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Windows/Mac OS X: Free remote desktop application CrossLoop—which we’ve mentioned once or twice before—has just released a Mac version, which means simple, cross-platform remote support and file sharing for your friends and family. More »

Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): Close’n Forget, one of the runners-up for Mozilla’s Best Firefox 3 Extensions, has updated to, well, actually work more often, erasing any site’s cookie/history/AwesomeBar evidence from Firefox with one button click. More »

Windows/Mac/Linux: Browser plug-in LittleShoot integrates BitTorrent downloads into virtually any web browser—including IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari—making BitTorrent dead simple for those who can’t wrap their head around the popular file sharing protocol. More »

Windows\Mac\Linux: If you’ve got a virtual pile of e-books but no good way to organize them, Calibre is a feature rich e-book manager, complete with Cover Flow-like looks and network sharing.

Whether or not you have a portable e-book reader, Calibre is packed with features to help you organize your e-books. More »

Mac OS X only: Free application AddressBookSync pulls contact photos and birthdays from your Facebook account and syncs them with Address Book, so you’ll always nice photos assigned to your contacts (and hopefully never miss another birthday). More »

Mac OS X only: Free plug-in Understudy integrates Hulu and Netflix streaming directly into Front Row. Hulu recently made a seriously poor decision, blocking media center application Boxee from streaming Hulu content. For the same reason, Understudy has been crippled to comply with Hulu’s indication that More »

Windows/Mac/Linux (all platforms with Java): Desktop application Shape Collage creates customized photo collages with advanced options that will have you creating fun posters in seconds. Using the application is as simple as dragging your photos into the left-hand pane, and clicking the Create button to generate a new collage. More »

Mac OS X only: Disk for iPhone is a free application that mounts your iPhone or iPod touch as a drive on your Mac, turning your device into a portable hard drive. More »

Miro, the open-source player that’s like a TiVo for internet video, has hit its 2.0 release, boosting the play-anything tool’s performance and adding some neat features, like streaming video from Hulu and other sites. More »

The Python-based app (read: goes pretty much anywhere) takes in PDF files exported from most any slideshow maker—PowerPoint, Impress, Keynote, and many more—and loads either from the command line or by simply dragging your PDF onto it. The app launches, your slides load, More »