Concerned about your privacy? One proactive step you can take is to remove your phone number from Google PhoneBook.

Work/life blog Brazen Careerist offers five ideas to keep in mind when you feel like jumping ship. For example:

Firefox only: Snap Links enables you to open multiple links in new tabs just by dragging a box around them.

• Linux evolves for mobile phones [BBC]
  "A mobile phone version of the popular Linux operating system Ubuntu will be…

Click to viewYou don't need to spend a dime to stream your music library to another PC. All you need is Orb, a free…

Web Worker Daily calls out Thunderbird's most underrated feature—identities—and explains how (and why) to use it.

Photo-project site Photojojo shows you how to create a web-based photo flipbook, complete with soundtrack, using the…

Reader David, a Google Finance user, discovered a new option for adding upcoming company events to his Google…

Firefox only: Tab Scope displays a thumbnail preview of any open tab just by mousing over it.

Palm OS Treo only: MiniTones turns any MP3 file into a Treo ringtone.

• Comcast to integrate e-mail and voicemail online [Reuters]
  "Comcast Corp., the leading U.S. cable operator, said on…

Google Calendar has expanded its notification options to include individual events—including those not on your…

The always-informative Digital Photography School offers 11 tips for improving the quality of candid snapshots.…

Most web-based to-do managers tout their online features. Toodledo now offers a handy offline extra: a printable,…

As you may have heard, beloved music-streaming service Pandora just pulled the plug for listeners outside the U.S.…

Windows only: The PC Decrapifier removes crapware—the system-hogging, usually unwanted programs vendors stuff onto…

• DRM group vows to fight bloggers [BBC]
  "The body behind copy protection on some hi-def DVDs says it will fight…

Photography blog Unfocused Brain offers an interesting technique for making photo color-corrections: Use classical…

The Consultant Journal offers nine tips on dealing with home-office isolation. A smattering:

Internet Explorer and Firefox only: TrendProtect is a browser plug-in that helps you avoid unsafe web sites.