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Thumbs down! Firefox users can now "dislike" posts on Facebook

Download Squad  Nov 05 09

Filed under: Social Software, Humor

You might have seen the various petitions on Facebook to add a "dislike" feature to the site, to complement the "like" option in the News Feed. Well, Facebook hasn't listened. However, if you're a Firefox user, you can add a thumbs-down feature to FB with (what else?) a Facebook Dislike add-on. It sounds kind of silly to keep track of your own dislikes, but it turns out that the extension feeds them into a database, so they'll be visible to anyone else who has it installed. The dislikes blend in seamlessly with the Facebook News Feed, appearing right below regular likes. Full story...

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Google's big announcement: Google Buzz is sharing, Gmail-style

Download Squad  2 hours ago

Filed under: Features, Productivity, Google, Social Software

This morning, Google finally pulled back the curtain on its rumored social networking product.

Paint.Net plugin lets you view and edit Photoshop PSD files

Download Squad  3 hours ago

Filed under: Design, Windows, Open Source

The aptly-named Paint.Net PSD Plugin is one of those pieces of software which pretty much spells it all out right in the name.

PDF Search Tool helps you find PDF files by content

Download Squad  3 hours ago

Filed under: Text, Adobe, Freeware, Web

When I think about searching online, my first and often only thought is, "how can I do this with Google?" Well, Google's great at search, but that doesn't mean it's the best tool in every situation.

Polar PWND - a beary good physics Time Waster

Download Squad  4 hours ago

Filed under: Fun, Games, Kids, Time-Wasters, Web

I just spent way too long (about 10 minutes) blasting a polar bear on a sled into a bunch of penguins using bombs and land mines.

Toyota's woes could be software related

Download Squad  4 hours ago

Filed under: News

I never thought I'd be writing about Toyota, a major car manufacturer, here on Download Squad.

10+ great tools for safer web browsing

Download Squad  5 hours ago

Filed under: Internet, Security, Features, Browsers

Today is Safer Internet Day, an annual event coordinated by the folks at InSafe -- who are all about promoting responsible Internet use.

Klava is a free online touch-typing speed tester and skill enhancer

Download Squad  5 hours ago

Filed under: Fun, Text, Freeware, Web

If you're looking or an easy way to increase your touch-typing speed, head over to Klava.

Silobreaker offers alternative search service for news and current affairs

Download Squad  6 hours ago

Filed under: News, Freeware, Search, Web

Who do you think of when you want to search for what's happening now? Increasingly people are searching social networks like Twitter and Facebook, and Google has increased the speed of its index to offer more up-to-date real-time information.

Get rich quick by extorting university student pirates!

Download Squad  6 hours ago

Filed under: Fun, Internet

In what must surely be a sign that schools and universities are under-funded, a network security dude at the University of Georgia has just been arrested for shaking down multiple file-downloading students.

Firebug web development extension comes to Google Chrome

Download Squad  22 hours ago

Filed under: Developer, Utilities, Productivity

Firebug is one of the most popular add-ons for Firefox: it's a web development tool that highlights elements in a page's HTML source, allows for live editing of CSS, and more.



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