At long last, the very wonderful Google Reader has a built-in search facility, and it really is excellent. This was the only thing preventing it from becoming the killer RSS reader. Now there’s no need to fool around with a Greasemonkey script to search your newsfeeds.
Bliss!
UPDATE: Reader also gives the correct number of […]

I’ve been using the free MusicBrainz database to tag and name my mp3 files for a while now. MusicBrainz is an interactive service where a software client, Picard, compares the “acoustic fingerprints” of a group of mp3 files saved on your hard disk with those fingerprints already uploaded to its servers by other members of […]

Version 5.5 of Bryce, the excellent 3D landscape design and rendering software from Daz3d, is now available free of charge for both Windows and Macintosh.
Bryce can be used to create stunningly realistic landscapes which can be populated with vegetation, buildings and people. The software allows a huge amount of control over what you’re modelling, including […]

Matthew Newton of PC World has written a helpful article on seven post-install tips for Ubuntu 7.04.
While they’re not all relevant to me, I confess I hadn’t heard of Automatix. This is an application which allows you to add additional components and codecs to your Ubuntu installation, which will give your system much better multimedia […]

Excellent news here for those who don’t want Windows Vista installed when they buy a new PC from Dell.
Regardless of when Microsoft want to retire Windows XP, many of us are very happy with it. In my experience, it’s always been stable - much more so than Windows 95, 98 or Me. Why would we […]

Version 4 of Yahoo! Widgets has been released.
New features include the Widget Dock, automatic widget updates, the Gallery Widget which allows you to browse the gallery without opening your web browser, and one button install. Widgets can be run in “hidden” mode, and there’s a new Flickr widget which enables you to upload your photographs […]

Adobe has launched a new RSS reader called myFeedz. I’ve yet to try it, but it’s good to see the company branching out into something different. But it’ll have to go some to beat Google Reader.
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