Archives for September 18th, 2007

ReadyBoost Compatible 2GB Flash Drive for $6.95 (U.S. Only)

Buy.com has an amazing deal on a Kingston 2GB DataTraveler USB 2.0 Flash Drive. For a limited time you can get it for $16.95, and you can take another $10 off if you've got a Google Account that still hasn't been used to get the $10 Google Checkout credit.

September 18th, 2007
ReadyBoost Compatible 2GB Flash Drive for $6.95 (U.S. Only)

Flock 1.0 Coming Fall 2007

When Flock 0.9 launched it was a pretty big overhaul, and now their next big milestone is Flock 1.0 which currently has a vague release date of Fall 2007. Honestly this is the dream browser for any heavy social network user out there, and hopefully they'll pursue more of the less tech savvy people who use MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube because I can guarantee that they would absolutely love it.

September 18th, 2007
Flock 1.0 Coming Fall 2007

*Gasp* Google Takes Two Services Out of Beta!

It's not very often that Google takes something out of labs, especially not two services at the same time. The Google Lab is considered Google's "technology playground." Instead of saying that a service is in beta (aside from Gmail), they say it's in labs and not quite ready for "prime time." The two most recent graduates of labs include Google Reader, and GOOG-411.

September 18th, 2007
*Gasp* Google Takes Two Services Out of Beta!

Halo 3 Ending Leaked

Not that this should be a surprise, but the ending of Halo 3 has been leaked to the Internet. With the game set to launch in just a week on September 25th, the video of the ending appears to be legitimate - although it hasn't been confirmed. If you have interest in ruining the game for yourself, I've included the link below.

September 18th, 2007
Halo 3 Ending Leaked

Firefox 2.0.0.7 – QuickTime Vulnerability Squashed

Mozilla has posted Firefox 2.0.0.7 which is an extremely critical update for all Firefox users out there. There is only one thing that has been fixed, but it's a QuickTime vulnerability that could compromise Firefox and your computer.

September 18th, 2007
Firefox 2.0.0.7 – QuickTime Vulnerability Squashed

Thunderbird Organization Established — MailCo

It's been nearly two months since Mozilla originally announced that they were going to help Thunderbird "spread its wings," and it looks like we finally have a result of the talks. Mozilla has decided to branch Thunderbird off into its own subsidiary, and it will be started with $3 million in seed money that has been provided by the Mozilla Foundation.

September 18th, 2007
Thunderbird Organization Established — MailCo

New York Times Drops Fee for Content

Most people aren't willing to pay for the news content that they view on the Internet, and it appears the New York Times is realizing this.  As of midnight tonight, the NYT will no longer charge users to view their TimesSelect content. TimesSelect was a paid service that gave subscribers access to the Op-Ed columnists, and The Times Archive.

September 18th, 2007
New York Times Drops Fee for Content

Daily Downloads: iTunes, RSS Bandit, Notepad++, and More

Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it's safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we'll try to note the paid-only programs).

September 18th, 2007
Daily Downloads: iTunes, RSS Bandit, Notepad++, and More

Google Presentations Misses the Mark

I've been excited for quite some time to see what Google would be able to pull out of their Online Presentation service, but I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed with the final result. For starters, one of the great things that they did is shorten the name of their "Office Suite" to just Google Docs (prior to this it was Google Docs & Spreadsheets), but the service is still in Beta.

September 18th, 2007
Google Presentations Misses the Mark

CyberNotes: Dynamic Text Templates in Live Writer

Last Thursday we showed you how to make Windows Live Writer portable, and today we are going to show you how to create powerful text templates that will save you incredible amounts of time. Unfortunately the plugin you'll need to install, Dynamic Templates, won't work with the portable version.

September 18th, 2007
CyberNotes: Dynamic Text Templates in Live Writer