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The official launch of Firefox 3 is nearby. Hopefully some anoying bugs will be fixed by then.

Firefox is trying to set a world record by getting as many people as possible to download Firefox 3 on one day. In other words “Spread Firefox | Download Day 2008″.

Yahoo! released a new version of their Javascript library. Some bugs are fixed and the new version supports the upcoming releases of Firefox 3 and Opera 9.5. Download the new version.

Yahoo! BrowserPlus is software that extends the capabilities of your web browser to make richer web experiences possible. Different websites can use BrowserPlus to support things like drag and drop from the desktop, easier file uploads, more efficient and secure acquisition of feeds and information, and native desktop notifications. BrowserPlus is a technology designed to “extend the web,” so that developers can build more exciting web applications and so end-users can get more done inside their web browser.

Today you can explore BrowserPlus demo applications which include an advanced in-page Flickr photo uploader, a browser based IRC (chat) Client, and a developer tool for exploring Web Services output. Developers can also explore the BrowserPlus APIs and test code samples.

Google offers the option to load some of the popular Javascript libraries (Prototype, Script.aculo.us, jQuery, Dojo, and MooTools) from their site.

This has a few advantages to loading them from your own server:

• caching of library files
• files are gzipped
• files are minimized
• it allows quickers loading because of quick servers…
• and because of the possibility to load more files at once (IE allows only 4 concurrent HTTP action from one server at once

Just take a look and try it out.

How about the Yahoo! User Interface library?
Yahoo! offers his own hosting of library files. More information can be found here.

Grooveshark is trying to make purchasing music easy, enjoyable and worthwhile. Grooveshark is the ability to find and listen to any song, share and receive personalized recommendations and purchase music at a fair price with the knowledge that the copyright holder will be paid. A few features are:

All yout music in one place
Join Grooveshark and never be without your music again. You’ll be able to access and play music in your Grooveshark library from any computer with an Internet connection. You can even access your friends’ music libraries, meaning you’ll always be able to listen to the songs you want no matter where you are.

A better way to organize your music
With Grooveshark’s tagging and ranking system, you can quickly and easily find the music you want, when you want it. The tagging system makes it easy to pick the right song for the right occasion, while the ranking system ensures you’ll only listen to the music you want to hear.

Build & Share Playlists.
Tired of your friends permanently “borrowing” your mixed CDs? Create playlists your friends can subscribe to and never lose another CD. Playlists are easily modified, allowing you to add and remove songs as you go, while continuous streaming allows you to switch from page to page without a skipping beat.

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  inputEx is a javascript framework to build fields and forms. It is built on top of the YUI library (2.5.1) and currently supports Firefox 1.5+, Safari 2.0+, IE 7.0 and Opera 9+.