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  • Compact & Crunch Your Firefox Bookmarks

    The Bookmarks toolbar in Firefox is a useful feature that allows you to bookmark things on the fly and create instant shortcut buttons to get back to them.  However one of the biggest obstacles encountered when using Firefox bookmarks is that you will quickly run out of room, especially if you aren’t running in a…

  • Paint.net Release New Updates – V3.5.3

    One of my favorite FREE image editing applications paint.net just released a new update – Version 3.5.3 The update mainly covers just a few bug fixes so new new functionality this time around. Fixed DirectDraw Surface (.dds) file format support for CPUs which do not have SSE2 (Pentium III, Athlon XP). Fixed an issue with…

  • Looking For a Great Read? “BTB” FTW!

    Ahhh yeah, a few days ago while standing around the “Water Cooler”…. I heard about a funny site with a very strange name – Bald Tire Bob but… I’m glad! It’s definitely worth a read if any of you groovyReaders have a few mins to spare! (very funny).

  • Use Scr.im to Hide Email Address And Avoid Spam Bots

    Have you ever left a comment on a blog or website and worried about posting your real email address?  Perhaps you were asking for a Google Voice Invite or??? The folks over at scr.im have a slick solution.  The process is quick and simple and allows you to create your own URL off the scr.im…

  • Google Voice – Send SMS TXT Messages to Multiple Recipients

    Tired of using Cut and Paste to send the same SMS TXT message to multiple people?  Well Google was reading your mind because they just updated their Google Voice App. to all you to send SMS TXT’s to multiple recipients by separating them with a comma.   Send SMS to Multiple Recipients [via theGoogleOS]

  • Ubisoft Goes Insane – Implements new Online Only DRM

    Just when you thought software game developers were finally learning that DRM doesn’t work, Ubisoft steps up to the plate enforcing a new Online Only policy.  The new DRM policy won’t affect games which are already out, but starting with The Settlers 7 all future games will require a constant internet connection and verification to…