Archives for January, 2007

January 31st, 2007
Clean Install from XP to Vista…a Workaround is Needed?

I had never tried the upgrade process from XP to Vista because all of the pre-release editions I played with were all full versions. For that reason I would just do a clean install on my system because we all know that upgrades never seem to go as smooth as you would like them to.

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January 31st, 2007
Google Reader Now Supports Embedded Videos

If you use Google Reader, you may have noticed a small but nice update.  Now you'll be able to view videos within the reader that have been embedded into articles.  They were nice enough to offer support for other services besides Google Video and YouTube. Here's the list of supported sites:

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January 31st, 2007
Launchy 1.0 Released: Hunt Down Files, Search Bookmarks, and More!

I've had several people email me in the past week telling me what a great application Launchy is, and I realized that which is why I wrote about it back in September of 2006.

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January 31st, 2007
Beta No More for Windows Live Messenger 8.1

Windows Live Messenger 8.1 is out of beta and ready for you to download. Consider this the "next generation" messenger that's suitable for Windows Vista.  This version of messenger is available in 8 new languages like Romanian, Thai, and Ukrainian, just to name a few. Here are some changes that you'll probably notice:

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January 31st, 2007
CyberWare: JAlbum 7.0 Just Released!

JAlbum is an application that I have been using for a long long time as an easy way to share personal photos on our website so that our family and friends can easily access them. I've been stuck using version 6 for a long time, and even though the interface was nothing to gawk at ,it got the job done, which was what mattered the most.

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January 31st, 2007
WTF? Technorati’s New Digg Clone

No, not "what the..." instead, Where's the Fire? It was over at Technorati for a short time, and then vanished. Steve Rubel over at Micro Persuasion managed to catch it when it was up and running to get screenshots.  Since then it has been taken down, but WTF (Where's the Fire) is Technorati's new Digg-like Clone.

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January 31st, 2007
CyberNotes: Do more with Internet Explorer 7

Now that Windows Vista has been released (read our review) I expect to see the number of Internet Explorer 7 users begin to increase. A majority of those users will have previously used Internet Explorer 6 as their primary browser, and I suspect that many of those people will enjoy the changes that they find. 

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January 30th, 2007
CyberWare: Foobar2000 is a Small Media Player with a lot of Options

A few weeks ago I was introduced to a free media player called Foobar2000 by MetaMan. He gave me a link to a portable version (called FoobarRemix) that was put together so that I could try it out without having to install the application.

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January 30th, 2007
Putting your Firefox Downloads and Add-ons in a Sidebar

The Firefox Downloads window and Add-Ons page are probably some of the things that I use the most in Firefox.

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January 30th, 2007
Bloggers Win, Apple Losses… $700,000

Bloggers are waving the victory flag after a California Court placed Apple responsible for paying all legal fees that resulted from a lawsuit which they issued. This brings up First Amendment rights among other things, but also brings to light the fact that bloggers have the same rights as journalists.

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January 30th, 2007
Download Vista Sidebar Gadgets and Some Ultimate Extras

Vista is on the loose and now some of you may be looking for extras and gadgets to add a little bit of excitement to your experience. Microsoft has a website setup so that downloading your gadgets is simple, and easy, including access to 3rd party gadgets.

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January 30th, 2007
Coming Soon: Zoho Notebook!

Zoho, which is known for their web office suite has introduced Zoho notebook which is in pre-beta, and expected for release in March. Zoho has always done a lot of things "right" in terms of features and versatility.  Zoho Notebook is no exception.

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January 30th, 2007
CyberNet’s Windows Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 Professional Giveaway!

Here's your chance to get your hands on the latest software from Microsoft. We all know that neither Office or Vista come at a cheap price, so here's your chance to get it for free!

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January 30th, 2007
CyberNet’s Windows Vista Review with Screenshots

We've been talking about Vista for months now, and finally the day for consumers to get their hands on it has come! Newegg and other online retailers have already been selling OEM versions a little early, but now you can walk into nearly any electronics store and pick up a copy. Windows Aero, the redesigned user interface will be one thing Vista will always be known for.

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January 29th, 2007
The Velocity Micro Media Center PC from Microsoft…

It has been a little over a month since Microsoft's review PC's caused quite a stir in the blogosphere;  I have heard that Microsoft gave out around 90 laptops.

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January 29th, 2007
New Poll: When will you Upgrade to Vista?

Last week we wanted to know which game system you played the most, or wish you owned. There are a variety of systems available, so which are your favorites? Well, in first place was Xbox 360 with 28% of the votes, and in second was the Nintendo Wii with 20%.  Not far behind was the Playstation 3 with 15% of the votes, and 'None of the Above' with 14% of the votes.

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January 29th, 2007
Image Slideshow Extension for Firefox: AutoSlideshow

Here's another Firefox Extension for you to try out!  It's called AutoSlideshow, and  allows you to view a slideshow of images on any web page.  I tried it out on a post that we did for the Object Desktop Review/Giveaway.  There were quite a few pictures on the page, so I figured it would be a good candidate. It worked well.

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January 29th, 2007
Flickr is now Integrated into MyBlogLog

It was just the beginning of January that Yahoo acquired MyBlogLog for an estimated 10-12 million. We were wondering how long it would take Yahoo to  integrate some of their other acquired services like Flickr. Well, that question has been answered because Flickr has been integrated into MyBlogLog.

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January 29th, 2007
Day Before Vista Launch Rundown

It's the day before the official consumer launch of Vista, and as expected, there are a few Vista related items in the news. Here's a quick rundown...

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January 29th, 2007
Notepad++ 4.0 Now Available!

Notepad++ is definitely my favorite Notepad replacement because of the extensive features that it has built-in. A lot of applications are going to tabbed interfaces these days and Notepad++ realized the importance of this early on, which is actually why I started using it in the first place.

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