Seriously, does Lifehacker get free software for this gig?
Now that you mention it, Lifehacker thanks her lucky stars for free software – but that’s free as in speech, not free as in beer, buster. Lifehacker harbors a deep respect for the philosophies and projects of the open source and free software communities, and will often point out software that’s freely available to everyone. That being said, we’ve been known to plunk down a few bucks for exceptional applications now and again.