It's been a quiet week in Lake Woebegon, out here on the edge of the prairie. Oh, wait, that's Garrison Keillor, not us. Regardless, here's some stuff that happened this week on Download Squad. Open Web Awards
The Open Web Awards voting rounds kicked off this week. If you missed the first three categories, there's still time to cast your vote.
Veto Beacon with Freakin Beacon Firefox extension
Has Facebook's Beacon caused your blood pressure to rise as your level of web privacy has fallen to a new low? Fear not. Dolores Parker shows us how to block that pesky Beacon and take back your life.
Flickr gains photo editing with Piknik
We love Flickr but, until now it's been strictly info-in, info-out. Editing your photos was something you did before you uploaded to Flickr, not after. Flickr's new partnership with Picnik means now you can crop, resize, adjust exposure, contract, color saturation and other aspects of your images with just a few clicks. Sweet!
