Some of the best, most effective programs and services in IT are free or low cost. Vendors use their free versions as extended beta testers, or to establish global data reporting which is then utilized in enterprise editions of the same program, or as an upgrade path to pro versions. This page will be updated regularly. |
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We have made the switch from MYOB to Cloud billing, time tracking and invoicing with Freshbooks for a small monthly fee. We love this program and the fact we can write up a new invoice or receipt onsite. Let us know what you think. If you need to reverse calculate items for gst we recommend oz gst mate for iphone on itunes. | ||
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saasu is a popular cloud based accounting and invoicing solution who have been around for many years. Their solution has an iphone app and bank integration facilities. There is a free entry level with up to 25 transactions per month. | ||
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If you have inventory and staff and want to use MYOB in the cloud, the new MYOB Live Accounts starts at $25 per month. You can grab a free 30 day trial here. | ||
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Glary Utilities is a free program which has a number of modules you can turn off or on. We are not a big fan of registry cleaners so we are not endorsing that module, but the temps cleaning module is fast and useful to bring a sluggish system back to life. We use this all the time. It wants to update frequently and you can choose whether you want the Ask Toolbar installed with each new update. | ||
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One of the things I like most about Xobni for Microsoft Outlook 2010 (inbox spelled backwards) is tracking conversations and being able to associate an email with an image of the sender, sourced from facebook, Linkedin and other media sites when you receive an email. There is a free plugin and a paid pro version. | ||
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Are your website and ISP passwords are floating around on scraps of paper buried in drawers? Keepass is an open source password safe. Keep all your passwords in a central location. Many security experts consider OSI Open Source preferred security algorithms and protocols to be more secure than proprietary software. Choose your master password carefully! | ||
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Microsoft Myphone lets you backup and synchronize SMS text messages, contacts and more to the Windows Myphone website. This app is pre-installed in current generation smartphones. If you need for earlier versions of Windows Mobile visit http://myphone.microsoft.com/install | ||
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Many small business do internet banking or other financial transactions online. This sector is targeted by cyber criminals. Keyloggers are the tools of the trade for extracting data by stealth, such as passwords and DOB's. Not only by cyber criminals, but staff or easily or accidentally deployed keyloggers off someone elses thumb drive such as your bookkeeper. Trusteer Rapport is a browser object and free service from one of the most trusted names in banking security in Europe and North America. Download this program, enable the plugin in your browser for specific sites such as bank sites, and mitigate the threat of keyloggers. | ||
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We are finding an ever increasing number of Outlook email PST stores that are very large and not maintained or managed. Because of legal precedents recently concerning deleted emails, people are reluctant to delete anything. The result is precariously large email stores inside the PST shell. Mailstore is a vital program which allows small business, or anyone with important data in the store, to run regular backups where email items become standalone documents that still open in Outlook. It's free and without catches! Download your copy here. | ||
