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The People at RNIB have released the Surf Right Toolbar, which is — you guessed it — a toolbar for IE, which is designed to bring to the surface the often hidden accessibilty settings, such as turning javascript and images on/off, changing text size and so on.

Quoting:
“The Surf Right Toolbar is really for anyone who wants to adjust the way they view content on the web to make it easier to read. This could include people with mild disabilities, the elderly, people with reading problems, cognitive problems, using dial-up, photosensitivity and so on.”

You can grab the beta, right here.

Yeah, the Firefox Team is aiming at the Guinness World Record for the most downloaded software in 24 hours, and guess what, I am all into it. I love quality bug-free software, especially if it means I can contribute at the shortening of the atrociously long wait, till IE6 will be abandoned and forgotten by its god-forgive-them-and-give-them-grey-matter users, and bless us, good web developers.

WebKit, the development version of Apple’s Safari web browser now supports another advanced CSS feature, which keeps blowing it way ahead of the competition…

Competition?

For more info on the subject, visit Surfin’ Safari Blog.

It seems webkit is the first one to obtain a 100/100 mark on the Acid3 test. They claim it passes the test, albeit they haven’t beat the smoothness animation test yet. Read more on the r31342 nightly build that passed the test here. You can get the latest nightly build here, if you are interested to test the thing, or if you simply want to be on the edge.

Fresh from the apple store comes Aperture 2.0. The full version will set you back for 199$, while the upgrade from a previous version comes at 99$.

Some of the new features, as noted by apple:

• Image adjustment controls such as Highlight Recovery, Definition, Vibrancy, and Vignette
• Retouch tool with soft-edged brush to remove unwanted elements from photos.
• Next-generation RAW image processing for highest-quality images
• Quick Preview mode for rapid-fire photo browsing
• Simplified user interface that maximizes screen space and provides direct access to your iPhoto library from within Aperture
• Integration with .Mac Web Gallery to instantly publish your photos, allowing visitors to view and download images.

Of all the new features, what impresses me the most is the new streamlined interface, which only confirms that apple is the master of user interface design.

The MacHeist bundle is back and featuring 10 cool applications, like AppZapper, CSSEdit, Pixelmator and Snapz Pro X among the juicier ones. Head over to MacHeist to get them while they last!

NewsGator released today a bunch of quality RSS-reader applications including the superb NetNewsWire 3.1 for OS X and FeedDemon 2.6 on the Windows counterpart. Rejoice!

Read the press release here.

P.S. Wow, this should have been my present for christmas ^^