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Freebie Friday 12/02: Easy Zipper, Free Gifts from Microsoft

By Chris Paoli
12/01/2011

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].

PeaZip - PeaZip is an open source file manager that allows you to file, archive zip and extract with the right click of a mouse. While it will work with all OSes and browsers, it is optimized for Google's Chrome browser and OS.
Vuze - This peer-to-peer torrent client makes sharing large amounts of data among multiple users easily. Also, as a bonus for home users, it will transcode your vides and stream them to an iOS device, TiVo, PS3 and Xbox 360.
Office 365 by Katherine Murray - This free ebook, available through Microsoft, will guide you on how to make the most of Office 365 in an enterprise setting.
Bonus Freebie: Holiday Gifts from Microsoft - The IE 9 team is offering free limited subscriptions to paid services such as Netflix, Hulu, Pandora and more as a gift for those using the latest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

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About the Author

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

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