Mozilla has released Thunderbird 2 Pre-Beta 1 onto their FTP. I have been using the latest nightly build since before Alpha 1 was released but I have only noticed one significant change and that is with the Options screen (pictured below). I am sure a lot has been done but it is probably more "under-the-hood."

Here are the download links for Thunderbird

A few days ago "d_leaper" commented asking why we haven't created Microsummaries for Firefox yet. I hadn't really thought about making a Microsummary before so I started to look into it.

If you're not familiar with Microsummaries then you shouldn't feel bad. It is a new feature in the upcoming Firefox 2 that will allow people to stay updated with what's going on in a particular site. Microsummaries are

You no longer have to trick Yahoo in order to test out their new Mail Beta which embraces the Web 2.0 functionality that many websites are starting to converge to. In order to activate Yahoo Mail Beta you will have to go to this site. It only takes a few clicks to start using it and I found the bouncing guy to be pretty amusing (he is displayed

Totalidea Software has released a program called TweakVI which will let you customize Windows Vista without the need to dig through the registry. They do have a free version available that has the ability to tweak several different features but they also have subscription-based versions that you can purchase for one year at a time.

Here is an overview of what the software can do:

Activate hundreds

If you're not into using AOL's XDrive then maybe you'll find a little more comfort with the AMD LIVE! Media Vault. The most obvious benefit of AMD's offering is the increased 25GB file storage that they allow...but don't forget to take a look at the fine print.

They let you upload/backup as often as you would like but you have to stay

Someone has figured out a way to make a Google URL do just about anything they want by using an exploit. The page that they "created" is located here:

http://www.google.com/u/gplus

and disguises itself to be an upcoming GMail Plus service. This is a "scam" in some sense because it is not actually for any Google service, instead, the next page will tell you

You (could have) gotten served!

Free For All Friday

When I think of Blogmusik.net, I can't help but think of the original Napster. You know, back in the day when Napster was the free peer to peer music sharing service that loads of people used? The good old days of Napster didn't last too long, and I imagine Blogmusik.net won't either.  It is cool nonetheless and worth checking out.

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