Archives for June 5th, 2006

YouTube Adds New Features To Up The Competition

YouTube users might notice some new features: channels, blogging, and history viewing.

June 5th, 2006
YouTube Adds New Features To Up The Competition

Microsoft Office 2007 Adds New Squiggly!

It appears as though Microsoft is coming to the rescue again! Not only will Microsoft Office have spell check with the red squiggly, and grammar check with the green squiggly, it was also have a new blue squiggly! The new blue squiggly is being labeled as contextual spelling check. This feature will check words with the context of the sentence to ensure that each word in the sentence makes sense.

June 5th, 2006
Microsoft Office 2007 Adds New Squiggly!

Google Spreadsheet Screenshots & Sign-Up Link

Google is going to be releasing the Google Spreadsheet tomorrow, June 6, and we have all of the information for you right now. The sign-up link is below along with a visual tour of the service. They are only going to let a limited amount of people into the service initially while it is being tested.

June 5th, 2006
Google Spreadsheet Screenshots & Sign-Up Link

Xbox 360 Gets 125 Updates On 6/6/06

It looks like Microsoft is giving the Xbox 360 a pretty major update tomorrow, June 6. They have a complete update list that is available for you to view and is very extensive. Surprising the new features list is pretty large but the system improvements section is about four-times that length!

June 5th, 2006
Xbox 360 Gets 125 Updates On 6/6/06

Vista Loses PC-To-PC Synchronization

Windows IT is reporting that Vista will lose another key feature: PC-to-PC synchronization. Microsoft has already pushed Vista's deadline back to January and now they are pulling features.

June 5th, 2006
Vista Loses PC-To-PC Synchronization

Official Google Calendar Gadget For Personalized Homepage

Google Calendar just became more useful because you can place it on your Google Personalized Homepage. This allows users to easily keep track of their appointments without having to go to the Google Calendar Homepage.

June 5th, 2006
Official Google Calendar Gadget For Personalized Homepage

Opera Takes Home The Gold In The Browser Speed War

Now there are many people who say Firefox rocks because it is the fastest browser around, but do they have any facts to back that up? Most are assuming that because they have heard other people say it, but when it comes down to the facts it looks like Opera beats everyone.

June 5th, 2006
Opera Takes Home The Gold In The Browser Speed War

The Pirate Bay Mocks Hollywood

The Pirate Bay is back online and they are more alive than ever. They are laughing at Hollywood because The Pirate Bay is now decentralized. This means that they have copies of their servers in other locations, and even better is that they are in different countries.

June 5th, 2006
The Pirate Bay Mocks Hollywood

New Slashdot Design Active

The new Slashdot CSS redesign has now been implemented on their homepage. I have to admit that Alex did a great job because it handles so much better than the old homepage did. Everything is so streamlined and looks very well done.

June 5th, 2006
New Slashdot Design Active