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It's another exciting week for the geeks! Mozilla launches Firefox 3.0, Sweden adopts a law that allows government to eavesdrop on it's citizens, AP versus bloggers and we get Twitter signals from Mars... Come find out what else is hot this week in sites and services, freeware and shareware, media, the blogosphere and more!

Mobile payment processing is one of the fastest-growing technology solutions in business these days. Our very own software queen Stacy Reed sits down with a representative of one such service, Adam Layne of Phone Swipe, to learn more about the exciting new world of mobile e-commerce.

If you’ve been on the look-out for an accessible, lightweight note-taking app, might I suggest giving CintaNotes a try? Although I only recently installed this application, I already consider it to be one of those indispensable tools that I'll install on every new device for years to come! Allow me share a few of my favorite features…

You’ve most likely heard of the charity fundraiser, Humble Bundle before. In fact, many of you have probably downloaded one or all of their crazy-cool bundles of games they’ve offered over the years. But in case you haven’t, let me take a quick moment to explain the concept.

If you’re among the majority of professionals who do business online, you have accounts, blogs and profiles spread across a wide range of social media. Creating and maintaining your own personal Internet identity apart from your company’s brand may be more important to your success than you realize. That’s where about.me comes in to help.

ArtFire.com is an online marketplace where artisans can sell their fine art, handmade items and crafts. It’s a place where artists can find supplies, patterns and unique materials. It’s also a place where vintage treasures can be found in abundance, and it has become one of my favorite places to shop for gifts.

It’s functional, helpful browser add-ons like this that keep me coming back to Firefox time and again.

VAMP Media Center is a free peer-to-peer incorporated multimedia playground that lets you have creative fun with your files. Create photo albums, send greeting cards, and make your own screen savers!

Spiceworks is a network maintenance, help desk ticketing, problem reporting, inventory tracking software you've just got to try.

Sick and tired of waiting for your PDF reader to load? Foxit Reader is a free cure for what ails ya. Finally, our thumb twiddling days are over!

If you have been looking for a way to organize your digital photos, audio, and video into albums you can share with friends and family, you may be interested in taking a closer look at DigiBookShelf.

IMified offers instant access to a number of helpful productivity tools like notes, todolists and reminders, right from your chat client. It's such a unique solution, yet it's so simple that it begs the question "Why didn't someone think of that sooner?"

Me.dium is a sidebar addon for Firefox, Flock, and Internet Explorer that allows it's users to interact with each other in real time! Find out more about this revolutionary concept that takes social networking to an entirely different level!

Remember back in the 80's when you used to record your favorite radio shows on cassette tapes? How would you like to record music from streaming audio... only easier, better and for free?

Here’s a piece of freeware everyone should have installed on their computer, especially if you’re fed up with the slow and inefficient performance of Microsoft’s built-in file search engine. Agent Ransack helps users look for files or specific information - even if it’s text within a document - by scouring your hard drive and returning matching results quickly.