Archives for October 1st, 2007

Skype Not Such a Great Buy for eBay Afterall?

I'm sure eBay was expecting big things from Skype when they acquired the communication company in September of 2005 for 2.6 billion.  Unfortunately not much has come from it all and eBay is facing a dilemma of what to do. You know things aren't going so well when there's a management shake-up and the CEO and co-founder of Skype resigns.

October 1st, 2007
Skype Not Such a Great Buy for eBay Afterall?

MonoCalendar: iCal Calendar for Windows

Yesterday in the forum Pieter posted information on a sweet calendar application called MonoCalendar. It is completely free, and its primary reason for existing is to offer a Windows alternative to Apple's popular iCal calendar app. I have to admit that it is definitely on its way!

October 1st, 2007
MonoCalendar: iCal Calendar for Windows

Adobe Enters World of Online Word Processing

The list of companies offering an online word processor just keeps getting longer and longer. And because there are so many options, it makes it difficult to determine which service to use, if any at all. As though there weren't enough options, Adobe has announced that they are acquiring Virtual Ubiquity which is the company that makes Buzzword.

October 1st, 2007
Adobe Enters World of Online Word Processing

Rsizr – Online Image Scaling Done Right!

A few weeks ago I wrote about a free application called Liquid Resize that implemented the much acclaimed seam carving (also known as content aware image resizing). It is pumped with features, and it has already had a couple of more updates from time I wrote the article.

October 1st, 2007
Rsizr – Online Image Scaling Done Right!

Foxit Reader 2.2 – Now the Best PDF Reader

Foxit Reader just got perfect in my opinion. You may think that I'm crazy for thinking that it wasn't perfect before, but one thing that always bothered me was the poor text selection. Before to copy and paste text from a PDF you had to draw a box around the text that you wanted.

October 1st, 2007
Foxit Reader 2.2 – Now the Best PDF Reader

Joost Steps Out into Public Beta 1.0

Remember back in April when having a Joost invitation in your hands was reason for envy by those who didn't? The launch of their private beta back then was extremely popular as everybody wanted to get the chance to give it a try. With over 15,000 TV shows and 250 channels, Joost is finally ready to step out into the public with today's release of the Beta 1.0 version.

October 1st, 2007
Joost Steps Out into Public Beta 1.0

New @ CyberNet: Better Comment Tracking, Featured Feeds, and More

I'm not sure how many of our eagle-eyed visitors noticed the 15-minutes of downtime last night, but I know some of you did because Max started a discussion in the forum about it.

October 1st, 2007
New @ CyberNet: Better Comment Tracking, Featured Feeds, and More

Daily Downloads: RoboForm, Foxit, Opera, 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).

October 1st, 2007
Daily Downloads: RoboForm, Foxit, Opera, and More

CyberNotes: Schedule and Stream Shows from Media Center

Using a Media Center PC to manage media like TV shows, music, and photos is becoming more and more popular these days.

October 1st, 2007
CyberNotes: Schedule and Stream Shows from Media Center