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List: Misc. Freeware (6)
- The Guide - two-pane extrinsic outliner (Windows)
- Tagit - simple tagging and rating (OS X)
- Anxiety - lightweight to-do management (OS X)
- Notational Velocity - stores and retrieves notes (OS x)
sharing your personal details
Online Tracking Company RapLeaf Profiles Users by NameRelated link: RapLeafRapLeaf knows even more about Mrs. Twombly and millions of other Americans: their real names and email addresses.
This makes RapLeaf a rare breed. Rival tracking companies also gather minute detail on individual Americans: They know a tremendous amount about what you do. But most trackers either can't or won't keep the ultimate piece of personal information—your name—in their databases. The industry often cites this layer of anonymity as a reason online tracking shouldn't be considered intrusive.
'share your ideas' (bookmarklet)
MarkUpDraw on any webpage with MarkUp to quickly share your thoughts.
new project underway
jenett.webthings is pleased to announce its latest addition, i.webthings, just getting underway. I hope you'll swing by and check it out. Thanks.'super-easy to use'
KEYS.css – "a simple stylesheet for rendering beautiful keyboard-style elements"dailywebthing site fixes
Please pardon our dust - I'm working on some template issues and the site may look a little funky at times over the next few days. Thanks!Update (3:55pm): The major issues have been resolved so things should be looking better now.
49 flaws addressed!
Microsoft issues its biggest-ever security fixMicrosoft said four of the new patches – software updates that write over glitches – were of the highest priority and should be deployed immediately to protect users from potential criminal attacks on the Windows operating systems.
'testing and sharing' tool
simures (sim u res) – "lets you share web pages in simulated resolutions" (example)CSS grid framework pack
The Square GridWhat's in the Pack?
- Sketch sheets for printing (PDF).
- Design layout templates (for Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator).
- Code files with explanations (CSS, HTML)
unauthorized data sharing
Facebook's Instant Personalization: An Analysis of Fundamental Privacy Flawsdwt | quick Firefox tip
A useful home page for Firefox:Copy and paste "chrome://browser/content/places/places.xul" into your address bar and go, then set it as your home page in Preferences>General (or Tools>Options>General on PC), as shown below:
As an alternative, you can create a bookmark to page to use as needed instead of making it your home page.
LibreOffice (beta)
The Document Foundation[Press Release]The Internet, September 28, 2010 - The community of volunteers who develop and promote OpenOffice.org, the leading free office software, announce a major change in the project’s structure. After ten years’ successful growth with Sun Microsystems as founding and principal sponsor, the project launches an independent foundation called "The Document Foundation", to fulfil the promise of independence written in the original charter...