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If you’re looking for an E-Book for a particular subject, give these sites a try. It is an amazing list I found on http://www.friedbeef.com that I thought may be useful for a lot of my readers. Hope you like!
- ManyBooks – Free eBooks for your PDA, iPod, or eBook reader – Thanks Tony Bryan & abben
- BookCrossing – Where real books are released into the wild to be found by others – Thanks Engtech
- LibraryElf – The perfect companion to a public library system – Thanks Engtech
- Scribd – Open library to publish and discover documents online – Thanks CincauHangus
- Word Public Library – 400,000 PDF ebooks for download – Thanks Ellen
- Free Tech Books – Free computer science and engineering books (+ lecture notes) – Thanks Ellen
- Bookins – Swap real books with other readers – Thanks Jimbob
- WellToldTales – Free short story podcasts (like audiobooks, but shorter) – Thanks Kevin C.
- Wowio – Public domain, free legitimate copyrighted materials & one of the only with a selection of Comic Books – Thanks Jane and Art Dardia
- BizBooktalk – Free book giveaway contests on Fridays – Thanks Brandon
- MoochMuch – Organize your book lending with your friends – Thanks Bobby
- CHMPDF – A collection of general interest and technical ebooks – Thanks Manish Garg & Brian Di Croce
- Realtime Publishers – free IT eBooks by many of the world’s best authors – Thanks Kevin
- FrugalReader – Trade Books for free – Thanks Brent
- TitleTrader – Swap books, movies, and music – Thanks Brent
- ZunaFish – Trade your old media and books items for new titles you’d rather have – Thanks Brent
- SwapSimple – Swap your used books here – Thanks Brent
- SwapThing – Community of users who swap items including books – Thanks Brent
- BookCart – Internet paperback exchange – Thanks Brent
- SF-Books – Exchange Sci-Fi Books here – Thanks Brent
- PaperbackSwap – Swap books for free – Thanks jane dough, IBelieveInFairies, & Lauren
- PinkMonkey - 450 Study Guides / Booknotes / Online Chapter Summary Notes and Analysis – Thanks Spellchecker
- eBookWorld – Technical resources – Thanks 5n7p3r
- Flaxx – IT and computer books – Thanks tejinder
- Baen Library – Free science fiction and fantasy novels – Thanks lanthus & Glen Davis
- LibraryThing – Social networking and free books – Thanks Michael
- Online Books Page – Facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet – Thanks Aman
- Podiobooks – free audiobooks that you can subscribe to with iTunes or any other podcatcher – Thanks KJToo
- BookRags – Research material in the form of eBooks – Thanks Henry Delany
- Technical Books Online – Old tech books from the “vacuum tube age” of electronics- Thanks obiewiz
- ebookSearchr – Google powered Thanks Rico & Rokker
- Internet Archive – The Intenet indexed – that includes a vast text library – Thanks jojo
- BookYards – Books, videos, education materials- Thanks Victor
- Memoware – Free books for your PDA – Thanks Doug
- DocStoc – online document sharing website. the “YouTube of documents” – Thanks Sean
The items below were taken from my original Top 10 list with full reviews (here and here)
- Gutenberg Project Top 100 – Popular books from the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet
- BookMooch - Community for exchanging used books
- ebookSpyder – Specializes in technical books ranging anywhere from C# to AJAX
- Google Book Search – Read the classics online
- Dwalin – plain text novels
- Free Computer Books – Technical resources about computers
- Librivox – Audio works and podcasts of books
- CliffsNotes – Get the notes to cram for the exam
- WIkibooks – Free textbooks
- DailyLit – Receive small parts of books via email
September 8th, 2009
Many of us may need to install Windows from a USB flash drive some time or another. For example, when I needed to install Windows 7 on my Asus Eee PC, I was out-of-luck because it has no optical drive. Luckily, I was able to create a bootable USB flash drive to get the job done. Follow this guide and you can too!
A Bootable USB
With this app, you can either transfer the Windows install directly from a DVD or use an ISO. You simply plug in your USB, run A Bootable USB, check USB, format USB, select the DVD or ISO you want grab the install from, and start the process of creating a bootable USB from which you can install Windows.
Take note A Bootable USB:
- Only supports Windows Vista/2008/7 installs;
- Only supports USB/flash drives larger than 4 GB;
- Officially works only on Windows Vista/2008/7 (the OS you create your bootable USB on not the one you are trying to install);
- Can be installed or used as a portable application.
WinToFlash
WinToFlash is an application which allows you to transfer Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 install from a CD/DVD to a [bootable] USB/flash drive. Although officially the developer does not state WinToFlash supports .ISOs, you can simply mount your .ISO and trick WinToFlash into thinking it is a legit CD/DVD and create your bootable USB that way.
To create a bootable USB Windows install, simply follow the “Windows setup transfer Wizard”.
Take note while A Bootable USB was a one-time project by a zealous blog reader, WinToFlash is in constant development by its developer. Currently WinToFlash is in Beta and is also a portable app.
After you have created your bootable USB with a Windows install on it, with either A Bootable USB or WinToFlash, simply plug your USB into your computer and restart your computer. You should be able to boot from from the USB and install Windows now =). If you are unable to boot from it, you will have to go into your computer BIOS to change the boot order/settings to allow boot from USB.
You may download A Bootable USB and WinToFlash from the following links:
Click here to download A Bootable USB
Click here to download WinToFlash
– Thanks [http://dottech.org]
September 2nd, 2009
Originally denied by the app store for being a “torrent application”- uMonitor is available on Cydia. Users of a hacked iPhone can use to monitor the status of torrents. What it does is make use of the uMonitorµTorrent Web-gui API to show your current torrents from anywhere you want.
This app can be found in the Utilities section of Cydia.
This is very handy if you are constantly queuing up (legal) torrents. Thanks to my buddy Derek for pointing me over to this gem.
September 1st, 2009
USB is awesome- plug and play. You never have to worry about installing drivers when sticking your USB drive into a new computer. OS X, Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 all come with generic USB drivers pre-installed. But, for the few of you using Windows 98- you’re not so lucky 
You can do the obvious and upgrade to an operating system that is not over a decade old, or use this guide to install the needed drivers.
If you are using Windows 98, and you do not know the manufacturer of the USB storage device, or are having trouble finding the drivers, this if for you. Luckily, there are some generic Windows 98 USB mass storage device drivers available that work with most such devices. This means that these drivers will work with many makes and models of the following:
- USB Flash Drives (also known as Pen Drives, or Thumb Drives)
- Digital Photo and Video Cameras (that connect to the PC via USB)
- USB Hard Drives
- MP3 Players (including Apple iPod from v2.4)
- Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)
Installing the drivers
Keep in mind there are two versions of Windows 98- and they handle the drivers differently. In order to determine your Windows version, please do the following:
- Right click on My Computer and select Properties
- On the System Properties page that opens up click on the General tab, if it is not already on that page.
- Under the System heading, look for the version number (see right)
- Version 4.10.1998 is the original version of Windows 98 (98FE)
- Version 4.10.2222 is Windows 98 Second Edition (98SE)
- Click the link below for the download and installation instructions for your version of Windows 98
Download
Please click the link for your version of Windows 98:
August 31st, 2009
Did you accidentally delete an important file, and realized it after it was too late? Maybe you emptied your recycle bin before you were actually ready to, and lost the files that were stored in it. For many, this is a harsh reality. Recuva can help.
Recuva (pronounced “recover”) is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses! Recuva is free for both commercial and personal use. You have to just select disk drive to search lost data. It even retrieves directory structure for lost data.
I have made many people’s days with this piece of software in my past IT days, and now you can too. Give it a try!
August 18th, 2009
Tiverias Apps has just released GPush to the Apple App Store. GPush allows you to sign in to your GMail account through the app, and have it send you Push Notifications when new email is received. This feature worked well in my tests- but some people are reporting issues with the notifications not coming in on time. Their server may be overloaded with this new release, and this should be resolved shortly. You can download GPush (iTunes Link) for $.99 cents.
August 17th, 2009
No, this isn’t some Warez link. Ahead has released a free, and lighter version of it’s top product Nero. Nero is one of the most popular, and feature-rich CD/DVD burning suites available.
This free version of Nero 9 Essentials comes with enough features to satisfy your casual burning needs. There are many free burning solutions out now, but to me, Nero remains the most reliable– now we have a free version!
For the more advanced user, Nero 9 Essentials Free provides an option to upgrade to the full-featured version.
Download Here!
August 15th, 2009
Here is a great list of essential SEO tools ranging from Optimizers, to SERP Rank Checkers, to Back Link Checkers and more.
You should bookmark a few of them- it will aid you in your quest for INTERNET DOMINATION!
On Page Optimization Tools
Website Grader – A simple website analyzer with some helpful tips for your site
SearchEngineWatch – Article on creating an RSS feed for your site.
W3Optimizer – Nice on page optimization tool with key parameters checked on your site.
Off Page Information Tool
DiagnosticoWeb - Good all around site tool.
On page/Off page tools:
*New SEOCentro – Nice collection of basic SEO tools. Very basic but can help.
*New SEOAnalytic - Pretty good tool set including internal PR checker.
Keyword Traffic Tools
Google Adwords Keyword Tool – Type in the keywords you want traffic estimates for. Usually used for Adwords but nice to use for estimating niche markets for website development.
SEODigger – Gives a search estimate for specific keywords to your niche at different SERP standings. Nice.
*New Google Insights – Google’s on Beta search traffic tool by volume, region over time.
*New SEMRush – Nice tool for traffic and competitors. Added after checking it out per DPer on this thread!
Fake Pagerank Detector Tool
CheckPageRank - Nice PR checker and validator when exchanging/purchasing links.
*New Archive’s Way Back Machine – Try the Way Back Machine on this site when validating obtaining links. This gives you a good idea if the domain from which you want to get a link on was recently transferred/dropped and if its’ PR is about to go “poof”.
SERP Tools
*New SEOLogs SERP Checker – Check your SERP in different data centers via small Google like windows.
*New SERPRank - Check your SERP position on different search engines
*New IP Address & IP Address 2 – These are the Google Big Daddy Datacenters for the US. SERPs usually start here then migrate across the other datacenters.
Backlink Tools
*New BackLinkWatch – Added backlink checker recommended by several DPers.
*New Yahoo SiteExplorer – Yahoo’s back link tool which is very comprehensive.
*New Online-Utility Back Link Analyzer – Nicely organized backlink tool which is very compacted and gives you a quick look at how your back links are distributed. Try it you’ll like it!
Redirect Tools
*New InternetOfficer’s Redirect Check – The tool checks to see if your 301 redirect is working properly. This is important for new domain names and transferring websites.
Copyright Tool
CopyScape.com – Check to see who is copying your stuff and take action.
Avoiding Penalty Tips
KSL Consulting. Google Penalty – Good list of things to be careful about so you don’t get a Google penalty.
*New DiagnosticoWeb Google Chart - Very good flowchart on how to handle a penalty
August 14th, 2009
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