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Free software! No, really

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:41 am
by zipzap
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ is a cool little site that gives away one legal piece of software each day. You have to get in on the day it's being offered or it voids. Lots of carp but every few days there is a pearler.

Re: Free software! No, really

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:22 pm
by RustyCage
There is also one for games: http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/

Re: Free software! No, really

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:04 pm
by Psyber
And they don't even seem to be trying to get your details to on sell as a mailing list/contact list. My, "What's in it for them?" instinct would prompt me to do a thorough spyware sweep.

I found IKEA free "Design you own Kitchen" software installed spyware, and so did a room designer package given away free by "Home & Garden" magazine.

Re: Free software! No, really

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:09 pm
by RustyCage
Psyber wrote:And they don't even seem to be trying to get your details to on sell as a mailing list/contact list. My, "What's in it for them?" instinct would prompt me to do a thorough spyware sweep.

I found IKEA free "Design you own Kitchen" software installed spyware, and so did a room designer package given away free by "Home & Garden" magazine.


I wouldn't trust anything from IKEA at the best of times, so software from them is well off of my list of things to get!!