Seeing that Google just opened their doors to new registrations it was a sure thing that they would really start to promote the service. In classic Google fashion they thought outside the box in order to include humor in discussing Gmail's biggest features. Don't understand? Let me present to you Gmail Theater (yes, this was really created by Google):

MSN Soapbox has just flipped the switch from a private beta, to a public beta, giving everyone the chance to give it a try.  Soapbox was introduced last September as Microsoft's version of video sharing. Initial reviewers were reporting that it was a disappointment, and was missing some important elements that other well-known services offer.

With the public beta, no invitation is required, and a sign-in is not needed

Congratulations to Firefox for hitting the 300 million download mark! This is yet another huge milestone in the book for Mozilla, and one that is surely deserved. Of course, 300 million downloads does not signify that there are 300 million users because many people download Firefox multiple times. I, for example, have downloaded Firefox at least 5 times in the last month. At least Mozilla was able to get the update functionality into Firefox so

Yesterday Microsoft released the pre-release of DreamScene as part of the Ultimate Extras that Vista Ultimate users have the capability to use. It's one of those "wow" factors that a lot of people will probably be impressed with. You could take it and use it for it's face value, or you could dive in and try out DeskScapes which extends the Windows DreamScene and adds more capability.

DeskScapes was created by Stardock who was

Everybody knew this was coming sooner, rather than later, and finally it's here. No more teasing! Google has been slowly releasing Gmail all over the World, and now the process appears to be done.  When you click "Sign up for Gmail", you'll be taken to a page that looks like this:

It wasn't that difficult to get an account previously, but it still required a little extra effort than it

Ever since Google purchased YouTube, they've been getting pretty friendly with the law. Recently, YouTube received a Subpoena from the U.S. District Court in Northern California to identify the user who uploaded episodes of 24, as well as 12 episodes of the Simpsons, both popular shows.

Many people were hoping that Google would not cooperate with this subpoena, and challenge it.  In an email to Internetnews.com

Web Browser Wednesday

One of the things that really seems to draw people to CyberNet is the posting of Firefox Portable builds for pre-release versions of Firefox. Right now Mozilla is testing out Firefox 3 Alpha builds, and the ability to play with it appeals to a lot of people. A while back I wrote a guide on setting