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The Best 37 Free Items for Your Mac
Posted 05/04/2007 at 6:20:54pm | by Dave Hamilton

GOOGLE STUFF

 

Docs & Spreadsheets

The Google dudes and dudettes know their interactive Web stuff. Docs & Spreadsheets lets you edit files right in your Web browser. You can start from scratch or simply upload your existing Word or Excel files. You can also collaborate with other folks on a single document, and it tracks revisions better than Word itself.

 

Google docs and spreadsheets interface

Edit text and spreadsheets right in your Web browser from any computer, Mac or PC.

 

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Gmail

Yes, .Mac Mail has a spiffy new interface, but it ain't free, and it ain't as slick as Gmail. With the best Web interface around, nearly 3GB of storage per account, and Google Search to pore through it all, Gmail is one of the true gems of the free-stuff-on-the-Web world.

 

gmail interface

Free Web mail has never been so tasty.

 

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Earth Release 4

Perhaps one of the coolest time-wasters in history, Google Earth lets you take yourself on a tour of basically anywhere on the planet. Just type in an address or even the name of your favorite restaurant, and though the combined power of Google's search engine, satellite images, and maps, you'll be taken there. Then you can float around, rotate your view, zoom in and out, and really suss things out. You can even plan routes and let Google Earth "fly" them while you watch.

 

Google Earth image

Not much escapes Google Earth - including the Apple campus.

 

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avatarFreeMacMusic

Submitted by nayrk (not verified) on Fri, 2007-05-04 04:21

FreeMacMusic has been taken down by the owner. FreeMacWare is still as awesome as ever though.

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avatarHey, thanks!

Submitted by Nic (not verified) on Fri, 2007-05-04 11:33

That's pretty sweet. Thanks a ton!

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avatarDon't forget Inkscape! A

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2007-05-04 22:34

Don't forget Inkscape!

A very good open source vector drawing program. I even find it easier to do some things in Inkscape than Illustratior CS2. Excellent support for SVG too.

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avatarInternet Archive link wrong

Submitted by Charles (not verified) on Sun, 2007-05-06 06:12

Correct link is http://www.archive.org, not .com.

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avatar"Internet Archive link wrong"

Submitted by rmyslewski (not verified) on Sun, 2007-05-06 09:43

Good catch - my bad.

Fixed.

Thanks.

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avatarGoogle spreadsheets and word

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2007-05-06 20:58

Google spreadsheets and word processor is great, however, it doesn't work well with Safari - I'd go as far as saying one of them won't work at all. You need to install FireFox to get it to work.

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avatarIt's deja-vu all over again

Submitted by MacAddict Reader (not verified) on Tue, 2007-05-08 12:33

Because absolutely none of us read the final issue of MacAddict.

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avatarfree stuff for mac #38

Submitted by Kim (not verified) on Tue, 2007-05-08 14:46

Google's Picasa Web can be used with iPhoto to make quick photo albums for those who may not have .mac service.
As of today, google offers 1 Gb of free page space.
It's free and cool.

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I'd go as far as saying one of them won't work at all. You need to install FireFox to get it to work.

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