Weblog My Mind Leaks posts a detailed guide to uncluttering your Google Reader feeds by using Google Reader Trends to prune items you don’t need or read. The author walks through his own feeds, analysing which feeds he reads, which he doesn’t, and which deliver too much content for him to keep up with. We actually suggested that Google Reader Trends could be a great way to prune your RSS feeds when the feature first dropped, but this post details several useful tips for doing just that.
Unclutter Your Google Reader [My Mind Leaks via Steve Rubel's Twitter]All-things-Mac weblog TUAW highlights a handy Terminal trick for adding OS X’s double scroll arrows to both sides of your scroll bar. Just fire up Terminal (it’s in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder) and paste (one line): defaults write "Apple Global Domain" AppleScrollBarVariant DoubleBoth
Mozilla Labs announces the winners of their official Extend Firefox 3 Contest, and they’re an impressive crop of new and updated extensions for your favourite browser. I was honored to serve on the judging panel for this year’s contest (alongside some huge names in the browser biz), and we rated the entries based on how easy they were to use, and how well they took advantage of new features in Firefox 3. Let’s take a look at this year’s best new and updated add-on grand prize winners.
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension Find In Tabs searches for text across all of your open Firefox tabs. It does so by adding a Find in Tabs button to the find bar that switches from the normal single-page search to a multi-tab search. When you search with Find In Tabs enabled, it provides as-you-type results with context and tab number. This one could come in handy if you’re doing some heavy multi-tabbed research and you need to find something you had read but don’t remember which page you saw it in, but what’s coolest about Find In Tabs has little to do with the multi-tab search.
Whether you do you work on the web, run a home FTP server, or you just prefer a quick download from time to time, a solid, full-featured FTP client can be lifesaver. You’ve got tons of options—both free and shareware—for your FTP needs, so finding the right FTP client can be difficult. Read on for a detailed look at the five best FTP clients for your money.
Windows/Mac/Linux: Cross platform application Subdownloader makes short work of locating subtitles for your movies. Subdownloader uses a fast hashing algorithm, which, according to the developers, tears through about 4GB of movies per second. The application will search through folders and subfolders and can even handle seasons of television shows. Subdownloader also supports manual searches if you need subtitles for a file or DVD that isn’t stored on your computer. Subdownloader is a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux (requires Python to run).
Subdownloader [via gHacks]Photosynth, a Microsoft Live Labs project previously available as a view-only tech preview, now lets those signed up with Windows Live upload and create their own multi-photo walk-through panoramas. The webapp, which requires an 8MB software installation on the user’s side, can stitch together dozens or hundreds of photos and then let viewers “walk” through them, altering perspective and creating entirely new views from the details of all those shots. That means you not only can show off your new workshop shed in your backyard garden, you can let viewers actually step into it and look around. Pretty cool stuff, although those uploads, and the software itself, can take up a bit of bandwidth and memory. Photosynth requires a free download and a Windows Live ID to use.
Photosynth [via PC World]
