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Picasa for Mac Beta Released, First Look [Featured Mac Download]

Google has officially released their popular photo management application Picasa for Macs, after years of offering Picasa as a free Windows download. It's an exciting announcement for anyone who's looking for a good photo management app on OS X that isn't iPhoto or for anyone who's used and fallen in love with Picasa on Windows or Linux. This release still sports the beta tag, so you can expect a bug here or there, but overall it appears to boast most of the same features as its counterparts. That includes:

DivFix++ Repairs Your AVI Files [Featured Download]

DivFix++ is a cross-platform .AVI repair program that rebuilds the index file within the .AVI container to restore your movie to a functional state.

Picasa for Macs Might Launch at Macworld 2009 [Picasa]

Citing a supposed inside source, the Googling Google blog says it's plausible that a free Mac OS X version of Picasa, one of our favorite photo organizers, could drop next week.

GlimmerBlocker Blocks Ads System-Wide [Featured Mac Download]

Mac OS X only: Free, open-source application GlimmerBlocker adds a new preference pane to your System Preferences that brings system-wide ad blocking to your Mac.

Automatic Save Folder Remembers Your Download Preferences [Featured Firefox Extension]

Firefox extension Automatic Save Folder allows you to assign filters to your downloads, so that the save as dialogue always points in the right direction.

Automatic Save Folder Remembers Your Download Preferences [Featured Firefox Extension]

Firefox extension Automatic Save Folder allows you to assign filters to your downloads, so that the save as dialogue always points in the right direction.

Tiddly Backpack Tracks Your Notes on the Go [Productivity]

Tiddly Backpack is an extremely lightweight (20k!) portable wiki for your USB drive. The spartan interface is extremely easy to use and the entire wiki is self contained in the original html file. The following flash video demonstrates just how simple the interface on Tiddly Backpack is:

KidZui is a Kid Friendly Web Interface [Parent Hacks]

KidZui is a child-safe internet front end that calls upon an enormous whitelist of websites, pictures, videos, and games that have all been reviewed by a group of volunteers composed of parents and educators.

KidZui is a Kid Friendly Web Interface [Parent Hacks]

KidZui is a child-safe internet front end that calls upon an enormous whitelist of websites, pictures, videos, and games that have all been reviewed by a group of volunteers composed of parents and educators.

KickYouTubes Lets You Download Videos Without Extra Software or Hassle [Video]

KickYouTube is one of the simplest solutions for downloading YouTube videos we've reviewed at Lifehacker. So simple that if you can find YouTube videos you like and type the word "kick" you're in business.

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