2006 TOP TECH FINDS

1. FireFox Web Browser 2.0
2. Fire FTP
3. Gmail Add Ons (Chat, Notifier etc.)

The release of FireFox 2.0 changed my entire existence. I heart tabs like nothing else, and the restore session feature for the times when your wireless connection decides to take a vacation is priceless.

As the wee blogger and a designer, Fire FTP allows me unlimited access to whatever I need. No software to buy, no screwing around with an ancient version of IE...truly plug and play. Okay, so download and play.

Also allowing me unlimited access to my schedule, email, (whatever!) are the gmail add ons (and you thought there was only chat)! If you still don't have a gmail account, find someone who does and tackle them, hold them down and threaten a good licking until they send you an invite. If you have a gmail account and are running low on invites, send one to yourself and open another account - presto! more invites. but do not expect 100 like in the beginning.

* of course none of this would be possible without Google, gmail's daddy. I heart you Goog!