Only a week since Firefox 3 RC 2 was released, Mozilla has already released Firefox 3 RC 3. I can only imagine that they are getting very close to finishing this fantastic browser, and I can't wait until they do.

For those of you who don't know, Firefox 3 is hands down the best internet browser out there. This might sound like personal opinion, but I would wager a large sum of money on the fact that Firefox 3 is faster, safer, more reliable, and more standards compliant then all of the browsers out there today.

If you don't believe me, head on over to Mozilla's download page, and give the software a whirl for yourself. You won't be disappointed.

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Are you sick and tired of filling out registration forms? Typing your name, email, and website url in comment forms on blogs? Perhaps you find yourself writing the same sentence over and over to people on some kind of instant messaging platform?

You can make your life easier by downloading a fancy little program for Windows XP called MemoKeys. It allows you to save strings of text, and bind them to certain keys for later use.

I use MemoKeys on a daily basis for a comment posting aid. I have my name, email address, and website URL save to various keys on my keyboard. This allows me to write this information into forms quickly, cutting back the amount of time it takes me to quickly get an idea on to that post.

This application really saves a whole lot of time in the long run, and I recommend it to anybody who performs similar actions throughout their daily web or computer experience.

If you know of any more similar applications, I would love to give them a try. Let me know in the comments.

I love to keep up to date on all of my feeds. Generally speaking, this process used to involve me connecting to the interweb, finding my google reader and reading away in my browser.

Personally, I find interactive apps to be less appealing than standalone client solutions. It is this rationale that convinced me to try out NetNewsWire initially, and I fell in love.

After this amazing discovery into the foray of RSS clients, I realized that I needed a Windows solution.

Now, maybe you know, and maybe you don't know, that NetNewsWire allows you to synchronize your feed using OPML across to NewsGator. This way you can access your NetNewsWire feeds from any computer connected to the internet. Not only that, but NewsGator offers a link to your synchronized feeds OPML. Essentially, this allows you to capture the subscriptions from your NetNewsWire client, over to NewsGator, which in turn will populate another RSS reader.

In comes FeedReader.

This software is very similar to NetNewsWire in functionality, and is almost equally as user friendly. It allows you to import that OPML feed I have been discussing, and view your synchronized feeds in a client.

I think it is important to note that all of these options are available free of charge. Anyone who reads my articles knows that I am a huge fan of free and open source software. Anyone with a wallet agrees with me.

Do you have a better method for aggregating your feeds? Perhaps a better client that I should try out? Let me know in the comments, or shoot me an email at thetechjuice@gmail.com.

In the future, I may write a more detailed post speaking more directly about how this is done exactly. Although I found the interface to be easy to use, and got it set up rather quickly, it may not be so easy for you. If you have any trouble at all, email me and I'll see what I can do to help out.

I have been getting more into the widget scene lately. I came across a lovely little widget called iStat Pro. With this widget you can check various information about your Mac. Personally, I use it to check at a glance my hard drive usage, network usage, CPU usage, or my battery health.

If you feel like giving it a try, check it out at: http://www.islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=7

Let me know in the comments if you know of a better system monitor tool.

It is a happy day for all of you Microsoft junkies out there. Actually, it might be more accurate to say that tomorrow is a happy day. Either way, Microsoft has released the direct links to the download. It will be made available on windows update very shortly, but to try and avoid the traffic congestion, I would probably try to do a direct download now.

If you get Windows XP Service Pack 3 installed, please let me know about the changes in the comments. I would love to hear about it.

Download Windows XP Service Pack 3 Here.

Until recently, I have been using the default notepad.exe that comes in all windows installations. It seemed to do everything I really needed in a notepad, and I was unaware that there were other options available. That is until I stumbled across Notepad++.

Notepad++ is a great new addition to my software library. It allows for organizing multiple text files in tabs, as well as color coding various syntax depending on the language you set it to. It supports many different languages, but I used it primarily for PHP and XML. Notepad++ was developed for Windows machines, and can be downloaded here.

The tabbed feature is absolutely fantastic. It allows the user to set up multiple tabs of files that they are working with. For instance, when programming in PHP, you tend to have an html document, as well as a PHP document open. The PHP document processes the information on the html document, and returns the results. This means that having both files open and ready to edit in one window is very efficient. This is amplified by the fact that generally speaking, you will have many more files that you are working with. In my case I tend to work with about ten different pages at a time.

If you are looking for a more robust notepad, I recommend checking out Notepad++. It has a ton of tools that cater to the needs of software/web developers, while remaining user friendly and easy to use for any person.

Do you have any TextEdit alternatives for OS X? Let me know in the comments.

I have been recording various things on my Macbook and PC for awhile now, and thought it would be good to share a tool with everyone. I use a program called Audacity for all of my editing needs. It is very robust but remains easy to use. It is also available for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows XP/Vista. It the best free multi-track music editor I have found thus far, and I haven't had any bad experiences with it.

Head on over and Download Audacity

Let me know how well it works for you, or any problems you are having in the comments.

Viruses pose a pretty serious threat to most PC users. Therefore, I thought I would recommend a free solution to help alleviate some of the stress that is involved with the maintainance of your PC.

Free Anti-Virus Software with AVG

The other day my fiance asked me if I could help her download a video from youtube for a presentation she had to do. After taking a look around I came across a great (and free) solution to this problem. It is called Orbit Downloader, and by golly it's great.

Orbit Downloader works by catching the incoming stream from the video, and saving that file to your hard drive. So with that in mind, I'll write a short guide on the subject.

How to Download Youtube Videos

Everyone loves to make their lives easier right? I don't think I'm alone in this endless pursuit. Lately I've taken fancy to a neat little application called Launchy.

I've used this app for approximately 2 months and I have found it is fantastic for increasing productivity, and also comes in handy when you remember the name of a song, but not the name of the group or artist that wrote it.

Launchy, and How it Works