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Andrew Kantor from usatoday.com on how to prevent data thefts.

Google Checkout - Integrate Google Checkout with your own website.

Google Accounts API - Account Authetication for Web-Based Applications

Access and integrate Google services into your web application securely.

Google Spreadsheets - Looks like Google has released their spreadsheet app to the general public.

The Color Wizard - Interactive flash based app that creates color schemes online.

Zoho.com adds a online presentation application to its Office 2.0 suite.

Chris Pirillo posts about using passwordsafe.com
to manage his passwords.

Looks like a good way to keep track of all the passwords I’ve been accumulating while testing out new web sites and services.  They do mention on the site that they do not advise storing highly sensitive passwords such as your bank account.

infoworld.com - 

"… The top five Web site quirks that users hate the most, according to iFocus are:

1. Invasive advertising: Cunnington says users widely despise ads that cover content, ads that flash wildly and ads that chew broadband.

2. Re-inventing the wheel: people do not want to have to learn how to use a site before they can browse it, Cunnington said.

3. 'Leap of faith' links: that means disclosing information on content and file size.

4. Attention-deficit Web sites: "Users have a special hatred of flashing icons and banners, because they draw the eye away from what is important and hinder their progress," Cunnington said.

5. War and Peace length: "A common mistake in Web design is to just [convert] a brochure to the Web. But the Web is its own medium, and communication has to change to reach users. Users are known to read 25 percent slower on the screen than on paper, read fewer words and don't like long pages which require scrolling down," she said. "

iJot OPML editor - "write your notes directly into your web browser,
organize them using the built-in outliner, save & publish them, all at once."

Riya API - Face and text recognition api for use in mash-up applications.