Archives for June, 2006

Get Rid Of The Delay When Installing Firefox Extensions

We have all had the situation before where we have a nice clean Firefox profile and we start installing our favorite Firefox extensions.

June 30th, 2006
Get Rid Of The Delay When Installing Firefox Extensions

Will Microsoft Use WGA To Do More Than Notify Us?

Microsoft currently has the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) checking each day to make sure you are running a legal version of Windows. If you are not running a legal copy then it will display the notification pictured above each time you start your computer. This whole thing frustrated many people so Microsoft put together a guide for removing the software/spyware that displays the notifications.

June 30th, 2006
Will Microsoft Use WGA To Do More Than Notify Us?

What To Expect From Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 Alpha 1

There has been a lot of hype about Firefox 2.0 builds (codename Bon Echo) but have you been thinking about Thunderbird 2.0? Just like how Firefox 2.0 is going to have some nice new features Thunderbird will also.

June 30th, 2006
What To Expect From Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 Alpha 1

Opera Continues To Release Weekly Builds

Opera continues to roll out the weekly builds even after Opera 9 was released. The Opera DesktopTeam has released two weekly builds since Opera 9's final release and they will continue to provide them to the public as they work towards Opera 9.01.

June 30th, 2006
Opera Continues To Release Weekly Builds

Navman iCN 750 GPS Navigation System Takes Photos

PocketNow has a great review on the Navman iCN 750 with photo capturing capabilities. That's right, it can snap photos while you drive and it records where you were when it took the picture! Navman has plans on developing their own pictures for cities so that when you are driving through you can get a "tour". Pretty clever, huh?

June 30th, 2006
Navman iCN 750 GPS Navigation System Takes Photos

Download The New iTunes 6.0.5 With Nike Integration

Apple has made iTunes 6.0.5 available for download and it is supposed to have some Nike services integrated into it. TUAW noticed that the Nike content was not currently in this release and found out from NikePlus that the service doesn't launch until July 14. There is currently some information in the iTunes help section regarding the Nike content but you will not notice anything other than that.

June 30th, 2006
Download The New iTunes 6.0.5 With Nike Integration

CyberNotes: Get Your Writely Invitation Here

It is Friday and I thought I would provide some lucky people with the chance to try out Writely! This will give you something to do this weekend as you prepare for July 4 (which is Independence Day for us in the United States).

June 30th, 2006
CyberNotes: Get Your Writely Invitation Here

Microsoft Pushes Office 2007 Release Back

It looks like Microsoft will be releasing Office 2007 around the same time that it releases Windows Vista. January is the current target date for both launches which has caused quite a stir. When Vista's launch date changed to after the holiday season many analysts couldn't believe it. They started to wonder how Microsoft could miss such an important time in retail sales.

June 29th, 2006
Microsoft Pushes Office 2007 Release Back

OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 Released

OpenOffice.org has proudly released version 2.0.3 to the public.

June 29th, 2006
OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 Released

Microsoft To Stop Offering Windows Vista Beta 2 Tomorrow

Not many people realized this but Microsoft has limited the number of downloads for Vista Beta 2 and the limit has almost been reached.

June 29th, 2006
Microsoft To Stop Offering Windows Vista Beta 2 Tomorrow