Archives for September 20th, 2007

New Mac Leopard Dock on Windows

It seems as though there are some big fans of the Mac OS Leopard Dock that will be launching later this year with the new operating system. Well, they might be Leopard fans, but they're running Windows. :)

September 20th, 2007
New Mac Leopard Dock on Windows

Helpful Tip: What’s Inside Your Batteries

Picking up some batteries at the store can be quite discouraging because of the outrageously high prices that they can cost. As Lifehacker has been showing us lately things may not always be what they appear. Checkout what lies inside some of your everyday batteries:

September 20th, 2007
Helpful Tip: What’s Inside Your Batteries

NBC to Offer Free TV Show Downloads

It was just a couple of weeks ago that NBC announced that it didn't intend to renew their contract with iTunes once their current contract runs out in December. Some people thought the little argument between Apple and NBC would soon be over, and NBC shows would remain on iTunes come December. Unfortunately for iTunes users, there's no kissing and making up here.

September 20th, 2007
NBC to Offer Free TV Show Downloads

Digg Launches Facebook-like User Profiles

Last night Digg launched several new changes to their site with the biggest change being new user profiles.

September 20th, 2007
Digg Launches Facebook-like User Profiles

Google Introduces "Shared Stuff"

Google wants you to share the web sites that you come across or enjoy on the web with your friends which is why they've introduced "Shared Stuff." Using a bookmarklet that you drag up into your browser's bookmark bar, you'll be able to easily share any web page with one click.

September 20th, 2007
Google Introduces "Shared Stuff"

Firefox 3 Alpha 8 – Bookmark Tagging, App Preferences, and More

We weren't exactly sure whether the next milestone in the Firefox 3 pre-release lifecycle was going to be an Alpha or a Beta, but we know now.

September 20th, 2007
Firefox 3 Alpha 8 – Bookmark Tagging, App Preferences, and More

MediaDefender: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted

MediaDefender is a popular company who's goal is to thwart illegal file, music, and movie sharing. Their 60 employees and 2,000 servers are used to post fake files (that appear to be real) on the file sharing networks, and they can load corrupt data into the files being downloaded on the Kazaa network.

September 20th, 2007
MediaDefender: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted

Daily Downloads: FileZilla, Skype, WindowBlinds, 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 20th, 2007
Daily Downloads: FileZilla, Skype, WindowBlinds, and More

CyberNotes: Photo Seam Carving using Liquid Resize

Seam carving (also known as content aware image resizing) has been the hit lately when it comes to photo editing. It all started with the presentation by Ariel Shamir who put together a nearly breathtaking demo. In it he showed how scaling images could be done without losing or distorting the important aspects of photos.

September 20th, 2007
CyberNotes: Photo Seam Carving using Liquid Resize