Firefox

Seth Godin has made a post on Firefox which explains why most people who use Firefox do so.
I've been finding some good add-ons for my Firefox browser; the one that lights me up at the moment is PicLens.
This new add-on will let you see your pictures in a 3D environment right inside your browser! This is how they describe their software:

Get into your favorite sites
From Flickr to Google Images, and even Facebook and Friendster, PicLens works with a growing number of your favorite websites.


Photo Sites |
Photobucket
Picasa Web Albums
Fotki
FotoTime
deviantART
Smugmug
Social Networking |
Flickr
Facebook
MySpace
Bebo
Hi5
Friendster
Image Search |
Google Images
Yahoo Images
Ask Images
Live Images
AOL Images
Webhosts/Galleries |
Freewebs
Adobe Lightroom
Don't just take our word for it . . .
piclens_reviewed PicLens has been picking rave reviews since its release. MacWorld calls PicLens "gorgeous . . . a great idea" Lifehacker exclaims "you'll be transported to a wonderful and magical world". Techcrunch asserts "visually the results are stunning."
Free of adware, spyware, and worries
PicLens is free to download, free to use, and does not contain any adware or spyware whatsoever.
Choose your flavor: Firefox, IE, or Safari
PicLens Features

Firefox
Enjoy photos in full-screen mode
New! Quickly drag, click, and zoom in a "3D Wall" interface
New! Search for web images within PicLens
Play a slideshow of image search results and photo albums
Fly through 1000s of images in a split second
Search in multiple languages
Jump from PicLens to the corresponding webpage

IE
Enjoy photos in full-screen mode
New! Quickly drag, click, and zoom in a "3D Wall" interface
New! Search for web images within PicLens
Play a slideshow of image search results and photo albums
Fly through 1000s of images in a split second
Search in multiple languages
Jump from PicLens to the corresponding webpage

Safari
Enjoy photos in full-screen mode
Play a slideshow of image search results and photo albums
Search in multiple languages
Jump from PicLens to the corresponding webpage
Sit back and explore photos with your Apple® remote

* Firefox version currently available for Windows XP, Vista, and Mac OSX.
Our Firefox version also supports the Flock browser.
Frequently Asked Questions & Tutorial
See our FAQ page for answers to questions about features, compatibility, and more.
To see our tutorial, click here.

As you can see, this is a very powerful add-on for your browser even if you do use IE!

Introducing Snap Shots from Snap.com

Introducing Snap Shots from Snap.com

I just installed a nice little tool on this site called Snap Shots that enhances links with visual previews of the destination site, interactive excerpts of Wikipedia articles, MySpace profiles, IMDb profiles and Amazon products, display inline videos, RSS, MP3s, photos, stock charts and more.

Sometimes Snap Shots bring you the information you need, without your having to leave the site, while other times it lets you "look ahead," before deciding if you want to follow a link or not.

Should you decide this is not for you, just click the Options icon in the upper right corner of the Snap Shot and opt-out.

Old Version Downloads - OldApps.com

Old Version Downloads - OldApps.com

When you need to find that program which was installed a while ago and it worked really, really easily, then a new version came out and you found it to be, well not as good as the previous version.
Now, there is a website which carters to your desire for the older (easier) version.

Here is their mission statement:

The Idea behind OldApps.com is ingeniously simple. Our mission is to provide our users with a wide assortment of current versions of familiar software, and their predecessors, for free. Our database is maintained up to date with older versions of software as they become readily available. Our users can be assured that this process involves our careful and meticulous screening of each individual program and version listed on OldApps.com. Our pledge is that our users will never end up with any malware, trojans, and/or any other variation of viruses.

You will find almost 200 programs here, and 2770 versions of them!

BLOGRUSH

BLOGRUSH

Who wants FREE TRAFFIC to Your Blog?
You do, of course!
So head on over to BlogRush and get signed-up (only takes a minute +/-) and put their Widget on your blog, You're Done!

It's that easy!
Get more traffic by telling more people, simple.

MediaFire - FREE FILE HOSTING made Simple

When you need a place to host your files online that you want to give friends, family and others access to, then MediaFire is the place to go.
Just look at what they say:

MediaFire is the simplest way to host files and images and share them with others.

MediaFire is a free and unlimited file and image hosting web site with no strings attached. Our goal is to help make the internet a more interesting and media rich place by provide the fastest and most simple to use tool for sharing all kinds of files in almost any way imaginable. Registration is completely optional and every feature of the service is available to you whether you choose to create an account or not. If you choose to, creating an account is easy and free, allowing you to quick and secure access to your saved files from any computer.

Share Your Files and Images

Easily share large files and images by Email, Instant Messenger, and on your web site or MySpace page.

With MediaFire's easy to use sharing tools and embedding links you can share entire folders of files and images by email, instant messenger, or on your MySpace page, blog or forum. Folders also double as image galleries so sharing all your vacation photos or graphic design work in one place just got a whole lot simpler.

You just can't beat the price - $0.00!

I signed-up and had one of my ebooks uploaded in less than 5 minutes! That's Fast.

I would suggest using the sign-up process even though you are not forced to, because you can only make changes to your files and folders from your machine that you upload with if you don't sign-up and it's not a big deal anyway.

Kunaki -- CD/DVD manufacturing and publishing service

Kunaki -- CD/DVD manufacturing and publishing service


You will probably be surprised to find that when looking for a CD/DVD publishing house
that actually can deliver the goods, even when you just need one! Well, I was surprised
to find this service was available and not only available but the costs are just outstanding.

Here are the details as advertised on their website:

• Retail quality. Full-color, glossy, fully assembled, cellophane-wrapped, retail-ready products with free UPC bar codes. We manufacture to high-quality retail specifications letting you sell your CDs and DVDs at CD-Baby, Amazon, and other retail outlets.
• No minimums, commitments, or contracts. And, no setup, mastering, or hidden charges.
  
• No risk. We send you a free review copy of your product.
  
• Fast and simple. Design, configure, and manufacture in one day. Use our software to design your disc, case, inserts; and select your contents.
  
• Order what you need when you need it. Order 1 or 300 units. Order more when you need them. We can drop-ship to any address. Just-in-time production means risk-free, zero warehousing costs.
• Publish at no cost to you. Our automated factory accepts credit-card orders on your behalf. We manufacture and ship your product to your customers within minutes. We report sales with customer names/addresses to you and send you a check each month for an amount equal to the quantity sold multiplied by the price you set.

Now, if you are just getting started and the budget is tight, you may find this service to be as good as I say.

Rokario Software - Free Bandwidth Monitor

Rokario Software - Free Bandwidth Monitor
Continuing on the the theme of bandwidth issues I've been using this monitor from Rokario Software to keep a check on my bandwidth usage. It is a very cool little application that stays mostly in the system tray unless you want to watch the various amounts monitored like kb/sec incoming, kb/sec outgoing, traffic(transfer) this hour, (amount)downloaded today, uploaded today and traffic this month. You also get a daily log to see your past usage and compare data.

I've been determined to keep track of these issues since my run-in with the Broadband Rip-Offs that I mentioned in my last post!

The really cool thing, after all the different things you can monitor is the fact that you can use many different "looks" for the application and not only that, you also have the ability to create your own "look" and not just use it, but upload it to their website and let others use it too. Now, I know we all are not interested in going that far, but if you are it's very tempting and makes the whole application even more desirable.

Like I said I've been using this tool for a while now and have found it to be very informing, especially when I'm still having issues with connection speed and making sure I do not exceed any limits for any month. When you look at all the features and benefits you get from using this application and the fact that you can get it for FREE!! just make it a really valuable asset to my toolbox.

Rokario.com do offer a Pro Version of Bandwidth Monitor 2 for $15.98 which has about 9 more options available, but if you are just looking for a personal application then go for the FREE Version.