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Sifting through twitter for something worth seeing.

It may be the year 2008, but a whole lot of sucktacular software still rears its ugly head on PC’s everywhere, even when better-behaved options are freely available. Whether it’s molasses-slow bloatware, shameless adware, anemic default apps, or “trial period expired!” nagware, it’s time to replace stinky Win software with its superior alternatives

Opera has released Beta 2 of the 9.5 version of their web browser, and we’ve taken a quick tour to see what’s in store. First impressions? It’s faaaaaast.

Many people are switching from Internet Explorer to alternative browsers such as Firefox and Safari. Though that might make them feel more secure, the shift has also opened new doors for bad guys.Case in point: We have no IE bugs to report this month, but both Firefox and Safari have been hit hard.

Not so long ago I got an email from one of the readers asking if there is a way to be notified about site updates when the site doesn’t offer RSS feeds. And since there are plenty of popular sites that don’t provide any feeds I thought it may be a good idea to write about it. So if you’re interested here are some free tools that can do the job

Opera today unveiled the second beta preview of the forthcoming Opera 9.5 desktop browser, code-named Kestrel. The new beta improves on security, speed and performance, while refining some of Opera’s most popular features. For download, please visit http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/next/

Google’s App Engine is the latest service to reduce operating costs for Web startups.

Did you know Amazon can email you suggestions from Mom’s wishlist two weeks before her birthday? Automatically ship you a new case of toilet paper every 2 months? Refund the difference on the price of an item you purchased that went on sale? Several advanced Amazon features, third party apps and add-ons can help you get the best deals

Firefox 3 introduces a few new features to bookmarks that I think makes them much, much easier to use, more useful in general, and much more useful in particular for catastrophically disorganized folk like me. The three main features being introduced are: Bookmark Stars, Bookmark Tags, and Smart Bookmark Folders.