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9 Free and Great Crowd Sourced Applications

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Squealing.Rat.

The wonderful thing about working on the Internet is the sheer amount of information that is available for free. Most of the time, the information is free, because it is supplied to us by people like you and me. This system of relying on the users to supply the end content is called crowd sourcing. Here are some of the best crowd sourced applications.

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4 Ways to Throw a Web Site Up Cheaply, Easily and Quickly

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Squealing.Rat.

Ever wanted to throw a site up quickly, easily and cheaply? Perhaps for a school project, a business meeting or a knowledge base? There are 4 ways, varying from highly customizable, to unbelievably easy.

All of the following are very easy to set up and do not require use of coding. Let me take you through them.

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5 Sites to Get Free Medical Textbooks

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Nicólas Crognali.

Are you one of those students or professionals that thrive on continuing your education?  There are lots of ways to continue your education, and one of them is through reading textbooks.  The problem with textbooks is that they can be amazingly expensive.  Through my research around the Internet, I’ve found several sites that give you great medical textbooks for free.

Most of the books are in PDF or some other type of online format, but when the price is free, the format doesn’t really matter.  Let’s dive into my top 5 sites to get free medical textbooks.

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CopyTrans 4 Giveaway

Posted on 21. Dec, 2009 by Kyle Judkins.

Disclosure: Copytrans currently advertises with LostInTechnology.

Earlier today, we told you about CopyTrans 4 and how it can import all your music and settings from your iPod to your PC.  This afternoon, we are giving away 7 copies of CopyTrans 4.  In order to enter the contest, just follow these simple steps.

• Join the LostInTechnology Facebook Fan Page
• Leave a comment telling me you joined or how you are already a fan.

That’s it.  The contest will run until January 3rd.  This should give everyone enough time to enter.  Good luck!

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Share and Discover Presentations Online with SlideShare

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Prasanth Chandra.

Everyone knows that YouTube is a great video service, but most people don’t know that the same model YouTube uses has been applied to presentations.  You can see this model in action at SlideShare.  SlideShare is a web application which is designed to make it easy to upload and share your best presentations.

Features offered by SlideShare are so beneficial that it has become a major online tool used my business men and lecturers to give and show off their sales pitches and presentations, respectively. The reason for this is that SlidShare sees over  17 million people use the service every month.

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Keep Track of Your Expenses with Free Finance Tool

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Aminul Islam Sajib.

Ever wondered where your paycheck goes throughout the month and why you didn’t end up saving as much as you wanted?  Most of us do this all the time, but spending money without having any way to track your expenses can be one of the main causes of not saving as much as you want.

One of the common reasons why people don’t keep track of income and expenses is that it’s a little tough and time-consuming. If those are your reasons or you’re just a little lazy, I have good news for you. Free Finance Tool will help you easily manage your financial activities. If you aren’t convinced of the reasons, you need to manage your finances more closely, this quote might do a better job explaining it than me.

“If we keep an itemized list of our spending habits, we will surely find ways to cut expenses and save money. If you are like most people, you would probably be surprised to learn exactly how much money we spend unnecessarily each month.”

Rachelle Williams, Writer, eHow.com

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4 Free iPhone Apps to Download and Read Ebooks

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Aminul Islam Sajib.

If you like to read, don’t mind ebooks and have an iPhone, your choices of software to read your ebooks on the go is constantly expanding.  One of the downsides is that a lot of those applications cost money.  Well, at LostInTechnology, we like to tell you about useful software that is often free.  Today is one of those days.

We are going to let you know about 4 free iPhone apps that will let you read Ebooks wherever you go and whenever you want.

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Publish Your Work Online with Issuu

Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Nelba Quintana.

For more than 500 years, humanity has disseminated information in the forms of printed books and journals. Printing implies a delay of several months after an article is written before it is published in a paper journal, and this makes journals not an ideal format for disseminating the latest scientific research.

But now with the Internet, people can express themselves  by electronic publishing or e-publishing which combines text, images, video, and sound to create dynamic expressions of their thoughts and knowledge in minutes.

Since online publishing is usually free, it is perfect for writers, teachers, students, photographers, composers and musicians who can bring their creations alive and reach a global audiences. According to Wikipedia “There is statistical evidence that electronic publishing provides wider dissemination than printed one”.  Moreover, an e-published writer has the possibility to correct an error of fact or judgment because e-publishing is a fluid medium where the user can change content.

If you are looking  for an online publisher, you might want to try Issuu where  you can explore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. You can also collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their best.  Issuu is a popular destination for quality publications on the web, and it allows you to post parts or all of your work.

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