Interesting Posts in Tech Blogs This Week

The NY Times Launches 12 Podcasts

The New York Times has launched 12 free podcasts, including:

- Health Update
- Science Update
- Most E-Mailed Articles
- An Op-Ed column
- Book Update
- Music Review
- Front Page
- Olympics
- Restaurant and Theater Updates
- Wine Update

Now you can create your own radio station on iTunes.

Link via Micro Persuasion.
Image source: NYTimes.


The best free software selected by C|Net

"The best things in life are free" and C|Net Download.com staff has compiled a collection of the best freeware on their servers.

The chose the most downloaded programs in each category:

Audio & Video.
I tried VLC Media Player, it has an interface which could not be simpler and it works great. VLC is one-stop solution to playing any video or audio file: OGG, MP2, MP3, MP4, DivX, DVD, and various streaming protocols.

Business
Design & Photo
Desktop Enhancements
Developer Tools
Games
Home & Education
Internet
Mac
Utilities


AlmondRocks is the Easiest RSS Reader on the Web

AlmondRocks is a two-pane reader which is simple and fast. It is Ajax-based and you can try it as a "guest" without registration. The service is free.

Source: downloadsquad.com