Archives for March, 2007

Thunderbird 2 Currently Sitting At 0 Bugs, RC1 Available

Mozilla is preparing for an official test day tomorrow for Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0. As of right now they are sitting quite comfortably with zero bugs in the queue, which is remarkable for any application about to be released.

March 29th, 2007
Thunderbird 2 Currently Sitting At 0 Bugs, RC1 Available

“Complete My Album” with iTunes

Today Apple iTunes introduced a new feature to the iTunes store called “Complete my Album.” This is for those times when you’ve purchased individual songs, and then later on you decide to buy the entire album which the song(s) came from.  For each song that you’ve bought that’s on an album that you end up buying, you’ll get a 99 cent credit.

March 29th, 2007
“Complete My Album” with iTunes

New Look for Google Notebook as it Leaves Beta, Goes Multi-lingual

About 1 year after Google Notebook went live, Google has taken it out of beta. And with that they’ve made some changes to the interface, and added several languages to it besides English.

March 29th, 2007
New Look for Google Notebook as it Leaves Beta, Goes Multi-lingual

Test Drive Linux with a Live CD

Chances are, you've heard of Linux.

March 29th, 2007
Test Drive Linux with a Live CD

Yahoo Mail Opens up API to Users!

This is definitely Yahoo Mail’s week to shine.  First they decided to offer their customers “unlimited” mail storage earlier this week, and now they’ve announced that they’re opening up their API for users to tinker around with.

March 29th, 2007
Yahoo Mail Opens up API to Users!

Bootcamp 1.2 Vista Compatible – Proves Apple OS X Leopard is on time?

To my surprise Apple released Boot Camp 1.2 Beta last night which includes support for 32–bit versions of Windows Vista.

March 29th, 2007
Bootcamp 1.2 Vista Compatible – Proves Apple OS X Leopard is on time?

CyberNotes: How to Customize the Windows XP/Vista Send To Menu

One of the features that many people overlook in Windows is the “Send To” menu that is presented when you right-click on a file or folder.

March 29th, 2007
CyberNotes: How to Customize the Windows XP/Vista Send To Menu

Opera 9.2 Beta Available – Includes New Speed Dial Feature

A new release of Opera is inching closer, and right now early adopters can get their hands on the official Opera 9.2 Beta. This version actually contains a compilation of features that I have mentioned as they were in development:

March 28th, 2007
Opera 9.2 Beta Available – Includes New Speed Dial Feature

OpenOffice 2.2 Released – Fixes Three Highly Critical Vulnerabilities

OpenOffice 2.2 was just released after about a month’s worth of delays. The official announcement has yet to be made on the homepage, but the downloads for OpenOffice 2.2 are currently available on their FTP.

March 28th, 2007
OpenOffice 2.2 Released – Fixes Three Highly Critical Vulnerabilities

Check Vista Hardware Compatibility before you Buy

One of the biggest worries that people have with Vista is whether their hardware will properly work with the operating system. Microsoft now has a site available to inform you of hardware compatibility before you go making any upgrades to your existing computer or buying a new PC.

March 28th, 2007
Check Vista Hardware Compatibility before you Buy