Unboxing my Boxee Box.

In this video I give you step by step instructions showing you how to enable POP access in Gmail and setup Outlook Express to work with you existing Gmail Account.

I can't believe how long it has been since I have updated everyone on what has happened over the past months.

1st:  I would like to apologize to everyone who has been waiting for a new FUSA.  New shows to come soon.

2nd: I would like to thank everyone for there support in our family's time of need and recovery.

3rd: My mother has had a full recovery and is still adapting to her new teeth but she is back at work and loving life once again.

4th: For the past month and a half I had to pick-up slack at my day job due to the fact that my manager had to leave for surgery to have a grapefruit size growth in his abdomen removed.  He just came back a week ago and he is also doing great but still get pains from healing.

Okay so to keep everyone busy until I release a new FUSA I have to invites to a couple of beta's.

1:

If you would like one send me an e-mail freeutilities [at] gmail [dot] com with Joost in the subject line and I will send you an invite.

2: I also currently have 5 invites to Pownce.com (a new project by Leah Culver, Kevin Rose, Daniel Burka, and Shawn Allen.) "Pownce is a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends." -pownce.com
If you would like me to send you an invite to Pownce send me an e-mail freeutilities [at] gmail [dot] com with Pownce in the subject line.  Once I run out I will update this post.

Oh yeah, one more thing.  If you are looking for an invite to something else please let me know I might have one available to you.

Catch you later....

It has been a long 4 months for our family.

On November 1 2006 my mother checked into out local hospital due to chest pain, no energy and no appetite.  It turns out that she had endocarditis.

The infection was originated in her gums and when she lost a tooth it went into the blood stream and cause an infection on her heart valve.

So she ended up having to be on IV Drip, at home, to kill the infection on the heart valve for a total of 6-weeks. 

But that wasn't the only problem...

Since the infection was cause by her mouth she would need to get all of her teeth removed and then get her valve repair or replaced. 

Last month (January) she went to the hospital and the plan was to have all the teeth pulled and get the heart valve fixed.  But they found a clogged artery so they decided to pull the teeth and put a stent in the artery and wait a month to have the heart valve repaired or replaced.

So we waited a LONG month and she finally went into surgery on February 22 2006. 

The doctor was able to repair the valve and she is doing well but she will not be coming home until Tuesday (02/27/2007) or Wednesday (02/28/2007).

There was still some infection on the valve but the germs aren't doing any damage.  So she will be on antibiotic IV at home for at least a couple of weeks in order to get rid of the infection once and for all.

So if you have been wonder if this podcast will continue?

The plan is yes but family must come first.

NEWS:
Mars Probe Still Silent
Console Price War Looms
How Not To Be An iPod Killer
Beatles iTunes Deal Near
Online Video Viewing Rises At Expense Of TV

FREE STUFF:
CDcovers.cc
The Top 7 Free Utilities To Maintain A Mac
Xtorrent Public Beta 2 Article
Xtorrent Public Beta 2 Website
ScrapeTorrent 2.0
Remember The Milk Google Calendar
Democracy Player 0.9.2.1 Released

Online Meetings Made Easy With GoToMeeting Try It Free For 45 Days Use Promo Code: Podcast

NEWS:
RadioShack To Offer Free Online Training
Russian Site Goes On Media Offensive
Universal Music Group Sues Two Websites
Indonesia Pushes For Geothermal Renewal
Microsoft Frees Up Virtualization Technology

FREE STUFF:
USBVirusScan
iMeem
SongBird 0.2 RC3
vNES
Perian (Quicktime Plug-in)
Blubrry.com

Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days Use Promo Code Podcasting

NEWS:
Demofall 2006 To Showcase New Technology
Startup To Develop New Online Video Games
Messages That Go Poof After Sending Them
Cuts Inc To Offer Video Editing Service
Mercora To Debut Mobile Music Service

FREE STUFF:
Private Phone
OpenOffice Goes Premium
Firefox 2.0 Beta 2
Play Google Video Files In Windows Media Player
Online Clock (Bookmark)

Sponsored by: WickedLasers.com the world most powerful consumer laser

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NEWS:
Google, Ebay Form Advertising Alliance
Google Rreleasing Package For The Office
Man Gets 3 Years For Botnet Attack
Bellsouth To Eliminate DSL Service Fee
Man Sentenced Over Computer Attacks
Toshiba To Create Microsoft Music Gadget
Online Merchants See Green In Pluto News
TN Supercomputer Doubles Performance
Violent Video Games Ban In LA Blocked
Man Gets 6 Years In Software Piracy Case

FREE STUFF:
User Assist
Webmail Encryption Extension
FairUse4WM Strips Windows Media DRM
Flurry (Receive all you personal e-mail and news on your mobile phone)
RadiusIM (Shows you who's around and let's you IM them)
Google Notifier (OS X)
Bryce 3D 5.0 FREE Till September 6th
Azureus 2.5.0.0 Released
TrackMeNot (Search Privacy)
Meebo For Your Website

MUSIC:
Pippa Roger - Happy

Sponsored by: WickedLasers.com The world's most powerful consumer lasers.

Today I tell you how to make your blogging easier, wake up on time, search for photos visually, stop putting off school work, use remote desktop, and a cool way to listen to MP3's.

Windows Live Writer
Citrus Alarm Clock
Flickr Storm
iProcrastinate
LogMeIn Buys Hamachi
Auto Inline MP3 Player GreaseMonkey Script

Music:
Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy

On today show I talk about making your own personal wiki, youtube, Firefox, Yahoo!, F.E.A.R., Google Maps, Digg.com, Mac OS X and Skype.

ZuluPad
TubeSock
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 Released
Yahoo! Search Builder
F.E.A.R. Combat Multiplayer Online
Add Google Map To Your Site In 30-Seconds
DiggFiltr.com
Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts
Skype iSkoot

Music:
Kevin Reeves - Throw Me A Line

Ubuntu Linux DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter Guide
Digg Labs (Alpha) Launches
The Kip
Yahoo! Messenger 8
13 Great Firefox Extension For Web Developers
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 Alpha 1 Released
Opera Reveals Version 10 Vision
Flip4Mac Version 2.1
Google Talk *Updates*
Wikipedia Cite Your Source
2GB Free Online Backup
Microsoft To Show Arrested Development
Mozilla Firefox Version 1.5.0.5 Released
Skype For Macs With Video Preview Released
TechTV Rebuilt By Community?


Music:
Rich Cronin - Hey Hey

NEWS:
Yahoo to Get Tool to Estimate Home's Worth
CinemaNow to Sell DVD Burnable Movie Downloads
Microsoft to License 3D Image Technology
Text Messaging on Rise with Young People
Wal-Mart, Critics Slam Each Other On Web
Reporter Sues YouTube Over Copyrights
Verizon Boosts Top Broadband Speed
Amazon.com Unit, Target Extend Partnership

FREE STUFF:
OpenDNS
Google Checkout
Quick 'N Easy FTP Server Lite
Firefox 2.0 Release Candidate Beta 1
GIMP
GIMP Tutorials
RedSwoosh
VideoDownloader (Firefox Extension)
B22.com
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
PrettyMay
Skype
Folder Size

MUSIC:
Carpe Noctem - Chasing Yesterday

NEWS:
Inmate Donates $31,000 to Crime Tip Line
Drought Conditions Make 'Stink Lake' Worse
Woman Dumps Still-Married Man, Keeps Ring
Fight Erupts at Shoe Sale; Customer Shot
Man Offers Free Lawn Mowing to Lose Weight
Village Tries Outhouse Humor to Pay Bills


FREE STUFF:
Blubrry
Free Utilities & Software Alternatives Blubrry Page
EasyBib
Video Pop-Up Maker
uTorrent 1.6
Microsoft Puts Office Preview Online
Mozilla Firefox Cheat Sheet
Google Browser Sync
Hamachi VPN
Speed Test
Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Beta
GParted Live CD
ShrinkTo5

MUSIC:
The Michael E. Thomas Band - When Bullets Fly

Digg 3.0
digg.com
Circuity City Games $8.96 ??
How to Reinstall Windows XP Easily
Advanced Google Tips
Google Desktop Gadget Contest
Clocky
Opera 9
Sketchup
Free Games
Openoffice.org Take The Test Drive
OpenSuse
DL.TV XGL Suse Video
X1 Desktop Search

Music:
Backware Password Institute - Stalemate

Google Calendar - Stream Your Tivo - Download Video Podcasts - Convert files to DVD - Myspace IM - SkypeOut Free - 58 CD's onto 1 - Alternative to Partition Magic - Cosmic Consenus Back - Picasa Web Album

Google Calendar Released + More New Features
Google Calendar Button Generator
Stream Your Tivo With Orb
IM (Instant Media)
Democracy Player v0.8.4 Released
Convert Any File To DVD (Linux)
Myspace Instant Messenger Released
SkypeOut Free In USA & Cananda
*D-Link USB Skype Adapter
*Skype Corded Phone
*Skype Cordless Phone
Free MPEG-4 Encoder Jams 58 CDs Into 1
Gparted Live CD Alternative To Partition Magic
Cosmic Consensus Now Called Discordi
Picasa Web Album Launched

Derek James - Free Love

NEWS
Trouble On The Line
MIT Researcher Build Tiny Batteries With Viruses
HBO's Been Watching
Beyond Rootkits
Japan's Fastest Train In The World

MUSIC
Kevin Reeves-Wasted

FREE STUFF
SpongeCell
Kiko
Trumba
Mayomi
Skobee

MUSIC
David Ippolito-Crazy On The Same Day

Download FUSA_11_04-07-2006 Here

NEWS:
Half-Life 2: Aftermather Renamed & Activision Receives AIAS Awards
Seven Updates Coming For Patch Tuesday
The fastest 1GB Micro Memory Card on the market
One In Two PCs Won't Run Vista's 3D Interface
No Name Change for MSN
Nintendo DS New Features Announced
Analog TV Dies: Feb. 17, 2009
Bill Gates Sells Another 3 Million Microsoft Shares
SiS Announces Full Line of Chipsets for AMD Socket AM2 Processors
Vulnerabilities found in Sony Ericsson phones
Napster tops 500,000 premium subscribers
Halo 2 PC Version Announced
Intel and Skype Announce Collaboration
Firefox Exploit Emerges

MUSIC:

Matthew Ebel
Beer & Coffee CD Release Party
Thursday Febuary 23rd, 2006 08:30PM
Nashville, TN at the French Quarter Cafe
MENTION THIS PODCAST AND GET FREE STUFF!!

Matthew Ebel - I Know You're There

FREE STUFF:
Mobile17 SmashWorld
Change Detection
Handbrake
Reveal
Last.fm
30Boxes

MUSIC:
American Heartbreak - Angeline

Download FUSA_10_02-11-2006 Here

MUSIC:
Ari Shine-All For Yourself

NEWS:
Toshiba Samsung Preps Blu-Ray For PCs
Lawsuit Targets Million Dollar Homepage
Obscene Kama Sutra Worm Spreads Via Email
Intel iMac Costs Apple $899 To Build

MUSIC:
Atomsplit-Americanized

FREE STUFF:
PodProducer
Pandora Inside The Net Podcast Interview
Pandora
Wincry
TaxACT

MUSIC:
Kevin Reeves-Shine

Download FUSA_09_01-21-2006 Here

NEWS
600,000 Xbox 360s Sold Since Launch
Microsoft bails on Windows Media Player for Mac
Tonight we have a Revolution ! Nintendo Revolution GPU details
In 2006 Fujitsu has big plans
Xbox "modders" face 17 years in prison
Microsoft Extends XP Home Support To '08
Google's Other Moves
Sony Launches Music Label For Gay Artists
Symantec Caught in Norton 'Rootkit'
Intel-powered Macs will be Windows friendly

MUSIC
Rayko Pipes and the KRB-Rest

FREE STUFF
SizzlingKeys
Rainlendar
JAlbum
File Renamer
VLC Media Player

MUSIC
The Cool Waters Band-2 Car Garage

Download FUSA_8_01-14-2006 Here

FREE UTILITIES IS BACK!!! THANKS FOR STAYING SUBSCRIBED!!

NEWS
Google Sued Over Internet Call Technology
Digigami VBR HD MPEG-2 Encoder Keeping Pace with H.264
"Songbird"

MUSIC
Matthew Ebel-Drive Away

FREE STUFF
MP3Loader
OpenOffice.org
DivX Browser Plug-In (Beta 1)
StaxRip
slickr
uTorrent

MUSIC
Candy Butchers-What To Do With Michael

Download FUSA_7_12-31-2005 Here

NEWS
Lie Detector Runs On Gut Feelings
Google: Thinking about the Future of TV ads

MUSIC
Marlena Randall - It Won't Be Me

FREE UTILITIES
GIMP
GIMPShop
Official BT Website
Azureus

AZUREUS PLUGINS
Auto-adjustment of your upload and download speeds according to your network Charge with Autospeed
Auto download torrents with RSS Feed Scanner
Schedule upload and download speed limits with Speed Scheduler
Receive a mail when a download finishes with Status Mailer
Add numerous info on torrents (Extra seeding columns, Country Locator)
Remote control Azureus through the Swing Web Interface

PROMO

Okay I received my first podcast promo from TK over at the Home Grown Rock Show Podcast. The hosts of the show are TK and Shadow and they a just hilarious to listen to

Home Grown Rock Show

GO CHECK THEM OUT!

E-MAIL
Scott in Tennessee Treo 650
Shadowmite
TreoCentral
KeyShades

Send your suggestion comments and show promos to freeutilities@gmail.com

OR

Call my new Audio Comment Line at

206-202-2300

If you like what you hear please head over to PodcastAlley and cast you vote for The Free Utilities and Software Alternatives Podcast.

MUSIC
Ashlyn - The Boy Call

Download FUSA_6_11-01-2005 Here

MUSIC
Megaphone - Stain

NEWS
Massachusetts Moving to Open Document Format
RIAA vs Satellite Radio
China DVD Format
Sun And Google

FREE UTILITIES/SOFTWARE
Google Reader
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta 2

Music: The Transfer - Down With Everything

OpenOffice.org
Google Toolbar

MUSIC
Brother Love - There She Goes

Music Provided By: Podsafe Music Network & Podsafe Audio

PODCASTALLEY

If you like what you hear hed over Podcast Alley to cast your vote for the Free Utilities and Software Alternatives Podcast

E-MAIL

freeutilities@gmail.com

I RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL FROM A LISTENER WHILE PUTTING THIS SHOW TOGETHER AND WANT TO USE IT AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF FEEDBACK THAT I AM LOOKING FOR:

"I am new to podcasting, I have for sometime been catching the engadget podcast that I happened upon and have recently found several others that I really enjoy. Including TWIT and sometimes Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything. Your podcast caught my eye due to the name "Free Utilities" I have found my favorite part about listening to Leo Laporte is hearing about some interesting software that is new to me. For example he mentioned GimpShop, I downloaded it and WOW!

I had hoped I would get some similiar ideas from you as well. I have listened to about 3 of your podcast and although I am entertained I would like to hear about more apps and what cool features they have.

I am also a new Treo user and would love to hear about some free Treo apps and how to best utilize them. Actually any Treo hacks, tricks tips etc would likely be received.

Thanks and look forward to your next podcast"

IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING COOL THAT CAN BE DONE WITH THE TREO THAT MIGHT NOT BE WELL KNOWN SEND ME AN E-MAIL/VOICE COMMENT AND I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IT ON THE NEXT SHOW.

Download FUSA_5_10-07-2005 Here

iPod Nano
Motorla iTunes Cingular Cell Phone

Music:Masceo - Spring Break

Music Provided By: The Podsafe Music Network & Podsafe Audio

News & Information Provided By: digg.com

Checkout my website for other free software:

Free Utilities

Download FUSA_4_09-13-2005 Here

Google Talk
GAIM
Yahoo! Messenger
MSN Messenger
AOL Instant Messenger
Trillian
Fire (OS X)
Ventrilo
XFire

Music: Cruisebox - On A Podcast

Music Provided by: The Podsafe Music Network & Podsafe Audio

News & Information Provided By: digg.com

Checkout my website for other free software:

Free Utilities

Download FUSA_3_08-23-2005 Here

Didn't have time to get a show out but I do have some music for you from a band called American Heartbreak and the song is called Heartbreaker.

American Heartbreak

Music Provided by: Podsafe Music Network

Download FUSA_2_08-21-2005 Here

This is my first show and I am looking for some input on what you would like me to talk about and what kind of free utilities and software alternatives you use.

Download FUSA_1_08-01-2006 Here