Archives for August 27th, 2007

What is Bacn?

I learned a new term over the weekend, and it’s called Bacn! What is Bacn? No, it’s not the delectable bacon that you eat for breakfast, instead it’s the new term for emails that are a cross between spam and personal mail. Here’s a message regarding Bacn from the people who coined the new word:

August 27th, 2007
What is Bacn?

FotoFlexer: Free Online Photo Editor

There are a slew of online Photo editors these days, but only a few really stand out for me. One of them is Picnik which we reviewed back in April, and another is FotoFlexer, which is pretty new to the scene of photo editing. While they may be fairly new, they provide a service that offers complex features but is simple to use.

August 27th, 2007
FotoFlexer: Free Online Photo Editor

Switch to Hotmail from Gmail and Yahoo

Just last week we wrote about a service Yahoo! provides that lets you bring your existing emails, contacts, and calendar from your existing email account. The only problem, as my brother pointed out when using it, is that you could get locked out of your Gmail account temporarily because of the heavy access:

August 27th, 2007
Switch to Hotmail from Gmail and Yahoo

Free PDF Reader: Foxit 2.1

My absolute favorite PDF reader just got an update! Foxit Reader 2.1 is one of those free programs that I always have on my computer. It beats Adobe Acrobat Reader hands down in terms of startup speed (without using a pre-launcher), and has many of the same features. As expected, Foxit 2.1 added a bunch of new things that make this free PDF reader even more lovable:

August 27th, 2007
Free PDF Reader: Foxit 2.1

Acer Buying Gateway for $710 Million

Acer, the Taiwan based computer company, has announced that they are buying Gateway! The acquisition of Gateway for $710 million will make Acer the 3rd largest PC company in the World, overtaking China’s Lenovo.

August 27th, 2007
Acer Buying Gateway for $710 Million

Bloglines vs. Google Reader Rivalry Heats Up!

I’ve been a huge fan of the online Google Reader ever since they launched the much needed redesign almost a year ago. Since then I think they’ve taken feed reading to a whole new level, and have drawn many users away from Bloglines.

August 27th, 2007
Bloglines vs. Google Reader Rivalry Heats Up!

Yahoo Mail – New Version Launched!

Yahoo has announced the launch of an “all-new Yahoo! Mail” that has quite the list of new features including chat capabilities right inside Yahoo Mail, and the option to send and/or receive text messages. Many of you have been trying out some of the new features since the public beta launched back in September of 2006.

August 27th, 2007
Yahoo Mail – New Version Launched!

CyberNotes: How to “Fix” Photos in Windows Photo Gallery

Most of you have probably at least heard of Windows Photo Gallery in Windows Vista. It’s a great tool built-in to Vista that helps you organize photos, add ratings and captions, as well as metadata tags to photos.

August 27th, 2007
CyberNotes: How to “Fix” Photos in Windows Photo Gallery