Web 2.0 Sites:
Freeware Feature of the Week: Firebug - Integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
Wallpaper of the Week: Gijsco's Last.fm Desktop Generator is a program for Last.fm users. It downloads your personal data, and generates a beautiful desktop wallpaper.
The Week in Geek News:
Flickr Image of the Week: by boiani
Top Blog Picks:
Article of the Week: Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - 2008) - BetaNews
Librarian Chick's Smart Site of the Week: WordSpy - Devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases. These aren't "stunt words" or "sniglets," but new terms that have appeared multiple times in newspapers, magazines, books, Web sites, and other recorded sources.
Art Site of the Week:
SketchCast - Record a sketch with or without voice and share with others online
The Weekly Widget: FEEDJIT - Real-time blog traffic feeds that allow bloggers and webmasters to show off their live traffic and guide visitors to the best content
Free Game of the Week: Frozzd - Jump from planet to planet as you guide the Mubbly creatures, and use them as an army to defeat the Frozzd.
Video of the Week:
Set up a Google analytics account
Geek Weekly: This week's geek tip comes from Wired How-To Wiki - An article that explains how you can store backups of your Gmail account on your local machine.
About Stacy Reed
Software librarian and acclaimed artist seeks knowledge and entertainment via Internet. Stacy Reed is an advocate for free information, software and services. She began reviewing software for Tucows in 2000. She's naturally curious with interests in a wide array of subjects including science and technology, software, the arts, and open education.