Washington  - Microsoft has made available Service Pack 2 (SP2) for its Office 2007 productivity suite. The update includes improvements in stability, performance, and security, in addition to a host of bug fixes. Office 2007 SP2 should be available automatically via Windows Update to registered users or it can be downloaded directly from Microsoft.

Washington  - What's the most important component of your computer workstation? It could be your chair. A good chair supports proper positioning and posture while you are at your computer - and it could help you to avoid injuries caused by improper posture. Ideally, you should use a chair with the following adjustment capabilities: height, arm rest, back, and seat tilt.

Washington  - Get ready for USB 3.0. Long in development, the successor to the popular USB 2.0 standard boasts greatly improved data transfer speeds and bi-directionality which means that data can be both sent and received simultaneously. The first USB 3.0 devices were unveiled at the recent Intel Developer Conference (IDF) in San Francisco. USB 3.0 will be backward compatible with USB 2.0.

Washington  - Addicted to Twitter? If so, you probably need a third-party tool to help you get the most out of the popular online service. Brizzly (http://brizzly.com) is the latest tool that promises to help you do and see more in Twitter. Not only are URLs easy to shorten in Brizzly, but the use of multiple accounts is a cinch with Brizzly as well. Since Brizzly uses a browser-based interface, there's nothing additional to install and using it is as easy as inputting your Twitter user name and password.

Washington  - Get ready for faster notebooks. Intel has unveiled the Core i7 Mobile Processor, which provides significantly improved performance over Intel's current top chips for notebook computers. The extra oomph comes as a result of the Core i7's hyper-threading technology and its ability to be paired with ultra-fast DDR3 system memory. The first notebooks based on the Core i7 Mobile Processor have already been announced from Dell, Asus, Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba. (dpa)