If you’re just getting started with Twitter and are looking for users to follow, then Lifehacker has prepared a handy list to get you started. These are Twitter users who provide services, and there are a few more in the comments. Everyone from NASA to Amazon is on the list. Check it out - and of course, you can always follow me. 
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows XP. That’s not news, as it’s been in the works for some time. What is news is that you can still get XP. Wired gives you a couple of ways to get XP even though it’s dead, including downgrading your Vista installation.
If you have succumbed to FriendFeed mania, then you may be looking for ways to use it better. If so, then Techcrunch has provided a handy list of 13 FriendFeed tools for Twitter Refugees. Some of these were familiar, such as AlertThingy and Twhirl, while others were completely new to me. Most have something to recommend them. The most interesting they mentioned was Gridjit and I’ll be checking that out for a later review.
CCTV cameras are everywhere, and now they will be able to listen to the criminals they later catch. The BBC reports that a new generation of CCTV cameras will use artificial intelligence software that will help them to focus on specific sounds such as breaking glass. This would make it easier to capture those committing a crime and to stop crime faster.
Current software uses visual recognition to identify some types of behavior, but using sounds will make it even easier to tune into crime. The new software will result from a three year study being carried out at the University of Portsmouth.
I don’t know about you, but I use Google Reader for my feeds. Sometimes, though I wish that I could read them offline easily. I know there’s Google Gears, but there’s also another solution. Lifehacker reports that RSS Bandit, a popular desktop feed reader, now syncs with Google Reader. That means you have your feeds up to date in both places, which is a really cool idea. What’s your preferred RSS reader? Is it online or a desktop program?
The Times Of India has published an interesting article on gadget etiquette, citing the seven deadly sins of gadget use.
‘there are times when its users seem to forget themselves (and indeed, all those around them) and end up indulging in behaviour that can only be called regrettable’
If you’ve every looked askance at those who are shouting on their cell phones or disturb the peace with loud ringtones and other lapses of manners, then check out the full article.
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