LifeHacker is a nifty blog in Nick Denton's blogomerate (blog + conglomerate) which provides interesting tips for computer users. So here is my tip for LifeHacker users (and other readers of Gawker Media), LifeHacker style.

As you probably know XmlHttpRequest only works if the request is made to the same web server from which the page was fetched (same origin). Here is a way to communicate across sub-domains using XmlHttpRequest without resorting to reverse proxying.

I find lots of useful freeware from James Huff's (aka MacManx) Freeware reviews. They are primarily targeted for Mac platform but many of them are also available on Windows.

Most of the changes in WordPress 2.0 are internal. However you will notice improved admin interface and some nifty features and some pain. I will highlight the key features for bloogers in this release.

Firefox 1.5 has finally been released with tons of new features. Here's what's new in Firefox 1.5: