We intend to keep Kaboodle free forever. We believe that the ads within the Kaboodle product as well as future advertiser-supported features will continue to be beneficial to Kaboodle users and will also pay the rent and wages for the Kaboodle team.

In Kaboodle, you can now form groups around common areas of interest, your hobbies, passions, school or work groups, family, or friends. Each group will feature a forum where members can discuss topics of interest, relevant Kaboodle lists submitted by individual group members, and a "Group Collection" where group members can submit individual items to a collaborative Kaboodle list.

Kaboodle is a fun shopping community where people recommend and discover new things. To use Kaboodle, you get two buttons in your browser. Whenever you like a product, an article, a picture or any web page, click on the Add to Kaboodle button and it will add it to your personal collection list in Kaboodle. You can create a list on any topic ranging from buying a sofa to planning a vacation or even researching business products or services.

Use the "Tell a Friend" link on the left side of any Kaboodle list or the "Invite new friends" link in My Kaboodle. Anyone you invite will be listed as your friend in Kaboodle once they sign up and you’ll be notified of each other’s activity as you add public items and comments in Kaboodle.

On any Kaboodle list, simply click "E-mail List" in the bar beneath the list title. Enter as many email addresses as you like on the "To:" line (and use a comma after each email address when you’re inviting more than one person). Then type a message if you want and click the "Send" button.

Each list and every item in Kaboodle has a Copy link. If you want to copy an entire list or multiple items from the same list, from the drop-down menu titled "More Actions," select "Copy." Select the list you would like to copy to (or create a new list) and the items you would like to copy, and then click "Copy" in the bar beneath the title of the list. To copy just one item from a list, click the "Copy Item" link beneath the summary information for the item.

To import a Wish List from Amazon, use the link on My Kaboodle or click here to get to the same place. Simply enter the e-mail address associated with your Amazon account, select the Kaboodle list where you want to add the items, and click the button to import your Wish List.

No. Whenever you share a list with your friends by using the "E-mail List" link they will be able to view the list with one click even if they are not yet registered Kaboodlers.

To keep track of Kaboodle lists you want to visit again and to be notified of new activity on those lists, add them to your Favorites. To do so, go to the list you want to add. In the bar beneath the list title, there is a drop-down menu titled "More Actions." Select "Add to Favorites" and click "OK" to add it to your favorites. This will add the list to your My Favorites list in your left-hand navigation bar under My Lists.

You now have more choice in how you view and showcase the lists you put together on Kaboodle. In addition to the original "list" view of the items on your Kaboodle list, you can also choose to view them as a grid (for all lists except for travel), a schedule (for travel lists only), a slideshow, or a collage. A collage gives you the most flexibility, allowing you to select which images to show, how much text, size and layout of the images, and colors.

Kaboodle is a LAN management and personal VPN application designed to do two things: The first is to allow people to manage the disparate computers and network-connected devices on their home LAN's from a visual interface. The second is to allow you to connect your Kaboodle-equipped LAN to those of other Kaboodle users using strong cryptographic means for identification verification and data transmission. We refer to this second piece as Kaboodle's "Personal VPN" capability.

Often times, third party security software will affect Kaboodle from working properly. In order to use Kaboodle properly, add www.kaboodle.com to your trusted or approved sites list, and make sure you allow cookies to be set for www.kaboodle.com. If you cannot get the software to work, please use our feedback form and provide us with details of the software you're running (operating system, application, application version number) and we will investivate the issue.

Yes, it is. You can downdoad files for free. If you choose option high speed, there will be a low fee.

Kaboodle is free for individual use, and the source code is available under the GNU General Public License. We ask for a small development contribution from enterprises and government agencies who use Kaboodle, or really anyone who wants to help make it better. For more information about the GNU General Public License, visit http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.

Kaboodle requires at least an 800×600-pixel by 256-color display. Higher resolutions let Kaboodle display more information and make it easier to work with. A good Internet connection is useful, too. For specific requirements for the BSD, Linux, MacOS, and Windows versions, please refer to the appropriate section of the FAQ.

The Windows version of Kaboodle is written in Microsoft Visual C++ Version 6.0. To compile the source code, you must be using Visual C++ 6.00 with Service Pack 4 (or later) installed. Kaboodle makes extensive use of Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) for GUI processing, but work is underway to switch to the wxWindows cross-platform toolkit.

If you are a programmer and wish to contribute, please visit the developers section of our web site at http://kaboodle.sourceforge.net/developers.html. If you would like to make a donation to fund development of Kaboodle, please visit our PayPal link at https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=kaboodle%40echogent.com.

It is easy to set up Kaboodle to work with VNC. First, Kaboodle is installed on the VNC server. Next, it is installed on the VNC client. Here are step-by-step instructions: Start Kaboodle, and right-click on the icon representing your computer. The Property Panel will appear. Click on the VNC Setup tab. The VNC Server Settings for your computer will be displayed in the top half of the window.

You cannot get a virus just by running Kaboodle, however, Kaboodle does allow you to use applications such as file-transfer and remote control, which can spread computer viruses. You can get a computer virus (or other malicious program) by running a file you have been sent, just as you can with a file sent as an e-mail attachment, or on a disk. Data files such as pictures (such as files ending in .BMP, .GIF, and .JPG), and sounds (files ending in .MID, .MP3, and .

Kaboodle has three components specific to each installation: A Network Information Database file, written in XML, a Registration File directory, and a Partnership File directory. To move these components from one computer to another, make sure Kaboodle is not running on either computer and copy them over.

By default, Kaboodle is installed to the C:\Program Files\Echogent\Kaboodle directory on your computer.

Kaboodle can be removed by running the Add/Remove Programs applet from the Control Panel, selecting Kaboodle from the list of programs, and clicking on the Add/Remove or Change/Remove button. Domain Name Service - A domain name service acts as a kind of telephone directory for networks, converting names of computers into IP addresses and vice-versa. Abbreviated as DNS. Dynamic IP address - An IP address that changes each time a connection is made.

Kaboodle was originally developed by Echogent Systems, a California Corporation, under the development name of "EchoFree". Kaboodle development is managed by Echogent, in conjunction with contract programmers and open-source volunteers.

Kaboodle currently runs under 32-bit versions of Windows (Windows 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP) with support for BSD, Linux, and MacOS under development.

Kaboodle's VPN functions can be used from behind a firewall or proxy server by opening TCP ports 4182, 4183 and, optionally, 11965 if Zebedee is installed on the firewall and, if necessary, port-forwarding it to the machine running Kaboodle.

VNC uses a protocol called Remote Frame Buffer (RFB) to communicate between clients (called "viewers" in VNC settings) and servers. The RFB protocol is transmitted over TCP/IP packets on your network, just like other protocols such as FTP and HTTP. RFB, however, was never designed to be a secure protocol for use across the Internet. It is possible for a malicious user on a network running VNC to "sniff" the RFB packets to spy on other computers or gain access to them.

A display capable of producing 800x600, 256-color is required, with higher resolution and color-depths recommended.

Kaboodle does not perform any operations specific to a web browser, and works equally well with AOL's Netscape Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Opera Software's Opera, and other web browsers.

Kaboodle's installation program is designed to locate your current copy of the software and upgrade all files to the latest version. You do not need to perform any special actions before upgrading. NOTE: Beta-releases of Kaboodle may require manual installation or ship with an installer which behaves differently from production releases.

Most free email providers make their money by showing you advertisements, such as graphical banners that you see as you collect your mail from their site, text messages that appear at the end of your email messages, pop-up and pop-under ads, or by sending advertiser messages directly to your emailbox. Occasionally, smaller providers offer free email as a community service, without any advertising.