Exciting news for Firefox users:  On November 10th Mozilla released Firefox 3.6 revision 2 for beta testing!  I have been using the new version for a couple of days and I’m impressed.  It includes over 190 bug fixes from the previous beta which improve stability, security and speed. There are many new additions to this version of the IE killer including a new version of private browsing mode, forget this site, restore closed windows (previously only restore closed tabs was available) and integration of the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine. Read more: Firefox 3.6 Beta, R2. Is it Right for You?

Last year Waves of Tech performed a review of Blackberry’s PocketMac syncing application.  (Previous Blackberry PocketMac Article) This inferior product left Blackberry users with Mac’s having to purchase third party products in order to phone sync.  Blackberry has finally redeemed themselves with the release of Blackberry Desktop Manager for Mac.

The new Desktop Manager is clean, simple to use and provides accuracy to syncing.  The application will sync calendar items, contacts, notes, tasks, and music.  The Blackberry Desktop Manger also contains back up and restore functions, application removal and update capabilities. Read more: Mac Blackberry Desktop Manger

The Edirol R-09HR is the latest digital sound recorder from Roland. The R-09HR is the replacement version of Edirol’s popular R-09, which now supports higher quality audio rate of 24-bit/96KHz linear PCM stereo recording. Anyone looking for a digital recorder capable of recording high level audio suitable for meetings, in the field recording, or even podcasting, the Edirol is a prime choice. Read more: Edirol R-09HR Digital Recorder

I have suffered through countless hours of waiting for my computer to restart. I have suffered through numerous system freezes because my home system could not run more than two programs at once. I was fed up with the waiting, the frustration, and the random shouts at the computer screen. The wavesoftech crew convinced me the time was now to upgrade and the timing could not have been more perfect. What a machine! Read more: Dell Inspiron Mini 10