Featured Giant Squid Lens 

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Video Sharing Services 

Freebies 1 to 5

Revver

This service--a Best Bet--is a video sharing site from which you can actually make money.

Putfile - Share Your Photos and Videos for Free!

This basic video sharing service works reliably and well.

Vimeo

A really good site for people who like video, and other people.

MediaMax - Free Online Storage - Share Videos and Photos - Online MP3 Access

Streamload Mediamax is great for users who want to share lots of big files in addition to videos.

Google Video

Google's service is well suited for commercially oriented video producers looking for a large audience for their work.

Great Software Deals 

Find Your Computer Software Bargain

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Tune Up: Utilities and System Tools 

Feebies 6 to 13

Foxit Reader

This free utility lets you view PDF files, and edit any of the text they contain.

System Information for Windows

This utility provides detailed information about your computer's hardware, operating system, installed programs, and more.

PDF Creator

Create PDF files from within your Windows applications with this free utility.

CCleaner

Remove useless files from several applications, including Microsoft apps.

Tweak UI

Customize your Windows user interface.

7-Zip

Create ZIP compressed archives for free with this handy utility.

PuTTY

This free utility allows you to create an SSH, Telnet, or Rlogin connection.

OmniFormat

This free document conversion utility offers support for more than 75 file formats.

Free Links 

More Free Services

Top 20 Free

Welcome to Top 20 Free Sites! Browse our directory to find the best free fonts, graphics and software related sites online: http://justbon.top20free.com/

Entertainment Software and Services 

Freebies 14 to 22

Picasa

Automatically find photos on your camera and share them with ease.

Irfanview

Edit and convert graphics files with this first-rate image viewer.

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

Retouch photos and create images with this freebie.

Pandora Internet Radio - Find New Music, Listen to Free Web Radio

Pandora is the music discovery service that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites. Create custom internet radio stations, listen free.

iTunes for Windows

Apple's media player is a joy to use even if you never buy a 99-cent song.

KRISTAL Audio Engine

KRISTAL Audio Engine is a powerful multi-track audio sequencer and mixer.

Audacity

All-purpose audio editor lets you record, play, and edit digital files.

Google Earth

Spin the earth, tilt it, and zoom in to objects as tiny as one building.

Celestia

Explore our universe in glorious 3D with this free application.

Free BlackBerry Software Or Shareware With Free Download And Trial 

By Popular Demand

BlackBerry Phone Manager Software - Free Software Or Shareware - About.com

Download BlackBerry Phone Manager Software for your PC. Includes free software and shareware.

BlackBerry Ringtone Maker Software - Free Software Or Shareware - About.com

Download BlackBerry Ringtone Maker Software for your PC. Includes free software and shareware.

BlackBerry Tools And Utilities - Free Software Or Shareware - About.com

Download BlackBerry Tools And Utilities for your PC. Includes free software and shareware.

BlackBerry Wallpaper And Picture Software - Free Software Or Shareware - About.com

Download BlackBerry Wallpaper And Picture Software for your PC. Includes free software and shareware.

BlackBerry 3GP Video Converters - Free Software Or Shareware - About.com

Download BlackBerry 3GP Video Converters for your PC. Includes free software and shareware.

BlackBerry Unlock Software - Free Software Or Shareware - About.com

Download BlackBerry Unlock Software for your PC. Includes free software and shareware.

BlackBerry Text Messaging And SMS Software - Free Software Or Shareware - About.com

Download BlackBerry Text Messaging And SMS Software for your PC. Includes free software and shareware.

BlackBerry Remote Desktop Control Software - Free Software Or Shareware - About.com

Download BlackBerry Remote Desktop Control Software for your PC. Includes free software and shareware.

BlackBerry DVD Rippers And Converters - Free Software Or Shareware - About.com

Download BlackBerry DVD Rippers And Converters for your PC. Includes free software and shareware.

BlackBerry Bluetooth Software - Free Software Or Shareware - About.com

Download BlackBerry Bluetooth Software for your PC. Includes free software and shareware.

Find It: Online search and reference services 

Freebies 23 to 34

Google Desktop Search

Scour your hard drive for lost or forgotten documents.

MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search

Find anything in your e-mail or calendar, or on the Web or your desktop with these toolbars.

Copernic Desktop Search

Plumb the depths of your computer with this powerful search tool.

Free Download Manager

Using power of this free download manager and accelerator you can downloads files and complete websites up to 600% faster than before. It utilizes complete bandwidth of your internet connection even if you download from slow web sites.

FlashGot

Make your favorite IE download manager work with Firefox.

Project Gutenberg

From Project Gutenberg, the first producer of free electronic books (ebooks).
Top 100 downloads, of over 2 million eBooks downloaded each month.
There are 20,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Mobile Encyclopedia

Wapedia - the mobile encyclopedia.
You surf the net with a web- or wap-browser on a mobile phone?
Access articles from the extensive Wikipedia encyclopedia via your
mobile device or mobile phone.

Bartleby.com: Great Books Online -- Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus

Bartleby.com publishes thousands of free online classics of reference, literature and nonfiction.

WordWeb Thesaurus and Dictionary

Look up words using this powerful tool, which works stand-alone or integrated.

podAmigo

Let this little program be your personal shopper for podcasts.

Hyperwords

Turn every word into a hyperlink with this Firefox add-on.

Roam Free: Collaboration and Remote-access Tools 

Freebies 35 to 43

LogMeIn

This remote access service lets you control your PC from afar, via a Web browser.

Backpack

Create Web pages--with to-do lists, notes, pictures, and more--that you can share with a group.

Collaborative writing software online with Writeboard. Write, share, revise, compare.

Writeboard makes it easy to...
Write without fear of losing or overwriting a good idea...
Compare different versions of a document...
Collaborate with colleagues on copy, proposals, memos, etc.
Subscribe to documents via RSS and be notified of changes.

Free Telephone Conference Call Service

FreeConference.com offers a free service for you to meet by telephone with your customers, relatives or colleagues. People in the financial, investor relations, management consulting, retail, government, non-profit and communications fields all enjoy our meet-me, reservationless and web-scheduled audio voice teleconferencing services. For free conference call services get FreeConference.com. Reserve online or call our toll-free information number for a dial-in number.

GetByMail

Get access to your office computer through your e-mail account, not through a remote-access app.

Online Web Based Project Management and Tracking - iTeamwork.com

Offering a free online project management and task tracking application with e-mail notification.

PBwiki

PBwiki lets you quickly set up your own free, hosted, password-protected wiki to edit and share information. It's as easy as a peanut butter sandwich.

Groove Virtual Office

Bring your far-flung co-workers together with this file-sharing and collaboration tool.

Netomat

This social networking service allows you to create, access, and share content on the Web or a phone.

Great RSS Deals 

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Get to Work: Business and Productivity Tools 

Freebies 44 to 53

Firefox

Firefox 2 adds polish but no earth-shattering improvements over version 1.5.

OpenOffice.org

OpenOffice.org apps include a word processor, a spreadsheet, a database, and drawing and presentation programs.

ThinkFree Online beta

ThinkFree Office is a Web-based, server hosted office suite that allows users to create, edit and share word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation files anytime, anywhere.

AbiWord

Replace Word with this multiplatform, free alternative that covers the basics.

Pegasus Mail

Send and receive messages over the Net with this full-featured client.

Mozilla Thunderbird

Download the mail client for Mozilla's browser.

Steganos LockNote

Keep your confidential info under wraps and well-encrypted with this secure notepad program.

Alleycode HTML Editor

Alleycode, fast intuitive HTML editor. Featuring: Synchro View, synchronized code/design view. Assignments, project access. Turf View, full view, right click control. CSS Wizard, iInternal or external. HTM3.2 - 4.1, CSS and PHP function libraries.

Nvu Beta

Web authoring tool for the wildly popular Firefox browser.

SeaMonkey

Miss the huge--and hugely useful--Mozilla suite? It lives again as SeaMonkey.

Keep in Touch: Communications Tools and Services 

Bonus Free Downloads and Services

Trillian Basic

Instant message with your pals, with no worries about which service they use.

eFax Messenger

Receive faxes at your e-mail address and open them as attachments.

Qnext

Use several IM services (plus VoIP, games, and photo and file sharing) in one window.

SightSpeed

Communicate at the speed of human perception with this videoconferencing service.

Skype

Phone for free--and enjoy good call quality--with this VoIP program.

Festoon Beta

Have a voice and/or video talk over Skype or Google Talk with this fun add-in.

Nail It Down: Calendars and Organizers 

Freebies 54 to 62

Yahoo Calendar

This ad-supported calendar is one of the best available online.

To do list, simple, easy, fast, sharable: Ta-da List

Stay organized with this straightforward to-do list manager.

Palm Desktop 4.1.4 for Windows

This remarkably well-designed calendar and address book application will appeal to users who don't even have a PDA.

Yahoo Widget Engine (formerly Konfabulator)

Customize your desktop with attractive widgets for searches, weather, stocks, and fun applications.

del.icio.us

Forget bookmarks--this service keeps track of your favorite sites, and much more, from any Internet-connected PC.

EssentialPIM Free

Get it together with this nicely integrated suite of organizational helpers.

SyncNotes

The SyncNotes System consists of a desktop software that allows you to put up virtual sticky notes on your screen, a web based system that synchronizes all notes from your PC(s) and a WAP based interface to view and add notes when you are on the go.

FreeMind - Free Mind Mapping Software

FreeMind allows you to compile your notes in a "mind map"--a free-form tree structure that mimics the way your brain works.

LookSmart's Furl - Your Personal Web

Save your favorite Web pages in an online account that you can access from any computer.

The Most Popular Freeware Downloads 

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Lock It Up: Security/Antispam Tools, System-Stabilizing Utilities 

Freebies 72 to 81

Spybot Search and Destroy

This free antispyware program has lots of settings.

Ad-Aware SE Personal

Lavasoft's free Ad-Aware Personal 1.06 does a good job of protecting you against adware and spyware that have already made the trip to your PC.

Windows Defender

Microsoft's antispyware app catches spyware that other programs don't--including the dangerous "rootkit" Trojan horse that some Sony music CDs carry.

All-in-One Secretmaker

Take care of many privacy needs with this tightly integrated suite.

ZoneAlarm Free

Protect yourself from Web nasties with this free utility.

Anonymizer

This anonymous browsing service will display Web pages without revealing any information to the sites you visit.

GRC Shields Up

This browser-based tool checks your PC for common vulnerabilities, such as open ports.

HouseCall

Scan and eliminate viruses with this free tool, created by the developer of PC-cillin.

AirDefense Personal

This security program alerts you if you connect your PC to a potentially unsafe network.

Avast! Home Edition

Fight off the viruses that attach to your PC like barnacles to a ship.

Hot AntiSpamware Deals 

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Web-based E-mail 

Freebies 82 to 87

Gmail

Google's e-mail service feels more like a Windows application than a Web mail service.

Yahoo Mail

With a traditional, forms-based Web interface, Yahoo mail is quick and easy to use.

MSN Hotmail

MSN Hotmail offers a respectable 250MB of storage and a familiar, Windows-like look.

Windows Live Mail

This Ajax-based service is still in beta, but you can put your name on a waiting list.

AIM Mail

AIM mail offers 2GB of storage and integration with AOL Instant Messenger.

Netscape Webmail

Netscape Webmail offers 250MB of storage and features large, easy-to-click buttons.

Blogging Tools 

Freebies 88 to 92

Blogger: Create your Blog Now -- FREE

Check out the new Blogger! We're out of beta and ready to go.

WordPress - Get a Free Blog Here

WordPress.com is an easy and powerful way to start blogging. Learn more about what sets us apart.

Live Journal

LiveJournal.com is a free service for all your journaling and blogging needs, offering privacy controls, photo storage, publishing tools, style templates, and online communities for just about every interest imaginable.

MySpace

MySpace lets you store an unlimited number of small images, and makes uploading music and images easy.

Xanga.com - The Weblog Community

Xanga offers 200MB of image storage and features plenty of blog-formatting templates.

RSS Readers 

Freebies 93 to 97

Abilon

Let your news come straight to you with this nicely designed RSS reader.

RssReader - Free RSS Reader

RssReader - free RSS reader displays any RSS and Atom news feed, XML feeds, newsfeed channel, internet software, windows free download.

Feedreader - Totally Free RSS / ATOM Newsreader / Aggregator

Feedreader is a free lightweight aggregator that supports RSS and
ATOM formats. It works under Windows 98 and later versions.
What makes Feedreader stand out from the crowd? Powerful, yet simple. Feedreader's functionality is focused on the main task - reading and organizing RSS feeds and offering seamless user experience. At the same time it offers functions that you do not find in other RSS readers.

Bloglines

This Web-based RSS reader lets you access your news from multiple PCs.

NewsGator

NewsGator displays your RSS feeds in a clean, readable display.

Free Marketing Sites 

Free Ways To Promote Your Products - Freebies 98 to 101

ReallySmartDeals

ReallySmartDeals.com is a shopping traffic exchange for auctions, auction sites, shopping websites, and recourses. While you are surfing you will earn credits. Promote all of your websites from a single place and do it FREE of charge! We are a niche site for shoppers and seller. We provide a place to market your products for free while making it easy for shoppers.

Link Referral

Are you looking to attract 100's of authentic, quality, targeted visitors per day for your link for absolutely free? How about receiving valuable visitor feedback and networking opportunities with your peers? With over 80,000 members, we are one of the most successful traffic building programs on the net! Simply register and reap the benefits!

Link Scout

Your own Featured Links Page to Advertise your Websites on over 41,000 Sites!
Your own Linkscout Link Exchange Page.
Your own Linkscout Matrix Replicator Page.
Your own keyword targeted Search Engine.
Your Own Affiliate Programs Directory with 3 Programs!
Post Unlimited Website Listings to your Search Engine.
Post Unlimited Opinions for your Website Listings to Attract attention!

JustBon Crochet Designs' Groups 

Serve and Volley Headquarters

If you have a tennis-related lens, then you are more than welcome here! Anything from tennis personalities to tennis merchandise - and everything in between. Serve up your best tennis! Just one priviso! In order to get "on-court", please give a f...

Handsome Hunky Men Headquarters

He could be an actor, a model, a sports personality or simply the guy next door. If your man qualifies, we need to see him here! Please, NO X-Rated material. Please consider rating at least one lens in the Group. Thanks! Grab this Headline Anima...

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