WEB FREEBIE WEDNESDAY: Mozilla Thunderbird

Welcome to Web Freebie Wednesday, the mid-week event featuring the best freebies of the web. Today's freebie is Mozilla Thunderbird. Last week the freebie was Gmail, a free POP3 email service from Google. A POP3 email account allows you to use an email client from your desktop. An email client downloads your email and offers tons of additional features to emailing activities. Many of these features are especially good for business purposes, but can be applied at home for personal uses as well. Such features include an audio announcement for when you receive mail (either a bell ring or the classic "you've got mail" voice). You can also set up automatic replies, create email templates, include an automatic footer to all your outgoing emails featuring your name and business, as well as many other features. If you sell digital content online, then an email client can be especially useful since you can set it up to recognize when you've made a sale and automatically send the digital goods to the buyer. The most common email client is Microsoft Outlook which is included when you buy Microsoft Office. One of the best free alternative email clients is Mozilla Thunderbird, brought to us by the same folks that created next week's web freebie. Thunderbird has a very clean look to it and it has most, if not all, of the features that are expected with an email client.

FREE MOVIE MONDAY: Stealth

Welcome to Free Movie Monday. Today's movie is Stealth, staring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jaimie Foxx. The top 3 pilots in the world are training with the newest and most advanced planes that the Naval Air Force has to offer in the near future. Just as they are perfecting their training they get teamed up with a fourth member, a pilot-less plane, with artificial intelligence and more advanced capabilities than even the planes that the 3 pilots are flying. Everything seems to be working perfectly until the "Tinman" gets struck by lightning and starts to act with a mind of its own. Enjoy the show.

From Crackle: Stealth

For better viewing click the "full screen" button on the video player.

Family Friendly Warning: Rated PG-13 by the MPAA. KidsInMind rates the show with a 4, 5, 5 for sex, violence and profanity respectively. There is a close up on a woman's cleavage at a bar, there is dancing at a club with people in revealing attire, a man and woman are seen in their swimsuits, the woman gives the man the finger when he takes her picture, a man and a woman have a discussion about their intimate relations, there is a severe amount of profanity including an F-word, there is a severe amount of violence/air warfare.

FREE STUFF FRIDAY: Mar 9, 2012

Welcome to Free Stuff Friday, March 9, 2012, Here are today's freebies:

Free $10 Gift Card at Tanger Outlets: I didn't see the coupon when I went to their facebook page, and it's unconfirmed if they actually sell anything for $10 or less at Tanger Outlets. But if they do, then it's actually free. If they don't, then don't let the gift card trick you into spending money you would not have spent otherwise. You must "like" them on facebook to get the gift card. Expires 3/14.

Free RevitaLense Contacts Cleaner and Case: Print the coupon and bring it to your local Walmart.

5 Free Quarts of Quaker State Motor Oil After Rebate: Buy $20-worth of Quaker State motor oil at your local Advance Auto Parts, then mail in the rebate to receive $20 within a few weeks. Exp 3/31.

5 Free Quarts of Volvoline Motor Oil After Rebate: Buy the oil at your local Advance Auto Parts, then visit their rebate page and enter AAP-10003 to get the rebate form and mail in the rebate. Exp 6/27.

Free Sample of U by Kotex: (Feminine Hygiene) Fill out the form to receive the free sample from Sam's Club. Must be a Sam's Club member to receive the sample.

Free Sample of Gas-X Thin Strips: Fill out the form to get the free sample.

Free One Year Membership to AARP: For seniors over 50 years old. Increase the senior discounts on multiple services. Hopefully you can get freebies too with this membership, but that's unconfirmed.

Free Scrubbing Bubbles Sample from J&J: Fill out the form to get the free sample. Only 1,000 available.

Free After Rebate from Fry's Electronics:

• McAfee Total Protection 2012
• Iolo Drive Scrubber Software
• Susteen Datapilot Tether Software
• Roxio CD & DVD Burning Software

This may be the first week at least since last November that Fry's Electronics has not had a non-software item for free after rebate. It's kind of a sad moment :-(


Free After Rebate from Newegg.com:

• McAfee Antivirus Plus 2012
• Kaspersky Antivirus 2012

Note: you can get free antivirus software without having to deal with rebates.

Office Depot may have some free software after rebate staring 3/11, but beware of rebates that include current user upgrades, since these aren't actually free if you aren't currently using the software.

Be sure to read the Free After Rebate page for tips and warnings about rebates.

We're Moving

Special Announcement: ActuallyFree.info is changing webhosts. ActuallyFree.info has been a side project of mine over the last 3 1/2 years. I needed a side income for school and I wanted to show others that it's possible to make money online with free resources. I also wanted to demonstrate that there are products and services that you can actually get for free (and legally) if you know where to look or what to do. The idea was to use free web building tools and free hosting from OfficeLive.com (a free service offered by Microsoft), build a website with free content and then get paid for advertising. It has been working out pretty well, though hasn't quite reached the level I was hoping for yet. There are still multiple pages on the site that I was looking to update and make more presentable, but now that will have to wait. OfficeLive has announced that their free website services will be ending in April and there is no automatic way to transfer the site to their new service. At this point I'd be willing to pay for the new service since the site is earning enough to make ends meet. However, since I have to transfer all the information manauly anyway, I figured I might as well switch to a new free service. So the new home of ActuallyFree.info will be Google Sites. There is info there now that you are welcome to read. However, I suspect it will take a while before I get everything added the way I want it. Until then, this blog will still be active with the weekly events of Free Movie Monday, Web Freebie Wednesday and Free Stuff Friday. The freebie finding help service will also still be available with this blog.

See the new home of ActuallyFree.info

WEB FREEBIE WEDNESDAY: Gmail

Welcome to Web Freebie Wednesday, the mid-week event featuring some of the best freebies of the web. Today's freebie is Gmail, the free email service offered by Google. A lot of people already know about free email on the internet and they already know about Gmail in particular. So you may be wondering why Gmail was chosen as this week's freebie. The reason is that Gmail, unlike other free email services, offers what is called a POP3 email account. This means that you can use it with email client software, such as Microsoft Outlook. Of course, since you would have to pay for Microsoft Outlook, (it's included when you buy Micrsoft Office), this blog would never suggest that you use it. Visit this blog again for the next Web Freebie Wednesday for an awesome free alternative to Microsoft Outlook.

While free email has become the norm for the internet, it should not be under-appreciated. It comes with free hosting to store email files and attachments, which the major providers could charge for, but thankfully they don't. Like most free services offered online, free email is supported by advertising. In my oppinion, Gmail is the best free email available. But for those of you who want to avoid letting Google take over the world, the two major competitors for free email are Yahoo! mail and MSN Hotmail.

PS. Sorry this post is a day late.

FREE MOVIE MONDAY: The Buddy Holly Story

Welcome to Free Movie Monday, March 5, 2012. Today's movie is The Buddy Holly Story, which depicts the life and story of the revolutionary rock n' roll icon, and his 3-person band The Crickets, from the 1950s. This film earned Gary Busey an Oscar nomination for his role as Buddy Holly. Enjoy the show.

From Crackle: The Buddy Holly Story

For better viewing, click the "full screen" button.

Family Friendly Warning: Rated PG by the MPAA. There is a moderate amount of profanity. There is a mild to moderate amount of drinking and smoking. A man and a woman kiss in a parked car. A clothed man and woman wake up in bed together.

FREE STUFF FRIDAY: Mar 2, 2012

Welcome to Free Stuff Friday, Mar 2, 2012. Here are today's freebies:

Free quart of Clark + Kensington from Ace Hardware - print the coupon and take it to your local Ace Hardware. Deal expires tomorrow, March 3.

Free Sample of SnoreRx Therapeutic Pillow Liners - As seen on TV. Order online to have the sample mailed to you.

Free Samples of Timmie Bitties drink mixes - drink mixes are for weight watchers. Order online to have them mailed, allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.

Two Free Sample Size Packets of Miracle Whip - order online to have them mailed. This is part of the Kraft brand's try it before you judge it campaign for Miracle Whip. More info on their facebook page.

Free 5 Hour Energy Drink Sample - Order online to have it mailed. 5 Hour Energy is a small drink that is claimed to give you the extra energy you need during the day.

Free Game Rentals from Redbox - Get one free game rental every day between now and 3/8 when you reserve the games online. Free rental is good for one night, then $2 per day afterward. Games available for Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Free After Rebate from Fry's Electronics

• Asus Earbuds Headphones
• Notebook Cooler Fan
• Floor Plan 3D Software
• Resume Maker Pro
• Smart Security 5
• Print Artist Gold

Free After Rebate from Newegg.com

• Titanium Internet Security
• Bitdefender 2012

Free After Rebate from Staples (Sunday and Monday, March 4 and 5 only, ad page 12)

• Staples Copy Paper
• Staples Pastels Colored Paper
• HP Everyday Photo Paper

Be sure to read the Free After Rebate page for tips and warnings about rebates.

WEB FREEBIE WEDNESDAY: Quantum Leap

Welcome to Web Freebie Wednesday, February 29, 2012, the mid-week event featuring some of the best freebies of the web. Today's freebie is one that would usually be posted on an event such as Free Movie Monday. However, since today is the extra day for "leap" year, I decided it would be fitting to post the pilot episode of the classic 80's TV series Quantum Leap. Many major networks, including NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX and others, post full-length episodes of new TV series and some of their classics online. This can provide hours of free entertainment. Enjoy the show.

For better viewing, click the "fullscreen" button.

FREE MOVIE MONDAY: The Karate Kid

Welcome to Free Movie Monday, Feb 27, 2012. Today's movie is The Karate Kid. As a boy from New Jersey is settling into his new home in California he gets involved with some bullies who happen to be black belts in Karate that are training at a local dojo. In order to get them to leave him alone he must train to compete in the upcoming Karate tournament by an unlikely trainer--the maintenance man of his small apartment building. This movie is a classic. Enjoy the show!

From Crackle: The Karate Kid

For better viewing, click the "full screen" button.

Family Friendly Warning: Rated PG by the MPAA. There is a moderate amount of high school bully and Karate violence. There is a mild amount of profanity.

FREE STUFF FRIDAY: Feb 24, 2012

Welcome to Free Stuff Friday, Feb 24, 2012. Here are today's freebies:

Free After Rebate Wireless Mouse - Buy the wireless mouse for $20 at Tiger Direct and use the $20 rebate to get it free.

Free Mouse Pad with coupon code - Create and buy the $9.99 mouse pad from Rite Aid and use the coupon code FREEPAD3 at the checkout to get it free. THIS EXPIRES TODAY (2/24), sorry I didn't find it sooner.

Free Original Chili Dog from Wienerschnitzel - Get a free chili dog when you sign up for the Winerschnitzel email club and one on your one year anniversary of signing up using printable coupons.

Free After Rebate 20 lb kitty litter from Arm and Hammer - Use the rebate form to get a rebate up to $8.99.

Free Sample of Crest Pro Health Mouthwash - get the free sample from Costco, for Costco members only.

Free Slice of Pie from Waffle House - Use the coupon to get a free slice of pie. No purchase necessary.

Free After Rebate from Fry's Electronics

• Antec Laptop Cooler - up to 17"
• Panda Internet Security 2012
• McAfee Internet Security 2012
• Laplink PCmover Ultimate Software
• Nova Photo Explosion 4.0 Deluxe

Free After Rebate from Newegg.com

• Multiple xigmatek fans still free after rebate
• Symantec Norton Anti-virus 2012
• McAfee Total Protection 2012
• AVG Anti-virus 2012
• AVG PC tune up
• Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security

Note: you can get anti-virus software for free without having to deal with rebates.

Free After Rebate from Office Depot - QuickBooks Online (page 8 in the ad, valid until tomorrow 2/25)

Be sure to read the Free After Rebate page for tips and warnings about rebates.

WEB FREEBIE WEDNESDAY: Gimp

Welcome to Web Freebie Wednesday, the mid-week event featuring some of the best freebies of the web. Today's freebie is Gimp open source software. Open source software is free as in "free speech" and it is also free as in "free beer". The idea of open source is to encourage programmers to contribute to an overall and improved finished product. Gimp is one of the most well-known open source programs that is comparable to Adobe Photoshop. So, if you need photo editing software, you can either pay $700 for Adobe Photoshop or get Gimp for free.



FREE MOVIE MONDAY: Russkies

Welcome to Free Movie Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Today's movie is Russkies, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Whip Hubly, Stefan Desalle, and Peter Billingsley (the kid from A Christmas Story). During the cold war a Russian submarine sneaks around off the coast of Key West, Florida and sends three men ashore to acquire a device from an army base. A large wave during a storm tosses their raft and one of the men, Mischa, gets separated from the other two. He takes shelter in the hideout of three boys who discover him. Enjoy the show.

For better viewing, click the "full screen" button on the player.

Family Friendly Warning: Rated PG by the MPAA. There is a moderate amount of profanity, much of it coming from children. Children are seen drinking with a man. There is a mild amount of violence including some fist fights and gun fire. People are seen in their swim suits on the beach and on boats. A woman walks down a boardwalk, clearly not wearing a bra under her shirt.

FREE STUFF FRIDAY: Feb 17, 2012

Welcome to Free Stuff Friday. Here are today's freebies:

Free G-Oil after rebate - Free 5 quart bottle of car oil from Green Earth Technologies after rebate. The rebate is good for up to $26.00 between now and Feb 26.

Free Peppercorn Shrimp from Panda Express - Use this coupon to get a free single serving of the new peppercorn shrimp from Panda Express. Offer good until Feb 22.

Free Sample of Tide Pods - The "pods" are a new packet of detergent that dissolves in your laundry. Get a free sample by filling out the form.

Free Breakfast at IKEA - Get a free breakfast at IKEA for free between Feb 18 - Feb 20, before 11 am.

Free After Rebate from Fry's Electronics:

• Cooler Master computer fan
• Maxell Ergonomic Wireless Mouse available in 4 colors
• Nitro PDF Express Software
• Berlitz Japanese and Chinese Premier
• Susteen Datapilot Universal Pro Kit
• Instant Architect Software
• Scrapbook Factory Deluxe 5.0
• McAfee Antivirus 2012 - 3 users
• Panda Global Protection 2012 - 3 users

Free After Rebate from Newegg.com

• Multiple Xigmatek computer case fans
• Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus - 1 user
• Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 - 3 pcs

Free After Rebate from Staples (between Sunday, Feb 19 and Monday, Feb 20, limit 2 rebates per customer):

• Copy paper
• Photo paper
• Package of ballpoint pens
• 2 pack of Kleenex
• Easy peel address labels
• Quickbooks Online Software

Be sure to read the Free After Rebate page for tips and warnings about rebates

WEB FREEBIE WEDNESDAY: Project Gutenberg

Welcome to Web Freebie Wednesday, the mid-week event featuring some of the best freebies of the web. Today's freebie is Gutenberg.org. Project Gutenberg has a continuing goal to make public domain ebooks available for free online. You can get many of the classics, such as Huckleberry Finn, Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Jungle Book and literally thousands and thousands of others. Books are available in multiple languages and formats. You can download them for free or read them online. This is absolutely one of the best places to get free ebooks. And one of the best parts is that since these books are in the public domain you can do use them for personal or commercial purposes. Enjoy free ebooks at Project Gutenberg!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from ActuallyFree.info. For Valentine's freebies see the seasonal freebies page. Enjoy the videos.

 There were other funny videos on YouTube, but not nearly as appropriate for a family-friendly blog.

FREE MOVIE MONDAY, Charade

Welcome to Free Movie Monday on the official blog of ActuallyFree.info. Today's movie is Charade, staring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. This classic romantic thriller is a perfect match for tomorrow's Valentine's Day.

For better viewing, click the "full screen" button.

Family Friendly Warning: Mild to moderate violence, a man and woman flirt.

Here's another movie bonus for Valentine's Day: Use the code HEART at redbox movie rental kiosks for a free one-night rental of your choice, valid only on Valentine's Day.

FREE STUFF FRIDAY: Feb 10, 2012

Welcome to Free Stuff Friday! Here are today's freebies:

Free Cookie at Quizno's - Valid on 2/14 only, no purchase required.

Free Mousepad with Calendar - From RSI power supplies.

Free Truck-shaped Stress Ball - Shaped like a truck, not a ball, from B&D Aircargo Express.

Free Sample of Triple Action Purex Laundry Detergent - Mountain Breeze Scent, from Purex.

Free Brita Water Filtration System After Rebate and Coupons. Combining coupons with a sale or a rebate is the basis for Extreme Couponing. Buy a pour-through pitcher online from Kmart, originally for $12.39. Use the coupon code  KMART10PSAVINGS in the cart and then use the code OFFERS10 on the final payment page to get the pitcher for about $10, then use the $10 mail in rebate. The rebate expires March 31. Not sure when the coupon codes expire. This has not been tested by ActuallyFree.info. Be sure to read the Free After Rebate page for tips and warnings about rebates.

If you're into Extreme Couponing, watch for unadvertised clearance sales the day after Valentines Day. Stores will be looking to clear their shelves of items with Valentine's Day packaging. These sales will mostly involve items related to Valentine's Day, like chocolate.

Free After Rebate from Fry's Electronics:

• Cooler Master Laptop Cooler Fan
• Print Artist Gold Software
• Berlitz Spanish Premier Software
• Driver Genius Software
• Drive Scrubber Software - 3 PCs

Free After Rebate from Newegg.com

• McAfee Internet Security 2012 - 3 PCs

Note: You can get free anti-virus software without having to deal with rebates.

Again, be sure to read the Free After Rebate page for tips and warnings about rebates.

WEB FREEBIE WEDNESDAY: Free Typing Lessons and Games

Welcome to Web Freebie Wednesday, the mid-week event featuring some of the best freebies of the web. Today's freebie is FreeTypingGame.net. Computer literacy is constantly becoming more of a requirement in today's culture and especially in the work environment. As my own children grow, I'm sure I'll continue to tell them that one of the most helpful classes I ever took in high school was a computer typing class. Now, you can get that entire class for free online. If you are beginning to learn how to type, or if you want to practice so that you can increase your words per minute (wpm), then this is a perfect resource for you. FreeTypingGame.net has lessons for typing and they make it fun to learn with games. This has got to be one of the best educational resources online. The site is definitely ad-supported, but that shouldn't affect the learning experience.



FREE MOVIE MONDAY: The Gods Must Be Crazy II

Welcome to Free Movie Monday, February 6, 2012. Today's movie is The Gods Must Be Crazy II. This movie is hilarious. It's a great mix of humor, culture and history. The main character is Xixo, an African indigenous bushman who through a crazy sequence of events must chase after the machine of the heavy people for 2 days in order to find his children. The other characters, a female doctor of law, a doctor of zoology, 2 soldiers and a couple of poachers also have a crazy mix up as their paths cross in the safaris of Africa. Enjoy the show!

From Crackle: The Gods Must Be Crazy II

For better viewing, click the "full screen" button.

Family Friendly Warning: Rated PG by the MPAA. There is a lot of indigenous/tribal back nudity, portrayed innocently. A civilized woman is seen briefly in her underwear on three occasions. There is a mild amount of profanity.

FREE STUFF FRIDAY: February 3, 2012

Welcome to Free Stuff Friday. We changed the previous name "Freebie Friday" to "Free Stuff Friday" because we felt this name implies tangible freebies more as opposed to freebies that could just be downloaded.

Anyway, here are today's freebies:

Free Water Test Kit from Aqua Science. The free kit is meant to encourage you to use their water cleaning services, but at least you can get an idea of your water's chemistry for free.

Free Samples of Microflex Medical Gloves. They offer up to 5 samples and literature of products in their catalog.

Free Food at Ikea. Free breakfast for everyone on Monday until 11 am. Free combo meal for kids valued at $2.50 on Tuesdays.

Free After Rebate from Fry's Electronics:

• Maxell Wireless Optical Mouse available in 4 colors
• Antec cleaning kit with solution and microfiber cloth
• Cirago Wall Charger, Car Charger and cable for iPod, iPad, and iPhone (or any USB device)
• TurboCAD Designer software for technical drawings
• Dataplot Tether software to "tether your computer and mobile phone"

Free After Rebate from Newegg.com:

• AVG Anti-virus 2012 for 3 pcs
• Panda Security Global Protection 2012 for 3 PCs
• Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus
• McAfee Total Protection 2012 for 3 PCs

Sorry, no Kaspersky this week. I can't believe how often these titles are offered for free after rebate. Actually, when you consider the fact that you can get antivirus software for free without having to deal with a rebate, I guess its not surprising.

Free After Rebate from Office Depot (starting Sunday, Feb 5)

• McAfee Total Protection 2012

Office Depot also advertising "$1300 in software for free after instant, mail in and current user upgrade rebates." If it requires a current user proof of purchase, then it may not be actually free after rebate, since you had to purchase the previous version. Be aware if what you're actually buying and what the details of the rebate are.

Free After Rebate from Staples

• Trend Micro Titanium Security (until Tomorrow, Feb 4)
• Free paper shredding up to 5 lbs (Sunday, Feb 5 - Saturday, Feb 11)

Be sure to read the Free After Rebate page for tips and warnings on rebates.