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Okay, I need to admit that I’m not an avid Yahoo! user although I have a user ID so my clients can IM me if necessary and I do subscribe to the news feed, but I had no idea that Yahoo! even had a toolbar for Firefox.

But, BetaNews.com reported that just a day after Google’s own toolbar for Firefox release, Yahoo! refreshed theirs:

“Yahoo’s Firefox toolbar replicates many of the features it already offers customers using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser such as an integrated search box, content discovery, a RSS subscription manager, protection against spyware and server-side preferences that can be recalled from any PC connected to the Internet.”

I’ve already installed and have been testing the new Google toolbar for Firefox for the last couple of days and there are some noteable differences between it and the Googlebar plugin (as well as the Firefox PR plugin – specifically how the PR data is collected).

The Yahoo! toolbar for Firefox integrates with many of the Yahoo! network features such as the My Yahoo! hub for mail, watch lists, news, etc. and the toolbar can give you one click access.

Since I’m just now catching wind of this and I’m a Firefox extension collect-o-holic, I will most likely be downloading the toolbar to compare and contrast the uses and functionality, then report back later with my findings.

BlogJet is a desktop blogging application which allows the user to update their blog without needing to open their web browser to do so. The review below is focused on BlogJet version 1.5, the latest stable release available for download at their website. (more…)

Website: http://www.qumana.com/
Price: Free

QumanaLE Strong Points

• Installation and account set up was a breeze.
• • When you add your blog’s URL, it automatically detects your blogging software and inputs the necessary information for you.
• All of your accounts can be accessed from a drop down menu which means you can easily switch between blogs.
• Their “DropPad” allows you to copy text/images and “drop” them onto the drop pad and save them there until you’re ready to post it.
• You can have more than one editor window open at a time allowing you to edit more than one blog post.*
• Built in thesaurus. Pretty much all desktop blogging applications have a dictionary, but you don’t find too many that have a thesaurus. (more…)

This is just a quick entry to let you all know that WordPress 1.5.1.3 is now available for download. If you haven’t already upgraded, it’s highly recommended in order to fix a security issue that was discovered.

If you don’t want to upgrade, they suggest deleting the XMLRPC file, but if you blog with a desktop application, deleting that file is not an option and it’s highly recommended that you upgrade.

Installation of plugins/extensions is quite simple, but the process may seem foreign to someone who doesn’t do it very often and doesn’t know what’s to be expected during the process.

These instructions are applicable if the extension is saved to your hard drive. I prefer to save the plugins directly to my computer just in case the plugin website goes down or to save time if I need to reinstall a plugin (i.e. no hunting down the website where I originally found it). (more…)