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Pretty good roundup of free apps. I use almost all of them. Amplify’d from lifehacker.com 50 Free Apps We’re Most Thankful For The 50 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For When we asked you last week which free apps you're most thankful for , you offered hundreds of votes for great apps (so thank you ). We're back now to present the top free apps you nominated and a few of our own favorites. So without further ado, here are 50 free apps for your downloading feast. Dropbox Google Chrome Firefox Evernote Notepad++ Skype Read more at lifehacker.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ixbq

Top 10 Ways to Customize Your Technology, Both Inside and Out Amplify’d from lifehacker.com Top 10 Ways to Customize Your Technology, Both Inside and Out 10. Add Custom Keyboard Shortcuts to Your OS 9. Use Icons and Wallpaper to Get Organized 8. Customize Your Smartphone's Home Screen 7. Make a Chrome Extension 6. Get a Better Android Keyboard 5. Repurpose Older Technology to Create Newer, More Unique Gadgets 4. Make a Custom Case for Your Smartphone, Tablet, or Laptop 3. Customize Your Favorite Websites with Userscripts and Userstyles Completely 2. Completely Customize Your Smartphone's Interface 1. Create an Amazing Customized Interface with Rainmeter (or Similar Tools) Read more at lifehacker.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ikz9

Basic Best Practices For Capturing Quality Audio Amplify’d from oliviatech.com Basic Best Practices For Capturing Quality Audio 1) Optimize the signal to noise performance. 2) Select the right type of microphone. K 3) Optimize your recording equipment. Ro Read more at oliviatech.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1i77e

The thing that turns your computer into a powerful media center is the right software. Here is the collection of applications that I installed to do more. Amplify’d from vitamincm.com Building the Ultimate Media Center PC – Software Setup I have the software grouped into the following categories: All-In-One Media Centers Apps Software for Watching Video Software for Viewing Pictures Software for Acquiring Media Miscellaneous The thing that turns your computer into a powerful media center is the right software . Here is the collection of applications that I installed to do more. Read more at vitamincm.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1hxbr

Overview: Learn how to build an amazing Media Center PC on a shoestring budget in this series of tutorials. Amplify’d from vitamincm.com Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget Overview: Learn how to build an amazing Media Center PC on a shoestring budget in this series of tutorials . My goal is to build a small computer that can handle all of your home media needs for Less Than $400. (Much less in some cases.) Choosing an Operating System for your Media Center PC Going with a Fully Built System My Build Selecting the Hardware What We Will be Doing This is part one in a six part series on Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget . View the rest of the series: Read more at vitamincm.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1hoku

Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget Amplify’d from vitamincm.com Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget Overview: Learn how to build an amazing Media Center PC on a shoestring budget in this series of tutorials .   Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget Christopher Masiello October 29, 2011 2:57 am Gadgets , Movies , Music , Product Reviews , Software , Tutorials , TV , Video , Web Surfing Edit   Super Cheap Computer for your Living Room Overview: Learn how to build an amazing Media Center PC on a shoestring budget in this series of tutorials . Read more at vitamincm.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1gg6a

This is a pretty interesting read Amplify’d from www.newscientist.com Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world AS PROTESTS against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters' worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies , mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy. The top 50 of the 147 superconnected companies 1. Barclays plc 2. Capital Group Companies Inc 3. FMR Corporation 4. AXA 5. State Street Corporation 6. JP Morgan Chase & Co 7. Legal & General Group plc 8. Vanguard Group Inc 9. UBS AG 10. Merrill Lynch & Co Inc 11. Wellington Management Co LLP 12. Deutsche Bank AG 13. Franklin Resources Inc 14. Credit Suisse Group 15. Walton Enterprises LLC 16. Bank of New York Mellon Corp 17. Natixis 18. Goldman Sachs Group