Have you ever wondered how much time you spend on your computer performing certain tasks, or how often you run some of your applications? If so then you might want to checkout the newly released Slife 2.0. This is the first release of Slife that is completely free for users, and once you have it setup you'll be able to see just how productive you actually are.

When WordPress 2.5 was released earlier this year the development team spent a lot of time focusing on the commonly overlooked administration area. Anyone running their own WordPress blog knows how much time you spend on the backside of things, and so this update was very much appreciated.

It's usually easy to tell which services Google is passionate about and which ones they most want to grow because they update and add new features to them pretty regularly. One service that has kinda been neglected over time is Google News, and people are starting to notice. A recent article over at The New York Times points out how slow Google is at updating the top news of the day.

Ever wonder what the Lego Vault looks like or what's in it (if you even knew it existed)? Recently a blogger over at Gizmodo, Jesudiaz, was able to get a one-on-one tour of the Lego Vault. This is where all of the Lego sets that were ever created are kept. Any guesses on how many sets have been created? The answer is 4,720 from 1953 until now (2008).

Some of you were disappointed to hear a few weeks ago that Google doesn't have any intentions of updating the Google Browser Sync extension for Firefox 3. The eagle-eyed Ars Technica has given us reason not to give up all hope quite yet though. Google, believe it or not, has posted the source code for the extension up on Google Code.

We're playing a little game here. Who said Microsoft's usability stinks? Read the quotes below and give us your best guess...

Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you software updates for widely used programs, and it's safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we'll try to note the paid-only programs).

Firefox 3 (review) has been out for just barely over a week now and it has been downloaded over 19 million times according to Spread Firefox. Many of you requested that we assemble a tweaks guide just like we did with Firefox 2, and so that's exactly what we've got in store for you today.