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. Thanks to a post over at Neowin, both users of the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Vista are able to install a performance and compatibility pack that will address this issue as well as several others.

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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. No praises for him though, instead he has been threatened with felony charges

Microsoft Monday

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. This week we’re going to experiment with something more “advanced.” We’re going to create a Web 2.0 logo and while it uses all basic features in the application, there are several steps involved which is why I’m calling it “advanced.” My instructions are written

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:

Toothpaste

Toothpaste – believe it or not, regular toothpaste (not the gel kind) works well for

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. One of the nice things is that you can change your avatar at any point, and the

Sunday's Summary

Here is your week in review with Sunday's Summary! If you missed something, check it out. What was going on this week at CyberNet News with CyberNotes?

• Microsoft Monday:Using Basic Paint.NET Features 
• Time Saving Tuesday:Revo Uninstaller Cleanly Removes your Apps  
• Web Browser Wednesday: Store your Passwords Online with Clipperz
• Tutorial Thursday:How to get Bigger Thumbnails in the Vista Taskbar 
• Free For All Friday:Old-School Tech Commercials 
• Weekend
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We’ve covered several utilities in the past that can be used to tweak Vista: TweakVista, TweakUAC, and Vispa. All of those provide some nice functionalities when it comes to tweaking Vista, and there is a new one that was just released called VistaTweaker (Download Mirror). And despite