Upgrade Your Life: Amazing free softwares

As someone who is into the computer and gadget world, I'm not good in searching for technews but found this link courtesy of a colleague.

There are two things featured in that article that I really love.


Dropbox - FREE for up to 2 GB of storage ($9.99 a month for up to 50 GB)

Compare to: Verbatim 2 GB USB Flash Drive ($11), Fetch FTP software ($29)

Instead of emailing yourself files or carrying a fiddly USB key around, try Dropbox! It's just like a folder on your computer, except that you can access that same folder from any other computer. Download the free software to your Mac, Windows or Linux computer, and it creates a central Dropbox folder. Then drag files there, and you can access them from any device with a web connection. You can even invite friends or coworkers to your Dropbox, and share files with them that are too big to email.

Free Dropbox apps are available for iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry, so you can also access your files on the go.

Kindle Reader - FREE

Compare to: Amazon Kindle ($139)

You probably already know about Amazon's Kindle ebook reader, and its competitors, Kobo and Nook. But did you know you can access the same Kindle ebooks and bookstore from your laptop or smartphone? The free Kindle software is available for Macs and Windows PCs, with mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android, and Windows Phone.

Once installed, you sign in with your Amazon login (or create one if you haven't already got an account) and then you can choose from thousands of bestselling books, for less than the cost of a paperback and with no shipping charges. Plus, Amazon has over 16,000 free Kindle ebooks, just waiting to be downloaded.