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Published on December 8, 2010 By DrJBHL In Personal Computing

Viber

Well, Skype has met Google Voice, and the result? A free iPhone app that makes voice calls....VOIP and the cost? Zero. It'll make calls to another iPhone that has Viber using the app and not your iPhone app. The hook? The receiving phone has to have Viber too. Otherwise, the call will be routhed through the iPhone app. If it goes through Viber, you use zero minutes. Now, that's limited, but say you're in a low reception area, it'll use Wi-Fi, and there's the perk of free international calls. As this becomes more popular, it's usefulness will increase. What about quality? Better than AT&T or so swears Lifehacker. Go get it. It's free in the iTunes App Store.

 

Google eBookstore open for business

Google eBookstore has opened with more than 3,000,000 titles. You can download the app at Google, and it has the iOS and Android apps for free there. Google states unlimited storage.

 

From Gizmodo: Six Best Apps For Getting Stuff Done:

 

  1. 2Do

  2. Toodledo

  3. Remember The Milk

  4. Android

  5. Got To Do

  6. gTasks

 

 

The Best Free Software of 2010:

 

PC Magazine has published it's yearly list. This year it cites one hundred and ninety six apps across a wide selection of categories....from Anti-Malware through Video. It also has the Top 100 Free Apps for your Phone. A nice part of this is that many of the apps listed are 'mobile' i.e. they can be put on a flash drive and plugged in wherever you are.

 

If you're anything like me, you love FREE!

 

Please feel free to pm me with good stuff you've run across or articles of note tied to Personal Computing. I promise you'll be credited!

 

 

 

 


Comments
on Dec 08, 2010

reality check: are these verging on spam or am I just being obnoxious.

on Dec 08, 2010

These aren't spam... these are in Personal Computing for folks to take a look at. If you're interested in top iPhone apps or the top 196 apps of 2010...

I don't think you're being obnoxious. This is just a Community Service...I'm open to changes in style or content. Today's posts are sort of a 'trial balloon' to see where folks' interest lies. Not sure why this would border on spam, though.  

on Dec 08, 2010

Spam would require this to be multiple posted or posted across multiple threads. Plus DrJBHL (look at his karma) is very respected.

on Dec 08, 2010

Thanks, Ryat. I respect all feedback, and am far from perfect. If gmc2 was annoyed I'd like to fix whatever bothered him. 

on Dec 08, 2010

I did put it out there as a reality check. I think there were three posts that had the "free" thing going. I guess it is kind of relative, I have no need for apps so....

Plus DrJBHL (look at his karma) is very respected.

I know, we're buds, he's one of the good guys.

on Dec 08, 2010

on Dec 08, 2010

I did put it out there as a reality check. I think there were three posts that had the "free" thing going. I guess it is kind of relative, I have no need for apps so....

Plus DrJBHL (look at his karma) is very respected.

I know, we're buds, he's one of the good guys.

Thanks, Greg. I appreciate your friendship.