Canadian Freebies & Free Stuff

Granville Magazine, a new glossy about sustainable living in Vancouver, is giving away one year subscriptions (4 issues) for FREE. The editorial is self-described as “lively, funny and thought-provoking”, but not humble. You need not live in British Columbia to be eligible for the complimentary subscription. Enjoy!

This subscription offer (for Granville Magazine) is open to everyone. If you are interested in a magazine specific to your industry or craft, try some of the free subscriptions available from RedFlagDeals.TradePub.com. For these subscriptions you must qualify as a member of the target industry - but if you are an engineer looking for a free subscription to one of hundreds of engineering magazines for instance, look no further! 

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Foreign Policy Magazine, which has a newsstand price of roughly $6-8, is giving away a free trial issue in hopes of gaining subscriptions. When you sign up with this form, the latest issue will arrive on your doorstep in 6-8 weeks. You will be billed $28.95 [including taxes and shipping] for a one-year, 6 issue, subscription. If you do not wish to subscribe for a year, just write “cancel” on the invoice and send it back, keeping your free issue to enjoy.

You also find free magazine subscriptions for publications such as Refocus Reports, a magazine devoted to developments in renewable energy from around the world, or ComputerWorld Canada, a trade publication for IT professionals, at RedFlagDeals.TradePub.com

Visit Corel.com and you can download a FREE beta version of Corel WordPerfect Lighting.  The program includes:

• A Notes tool for word processing, note taking and copying text and images from email and the Web
• A Viewer to open PDFs, WordPerfect and Microsoft® Word documents
• A Navigator to organize your ideas and documents
• A free online account with 200 MB storage—plus many more services

TheGlobeAndMail.com has a nice review of the program as well.  Take a look!

Canadian Money Saver Magazine is now offering a free trial of 2 online issues, with registration on their site. They’ve been in publication since 1981 (click here for some testimonials), and the site also has other free content including financial calculators, investment guides, vehicle and homebuyer tips plus more.

Interested in a freebie for your child?  Then visit CEFI.ca.  You’ll find a selection of freebies, ranging from a fork and spoon set to a child identification set.  There is a limit of one per household.  Thanks for the deal, Manik and BillsFan!

Looking for Valentine’s Day ideas?  Check out InstaSong.com.  In a few minutes, you can create a highly personalized, professionally produced song for FREE and you will be able to send it to anybody you want (including yourself).  Simply register with your email address, age and sex to take advantage.  Thanks for the deal, BestOffer!

Visit Microsoft.com and you can download a FREE copy of Microsoft Photo Info:

Microsoft Photo Info is a new software add-in for Microsoft Windows that allows photographers to add, change and delete common “metadata” properties for digital photographs from inside Windows Explorer. It also provides enhanced “hover tips” and additional sort properties for digital photographs in Explorer (in Details view).

Thanks for the deal, odbc32!

You can get a FREE one-year subscription to Dime Magazine right here.  This is in celebration of the the basketball lifestyle magazine’s five year anniversary.  Thanks for the deal, Nikita!

• Zip.ca: 2-week free trial, with plans starting at $10.99 per month. They also have the largest selection at over 50,000 titles.
• RogersVideoDirect.com: 2-week free trial, plans start at $10.99 per month. This should be the the same as Zip, as Rogers uses their service.
• Starflix.com: 2-week free trial with 3 DVDs at a time, plans start at $9.99 per month.
• DVDHype.com: 2-week free trial, the plan costs $25 per month.
• Canflix.com: 2-week free trial, plans start at $19.95 per month.
• Cinemail.ca: 2-week free trial, plans start at $7.98 per month.

Running a small business?  Then try out McAfee Total Protection for Small Business Beta!  Version 4.5 of the package is available as a beta release, and you can preview it for a full six months.  To sign up, or to read more details, visit McAfeeASAP.com.  Thanks for the deal, kingandjen!

If you don’t usually need a fax machine but occasionally need to send a brief document, FaxZero.com has free faxing available! Simply fill out the relevant contact information, select a source file in .doc or .pdf format (or type a quick message) and it’s ready to send. No registration is required; you will need to use a valid e-mail address as the sender, each fax must be confirmed from your e-mail in a followup message before the fax is transmitted.

Note that there’s an ad on the cover page, and you’re limited to 2 faxes a day at up to 3 pages apiece.

Need a good PDF converter?  Check out Zamzar.com:

Zamzar is a great new service that allows you to convert your computer files online for free.  It allows you to convert documents, images, videos and music files and share them with friends.

For a list of conversion types, check here.  Thanks for the deal, Salman!