a focus on professional development, networking for jobs and problem solving through the expertise of those in your extended network.
Gmail
in 159 toolboxes Gmail is a web-based email with very user-friendly interface and huge storage capacity
Google Calendar
in 76 toolboxes A free web-based calendar.
Google
in 105 toolboxes Google is the quintessential search engine.
Google Groups
in 31 toolboxes Hosted web/email/usenet discussion groups.
Excel
in 44 toolboxes Desktop spreadsheet and data analysis application.
Facebook
in 114 toolboxes Facebook is a social utility that connects you with the people around you.
Google Talk
in 36 toolboxes Google Talk enables you to call or send instant messages to your friends for free, anytime, anywhere in the world.
Google Docs and Spreadsheets
in 83 toolboxes Now covered by Google Drive.
Web-based word processor and spreadsheet tool. Formerly Writely.
Social Source Commons
in 144 toolboxes The Social Source Commons is a “knowledge commons” that provides users with: a directory of software applications; links to relevant documentation, localization tools, services, user reviews; and a place to request tools/features.
Twitter
in 125 toolboxes Twitter is a global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing? Answer on your phone, IM, or on the web.
Google Analytics
in 68 toolboxes Google Analytics tells you everything you want to know about how your visitors found you and how they interact with your site. website
Google Maps
in 55 toolboxes Maps and directions anywhere in the world.
