Free Internet TV from VEOH

Received an email from a friend to try this and it turned out OK. If you want an invite let me know.

Experience Internet Television for free! VeohTV BETA is free software that lets you watch and record Internet video from thousands of video sources. Watch full-length episodes from ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, YouTube, MySpace, Google, Yahoo, and thousands of others.

Finding something to watch is easy, simply use the TV-style guide, or search via keywords. You can even use a remote control. As you use VeohTV, it learns what you like and automatically recommends videos to you. VeohTV for Windows is currently in an invitation only beta. To get an invite please fill out the form. MAC users - stay tuned for the coming release of our MAC version later

Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (beta) released

All-in-one security and performance for all your PCs for free during the beta. When I downloaded it on my lap the expiration was 224 days!

Windows Live OneCare is an automatically self-updating PC care service that's on whenever your PC is on, helping provide persistent protection against viruses, hackers, and other threats. It also performs regular tune-ups to help keep your PC running at top speed, and helps you back up important documents.
Runs quietly in the background, providing anti-virus, anti-spyware, online identity and scam protection (anti-phishing) and firewall protection
Updates itself to help you keep ahead of the latest threats
Runs regular PC tune-ups, even checking for ways to shorten PC boot-up time
Provides one-click solutions to most problems
Makes backups a breeze
Lets you see the status of all your computer systems at a glance

sign up here

Corel Debuts Free WordPerfect Beta

Corel made a play for a piece of the Web 2.0 pie on Tuesday, releasing WordPerfect Lightning in beta, a free, compact version of its standard word processing suite that combines both online and offline functionality.

The company is referring to the product as a Google Writely, Adobe Reader, and Microsoft OneNote competitor rolled into one. At 16MB, the entire program can be placed on a USB stick or burned to CD to allow for maximum portability.

Here is a link to many trials offered by Corel

Joost™ is a new way of watching TV on the internet

Joost™ is a new way of watching TV on the internet, which uses new and established technologies to provide the best of both the internet and TV worlds. We're in the process of making it as TV-like as we can, with programmes, channels and adverts. You can also see some things that we think will enhance the TV experience: searching for programmes and channels, for example, as well as social features like chat. There are many more new features to come!Requires beta registration for now -Apply for the beta (if you get approved, don't forget to send me an invitation too )

OLPC BTest-2 Children's Machine XO Laptops Released!

OLPC has announced that OLPC XO BTest-2 laptops are now shipping to those who can test and develop the "$100 laptop" hardware and software.