Free Services

From free online photo album, to free job sites, to price comparison sites, you can find truly helpful free services online here.

Online Photo Album

Free online photo sharing and storage  

Club Photo
Easily share photos on your Club Photo Web page. Unlimited photo storage space and free software downloads to manage your photos. Photo albums not accessed for 90 days are deleted. (international, 18 or older)

dotPhoto
30 free prints when you join and unlimited free storage if you meet minimum usage requirements - see site for details. Add voice descriptions to your photos. They have special offers and bargain prices too. You can also use your online album to sell your own photos. (international. shipping charges assume US)

Free File Storage

AllYouCanUpload
This is a new service from CNET allowing you to easily upload and host your photos on their server without even the need to register for an account. Unlike other photo hosting services such as Imageshack and Photobucket, AllYoucanUpload serves no ads on the uploading areas except on the hosted part of the site. There’s no limit on the size of an image, no limit on the amount of storage consumed and even no limit on the amount of bandwidth your hosted images may consumed!

Xdrive FREE TRIAL 
Automatic online backup - Protect your data from viruses, crashes, theft, and accidents. 5GB of online hard disc

Yahoo Briefcase
You get 30 megs of free online storage and if you are already registered for another free Yahoo service such as email, you can use the same account.

Znail
Znail allows you to store files, bookmarks, notes and more online so you can use them anywhere. You get 50 megs of storage. This is one of the pioneer sites for this type of service. It uses a clean, fast and easy to use interface and they have no banner ads.

Job Hunting Service

monster.com 
Huge database of jobs and resumes. Customize searches and use numerous tools to help in your job search. Membership is free for job seekers, but employers pay a fee. (US employers, international seekers)

America's Job Bank
If you are looking for work you can search for free. If you are an employer you can post your openings for free. Great service! (US)

CareerBuilder Network
This is the main site for a network of job sites. You can get a free email account so you don't need to use your work email. Free for job seekers. (US employers, international seekers)

Free Jobs
Free resume posting and job searches as well as unlimited free job postings. There are expanded services available for employers for a fee. Multiple local sites tied into the national site. (US employers, international seekers)

HotJobs.com
HotJobs allows you to block certain companies from seeing your resume. A job search agent, free email and other free services for job seekers. (international)

Summer Jobs
This one is free for both employers and job seekers. They focus on seasonal jobs for students, but other jobs are posted as well. (international)

Free Calender service

Calendarhub
Calendarhun features includes creates multiple personal or group calendars, add events to your calendar, get reminders by email or on your phone, Ajax-based drag & drop interface and RSS feeds for any calendar view. You can also invite others to your events.

Calendars Net
Allows you to create a simple online calendar. You can also create multiple calendars and merge the information for group scheduling. You can edit online or offline.

Yahoo! Calendar
A very straightforward individual and group calendar that allows you to synchronize with PC software and PDAs. You can also set reminders and set recurring appointments.

Pricing / Comparison Services

CarPoint
If a new car is on your shopping list then Microsoft's CarPoint is a must. Get base and retail prices, compare competing models, read reviews.

CNET Shopper.com
A big selection of computer related items. They could use more subcategory for browsing. There are direct links to the appropriated product page on the vendor's sites.

ComputerShopper.com
ZDNet has put together a very sophisticated price comparison site including wizards to help narrow your choices and listings of reviewed products.

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