c|net has added yet another service to its arsenal, DOWNLOAD.COM. This new site is a "source for commercial demos, drivers, and patches, with access to shareware and freeware applications." In addition to search capability, the site offers users a browsable directory with (at present) nine subject categories, from business to utilities. Each category is further divided into several subcategories....

The title of this rather compelling application is derived from the thought-provoking novel by Philip K. Dick, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Essentially, what this open source screen saver does is allow a vast number of computers to communicate with each other to create abstract animations known as "sheep". Visitors can also vote for their favorite "sheep" as well, thereby allowing other...

GRATIS! is a site dedicated to the proposition that everybody deserves something for nothing every once in a while (at least). Every week, GRATIS! sifts through the mountains of free (and *allegedly* free) software and services available online, and reports its findings to readers. Coverage is not restricted to the World Wide Web. Since GRATIS! covers everything available on the entire Internet,...