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A free bookmark synchronizer for your browsers…

Install Xmarks on each computer you use, and it seamlessly integrates with your web browser and keeps your bookmarks safely backed up and in sync.

Xmarks will sync across browsers too. Today we support Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Safari (Mac OS).

Mozilla has released Firefox 10.0 beta 5…

Did the internet ‘black-out’ work?

In the mean time Google released an update to Chrome beta:

KEY POINTS ABOUT SOPA / PIPA:

1. Leading constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe and internet law expert Marvin Ammori have argued that the bill violates the First Amendment because they would restrict considerable speech by people who are not engaging in infringement, either directly or indirectly.

2. 54 leading internet venture capitalists have signed a letter stating that legal uncertainties under PROTECT-IP would “stifle investment in Internet services, throttle innovation, and hurt American competitiveness.”

3. Contrary to its supporters’ claims, the bill will affect domestic websites. Any site that can be shown to enable circumvention of website blocking under the bill would face penalties. This could include sites where users have posted links to IP addresses or new domains for sites that have been blocked.

4. The bill would use DNS filtering to block sites, which is the same technique used for web censorship in China and Iran. The U.S. will no longer have a moral high ground when talking about protecting internet freedom globally.

5. An internet security initiative that has been in the works for more than a decade and is just starting to be implement, DNSSEC, would be considered an illegal circumvention tool under the bill. The DNS filtering and anti-circumvention provisions in the bill would force a huge step backwards for securing critical infrastructure, preventing identity theft, and stopping malware.

6. The bill has not received sufficient committee work and is not ready for floor action. The bill did not receive a single hearing and the mark-up session held by the Judiciary Committee on May 26th lasted less than 8 minutes and featured no amendments and no substantial debate.

Visit Stop American Censorship for more information on SOPA and PIPA…

Google recently started including ‘personal’ results, by default, in Google search – and I hate it. When I’m searching for information on a subject, I could care less what someone on Google+ has to say about it (in most cases). I want facts, not opinion. Further more, if someone’s Goggle+ profile is sorta similar to the subject I also get their info. Hate it.

So, here’s how to hide the ‘personal’ results in Google search:

Clicking the ‘Globe’ will filter out the personal results. If you should want the personal results simply click the little ‘human’ icon.

For an in-depth look at what you can do to change Google search results (browser specific!) see the post at makeuseof.com.

Good stuff indeed…

Microsoft released several important updates today:

It is Tuesday after-all…

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