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Get A Free Ubuntu 9.10 CD Through The Post

10:00AM Angus Kidman | If the details of Ubuntu 9.10 have you salivating to give it a whirl but you don’t fancy chewing up your download limit, don’t forget that Ubuntu does offer an option to get a CD shipped for free. More »
Travel

What Qualifies As A Free Map On A GPS?

10:30AM Angus Kidman | Paying for map upgrades is one of the more annoying but essential features of using a GPS. Australian GPS developer Navig8r is promoting “free map updates for life”, but it pays to read the fine print. More »
Communicate

Free Capital City Wi-Fi Courtesy Of ANZ

9:00AM Angus Kidman | There’s plenty of ways to access free Wi-Fi, but a new one is always welcome, so a promotional campaign from ANZ to offer freebie access in some cafes and other locations is good news for road warriors. More »
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Find Free Video Games At RemainInPlay

6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re hankering for some nostalgic video game action this weekend, you’re in luck. Check out this selection, spanning the last 20 years or so, of commercial games released as freeware. More »
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British Library Sound Archive Offers Rare Recordings

2:00PM Angus Kidman | Fancy some music that’s a bit more esoteric than current iTunes chart-toppers? The British Library has an archive of more than 23,000 recordings which anyone can listen to online. More »
Money

Top 5 Things You Should Never Pay Full Price For

4:07PM Angus Kidman | You can’t get everything for nothing, but there are some things no-one should be paying top dollar for. Here’s Lifehacker’s top ways to keeping your outgoings low. More »
Work

Ten More Neat And Productive Android Apps

2:00AM Kevin Purdy | The Android Market keeps growing and phone choices are slowly growing, but finding the best, most useful stuff remains a challenge. We’re helping out with a roundup of 10 apps that get things done and make life easier. More »
Work

FreeAppAlert Notifies You When For-Pay iPhone Apps Become Free

8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | iPhone: There are thousands and thousands of iPhone applications, but you hardly have time to keep up with their pricing changes, let alone new releases. The FreeAppAlert web service will keep you updated. More »
Money

Grab The Best Picks From 1,000 Free ReverbNation MP3s

9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Microsoft has teamed up with music site ReverbNation to hand out more than 1,000 MP3 and M4A files. You won’t know most of them, but there are likely a few keepers worth an extra click. More »
Money

Free Comic Book Day 2009 Is This Saturday

3:00PM Angus Kidman | The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book day, when participating retailers offer a free copy of selected titles as a comics-boosting measure. And while the initiative is pretty US-centric, Australian retailers are taking part on May 2. More »