Windows/Mac OS X/iPhone: NewsGator—the company behind some of the most popular desktop RSS readers for Windows, Mac and the iPhone—announced today that they’re closing down their web-based reader, opting instead to sync all of your desktop feeds with Google Reader.
Mozilla’s bookmark- and password-syncing Firefox extension Weave updates to version 0.5 with performance improvements and some nice feature tweaks. Among them: Weave now waits to sync until you’re not active in the browser, supports changing passwords and passphrases, and adds support for Fennec on Windows Mobile. If you’re a Weave user, head on over to Mozilla Labs to grab the update. [Mozilla Labs]
We’ve featured various motion-detecting video apps in the past, but now there’s HighlightCam, a web site that does the same thing but adds easy off-site backup and doesn’t require you to install anything.
According to Harvard Business blog, most of our interactions are governed by a simple event-reaction-outcome chain, where our knee-jerk response leads to an often undesirable outcome. For better results, they propose tweaking your thought chain to focus primarily on the outcome.
Windows/Mac/Linux: Lightweight web browser Arora uses the same rendering engine as Google Chrome and Safari, but works on almost any platform.
Windows only: Need an easy way to manage the windows on your desktop? Lightweight utility Gridy creates an invisible grid on your desktop to help you easily organise your windows.
Both at work and during our leisure time, our hours are increasingly spent typing away on our keyboards—which only ups the odds of getting carpal tunnel syndrome and other desk-related injuries. Here are some exercises to reduce the risk.
If you prefer Nero for your simple CD/DVD burning tasks but the price throws you for a loop, Nero introduces a stripped-down, freeware version of the popular dvd burning software.
