Eset is one of the most respected antivirus development companies, and is definitely one of my favorites. Earlier this year we informed you about the product line for their next generation antivirus solutions, which includes a standalone antivirus application and a security suite complete with firewall. Next Monday, November 5th, consumers will be able to purchase the new line of products.

One of the reasons I absolutely love Gmail is because of their spam protection. Out of every mail service I've tried, theirs without question, is the best. Sorting through spam mail is about as fun as being caught in the middle of bull running wearing red.

A new version of Yahoo Messenger is launching today with all kinds of new features. Among the changes in Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 beta are a redesigned interface. With over 94 million users, it's an important communication tool for many people.  The changes that they've made will make communication among the millions of users easier, and perhaps even more enjoyable.

Today was the first I had heard of Google working on a new version of Gmail after Phillipp Lessen from Google Blogoscoped posted a bunch of screenshots of what the update will look like.  According to Lessen, one of the biggest changes behind Gmail 2.0 is speed. I've never really noticed speed issues, but he says it's supposed to be faster thanks to a JavaScript back-end rewrite.

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).

I hang out over in the Donation Coder forum from time to time because there are a lot of people over there who have discovered some extremely useful apps. One example of this just happened a few weeks ago when Nighted, a member of the forum, pointed out a great freeware utility called ThumbWin (Google Translation to English).

The last time we wrote about the One Laptop Per Child program was late September when it was announced that they'd go on sale starting November 12th.  Consumers who want to buy one will be required to actually purchase two -- one for them, and one to give.  This "Give 1 Get 1" program will cost $399, and is still set to start on November 12th.

I'm a little disappointed in Microsoft right now because they almost included an outstanding feature in Windows Vista. The other day one of the Firefox nightly builds crashed which wasn't a shock to me. And when a program crashes in Vista it always checks with Microsoft to see if other people are experiencing the same problem.

Have you ever been on a page with a ton of animated GIF's, and all you're trying to do is read the content? It can get quite distracting, but if you're using Firefox or Internet Explorer just hit the ESC key. Doing so will immediately pause all of the animated GIF images on the page. Go ahead, try it with this image:

Want to know how to make (and unlimited) national or international calls to friends and family? The answer is Talkster.  Of course you're probably thinking that they have to pay for it somehow, so "what's the catch?" There is a catch, but it's a small one and one that won't take away from the usefulness or attractiveness of the service.