Free Stuff at TheLocalTourist.com

Free Stuff at TheLocalTourist.com

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Business/Information Technology

• Site & business promotion tips. A list of the fifteen latest articles published in the Add Me! Newsletter. These articles cover all aspects of site and business promotion.
• Global virus tracking map. The World Computer Virus Map graphically displays information about current computer virus infections. It also lists top contenders for the dubious honour of the most infectious or dangerous computer virus.
• Stock calculator. Deciding when to buying and sell stocks is difficult enough - figuring the profit or loss from that trade shouldn't have to be. This utility instantly figures your resulting profit or loss after commission fees - when you supply the essentials.
• "Sound" advice. Quality streaming audio programs with excellent business advice, from leading business experts. Refreshed daily or weekly. Topics include best business practices, fostering customer loyalty, brand marketing, search engine optimization, small business, email marketing, negotiation skills and sales strategies.

Downloads & Programming

• Top 5 shareware & freeware downloads. If you're in need of a particular solution, or just plain curious, take a look at what's popular at the moment. If you're the aquisitorial type, download all the freeware and shareware your hard drive can hold. As well as the top 5 many more are also available.
• Top 5 programming utility freeshare and freeware downloads. If you're a programmer you won't want to miss scrutinising the latest available software. The top 5 are listed, but hundreds more are a click away.
• CodeProject. The CodeProject is a developers dream. Each week, developers from all over the globe contribute source code, ideas and help each other with programming issues.
• Free cellphone ringtones for a large range of popular brands and models.

Education

• Movie of the Day. View the daily selection from award winning health, science and technology movies. Courtesy of Brain Pop.
• Global virus tracking map. The World Computer Virus Map graphically displays information about current computer virus infections. It also lists top contenders for the dubious honour of the most infectious or dangerous computer virus.
• Living Earth Generator. See the world from space as it is right now. Beaut pics showing day and night. Plus choices to see the earth from the vantage of many different satellites.
• On this day in history. An auto-updating list of events that happened on this day in history.
• Periodic table of the elements. Besides a very organized Periodic Table, this utility will tell you lots of information about any periodic element you click on.

Humour and Entertainment

• Cartoon of the day. Suitable for a general audience, including kids, yet surprisingly humourous! A new cartoon will be added every midnight (source time). Courtesy of Jason Love.
• Movie of the Day. View the daily selection from award winning health, science and technology movies. Courtesy of Brain Pop.
• So It Goes. A whimsical and humourous column, updated weekly. Also from Jason Love.
• Narratives of the weird. Hmmm. These true eyewitness reports of the paranormal may give you shivers .. if you believe. Maybe even if you dont. Updated every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Miscellaneous/General Interest

• Living Earth generator. See the world from space as it is right now. Beaut pics showing day and night. Plus choices to see the earth from the vantage of many different satellites.
• Movie of the Day. View the daily selection from award winning health, science and technology movies. Courtesy of Brain Pop.
• Pregnancy calculator. Enter the mother's pregnancy information into this calculator and this utility will provide an estimated conception date, birth due date, and an estimated current fetal age.

News

• Science news. The latest science news headlines and story summaries.
• Space Daily. Daily space-realted headlines whether it's forces of nature (hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, the El Nino effect) or the latest on our knowledge of and exploration of space. From the leading industry space news portal.
• Hip hop news. List of and links to the latest news articles and happenings in Hip Hop music.
• On this day in history. An auto-updating list of events that happened on this day in history.

Online utilities

• Age calculator. Instantly tells you the age of the person whose birthdate you enter and the day of the week. Gives the answer in months, weeks, days, minutes .. right down to milliseconds which is scarey! Tells you how long to the next birthday too!
• Astrological calculator. A handy calculator that will calculate both your Western and Chinese birth Signs. The calculator will also return customizable funny messages if the user inputs an impossible date (ie February 30 or December 32).
• Income calculator. Estimates your weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and yearly income. Very useful when job hunting when offered an income per hour, month, or year. The tax bracket numbers are adjustable with each year's income tax levels.
• Interest calculator. Find out just how much that new house or car is going to cost you each month.
• Mortgage repayment calculator. Calculate monthly mortgage payments quickly and easily. Displays an Amortization Table. Problematic at the moment - check back.
• Periodic table of the elements. Besides a very organized Periodic Table, this utility will tell you lots of information about any periodic element you click on.
• Password generator. This utility lets you generate truly random passwords that are difficult to crack. Once you've made them, copy them and use them.
• Pregnancy calculator. Enter the mother's pregnancy information into this calculator and this utility will provide an estimated conception date, birth due date, and an estimated current fetal age.
• Stock calculator. Deciding when to buying and sell stocks is difficult enough - figuring the profit or loss from that trade shouldn't have to be. This utility instantly figures your resulting profit or loss after commission fees - when you supply the essentials.

Reviews

• Science Fiction news. If you want alternative realities see scifi and fantasy film reviews, book reviews, TV progs, interview with stars, writers etc.

Wining & Dining/Leisure

• A taste of Australian wine. Articles on Australian wine - types, background, best use of, procurement and more.