Feebie Friday 10/28: Disk Cloner, Intro for Android Developers -- Redmondmag.com

Feebie Friday 10/28: Disk Cloner, Intro for Android Developers

By Chris Paoli
10/27/2011

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, the Redmondmag.com feature highlighting some of the best products for PCs (from software to ebooks) that won't cost you a cent. After checking out this week's batch, send us your suggestions for products that should be included to future editions at [email protected].

Clonezilla - This program, which boots from a disk, allows you to replicate a drive on different machines. This open source application can clone more than 40 computers at the same time.
Spicebird - Those looking for an alternative to Outlook could do a lot worse than Spicebird. It combines all your e-mail accounts, ca lenders, instant message clients and Google Gadgets in one interface.
Android Development Quick-Start Guide - This free ebook is the perfect jumping off point for those interested in developing for Google's mobile OS. It covers multiple topics, including setting up a development environment and guideline for submitting to Google.
Foobar2000 - This is a great app for those who have multiple types of music files. It allows for playback of a huge list of different types of audio files in one simple music player.

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About the Author

Chris Paoli (@ChrisPaoli5) is the associate editor for Converge360.

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