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Facebook's new redesign makes it easier to get at the service's most useful tools -- with one big exception.

Sometimes, there's more going on than will fit into one post. Here are a few more links that caught my eye over the past 24 hours. In IT Blogwatch, Facebook un-munges email addresses, Fraunhofer lets you sign contracts on the phone, Symbian goes free, and Jonathan Schwartz tweets his final goodbyes.

I have a reputation for being an organized, hard-working productive guy, a fellow who gets a lot done and gets it done on time. But in fact that's a lie. In fact, I am a lazy, disorganized slob. But I've made a career out of finding digital tools that help me cover up.

Seriously: I am, by nature, disorganized and easily distracted. When I was a kid, teachers often said so, on my report cards and in parent-teacher conferences. I was forgetful, I was a daydreamer, I talked too much to the other kids.

Consumers with a paid anti-virus subscription are advised to act quickly in getting free protection from the likes of Avast!, AVG, or Microsoft.

By simplifying, beautifying, and streamlining our online lives, we are making ourselves more vulnerable to hostile threats that attack us.

In today's podcast: Privacy groups file FTC complaint against Facebook; Shuttleworth steps down as Canonical CEO; and Google helps developers manage Android fragmentation.

It's not just Google that is being criticized for its privacy policies. Now a top executive at security firm AVG says Facebook is this generation's version of Big Brother --- and potentially helping criminals engage in identity theft.

In today's podcast: Facebook's privacy revamp gets mixed reviews; Clearwire's network goes down; and Nokia closes US stores.

In today's podcast: Intel tests 48-core processor; Bing finds its way; and Yahoo best-friends Facebook.

In today's podcast: SAP offers Constellation as alternative to Google Wave; Facebook tightens profile security; and Google offers less news for free.

Facebook and Zynga are facing a class-action lawsuit over their 'scam' advertising strategy. It's alleged that they 'cheat' users of games like Farmville and Mafia Wars. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers re-arrange the furniture to watch the show.

I've just put the beta of Microsoft Office 2010 through its paces for a Computerworld review, and while there's plenty to like, there's plenty that should be made better as well. Here are five ways it can be improved.

The New Oxford American Dictionary has announced its Word Of The Year for 2009: unfriend. (Well, at least they didn't choose teabagger.) But in IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if that's the best the wordmeisters could do.

In today's podcast: Microsoft's EC antitrust settlement needs minor changes; Android faces possible fragmentation; and Facebook, MySpace fix serious coding errors.