Free Stuff News
 What's Holding OpenOffice Back? (TechNewsWorld.com) Why doesn't free trump expensive? Every Microsoft product has a free, open source counterpart created by dedicated programmers who loathe everything the company stands for. The free stuff is darn good. Yet companies and individuals continue to buy billions of dollars worth of Microsoft products.
Giveaways, family fun draw crowd at festival (The San Angelo Standard-Times) Free was the key word at the second annual Freedom Fest on Friday. The event, open to the public, had many giveaways and prize drawings. "I like coming here because of the free stuff," said Rita Ruiz, a junior at Central High School.
Elizabethton Preps for A Star-Spangled Celebration (Bristol Herald Courier) Family, food, fun and free stuff are the forces behind the third annual Elizabethton July 4th Parade. Organizer Bob Cable says making everything free is the best way to let freedom ring through the streets of Elizabethton. Activities start at 9 a.m. The parade will move down Elk street toward the Veterans’ Monument starting at 1p.m. More than 25,000 are expected to come out for the parade and ...
Travel | Free Stuff (The Charlotte Observer) REBATE TIED TO GAS PRICES: When you reserve a room at the Westin Boston Waterfront through Sept. 1, the national retail average price of gas as quoted weekly by the US Department of Energy, is recorded with the reservation. When you check in, if gas prices have risen, the guest receives $1 off the standard room rate for every penny the amount has increased since the date of the booking. If gas ...
Free stuff: Our picks (Tucson Citizen) Local activities you can do for free
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 25th Oct 2006 08:41 UTC (OS News) A few months ago we ran a poll about the most important non-free Linux apps. We had over 8,000 votes in that poll and we consider the results pretty interesting. Interesting enough to push Linux's market share if a distro capitalized on them?
Japan Update Weekly Winners - 2008/07/04 (Japan Update) Claudia Guzman says that “winning free stuff makes me happy!” She is the winner of a pair of tickets to Peaceful Love Rock Festival this Sunday. She originally from Orange County, California, and has live on Okinawa for the past two years.
ON METROMIX: Comerica CityFest has treats aplenty (Detroit Free Press) The holiday weekend's almost over, but there's still plenty to do. Visit Metromix Detroit for your complete guide to the Comerica CityFest, including stories, photo galleries and more.
Selling your home? Hurry up and wait (The News Journal) Del. home sales fall 30% in early 2008
Vacation from diving dollar (Akron Beacon Journal) SEATTLE: Is all the bad economic news leaving you feeling like you need a vacation? Brace for sticker shock. Rising gas prices, airline fuel surcharges and the plunging value of the U.S. dollar are boosting the cost of travel for Americans, just in time for summer vacation planning.
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