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Amount of improvements and new features in upcoming version of Firefox web-browser made developers jump the version from 3.1 to 3.5 signifying the major improvements in their browser technology, here is an video showing exactly whats' new in Firefox 3.5.

Tab overload and its performance impact on system is a big annoyance most Firefox users experience, While there have been Firefox extensions like TooManyTabs to get rid of this tab-overload but none actually addressed the problem in a more practical way then the brand new Firefox addon Cluster Tabs for Firefox does, the addon allows users to easily create and save group of Firefox tabs as clusters unloading them from memory allowing easy retrieval later-on.

The best part is that every cluster has a unique anonymous cluster URL which can be shared with friends and published on internet like this.

Wordpress 2.8 got released two days ago, the fully-automated upgrade introduced in previous versions makes the upgrading task as simple as it can get, however, after upgrading to the latest version I started receiving following error when trying to update/install a plugin:

Downloading update from http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/pluginname.zip.

Unpacking the update.

Incompatible archive PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Invalid archive structure

Further research revealed that this is one of the bug which got slipped in the latest 2.8 release, the simple fix is to download the fixed http.php file and install it over in wp-includes directory.

Using proxies is the most widely used trick to bypass internet censorship and surf the web anonymously, if you are looking for a simple and fast proxy solution for Windows and Mac Freedur is worth a try, the plug-n-play annoymity service allows users to surf the web anonymously bypassing internet firewalls and restrictions automatically without any hassle, sadly the service is not free requiring a monthly subscription, however a 30 day trial is provided to test things out.

If you are looking for a fast and professional quality free anonymity service give Ace VPN a try and you will definitely love it.

We have posted about free calls to Pakistan offer by LowRateVOIP which is obsolete now, but here is another service to talk with your loved ones in Pakistan for almost free at local call rates, the free Phone to PC service Connect2PK allows your contacts in Pakistan to call local access-numbers in Karachi, Faisalabad, Lahore and Islamabad to get connected with you anywhere in world on your PC/Phone at cheaper local calling rates.

The free service offers a generous 20min/call round the clock and 45min/call from 4 to 10 A.M., once configured on your PC or cellphone your simply need to ask you cotacts in Pakistan to call access numbers and get connected instantly.

We have reviewed all major free VPN service providers, but new free anonymity service Ace VPN takes the cake for being the best free VPN service provider out there, the invite only service allows users to enjoy full anonymity and secure data transfer via fast encrypted SSL VPN tunnels located at various servers world-over.

The service is currently under limited availability and requires an invite for participation, we have been provided with 25+ exclusive invites for our blog readers, just follow the steps next to grab your personal invite.

Microsoft does not provide any link to download full offline installer of Windows Live Messenger 2009, instead you will find the integrated live web-installer which needs an active internet connection to download and install applications, so if you don't want to wait downloading and installing Windows Live Messenger on multiple computers you need the full standalone installer provided at end of this post.

ICC World Twenty20 2009 will start in its full glory today, die-hard cricket fans world-over were waiting for this event since past two years, you can enjoy the mega cricket event coverage live on TV, internet and mobile phones here are some of the best methods to keep yourself updated throughout the tournament even on the go.

Live Telecast On TV :

• Australia — Fox Sports (Live), Nine Network
• Canada — Asian Television Network (Live)
• Europe — Eurosport2 (Live)
• India — ESPN (Live In English), STAR Cricket (Live In Hindi)
• Middle East — Arab Digital Distribution (Live)
• New Zealand — SKY Network Television (Live)
• Pakistan — Pakistan Television Corporation (Live)
• Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (Live)
• South Africa — Supersport (Live)
• United States — DirecTV (Live)
• United Kingdom — Sky Sports (Live)

On PC Via Internet :

Opera features an excellent password manager - Opera Wand, but provides no means to see saved password in Wand, I found myself into similar trouble and had to use a simple trick to recover saved password in Opera, we will be using the old school javascript trick to reveal hidden passwords in Opera.

An updated version of simple, fast and easy to use popular Firefox Youtube video downloader addon "Easy YouTube Video Downloader 1.2" is now available for download, the addon adds non-intrusive video download links in FLV, 3GP, MP4 and HD qualities next to video on Youtube pages.

The latest version features new button style, adds support for FLV download format and now displays HD download option only when available, with current release the addon is now Firefox 3.5 compatible.