Archives for June 28th, 2006

Microsoft Tells Users How To Remove WGA Notifications

Microsoft has decided to let users remove or disable the WGA notifications, but they didn't make it easy! They could have made some simple tool that you could download or even a patch, but no they make you go through and do the dirty work.

June 28th, 2006
Microsoft Tells Users How To Remove WGA Notifications

Yahoo Messenger For Mac 3.0 Beta 1 Released

Mac users can rejoice because Yahoo Messenger 3.0 Beta 1 has finally been released! Besides for the new look it also has Avatars, sounds, and display images. In addition to those features you will soon be able to chat with your friends that are using Windows Live Messenger.

June 28th, 2006
Yahoo Messenger For Mac 3.0 Beta 1 Released

Azureus Wins SourceForge.net Community Choice Award

One of the most popular BitTorrent clients has won the SourceForge.net Community Choice Award. Azureus has been used by millions of people and has been downloaded almost 120 million times! It won the award because of the large feature set and the powerful downloading capabilities it has. Unlike some BitTorrent clients Azureus is cross platform since it is built on Java.

June 28th, 2006
Azureus Wins SourceForge.net Community Choice Award

Now You Can Have The New Google Accounts Page

This was just discovered yesterday but now everyone can play with the new Accounts page. If you follow that URL it should take you to your account settings but it is version 2 instead of the previous version that we were all familiar with.

June 28th, 2006
Now You Can Have The New Google Accounts Page

ReplayTV PC Edition Scheduled To Launch In September

I just received an email from ReplayTV announcing a new Website that they have launched. It is geared toward the ReplayTV PC Edition DVR which is scheduled to be released in September 2006. You can sign-up now to get notified when they launch the service so that you can test it out for 30 days.

June 28th, 2006
ReplayTV PC Edition Scheduled To Launch In September

Google Launches Passport-Like Service

Google has released an Account Authentication service which is very similar to Microsoft's Passport service. Other Web sites will now be able to get access to Google services with the proper user authentication. Here is an example of where this could be useful: Users of Google Calendar manage their schedules, add, update, or delete events, and share calendar information.

June 28th, 2006
Google Launches Passport-Like Service

More Info On Windows Live Spaces Available

Microsoft has now put up another page to demonstrate the new features of Windows Live Spaces. This is in addition to the pages that were found about a week ago. There isn't much new information on the page but it is a nice demonstration of the features that Windows Live Spaces will have. Check it out and maybe we can prepare to say goodbye to MSN Spaces!

June 28th, 2006
More Info On Windows Live Spaces Available

Download Adobe Flash Player 9

You can now download Adobe Flash Player 9 which was just released yesterday. Like always Flash Player is available for Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera, and CompuServe. Here are some of the changes in this version:New ECMAScript scripting engine, ActionScript Virtual Machine AVM2.

June 28th, 2006
Download Adobe Flash Player 9

Google Reader Gets Updated

Google Reader has finally gotten some features that it has needed for a long time. There is now a new Settings page that allows you to manage your subscriptions. Using the new Settings page you can delete subscriptions in bulk and you can even rename a subscription.

June 28th, 2006
Google Reader Gets Updated

NetZero Releases PrivatePhone Voicemail Service

NetZero has released a voicemail service called PrivatePhone. This free service will give you a local phone number that has a voicemail capable of holding 10 messages. You can then hand out this phone number to people instead of giving out your real phone number. This is supposed to be a great solution for those people publishing their phone numbers in locations like the classified ads.

June 28th, 2006
NetZero Releases PrivatePhone Voicemail Service

New Dell EVDO ExpressCard

Dell has unveiled the new Wireless 5700 Mobile Broadband ExpressCard. The ExpressCard operates on the Verizon EVDO network which boasts speeds of 400 - 700 kbps and is capable of bursts up to 2 Mbps! Having speeds like that on-the-go is like never leaving the office.

June 28th, 2006
New Dell EVDO ExpressCard

New Google Accounts Page Starts To Appear

It looks like there is a report that Google has started to test (or possibly roll out) a new Accounts page. I have only heard of this one person receiving this new page so we aren't quite sure if this is a Photoshop job, a testing page, or something they are slowly starting to roll out and no one has noticed yet. Let us know if anyone else sees this page!

June 28th, 2006
New Google Accounts Page Starts To Appear

Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 Slips To July 11

Mozilla has announced that they are pushing the Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 code freeze back to July 5 and the ship date back to July 11. The ship date was expected to be July 6 so this is about a 1-week delay.

June 28th, 2006
Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 Slips To July 11

GPS Device To Track Your Workout

If you like to workout and track your progress then Adeo is the device that you need. It utilizes a built-in GPS receiver to keep track of your location and give you updates on your workout. It can calculate total distance traveled, peak, current, and average speeds, elevation, elapsed time, current time, calories burned, and more!

June 28th, 2006
GPS Device To Track Your Workout

Get Rid Of The Annoying Windows Update Restart Prompt

I am sure that you are all to familiar with the image above. Your computer has finished updating and you start to get pestered about restarting your computer. You tell it that you want to "Restart Later" but it just keeps popping up every 10 minutes!

June 28th, 2006
Get Rid Of The Annoying Windows Update Restart Prompt

Windows Vista Cursors For Windows XP

So you are trying to make Windows XP look like Vista? If you have been reading my previous posts then you might have your XP machine almost looking like Vista. One thing that you probably need is the Vista mouse cursors. Gurudesign.no has posted a package for the cursors that you can download.

June 28th, 2006
Windows Vista Cursors For Windows XP

GBuy Scheduled For Release Today

About 3 weeks ago Forbes announced that June 28 was going to be the day that Google releases GBuy (also known as Google Checkout). Well, that day is today! Garett Rogers continues to find more information that leads us to believe that Google is planning for a release very soon. Some images have also been found on Google's server pertaining to the GBuy service: , , , , and .

June 28th, 2006
GBuy Scheduled For Release Today

CyberNotes: Compatibility Issues When Testing Firefox

You want to play on the bleeding edge of software so you go ahead and start testing Firefox builds. Maybe you are playing it a little safe and testing Firefox 2.0 or maybe you are pushing the limits and testing Firefox 3.0! Either way you are bound to run into some compatibility issues whether it be when installing extensions or when visiting sites.

June 28th, 2006
CyberNotes: Compatibility Issues When Testing Firefox