links for 2008-07-29 What We Use: The Lifehacker Editors’ Favorite Software and Hardware (tags: bestof software gadgets) Sirius, XM Merger: FCC announcement now official – Orbitcast.com “It’s officially official now. The Federal Communications Commission announcement on the merger approval of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. has officially been made public on the FCC.gov website.” (tags: satelliteradio sirius xm)