Archives for July, 2007

iPhone Battery Cause of Class-Action Lawsuit

For those of you who bought an iPhone, do you feel misled over the battery and the fact that you must send your phone off to Apple when the battery needs replaced? There's a group of people who feel that Apple didn't make it clear that the built-in battery can't be replaced by the customer until after the phone launched.

July 30th, 2007
iPhone Battery Cause of Class-Action Lawsuit

Microsoft Works 9 to be Free, but Ad-Supported

Microsoft is taking a new approach to Microsoft Works 9 by offering it for free (was $49.95), but with advertisements. The suite of applications that come with the Works are an address book, calendar, database (like Excel), dictionary, PowerPoint Viewer, Word (basic functionality), and templates. Doesn’t sound too bad, huh?

July 30th, 2007
Microsoft Works 9 to be Free, but Ad-Supported

Firefox 3 Gets “Real” Page Zoom with Image Scaling

The Firefox development team has finally resolved what was probably the longest outstanding bug for the browser: full page zoom.

July 30th, 2007
Firefox 3 Gets “Real” Page Zoom with Image Scaling

New Paint.NET Version 3.10 Beta is Available

Just in time for you to make your own Web 2.0 logo using the tutorial we posted earlier today, Paint.NET v3.10 Beta is now available. The prior version, v3.08 was released back on June 1st, so it’s been about two months since we’ve been able to play with something new.

July 30th, 2007
New Paint.NET Version 3.10 Beta is Available

Fix Vista’s Slow File Transfer (Vista SP1 Beta Download?)

One of the things that people complain about the most in Vista is that transferring large files is painfully slow compared to previous versions of Windows.

July 30th, 2007
Fix Vista’s Slow File Transfer (Vista SP1 Beta Download?)

Vegetable Oil Fuels Car – Owner Faces Felony Charges

During a time when fossil fuels are known to increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and alternative fuels are a hot topic, it seems as though the government would be praising the efforts of a 79 year old Illinois man who drives a 1986 Volkswagen Golf which he converted to run on vegetable oil and diesel.

July 30th, 2007
Vegetable Oil Fuels Car – Owner Faces Felony Charges

CyberNotes: How to Make a Web 2.0 Logo in Paint.NET (tutorial)

Last week we talked about some of the basic things that you can do with Paint.NET, one of my favorite options for photo editing.

July 30th, 2007
CyberNotes: How to Make a Web 2.0 Logo in Paint.NET (tutorial)

Helpful Tip: How to Recover Scratched CDs

While CDs aren’t as popular these days, they’re still around. At some point, I’m sure you’ve had to deal with a scratched CD. Instead of throwing out the CD everytime this happens, try using a cloth to polish the surface of the CD first. If that doesn’t work, here are a few other suggestions:

July 29th, 2007
Helpful Tip: How to Recover Scratched CDs

New CyberNet Features: Avatars, Email Notifications, and Microsummaries

We just got done adding some more new features to the site that have been requested. The first being Avatars to the comments! They use the MyBlogLog and Gravatar service, so if you’re signed up for either of those, your avatar should display.

July 29th, 2007
New CyberNet Features: Avatars, Email Notifications, and Microsummaries