It seems there is a company called Xpango that offers free next-gen consoles along with some other interesting things like iPhones, iPods and other cool new gadgets. Of course you’ll have to do something in order to get a free gadget from them, but the good news is that the process seems relatively simple and quick…

Xpango uses a unique Credit system to reward its users with Free Gaming Consoles, Mobile Phones and MP3 Players. In order to receive the free gadget you desire you have to get a given number of credits that you’ll then exchange for the console or the gift you’ve selected to receive. For example, for a Nintendo Wii console you’ll have to get 19 Credits and for an 8GB iPhone the credits will go up to 27, but don’t worry, you can easily accumulate the points you need. And in no time you’ll get not just one, but a few of these cool gadgets…

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OdoPlus is a freeware program that allows you to track the distance your mouse pointer travels on the screen (not the actual distance you moved the mouse!). It also helps you keep a record of how often you clicked each mouse button (left, right, center) and in which part of the screen you click the most. This is represented in a special graphical window showing clearly the click distribution over the screen based on different colors. The OdoPlus is very lightweight, it only takes about 500KB of your system memory so you don’t have to worry about it taking too much system resources…

- Download the OdoPlus mouse tracking application (~350KB)…

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xPad is the ultimate notepad, TextEdit and Stickies replacement for Apple’s OS X. With a simple, easy-to-use interface and powerful multi-document features, xPad will quickly become your daily text editor of choice.

With xPad you can create as many documents as you like, all of which are managed in one window. Attached to that window is a drawer containing a list of all the documents you’ve created. Any document can be selected and loaded instantly – at any time – allowing you to easily create and manage hundreds of documents without cluttering your desktop.

Staying organized with xPad is easy. With the category editor you can create and color-code categories, then quickly assign documents in the drawer. Documents can be sorted by name, date or category. Now you can efficiently manage limitless documents with color coding that provides a constant reminder of your organizational scheme.

You can quickly rename documents, delete one or many, and export a single, multiple, or all your documents in both Rich and Plain Text formats using both drag and drop or conventional panels. You … [ Read the rest of the story ]

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Finally, high-quality streaming for the rest of us. Using Apple’s revolutionary Rendezvous technology, you can make your movies available on the network for everyone to watch together, or even password protect them for private showings. Broadcast family movies, student films, or class lectures without ever having to worry about multicast addresses, SLP announces, or port numbers: Tryst puts all the power of streaming at the touch of a button.

Tryst handles the complexities of streaming in the background while offering you a wide array of practical choices. Tryst Options Set time delays to give peers the opportunity to discover your movie and “subscribe” to see it. Limit the amount of connections you allow for more intimate screenings or to simply reduce stress on slower networks. Password protect your broadcasts to screen whom sees your movie and whom doesn’t.

Tryst was developed by Francisco Tolmasky, currently a sophomore at the University of Southern California, using Apple’s XCode IDE. Tryst uses the Cocoa frameworks, utilizing Rendezvous to handle the “broadcasting”. The actual streaming is handled by the VLC … [ Read the rest of the story ]

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Do you find yourself typing common phrases over and over again? Just store abbreviations, answers to frequently asked questions, email templates or text snippets in PhraseExpress and reuse them again and again.

PhraseExpress organizes your frequently used text phrases and allows pasting them into any application quick and easy, eliminating the need to type common phrases again and again…

PhraseExpress also has an AutoText feature that expands short keywords into full phrases. For instancetTyping “btw” would be automatically expanded to “by the way” while you type. Ever missed this feature in your web browser or ICQ? This is where PhraseExpress steps in – It works everywhere! Not just in MS Office.

The current date/time stamp or incrementing variables e.g. for order numbers can be added at any position. The comprehensive macro language allows automating repetitive tasks on your computer such as logging in to a website.

Phrase Express is available for free, but only for personal use!

- To Download PhraseExpress Version 3.0.76 (~1,3 MB)…

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