0 - JaxtrSMS Sends Free Text Messages to Any Mobile Number in the World (Android/iOS/Blackberry) There are lots of apps that can send free text messages but those usually aren't free or will send texts from numbers other than your smartphone. JaxtrSMS is a free service from Sabeer Bhatia, founder of Hotmail, that can send free texts to any mobile number in the world coming from your own phone number.
- Greenfoot Provides a Visual Playground to Help Learn Java (Windows/Mac/Linux) When learning a programming language for the first time it can be difficult to see how lines of code translate to visual elements. Free educational webapp Greenfoot provides a structured sandbox where programming students create ?actors' that live in ?worlds' to build simulations, games, and and other visual programs.
- Check If Your Android Phone Has Carrier IQ, No Rooting Required (Android) When we first covered Carrier IQ, the rootkit that can log everything you do on your phone, we detailed how to check and remove Carrier IQ on Android using an app from the developer who discovered the rootkit, but that method required rooting your phone. Voodoo Carrier IQ Detector is a free app available on Android Market that can check for-but not yet remove-the spying software, no root required.
- iTether Is a Cross-Platform Wired Tethering Option for iOS, No Jailbreak Required (iOS/Mac/Windows) Get it while it lasts-iTether has somehow managed to get Apple's blessing and, for $14.99, offers easy wired tethering to your Mac OS or Windows PC from your iOS device without jailbreaking it. Up to now, no other tethering apps have been allowed in the iTunes App Store, so while it's expensive, it works as advertised and if you don't like the idea of jailbreaking your device to tether, this is the way to do it.
- Netspot for Mac Makes Diagnosing Wi-Fi Signal Problems Quick, Easy, and Free (Mac) Everyone has decent Wi-Fi signal when they're sitting in the same room as their wireless router, but what about across the apartment, or in the basement? If you think you should have signal but don't, free site survey app Netspot is a utility that gives you the tools to draw out your floorplan, walk about your home or office with your laptop, and survey network strength, available networks, and channels in use along the way.
- Track-and-Recover App Prey Can Now Find Your Lost or Stolen iOS Device (iOS) If you've lost your iPhone or had it stolen, free app Prey will find your phone, set off an alarm, and even take a picture of the thief.
- 4sqwifi Uses Foursquare to Map Locations that Offer Free Wi-Fi (iOS) If you're traveling and need to find a wireless network that you can use to log in to your VPN and check email, pull up a car reservation, or verify a hotel booking, 4sqwifi is a new iPhone app that-as long as you're already signed up to use Foursquare-can show you which check-in points have free Wi-Fi, or Wi-Fi networks you can log in to.
- PianoPub Is a Lightweight, Free Pandora Player for Mac (Mac) We've seen a few Mac desktop clients for Pandora, but all of them have cost money. PianoPub is a simple, small, and free desktop app that plays your Pandora stations.
- FormatMatch for Mac Pastes Text in All Applications Without Formatting (Mac) We've mentioned before how Ctrl+Shift+V in Windows can strip the formatting from text and paste it in almost any application, but if you have a Mac, FormatMatch is the menubar utility for you.
- Disable All Extensions for Chrome Manages Your Chrome Extensions with One Button (Chrome) Now that more of you are using Chrome than ever before, it's also likely you're using more Chrome extensions than ever before. Disable All Extensions, as the name implies, gives you one button to enable or disable all of your Chrome extensions quickly without restarting the browser, or select individual ones to toggle or uninstall whenever you choose.
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