Now you can. Sort of.
The Internet Archive has a site with many public domain movies.
One notable download is “Charade” with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, which is “public domain due to the failure to put the then required copyright notice in the released print.”
Go search their database and see what else they have!read more […]
Ajax has taken the web by surprise coming from the little scripting language that could. On this site you can access free to use libraries or tweak the Ajax based code examples at pleasure.read more | digg story
Apple is trying to leverage the growing Podcasting phenomenon with the next version of its iTunes digital jukebox software and will ship the free software ahead of schedule as part of what sources are describing as a “high-profile” technology launch, AppleInsider has learned.read more | digg story
A non-profit company in Austin, TX is merging the free software and Copyleft communities through a new internet TV station: ACTLab TV. They are streaming Creative Commons, Copyleft, public domain content, and original videos using Alluvium software and their own media player. It’s all open source.read more | digg story
There are a lot of good codec packs out there, but a lot contain Spyware and illegal codecs. This contains nothing but legal and clean codecs. 100% Spyware Free and stable. It is also bundled with Media Player Classic. It is worth a try, and easy to get rid of.read more | digg story
“These sections go into how I maintain a clean install of Windows XP Pro SP2 and keep it running as fast and as problem-free as I know how on a Celeron-A 466mhz with 288mb of RAM and a pair of 20g IDE hard drives.”read more | digg story
Another Russian-hosted site, dwalin.ru has at least 100 authors (such as Tom Clancy, Stephen King, and Douglas Admas) with several books by each. Most of the ones I’ve seen are .txt.gz. Plenty more if you can read Russian, as well.read more | digg story
This is one of the coolest and most useful sites I’ve visited. It randomly generates a graphical website with a menu bar. You can copy the source code and use the generated site for free. There are no ads, and it promises NEVER to create the same design twice!read more | digg story
TinyApps.Org, a guide to very small software for your PC. Virtually all of the programs listed here are free of charge and for use under Windows (Palm and OS X pages also exist)read more | digg story
One of my favorite parts of The Simpsons is the music, and so I have made this page containing over 100 great songs from the show (including end credit variations and short skits), free to listen to and download. Songs are in mp3 format and so will play in most audio applications.read more | digg […]