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If you are looking to start your own business, now may be a good time as the economy shows no sign of improvement and unemployment rate reached multi-year high (this Friday’s monthly unemployment report could be even worse than last month). If that’s what you have in your mind, then you may want to take [...]

If you are looking for a good software to manage your hard drive’s partition, here’s your chance to get the EASEUS Partition Manager Pro (short review on PCWorld) for free (Source: LifeRock2.0). For a limited time, WinVistaClub is giving away free unlimited download of the software, usually priced at $39.99. To get your copy, go [...]

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ZoneAlarm is giving away a free copy of ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall on the firewall’s birthday. Use this link to download the software. All you need is a name and valid email address. Once you provide the information, the download link will be sent to you by email together with the license key that’s [...]

Don’t know how useful this book is, but if you are interested, you can download a free copy of Vulnerability Management for Dummies. Here’s a brief description of the book:

This eBook explains why businesses need vulnerability management and shows you how to simply implement a successful program.
The book is constructed of five parts [...]

Key Bank is offering free iPod Nano or touch when opening a qualified checking account before August 15, 2008.
To qualify for the free iPod Nano offer, you must open a Key Express Free Checking, Key Advantage Checking or a Key Business Free Checking Account and by October 31, 2008 make one debit card transaction and [...]

Amazon.com is offering free summer recipes from Gourmet magazine, downloadable in PDF format. The recipes are for:

Olive Tomato Squares
Mahimahi With Charred Onion, Tomatoes, And Tapenade Vinaigrette
Skirt Steak With Haricots Verts, Corn, And Pesto
Balsalmic Roasted Potato Wedges
Blackberry Upside-Down Cake

Click here to download the recipes.
If you want to subscribe to the magazine, you can get one-year subscription [...]

Here’s another chance to get a free Schick Quattro Titanium razor/trimmer.
Use the above link and follow the instruction to upload a picture to start making a movie. At the end after the movie is played, select Save to save your movie. On the next screen, make sure you check the box in front of “Throw [...]

Still don’t have a free iPod Nano?
KeyBank is offering a free 4GB iPod Nano when opening a free Student Checking Account. Key features of the checking account include:

No monthly maintenance fee or minimum balance requirement
No per-check fees or limits
Free KeyBank Debit Card or KeyBank ATM card with no retail transaction fees
Free use [...]

Since I learned at the end of April that Bank of American is offering free museum admission in the first weekend of every month throughout the year, we were looking for a time to take the kids to a museum in our area. There aren’t a lot of museums in New Jersey and only three [...]

Yoplait is giving away coupons for a free 6-pack yogurt for kids. The coupon, however, is not available for residents of California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey , North Dakota, and Tennessee. If you are living outside these states, you can use this link to provide your contact information. The coupon will then [...]