Tuesday, October 27, 2009

A Mostly Windows-Free Edition

Social Networking: Facebook Users Balk at New Dual-Feed Design

Many Facebook users are disgruntled over the latest design changes to the site. The home page now defaults to a News Feed containing items Facebook selects as most interesting, based on the attention they attract. To see the latest updates, users have to toggle to the Live Feed, which now includes a lot of extra notifications that many users consider junk.

Google's new Social Search surprisingly useful 

No, Social Search isn't yet another social network aggregator. It's a way for you to make your Google search results more relevant by adding a section dedicated to content written by your friends and acquaintances. Though limited, we think it's pretty useful thus far.

Google Voice Offers Voicemail Without a New Number

Want in on Google Voice's web-based, transcribed, custom-greeted voicemail, but you're not quite ready to adopt a new number? Starting tonight, Voice users can choose to keep their number and still get Google's upgraded voicemail features.

Adobe Releases Lightroom 3 Public Beta

A quick look at the highlights of Adobe Lightoom V3 beta. No word yet on a final version release date. The beta is free to download.

Results of the Windows 7 upgrade poll

Over the weekend, CNET ran an unscientific poll inquiring about the level of difficulty in your Windows 7 upgrade experience, and the response we received was undoubtedly strong. Nearly 11,000 people voted, and more than 50 percent of you said your Windows 7 upgrade experience was as easy as pie. (And who doesn't love pie?)

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