Stacy's Weekly Mashup: GSpace, Socializr, GooSync, Barracuda Drive, Photoshop Tips...

Web 2.0 Sites:

• Flash Earth - Satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth in Flash
• GSpace - The FON friendly site that provides free online storage to access your files everywhere
• Socializr - Share event and party information with your friends
• NetHaggler - Never pay the list price again
• Userplane - Instant, customizable live community software for your site
• GooSync - Synchronize your Google Calendar with your mobile phone or PDA
• Mobilatory - Your free mobile content laboratory
• Wiredness - Online image manipulation tool with Flickr integration
• Hobbyworld United - A global online community for hobbyists
• Trailfire - A new way to discover what you're looking for on the internet

Freeware Feature of the Week: BarracudaDrive Free Home Server - Securely upload, download, and manage your files on your home computer from anywhere in the world. The home server bypasses firewalls and proxies with the communication protocol HTTPS. The communication is protected by using SSL, preventing eavesdropping on your file transfer.

Wallpaper of the Week: Daffodil Days

The Week in Geek News:

• Steve Jobs, saved by the rising stock - GigaOM
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• MySpace Goes into the News Business - ABC news
• Virus Writers Taint Google Ad Links - Washington Post
• Yahoo Music adds lyrics - ITWire
• Potentially Habitable Planet Found - ABC News
• Hawking prepares for weightless 'bliss' - Guardian Unlimited
• Mineral with Kryptonite's Composition Found: 'Jadarite' - Playfuls
• Sony announces video chat add-on for PS3 - ZDNet
• Verizon, Sprint Offer `world' BlackBerry - ABC News

Flickr Image of the Week: by davepolaschek

Top Blog Picks:

• Zoom In Online
• Friedbeef's Tech
• Web Templates Blog
• Chocolate In Context
• Fans of NBC's Heroes click here

Article of the Week: Researchers Break Internet Speed Records - Physorg.com

Art Site of the Week: Designboom

Video of the Week: Inventive Uses of Google Search

Geek Tip: Some quick Adobe Photoshop tricks that might come in handy from time to time...

• If you hold the CTRL key while you are cropping the image, the crop will automatically snap to the edge.
• Press CTRL+J to duplicate the current layer.
• If you want perfect straight 30 degree edges while using the Polygon lasso tool, press Shift.
• Use the number pad to change the opacity of a layer, gradient, stamp, or brush.
• Hold ALT and press L three times to quickly delete a layer.

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