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Confused About a Word? Check "Confusing Words"

Editor's pop quiz: When do you use "lie" rather than "lay"? What about "capital" as opposed to "capitol"? Here's a particularly worrisome pair: affluent and effluent.

Confusing Words is a handy online tool for sorting out these and 3,200 more words that are "troublesome to readers and writers." With simple definitions and illuminating examples of correct usage, it's like a digital Strunk & White. (Or maybe you think that should that be, "...its like a digital Strunk & White." Check the site to be sure.)

Keep Tabs on Cool Tech: CoolSW

It's nearly impossible for mere editors and publishers to keep up with the never-ending flow of new sites and services on the Web. One solution: Let the crowd point the way.

Intel just unveiled a Digg-style site that lists the most promising new tools and startups, based on the voting of its tech-savvy audience. It's called CoolSW (for "cool software").

CoolSW had been an internal site that Intel employees used to track and rank emerging technologies, according to the full story at Wired Tech Biz. Glad they decided to share.