Archives for October 9th, 2007

gPodder – A Full Featured Podcast Client for Linux

We gave gPodder a quick mention a while ago, but it has improved greatly over the last couple of months. Here's a quick rundown of gPodder's most important features.

October 9th, 2007
gPodder – A Full Featured Podcast Client for Linux

OnStar Brings Stolen Cars to a Halt, Literally

Millions of GM vehicles ship with a subscription-based service called OnStar. For a few hundred dollars every year you can pick from a variety of plans that suit your needs. OnStar can do things like give you directions, diagnose problems with your vehicle, and more importantly track your car if it gets stolen.

October 9th, 2007
OnStar Brings Stolen Cars to a Halt, Literally

AppSnap – Automatic Software Installer Now Does Updates

Last December we wrote about a cool little program called AppSnap that would automatically install dozens of applications on your computer.

October 9th, 2007
AppSnap – Automatic Software Installer Now Does Updates

Is Your eBay Account Safe?

It's been one issue after another with eBay lately.  About a week ago, eBay's Trust and Security forums got flooded with several pages of posts containing account information for over 1,200 eBay users. A person named Vladuz took responsibility for that issue, and now the same person has claimed responsibility for the most recent hack.

October 9th, 2007
Is Your eBay Account Safe?

Google Ready to Take on Twitter

We know that Google likes to get their hand in just about everything and anything which is why they make so many acquisitions. Google's acquisition choice today is Jaiku, the fairly new service that competes with Twitter.

October 9th, 2007
Google Ready to Take on Twitter

How Have Your Email Habits Changed Over Time?

Yahoo Mail is celebrating their 10th birthday this month! They've been around for a decade, and between now and then, our email habits sure have changed. Yahoo's mail service originally started due to the acquisition of RocketMail. They were watching Hotmail sweep up thousands of users everyday, and knew they didn't have the time to create their own platform.

October 9th, 2007
How Have Your Email Habits Changed Over Time?

8start Application Launcher Gets New Features

I think this week should be declared application launcher week on CyberNet. :) Exactly one week ago we wrote an article on the best application launchers, then one of our readers pointed out a cool app that we missed called Executor, and finally yesterday we wrote about Launchy 2.0 Alpha.

October 9th, 2007
8start Application Launcher Gets New Features

Daily Downloads: Screenshot Captor, Wink, TinyResMeter, 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 9th, 2007
Daily Downloads: Screenshot Captor, Wink, TinyResMeter, and More

CyberNotes: Best Portable Antivirus Software

Have you ever been on another computer and wished that you had an antivirus program? Maybe you were trying to clean up a computer for a friend, or maybe you received an email attachment while using a public computer? One thing is for sure, and it's that having the best antivirus is important, but there are times where you just need .

October 9th, 2007
CyberNotes: Best Portable Antivirus Software