Apparently GreenBorder users have known this news for a couple of weeks now, but it’s just spreading around the Blogosphere.  On May 11th, Google made their next purchase on a long list of recent purchases — GreenBorder.  They are known for their “signature-less” approach to protect computers from viruses, spyware, and other threats by isolating each Internet session from the rest of a user’s computer.

This is a pretty exciting day because there is a new freeware application available that previously cost $39! The software is Post2Blog (Download Mirror) and it makes it easier for you to post to your blog using a WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) editor.

It’s been almost a year since Google acquired Neven Vision for face recognition, and finally we see one way how Google is putting it to good use. Google Blogoscoped just pointed out a new “unofficial” feature with Google images that will allow you to search specifically for faces.

Google Co-op has a pretty cool feature called Subscribed Links. Just like the name implies, a user must subscribe to a particular “link” before they can use it. Once you have chosen some of the items to use, you’ll start to see them popping up when performing certain Google searches.

One of the nice features that Mozilla put in Firefox 2 was the ability to close the browser and reopen it later on while restoring all of your tabs. This Session Restore feature is extremely handy, but Mozilla could have added a few more simple features to make it a little more powerful.

There are many people who like Google Maps for mobile devices but have been disappointed that there hasn’t been support for GPS. (Note: the iPhone will not have GPS support. I would have thought that they would include this).  Google recently announced that Google Maps for mobile will in fact finally have support for GPS on certain mobile devices.

I was pretty excited this morning to see that FeedDemon 2.5 was finally released. I had been Beta testing it for a month or two, and the improvements it incorporated put it at the top in comparison to other RSS feed readers.

I read an article by Mary Jo Foley the other day that talked about enthusiasts bringing the Windows Longhorn project back to life.

Microsoft’s original goal was to sell one million Zunes by June 2007. It’s mid-May and they have already sold one million Zunes which shows they’re right on track with where they expected they’d be nine months after launch.

The latest version of Windows Live Messenger has been leaked.  Version 8.5 was leaked by Messenger Addictos, a site dedicated to covering Windows Live Messenger.  As the name suggests, the site is in Spanish, and the version that was leaked is also in Spanish. If you want to give it a try there is a way to get it in English.

I think most people tend to view a blog as something that is done entirely online. In other words, because you read the blog online, it’s written online.  This however, is not always true.

I love Thunderbird as a desktop email client because it is light weight and fast. I used Outlook 2007 for a little bit, and the features it offered were amazing but it was all a lot more than what I needed. Then when Thunderbird 2 was released I saw it as a great opportunity to switch back.

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

Yesterday, Google Blogoscoped noticed a new YouTube player from a video that was embedded into a blog. Some of you may have also noticed this new player over the last several days. The two images below show what it looks like. You’ll notice that the new player will show you a thumbnail for recommended videos right within the player.

Prices at the pump continue to go up, and if you’re like me, you like to find the best price in your area to save yourself a few bucks.  This is where GasBuddy.com comes in, and it’ll probably be your new pal.

Opera has so many things built-in that it is tough to find and use all it has to offer. After you find out about the features they become incredibly useful, and this is a great example of that.

Best Buy is accused of over-charging and deceiving their customers, and as a result, they’re facing a lawsuit.

Intel’s newest creation is sure to turn some heads being that it is only 0.7–inches think and a mere 2.25–pounds! Ziba has designed the new laptop that not only looks sleek and fashionable, but it’s also usable!

If you’ve been into an Apple store lately, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.  A few weeks ago I was in an Apple store, and I couldn’t help but notice I was in the minority.

Google Calendar fans have yet another way to put their calendar to good use! Now the calendar is available for mobile devices so that you’re able to keep track of your schedule from both the computer and your phone.For those who have multiple calendars, you’re even able to select which calendar that you want to view.