Windows only: The final RTM release of Windows 7 should be released later this month, and blogger and developer Long Zheng has created a small application designed to verify that your download is the real thing.
Windows/Mac/Linux: Most developers did a bang-up job preparing their extensions for the Firefox 3.5 update, but on the Firefox 3.5 release day, one very popular extension didn’t make the cut: Google’s browser plug-in, Gears.
Bulk uploading a file you want to share to multiple file hosting services is quite a time saver. DropRecord is a simple way to upload your files to over a dozen hosts.
After being in what the company calls “alpha-beta-development-maybe-kind-live mode”, user-edited online encyclopedia Wikipedia’s mobile site has officially launched, complete with support for iPhone, Kindle, Android and Palm Pre devices, redirecting these devices to the new mobile page by default.
The Tweaking with Vishal web site writes up a quick but useful registry hack that adds an “Open File Location” item to the context menu, just like Windows 7 or Vista has already.
Converting a scanned document to editable text is a handy trick that can save you hours of retyping documents. Free OCR converts your documents for free.
Annoyed by the household fly? Turns out all you need to deal with that pest is a plastic bag or two.
Firefox only (Win/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension HideTab minimises open tabs into an icon on the status bar—and even adds a shortcut key to instantly hide everything.
iPhone/iPod touch: reQall, the speech-to-text-powered task manager, has updated its free iPhone app to push reminders and tasks to your phone at any time, along with a few welcome features for fans of the memory-jogging servce.
Giving your cell phone or iPod a semi-permanent, clever-looking home on your wall doesn’t have to cost more than a couple of bucks. A used shampoo bottle and some basic tools are all that’s needed for MAKE’s outlet-mounted “charging pocket.”
