Ahh, here we are. In my time zone we're just moments away from celebrating a New Year! I wish everyone the best as we venture into the unknown and get a fresh start. If you decide to make a New Year's resolution....stick with it because at the end of next year you will be so much happier!
November was when Vista got sent to the manufacturer to prepare for the November 30th business launch, and coincidentally it is also the month that Vista got leaked and cracked. Let's not forget that this is also when we posted our new site redesign along with starting the forum!
October was a slow month for new releases but two of the most popular browsers, Firefox and Internet Explorer, had huge milestones that took the spotlight.
Google had a couple of big releases in September but I think the Xbox 360 laptop definitely took the cake! That thing left me speechless after watching the video.
August was a huge month for Firefox since they hit the 200 million download mark. KDE (a Linux desktop) released a new Start Menu that is unlike any other that you have used before and continues to push Linux further and further.
This is the month that CyberNet switched over to a dedicated server to make sure we can handle our future traffic needs. It also seemed to be the month of cool things: a self-parking BMW, 4D globe, Xbox 360 case mods, and more.
The Pirate Bay was the talk of the month since they had their servers seized and then quickly returned to them after authorities found no illegal content. To help crack down on piracy Microsoft also updated their Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) process to check for counterfeit versions of Windows XP...which unexpectedly identified legitimate versions of Windows as counterfeit.
In May 2006 Mozilla continued to keep quite about their Pocket PC Web browser and Gmail horror stories started to make their rounds around the Web. The most unforgettable thing in May was probably the magazine that reported on an April Fool's joke posted by another website.
April Fool's Day brought some great laughs but that didn't stop any big news from happening later in the month.
March was more of a fun month with a lot of news from Google and a few big acquisitions. This is also when our site's traffic really got a boost.
February 2006...the fun continued with a delay in the first pre-release version of Firefox 2 and a free Flash Drive offer from Microsoft that apparently no one received.
As the New Year shines upon us (about 9 hours away in the United States - Central Time) we thought we should start recapping the events from the year. A few days ago we made a post looking back at the Firefox news but now it is time to broaden the scope a little bit.
Here is your week in review with Sunday's Summary! If you missed something, check it out.
It appears that Microsoft is doing even more to help promote the upcoming launch of Windows Vista. Now they are sending out 5,000 Vista Launch Kits that come with all kinds of goodies:
PayPerPost caused quite the buzz, and controversy when it launched back in June because they pay bloggers to write about advertisers' products. Now they're in the news again, acquiring parts of Performancing. Performancing, a blog advertising network, has been one awesome tool for Bloggers to use. We too at one point used some of their services. On their website, Performancing announces that PayPerPost has acquired their metrics and classifieds exchange.
Have you ever wondered what makes Newegg.com (a popular online electronics store) function so smoothly? Newegg brings in over $1 billion in sales each year, has more than 1200 employees located around the globe, stocks over 60,000 different products, and fulfills 25,000 shipments each day.
With the increased availability of USB peripherals, there has also been an increase in travel sized USB peripherals for those times when you're on the go. When you're traveling, there's nothing more annoying than bulky accessories that take up your space. Below you'll find a few USB devices that just might make your travels a bit easier, or lighter for that matter.
Are you still looking for that perfect online RSS reader that fills your stomach with butterflies every time you use it? Make sure you give Gobits a whirl before you settle in because I have to admit that they did an amazing job of utilizing AJAX to make this RSS reader feel like a desktop application.
Some of the most popular software in use on computers is open source. Personally, I would rate Firefox, OpenOffice.org, Gaim, FileZilla, Apache, and Thunderbird to be my favorite open source applications. That doesn't sound like much, but that's because I use a lot of freeware applications in addition to the open source software.
In the battle of mail storage, Windows live mail has just announced that their Windows Live Mail Plus will be $19.99 for 4GB of storage. That is 2 GB more than what Yahoo! Mail Plus has to offer for the same price. So for now, Windows Live Mail Plus sits as King of the Hill. Other features that you can expect from Live Mail Plus:
