There many companies that provide online file storage services. Among them, Box.net has been known for being easy, reliable and free for 1GB of storage. What else could you ask for? After all, all were talking about here is uploading and retrieving files. Right?

Well, the folks at Box.net are betting that you’ll want to do something with those files once you’ve uploaded them, so they’ve added about a dozen “OpenBox Service” connectors that allow you to edit, distribute and print your files right from your online storage box.  Faxing from Efax, photo editing from Picnik and Snipshot, document editing from Zoho and Thinkfree, and printing from Zazzle are just some of the services offered.

Moving your computing life online keeps getting easier and easier with this kind of out-of-the-box thinking.

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We’ve all been there. We want to get to an article or test out an online tool, but it is behind the username and password door. Even though entry is free, it’s really not isn’t it. You don’t want to give up your personal information, including your email address for that one time you want to read an article, look at a chart or picture or try a tool.

BugMeNot.com is a site where you go to get usernames and passwords that let you get access to some of the most popular Web sites without registering. Just look through their list to find one of the username password combinations they provide. If the first combination you try doesn’t work, try another. You really should register if you will be using a sites content often, but the for access to that occasional article or tool, BugMeNot.com will help you.

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