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Firefox is a wonderfully flexible browser. A strong community of developers have created a huge range of extensions for Firefox that add many practical and enjoyable features to the experience of using the web.

Here is my list of must-have Firefox extensions. The links open a new window directly to the page where you can download the add-on.

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I recently bought myself a PC to run Windows and some specific applications for social networking. I discovered what it’s like for people on the other side! I have a lot more empathy now but also I discovered that without some essential applications things are a real hassle.

So here you will find a list of essential software for the Mac and PC.

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This article outlines some essential downloads and setup you will need to make sure that your experience with Wordpress is a smooth and happy one. Screencast coming soon!

NOTE: All the links in this article open a new browser window.

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Online video is going nuts if you hadn’t noticed already! - stats report here.

If you’re selling something or promoting yourself online and you’re not using video, you’re crazy. The number of visitors to video sharing sites is growing at an incredible rate with some focusing only on training and learning. e.g. www.Sclipo.com only allows web training and learning videos.

In addition, if you only upload videos to YouTube you may be missing a lot of potential traffic as well. To read some valuable video research go the video research page on TubeMogul. (new window)

TubeMogul allows you to upload one video, with a title, description and tags, and then publish it to many video sharing sites with one click.

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Want to find a beautiful color scheme for your website, CD cover, or project?

Try this most excellent color picker and themes display from the masters at Adobe. They have an excellent rating system and a huge collection of themes you can page through. Once you have found one you like you can export the numbers for use in your web design, photoshop file, or css style sheet.

Its fun, flexible, stylish and, you’re sure to find a scheme that fits with the look and feel you want. Check it out now. Go to - http://kuler.adobe.com/

Also, If you sign up for a free account, you can save and even submit color schemes to the site.

If you want to present your business or product as a movie or slideshow, then you have to check out this new web tool.

Animoto is a web application that collects your images and music and creates an awesome media experience. Created by professional movie makers, this tool can create a clean stylish movie for your product or service. It’s free for clips under 30 seconds, and for $30US per year you can create as many as you like with unlimited time. Go to http://animoto.com/ to try it out.