It’s 2012, do you know who has access to your online accounts? Throughout the year we click on pretty, sparkling new-fangled apps, and in the process give third-party software providers access to various parts of our online identities. Ready to reign in control? My Permissions provides easy access to the URLs that control the permissions settings of popular services such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google. It is definitetly worth the few minutes it takes to review all your permission settings, and make sure they truly reflect your needs.

HistoryPin is a Google Maps mashup that allows visitors to pin historic photos on a map and to view photos across locations and dates. The site offers a video introduction and tours of some of the best content. For more details on using the site, read The Internet Patrol.

Mac users who are tired of being a one-man tech support team for their moms, or any kind of Mac user that wants to learn more about their Mac computers, will love the easy to digest Mac lessons from Steve Loyola at MacHelpForMom.com. The site started as an easy way for Steve to help his Mom, but has blossomed into a great resource for Mac users everywhere.

In what is being billed as a major shakeup to Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s ebook business, Google’s eBookstore is now open and stocked with more than three million titles. The Google store supports Nook, Sony, Android, and iOS devices, in addition to reading from a Web browser. The books (whether free or paid) are stored and read from the cloud, requiring an active Internet connection. Most books, however, are also available for download, depending on the rights allowed by the publisher.

Do you love to share links with friends and family? The link-shortening service Bit.ly has just announced a new service that bundles a bunch of urls into one, short Bit.ly link. Link shorteners have been around for years, but with the growth of social media sites including Twitter and Facebook, they have become even more popular. To use the new Bit.ly service, simply type in your URLs in the Bit.ly input form. Each one will get its own short Bit.ly link, then click the “Bundle” button to create a link to a composite link page. Here’s a Bit.ly bundle I created that links to three of my family-friendly sites: Surfnetkids.com, FreeKidsColoring.com and JokesByKids.com.

Online book reviews are available at many sites. But which ones do readers like most? Lifehacker polled their audience to come up with a list of Five Best Book Recommendation Services. In no particular order, they are Shelfari, LibraryThing, Amazon, GoodReads, and GetGlue. I use Amazon, because I am a Kindle user, but Lifehacker’s readers prefer GoodReads.

Dropbox is a simple-to-use file synchronization utility that uses the cloud storage to sync files across multiple computers, whether they are Mac, Linux or Windows based. In fact, not only can you access your private or shared files from any computer where you’ve installed the Dropbox utility, you can also access them via a browser from any computer at all. Some handy uses of Dropbox include password synchronization with password tools such as Roboform, 1Password or KeePass. Or as storage for portable apps, instead of putting them on a thumb drive.

Speedcine is an index of about 13,000 full-length movies you can legally watch online. Some of the sites it links to offer free movies, such as Hulu and Fancast , while others charge, such as Amazon’s Video on Demand. While still in beta, Speedcine warns that not all movies are listed in the alphabetic index on the front page; some can only be found by title search.

Are cluttered to-do lists, multitasking, and unlimited browser tabs taking their toll on your productivity? Some experts are calling single tasking (focusing on one task at a time) “the new multitasking.” If you want to give it a try, NowDoThis offers a new twist on the old fashioned to-do list. Type in a list of items, and then instead of displaying the entire list for you at once, it only displays a single task with a simple “done” button. Now, you have no choice but to just get it done.

Have you ever seen a collage made of hundreds of little photos and wondered how it was done? One way is with Shape Collage, a free, easy utility for both Windows and Mac. Simply download Shape Collage, pick a shape, point it to your photo folder, and watch it work its magic.