Facebook’s new terms of service brought to light the serious privacy concerns that changes to user agreements can bring about. Web site TOSBack monitors 44 web sites, including YouTube, Facebook, and others, and informs you as changes are made.
Windows 7 includes flashy, high-resolution icons for almost everything—even the specific devices you have attached. Blogger Long Zheng figured out where those icons are stored, so you can use them elsewhere.
Being well versed in knots beyond the simple granny knot is extremely handy, but if you don’t use your knowledge of knot craft with regularity it’s easy to forget. This handy card will help.
Windows only: iSwitchw filters through a list of open windows as you type—with a semi-transparent dialog accessible by simply pressing the Caps Lock key.
Firefox only (Win/Mac/Linux): Love the visual tabs in the new Opera 10 Beta but can’t leave your beloved Firefox? The Killer Tech Tips blog points out that there’s already a Firefox add-on for that.
Server crashes, site maintenance and traffic surges are among the reasons why your favourite site may be down. Regardless of origin, all you’re left with is a broken link. Notify Mee can help.
Finding yourself only occasionally inspired to write things down and get your word work done? One writer, by way of a Hemingway quote, found that stopping mid-sentence left her mental engine primed for the next session.
CC:Betty, the email and attachment organizer we’ve looked at previously, has made a host of organisational changes. There’s now integrated search and attachment viewing straight from the “conversation page” created by CC chains, and the replies themselves are now sorted in a threaded view. Next up: Automated tools to make physically cc’ing “Betty” easier. [Betty's Blog via CNET]
