Er...uh, I don't live in Canada...

Hey, non-USAers, ever find yourself trying to watch the latest greatest SNL skit or catch a Howard the Duck on hulu, but then you're told by the internet police that "this video is not supported from your current location"?

Well, there's a solution: Hotspot Shield. Just download a free! simple program and it blocks your IP origin and watch away.

PC Magazine rates the program as one of the best free software programs of 2008.

The program will also protect your data from prying eyes on the public airwaves when you're on a Wi-Fi hot spot.

Photoshop Shmotoshop

Ever find yourself in a photo editing jam without the resources to acquire Photoshop? Well, Adobe's Photoshop is not the only game in town any more.

And luckily for us, the great design website LifeClever has been so kind to list some free web based alternatives.

There's also free downloadable programs like Gimp, Image Well, and Google's Picasa that can help fulfill your simple image fiddling needs.

I just tried out Picnik. Check out the results:
Voila! In less than a minute, Polar Bears stranded on disappearing iceberg... becomes Polar Bears stranded on iceberg from stoned Green Peace guy's perspective.








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