Everybody loves the Internet’s dynamic nature.

It is constantly changing and evolving to meet the needs of its users.

A few of my favorite web applications launched new features this week, or at least they hit my account this week!

Of course, you should check out my posts about the new WordPress version 2.6 - WordPress 2.6 Released a Month Ahead of Schedule and Shareaholic - Shareaholic helps you share your favorite websites, if you haven’t already.

1. The WordPress Themes Repository was relaunched! Yay! I can stop by the site and check out new and updated themes - no more Google searching for themes - find the good ones right on WordPress’ website!
2. Firefox 3.0.1 = Patched Up and Ready for the Masses; which was a great addition to my week, because it fixed some bugs and security holes - but it broke a couple of my extensions. Read Firefox 3.0.1 and Your Add-ons Not Working to find out how you can get your Add-ons back in working condition - it is simple to do, but be careful when modifying extensions!
3. Google Contacts Get More Useful with “suggested” contacts in Gmail, instead of just adding every person you email all willy-nilly!
4. Using Google Documents gets even better with Google Docs Templates! Search by category or by “hottest” and use these templates to your heart’s content!

Have you checked out these new features or updated applications? If so, let us know what you think in the comments - or suggest some other web application or software we should check out!

If you thought the CTRL shortcuts for Firefox were helpful - check out the ALT shortcuts for Firefox!

• Back - ALT+Left Arrow
• Forward - ALT+Right Arrow
• Home - ALT+Home
• Close Window - ALT+F4
• Open Address in New Tab (from Location Bar or Search Bar) - ALT+Enter
• Select Location Bar - ALT+D
• Select or Manage Search Engines (when Search Bar is focused) - ALT+Up Arrow or ALT+Down Arrow

photo credit: Blyzz

Saving time while surfing (or working) can give you more time to get things done or enjoy life a little bit more!

Some of these quick CTRL shortcuts for Firefox may be familiar to you, but others not so much. So check out this list, which was complied by Mitch over at Firefox Facts:

Ctrl + 1 through 9 = Quick switch between 9 open tabs

Ctrl + Page Up = Move left through your open tabs

Ctrl + Page Down = Move right through your open tabs

Ctrl + P = Print Screen

Ctrl + O = Open File

Ctrl + I = Open Bookmarks in Sidebar

Ctrl + U = View Source

Ctrl + T = Open an Empty New Tab

Ctrl + R = Reload web page

Ctrl + E = Move Cursor to Search Bar

Ctrl + W = Close tab (if no tabs open, then closes browser)

Ctrl + Tab = Move right through your open tabs

Ctrl + S =  Open “Save As…”

Ctrl + D = Bookmark This Page

Ctrl + F = Open the Find bar for searching the web page

Ctrl + H = Open History in Sidebar

Ctrl + J = Open the Download Manager

Ctrl + K = Move Cursor to Search Bar

Ctrl + L = Move Cursor to Address Bar

Ctrl + B = Open Bookmarks in Sidebar

Ctrl + N = Open a New Firefox Window
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