Just recently released from beta, Fring is Google’s free group video call app for iPhone and Android. The mobile phone app enables group video phone calls with up to four people at once, over Wifi or 3G/4G phone connections. It also allows plain-old audio talk and has a text chat mode. It even allows you to call regular phone numbers for rates starting at a penny a minute.
Free online storage from Google Docs or DropBox allows you easy browser access to files from anywhere. But have you ever wondered how to save a file from the Internet directly to your online storage account? For example, what if you are on a public computer, and need to save a file you found online? Tech-Recipes explains how to copy the file’s URL (right click / Copy Link Location) and then paste it into Filename / Open (the entire URL including the http:// part.) For details and screen shots, read Tech Recipes or Lifehacker.