Sixteen Free Romance Novels ($FREE)

To celebrate Harlequin's 60th anniversary, sixteen free guilty pleasures in PDF form. From Barnes & Noble.

Zuma ($20)

Like all Popcap games, Zuma is free to play online (how do you like them apples?), and you can also download a free ad-supported version with lots of levels. To get the full version, you pay twenty bucks, but since you'll be doing nothing but playing Zuma every free second (and many seconds when you should be doing other things, too), it'll be well worth it. There's something so satisfying about shooting those ceramic balls out of a frog. Please don't tell me what that means psychoanalytically. From Popcap Games.

Free Public-Domain Audiobooks

If you're an audiobook fanatic, I don't have to tell you how useful they are. They can lull you to sleep, distract you pleasantly while you work out, and keep you from losing your mind on long car and plane trips. They are, though, expensive to download—but it turns out that's not true for the zillions of books in the public domain.

In the best spirit of the internet (that is, for free, and through volunteer labor), Librivox serves as a kind of audio Project Gutenberg, serving up a catalog of high-quality readings of work from Jane Austen, Mark Twain, O. Henry, PG Wodehouse, and so on. There's often a choice of more than one version, so you can even pick a reader whose voice and accent you like.

To browse the catalog or search for your favorite titles, go here.

Today Only: Free Tivo at Woot (Free)

Woot is (for beginners) one of those websites where you can buy something extremely cheaply, but each item is only on offer for one day, and only until they run out. Today's deal is an 80-hour Series 2 Tivo for (pay attention) $129, with a $170 rebate. That's right. You get $35 for buying the Tivo, and the Tivo itself is free. To get the rebate, you have to sign up for a year's worth of Tivo service (this costs about $15 a month), which you were already going to do, because Tivo service is what allows Tivo to automatically record your shows. Listen to me carefully: if you've ever wanted a Tivo, go buy this now. It is the best deal you're ever going to get on one.

Friday Freebie: Wood Stain

Armstrong-Clark makes environmentally friendly oil-based wood stains. Choose a color and email them for a four-ounce sample.

Friday Freebie: 128 MB USB Drive

Fill out the form to receive a catalog from Sun USB, and they'll send you a free 128 MB USB drive.

Friday Freebie: Celestial Seasonings Herb & Tea Pack

Celestial Tea will not only send you free samples of their tea, they'll also send you seeds to grow your own peppermint and chamomile tea. After which you won't need to buy their tea. Self-destructive? Or just delicious? Order your freebie here.

Most Terrifying Friday Freebie Ever: Spider Chart!

No, seriously. You can get this phobia-inducing chart of deadly spiders here. Note: do not use as bedtime reading.

Friday Freebies

The Healing Garden is offering a free sample of their wild honey body lotion.












Folgers is getting into the gourmet coffee market. What this means for you: free coffee.

Friday Freebie!

Almay is giving away samples of their new hydracolor lipstick through Wal Mart.








Post-it is giving away two different freebies: a Post-it Flags & Notes offer, and a random goodie box of various Post-It products.

Friday Freebie

Like tea? Yogi Tea would be glad to send you a free sample of theirs. Choose from a wide variety of comforting organic herbals or exotic new tastes.

Friday Freebie

Every now and then, something free just drops in our laps. Like these adorable flash games from Orisinal. Try the bells game first -- it's my favorite.