Archives for February, 2006

How To Add MSN, Yahoo, And AIM Contacts To Google Talk

For those people that enjoy Google Talk, or just the GMail chat, then you may like this little twist. People have found out how to manipulate the Google Talk service in order to add contacts from other services to Google Talk. The directions are quite simple but you do have to temporarily install some software. Once you have set everything up you can then uninstall the software.

February 14th, 2006
How To Add MSN, Yahoo, And AIM Contacts To Google Talk

Microsoft Releases Windows Defender Beta 2

Microsoft released Windows Defender Beta 2 today and is available for public download. The feature set seems to be put together quite well. For those of you running 64-bit systems you will be pleased to know that you can download the 64-bit of Windows Defender to test. They redesigned the interface to make it easier to understand and more intuitive for users.

February 14th, 2006
Microsoft Releases Windows Defender Beta 2

Get Media From A Mac Computer On To The Xbox 360

Utilizing iTunes, Apple users can now get media from their Mac computer onto the Xbox 360.

February 13th, 2006
Get Media From A Mac Computer On To The Xbox 360

GMail Mail Hosting For Your Domain Now Available To Testers

We knew it was coming about a week ago and now it is here, for select testers that is. GMail will now host the email for your domain but you have to sign up to be part of the beta testing. Simply go to the GMail Domain Homepage and sign in with your Google account.

February 13th, 2006
GMail Mail Hosting For Your Domain Now Available To Testers

Opera 9 Will Now Have Weekly Builds Offered To The Public

In order to get 'power users' to flock to Opera they decided to release weekly builds of Opera 9. The most current release is Opera 9 Build 8219 for the PC and Build 3224 for the Mac. On their homepage they also offer a changelog to let users know what has been fixed in the current build.

February 13th, 2006
Opera 9 Will Now Have Weekly Builds Offered To The Public

MusicGremlin Lets Users Download Music Via WiFi

The MusicGremlin could be a hint on what technology Apple is working on for the iPod. There have been rumors for the past couple months that Apple will be releasing wireless versions of the popular iPod device, and soon it could be reality.

February 13th, 2006
MusicGremlin Lets Users Download Music Via WiFi

Deflexion Offers Laser Chess To Test Your Strategy Skills

Do you think you are the ultimate chess player? Well Deflexion will test your level of skill by changing how the game of chess is played. Using a laser, your goal is to move your mirrors around in an effort to reflect a laser onto your opponents pieces.

February 13th, 2006
Deflexion Offers Laser Chess To Test Your Strategy Skills

Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1 Put On Hold For 2 Weeks

There are a lot of people excited about the Alpha release of Firefox 2, including me. The Alpha release will not be feature complete but it will have several enhancements. Unfortunately, according to the meeting minutes, these enhancements are pushing back the release of Firefox 2 Alpha 1 by a few weeks.

February 13th, 2006
Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1 Put On Hold For 2 Weeks

Does Google Have Plans To Make A Calendar And Web Editor?

Rumors are starting to float around the web saying that Google has plans of adding a calender to GMail and also creating a web editor. Both of these seem like a definite possibility since Google rumors about domain management also seem real.

February 11th, 2006
Does Google Have Plans To Make A Calendar And Web Editor?

eBay Turbo Lister 2 Early Edition Released To The Public

My wife and I work for a company who strictly sells only on eBay. This means that we have many tools available to us and we have tried most of them. Turbo Lister is the one that seems to be the most successful by managing our listings and time in an efficient matter.

February 11th, 2006
eBay Turbo Lister 2 Early Edition Released To The Public

GMail Soon To Get Domain Management Functionality

It looks like some of the source that appears in GMail may hint at a domain management feature. This means that users who own a domain can have GMail manage their email addresses. Currently, GMail does allow users to send mail and have it look like the email is coming from a different address. This does require verification but a domain management feature would definitely be a nice addition.

February 10th, 2006
GMail Soon To Get Domain Management Functionality

Will Google Release A New Logo With The New GMail Logo?

Google recently changed their GMail logo with the release of the built-in chat feature. If you didn't notice they also changed the font type of the GMail logo. The new font looks very slick when you compare it side-by-side with the old one.

February 10th, 2006
Will Google Release A New Logo With The New GMail Logo?

Tutorial On How To Create Logos Using Adobe Photoshop

As many people know, either by word of mouth or personal experience, Adobe Photoshop is the most powerful graphical editing software that is on the market. The problem that most people have is that they don't know how to make use of the feature set found in Photoshop.

February 9th, 2006
Tutorial On How To Create Logos Using Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Allows Users To Download Windows Updates In ISO Format

Microsoft is finally allowing users to download Windows Updates in ISO format which has been a feature that many have been looking for.

February 9th, 2006
Microsoft Allows Users To Download Windows Updates In ISO Format

This Could Be The Smallest Website That Can Be Navigated

If you are looking for news, pictures or just something fun to do then visit the smallest site in the web world to get it all! If you did happen to notice the picture above then you have seen the entire size of the website.

February 9th, 2006
This Could Be The Smallest Website That Can Be Navigated

Google Desktop Gets Some Additional Features

Google has been indexing computers for quite some time now, and they went beyond just indexing and brought all the news you need to one simple sidebar. They have now added even more features than there was before! Now you can drag the panels from the sidebar and place them on your desktop.

February 9th, 2006
Google Desktop Gets Some Additional Features

My Firefox GMail Chat Troubleshooting

I was having issues getting the GMail Chat/Google Talk feature to display in my GMail account. It would display in Internet Explorer just fine but Firefox treated it as if it did not exist! Then I started browsing the help section of GMail, and to my surprise they already have a very extensive section on using the Chat capabilities.

February 8th, 2006
My Firefox GMail Chat Troubleshooting

Google Makes It Easy To Add Their Search To IE7

Google is making it easy for users of Internet Explorer 7 to make Google their default search engine. Once visiting Google in IE7 you will see a pop-up box in the upper right corner of your window. If you click on the "Make Google my search" button then it will download and run a small executable that will 'patch' Internet Explorer for you. This seems like a nice feature to me -- nice job Google!

February 8th, 2006
Google Makes It Easy To Add Their Search To IE7

Opera 9 Is Not Ready For Prime Time

I tried Opera 9 Technology Preview 2 (TP2) almost all day yesterday, and all I got was frustration from using it. It does have a smooth interface and the widgets seem to fit in quite well, but there are a lot of bugs that need to be fixed. The one bug that would keep me from using it as my primary browser has to do with GMail.

February 8th, 2006
Opera 9 Is Not Ready For Prime Time

GMail Goes Beyond Hotmail And Yahoo By Integrating Chat

If you haven't checked your GMail Inbox lately then you might want to. News has been fluttering around the web about Google integrating Google Talk into GMail. This will currently save your conversations online in a special 'folder' called "Chat".

February 7th, 2006
GMail Goes Beyond Hotmail And Yahoo By Integrating Chat