Get a taste of RumShot! It's an awesome free screen capture program. It's not made to replace any screen capture software for everyday screenshots, instead it's made to add frames, and borders to make your screen shots fancy. RumShot takes both a screenshot of your desktop, but also a preview shot which is what you'll see below.

I don't think that anyone would argue that getting used to Microsoft Office 2007's new interface takes some time. I've been using Beta 2 for what seems like forever (probably about 8 months in reality) and I finally feel comfortable being able to find the commands that used to reside on toolbars and menus in previous versions of Office.

Yesterday, Google announced that their Google Groups has been updated with a new look and features. Back in October they had a beta site available with the redesign.  Previously, it was an orange, yellow and white color scheme.  They've switched to a light blue and white color scheme which gives it a cleaner look. Some of the new features include:

Right now I am using Firefox 2 as my primary browser because some of my extensions don't play nice with the pre-release version of Firefox 3. That's a real shame too because the rendering engine (Cairo) that Firefox 3 offers is really amazing. The only thing is that a lot of people will never think twice about the great things Cairo brings to the table.

FeedRinse, which launched last March is a great filtering service for your RSS feeds. The purpose of FeedRinse is to hide items that match key words or authors that you don't want to see. You get total control over your feeds, and can easily filter articles and content that wouldn't really interest you. It's one way to prevent information overload which isn't too hard to do with RSS.

At the end of December, there was quite the buzz over PayPerPost acquiring part of Performancing, know for their blogging tools such as metrics, and their blog advertising network. PayPerPost was to acquire their metrics and classifieds exchange. Only days later, PayPerPost backed out on the acquisition.

Despite the fact that the official launch of Windows Vista is not until January 30th, some retailers show that they have it in stock, and ready to ship.  One such store is Newegg, and their website shows that they have Vista 32-Bit Ultimate 3 Pack DVD-OEM for $599.99, Vista 64-Bit Home premium 3 Pack DVD-OEM for $349.99, and Vista 32-Bit Business Single Pack DVD-OEM for $149.99.

WordPress 2.1 Ella has been released, and it's ready for download.  With over 550 bug fixes, and quite the list of new features, it should definitely be worth the upgrade.  There are too many features to list,(view the complete list here) but here are some that caught my eye:

I was surely surprised this morning to wake up to news that Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 has been released! I knew that it would be sometime this month but I figured it wouldn't come until next week.

Last week I wrote an article on freeware applications that let you arrange your windows in a more organized, and productive fashion. Then in the comments Everton mentioned an application that he found that lets you minimize windows to the System Tray.

SeaMonkey is Mozilla's browser that is more of an all-in-one type of solution with a built-in email client. I think this overview from Mozilla sums up SeaMonkey quite well for those:

It looks like Google just updated their Feed Reader Module for the Google Personalized Homepage. I'm sure that this is to help compete with Netvibes who offers an amazing built-in feed reader for their customizable homepage. The screenshot above demonstrates how the Feed Reader Module works.

The Windows Vista launch date is about a week away and there is already talk about the first Service Pack (SP1) being made available as soon as this year. According to an email that Bink.nu received this is what the first Service Pack should include:

One of the most used Firefox extensions has to be FoxyTunes. It is designed to control a large range of media players right from your browser, and it is compatible with both Firefox and Internet Explorer. Just when you thought the best couldn't get better...

DivShare is really starting to separate themselves from other file hosting sites because of the unique features that they are continually adding.

Suzuki is changing the way that you'll be seeing your movies! There's no need to go to a theater,with the Suzuki Drive-In Home Theater Concept Car.  The XL7 Flix is perfect for any movie enthusiast who just can't get enough. This concept car puts your movie entertainment into your own hands. Check it out:

A few days ago Ashley wrote up a post about Flock's upcoming "Cormorant" release (with a ton of screenshots) which will offer a lot of great thing that people love in Firefox 2, including the inline spell checker. Some of Flock's other great features will also have some new things to offer, but from the looks of it their blog editor will continue to be neglected.

Here is your week in review with Sunday's Summary! If you missed something, check it out.

I normally don't post about WordPress related things but since another milestone release is schedule for Monday I figured I could make an exception. I did mention this release in the forum last week because I came across some amazing screenshots that represented what the Administration screen was supposed to look like.