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• Size it up -

  Do you have trouble visualizing a product's size when shopping online? Check out www.sizeasy.com. The site operates on the wiki principle, allowing users to add measurements for products and compare their size to other objects.

• Firefox 2 browser launches -

  Mozilla has released version two of their popular Firefox browser. This iteration includes a number of upgrades such as: improved tab browsing, spell checking, search suggestions and phishing protection.

• Paint.NET a cheaper Photoshop -

  Is Adobe's Photoshop too expensive, or too complicated? Try Paint.NET, a free open-source application that can perform many of the same tasks as Photoshop, such as layers and special effects.

• Microsoft releases IE 7 -

  Microsoft has released version 7 of their Internet Explorer browser. You can download it here.

• Easy image resizing -

  ResizR is an easy-to-use Web site that does one thing: resize photos. Just upload your image, adjust the size, and do a save-as on the result!

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