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Firefox 3.6 Ready for Download

As a long time advocate of the Firefox browser, I always eagerly anticipate their latest release.  The Firefox development community has given us a load of useful add-ons such as Firebug, Fireshot, S3 Fox and more. An update to the core browser engine will only enhance the browser’s performance and capabilities.

Here’s a look at what’s new in Firefox 3.6:

• Gecko 1.9.2 rendering engine which has boosted rendering speed by 20%
• Faster Javascript Execution
• Personas which let’s you customize your Firefox experience.
• Form autocomplete.
• Full HTML support.

You can read more about the new features here.

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Why You Need a Web Based Dashboard

No. I am not talking about a car dashboard…

If you are an information junkie like me, you may find it hard to organize the streams of information that you find most important around the web.

Depending on your profession, you may spend a considerable amount of time online browsing information and topics of interest. This especially holds true for Bloggers and Social Media Marketers. According to Nielsen, Internet users spent 17hrs a week online.

So how do you uphold that new years resolution and start operating more efficiently in your day to day routine?

Simple – a web based dashboard. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, a web based dashboard allows you to syndicate RSS feeds, widgets and other content to a centralized location. Without my dashboard, I would have to open up at least 20 seperate websites a day to get my daily fill of information.

What should I you have your dashboard display?

It really depends on what content is useful for you. If you work in finance, you will want to see stock quotes for the day. Social Media Marketers will want to have the latest news breaking from Mashable.

Personally, I seperate my Dashboard of choice (iGoogle) into 4 columns:

1. Task/Work Related (Calendar, Date/Time, New Email)
2. World and Local News (World, Technology, Business)
3. Social Media Feeds (Twitter, Facebook, Linked In)
4. Inspirational Widgets (Word of the day, Things to Ponder, Quote of The Day etc.)

Here are some popular dashboards:

1. iGoogle
2. 24 Eyes
3. Page Flakes
4. Net Vibes

Most of these tools have comparable features. However, it is not so much the software that makes the dashboard useful, it is the quality of the information you monitor.

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A New Year With New Opportunities

[Tap, Tap, Tap] – is this thing on?

Excuse my overextended vacation from www.StuckInTheFunnel.com. I took some time at the end of last year to visit family, assess year-end accomplishments and start thinking about goals for this year. 2009 year was a tough year and I hope 2010 will be much more fruitful for my colleagues, family and friends.

January is a time where many of us think about who we really want to be professionally, spiritually, mentally and physically. The question always remains: how do I get myself there? Some think the answers lie in self-help books, therapy, meditation or the next fad diet. Others think planning every last detail of the week out works.

To me, it does not matter how you reach the goal, as long as you do. In order to do this, I firmly believe those goals should be measurable.

I “want to lose weight” is not a goal. Losing 15lbs is.

I “want to user Twitter to help grow my business” is not a goal. Having Twitter contribute 15% to your annual sales, is.

Now, that’s not to say a goal has to be quantifiable. Touching the lives of individuals through volunteer work cannot always be measured, but is certainly a good goal to have.

I have set my goals and I hope you have too. Here’s to a happy and prosperous 2010!