Give the Gift of Free Software

By Adam Pash on November 30, 2007 at 8:00 AM

Still looking for the perfect gift for your office gift exchange? Web site LinuxInsider suggests giving the gift of free software this Christmas. Just grab a cheap USB thumb drive (you can find a 1GB drive for as little as 10 bucks these days), head somewhere like PortableApps, and grab some free portable software. Alternately, if you really wanted to go above and beyond, you could build a full PC on a stick. Not only might it make the perfect gift for a friend in need of some portable storage, but it could also be the perfect opportunity to introduce your loved ones to great open source apps like Firefox.

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Comments (AU Comments | US Comments)

Victor

November 30, 2007 at 9:36 AM

The gadget I recently commented I had made for AU site has been updated to http://fusion.google.com/ig/add?synd=open&source=ggyp&moduleurl=http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/111434890462022606717/Lifehacker.xml

Use the link to be directed to the “Add gadget to my Google.com” page.

So for anyone who is moderating this comment, if you think the gadget is useful, post it.

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Sarah Stokely

December 1, 2007 at 5:50 AM

Your link appears broken to me. :(

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