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Clippings makes browsing and online shopping easier

Clippings installs as a contextual menu. Right-clicking an empty form or writing area lets you select a saved snippet from your clipboard. It took me only a minute or two to set up a fairly extensive list of commonly used entries.

The big question: How is Clippings better than your browser's autofill feature? For one, it's far less clunky. I'm constantly finding myself erasing autofill when dealing with address forms and Web site log-ins on shared computers. Likewise, I use multiple e-mail signatures, which

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PowerSnap bridges divide between local and Web-hosted photos

PowerSnap has a Flash-based interface that lets you navigate, tag, and arrange your photos. It's similar to what you'd get with most photo browsing applications (see

There are some limitations. If you're a Mac user or use a photo service other than Flickr, you're out of luck. Also, to view your PowerSnap feeds, your friends and family need to download and install the app. Regardless, it's nice to see a user-friendly tool that approaches the problem of managing on and offline content in a cohesive way.

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Farecast rolls out Fare Guard: Insurance for plane tickets

Getting burned on airline ticket-price increases stinks. Today, the ticket-price guesstimating site

In essence Fare Guard is ticket-price travel insurance. Unfortunately, while the service covers any fare increases, it recompenses your expenses after the fact. That means you'll be waiting for a check in the mail from Farecast to make up the price differential. The service promises to have the check out to you within seven days, but it would be nice if it were simply taken off of the original purchase price.

Fare Guard is

Midnight madness planned for Vista

Dan Ackerman asked, "What happens Vista's launch?" earlier this month, but what happens the night of Vista's launch? If you must have Microsoft's forthcoming OS the second it becomes available (a week from tomorrow, January 30), you have a few . CompUSA will open its 230 stores next Monday shortly before the clock strikes 12, while Best Buy will do the same thing at about 15 of its stores. Both retailers will have Vista-equipped desktops and laptops priced to move, along with helpful staff on hand to assist you in choosing and installing the right boxed version and more

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Omnidrive integrates, simplifies Zoho docs

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Omnidrive solves a variety of problems that can occur when working with Web-based applications, primarily by offering a centralized storage system and dealing with multiple windows. This new integration should take the guesswork out of mixing regular application files and Zoho documents in one place.

Find local stations (and unused frequencies) with Radio-Locator

Need to find info on anything radio related? Check out , along with distances and signal strengths and hyperdetailed information on the stations themselves (the owner's address and phone number, FCC license info, programming genre, transmitter location and power, coverage maps, and the like). Particularly useful are the direct links to the stations' Web sites and URLs for online streaming (if available).

Another great feature of the site is its ability to find unused FM frequencies in your area. For anybody who uses an FM transmitter (for instance, to broadcast an iPod or satellite radio signal to a nearby car more

Share your mobile phone photos with Radar

Radar, which is not affiliated with the pop-culture magazine of the same name, is not a mobile blogging platform. Your photos aren't public. Rather, it's a way for you to quickly and instantly share mobile photos with a select group of friends. Much like

Plus, Radar claims that its service--including mobile browsing--will work on any phone, not just smartphones. You'll need a data plan, of course.

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