Want to read world famous classics, but don’t want to buy them? At Project Gutenberg you can find over 28,000 classic books in electronic form. You can find such great stories as :

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
History of the United States by Charles A. Beard and Mary Ritter Beard
Ulysses by James Joyce
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Complete by Leonardo da Vinci
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
The Marvelous Land Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

The books are available in a variety of formats including ePub, PDF, HTML, Text, and formats that can be read most portable devises, e-readers and on your computer. You can even download audio versions. I currently have The Time Machine, Dracula, Wuthering Heights and Sherlock Holmes on my Nook.

Be sure to read the information about use and distribution of the books. The books are in the public domain in the United States but you’ll want to check the rights if you live in a different country. The books are free to use, but not necessarily free for you to distribute to others.

To learn more, get books or even get involved with the project, visit Project Gutenberg .

The economy is a long way from recovery, and many families are struggling to make ends meet, never mind paying off debt. If you’re trying to get out of debt and aren’t sure of the most efficient way to do it, visit the Snowball Calculator.

The Snowball Calculator is designed to figure out the least expensive way for you to pay off your debt. Just fill in the form with the information on each loan, how much money you have to put towards debt payment, and click the “Calculate” button. You’ll get instructions on how much to send to each lender every month and how many months it will take to pay off the debts.

To calculate your debt repayment or to learn more, visit the Snowball Calculator.

ADT is offering a free safety guide for kids up to age 14 filled with tips, safety games and advice to keep kids safe at home, at play, and even online. It also includes a fingerprint kit, a magnet, and a reflective sticker for kids to wear in the dark. To learn more visit ADT Child Safety

Not sure if its worth $10 per person to see the latest movie releases? Should you wait for the paperback version of the new bestseller to save more than 50% of the hardback price? Before you spend your hard earned money and time, check out MediaCritic.com for the latest reviews from top newspapers and publications around the country on movies, books, games and tv shows. MediaCritic.com offers a “Metascore” (average of the critics’ scores) for each item giving a quick glance at its overall rating. You can read the critics’ reviews as well as the opinions and ratings from non-critics. You can post your own opinions or participate in group discussions.

You can access the information through the website or through an RSS feed or your smartphone.

Just in time for summer beach reading. eHarlequin offers something for free every Friday! It could be FREE Shipping, a FREE print book or a coupon for a free eBook!
Check out eHarlequin to see what’s free this week!

When it comes to managing my life, particularly if I’m way from my computer, if I can skip or speed up a step I’m more likely to stay on top of things. Google Calendar allows me to quickly add events from my phone through SMS.  I simply scroll to Google in my contact list and choose the option to send an SMS, type my appointment and hit send. Google even texts back that the appointment was received.

To set up the mobile option with Google Calendar:

1. Visit your Google Calendar online.
2. Click on the “Settings” option.
3. Click on “Mobile Set up”
4. Check to see if your Carrier is supported.
5. Enter your country and phone number, and then click “Send Verification Code”
6. You’ll receive a message back with a verification number. Enter that number in the “Verification Code” field on in the mobile settings on your calendar. (If you don’t receive the code, you can request it again through the Mobile Set up in the Settings.)
7. Click “Finish Set-up”.

To send a text of a new appointment:

1. Add Google Calendar’s SMS number to your contacts 48368
2. Send a text to the SMS number. Enter the appointment, date and time for example “Dinner 3/4 8pm” or “Soccer Saturday 10am”
3. Google Calendar will text back that it received the appointment.

You can also have Google Calendar text your appointments to you. To receive the next item on your appointment schedule text “next” (without the quotes) to 48368.  Text “day” to get the day’s appointments or “nday” to get tomorrow’s schedule.

The people at Ragu have created a free recipe book on feeding your kids well. Simply submit your contact information. Learn more about the Feed Our Kids Well Recipe book. 

The major package shipping companies provide tracking services, but you have to know the URL of each site’s tracking page to use it. Or you can use PackTrack.com to trace a package from USPS, UPS or DHL. It’s a no-frills site so it won’t confuse you or slow you down. Its features include:

• Customizable quick-access buttons.
• Package tracking log for fast re-tracking.
• Access to multiple carriers’ tracking on one fast-loading web page.

PackTrack is free to use! To learn more, visit Packtrack.com.

You may have heard about the Barnes and Noble Nook  competing with the Amazon Kindle. However you don’t need to buy a either to read the free ebooks being offered by Barnes and Noble. You do need to download its free reader for your computer (PC or Mac). Or you can get it for your iPhone/iPod Touch or Blackberry.

The books are varied and include Maximum Ride by James Patterson, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Emma by Jane Austin, many romances, a few Star Wars books, and lots more. Get the free reader application and start downloading free ebooks from Barnes and Noble.

Looking for ways to save on holiday gift giving? Over at Fave Crafts they are giving away Quick and Easy Christmas Crafts an ebook filled with ideas for ornaments, decorations, cards and gifts. And did I mention its free? Download your copy of Quick and Easy Christmas Crafts.