I absolutely love Google Talk because of its simplicity, and the fact that I've got all of my friends using it is a huge plus. There is only one thing that I really dislike with the instant messenger, and it's that I can't change my status to away.
One of the things that I really love with Google is it's support for recognizing calculations and conversions in the search box. We've already demonstrated how many different ways you can use the Google calculator, but I was disappointed to find out that no one had made a Vista Sidebar Gadget for it yet.
Last week Gmail launched free IMAP support, which was one of the most user-requested features. We were fortunate and got the IMAP access to show up in our account simply by logging out and logging back in, but some of my friends are still sitting around waiting for it to show up in their accounts.
When NBC Universal and News Corp announced that they were teaming up back in March, most people assumed that they were doing so to take on YouTube by launching a video sharing site. As it turns out, they had no intention of competing with YouTube and instead had their eyes set on creating a place where people would be able to view video content online.
Mac OS X Leopard has been freed from captivity and is now in the hands of keyed-up Apple fans.
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).
One of Vista's shining points that often gets looked over is the amazing parental controls that are included with it. Microsoft certainly spent some time thinking this feature through because it's thorough and gives parents control over nearly every aspect of their child's computer use.
Have you ever wanted to morph multiple images together? You know, take a picture of your friend and have it morph into a monkey or something? I accidentally came across a free application today called Sqirlz Morph that will do just that.
If you've ever needed sound effects or music loops, you know that searching the web for a free solution is both tedious and difficult. And of course once you come across something great that would be perfect for your project, you realize it's not royalty free.
With so many "social" online bookmark services available like Del.icio.us, some of the "non-social" services have been pushed to the background. Today's weekend website is Quick Bookmarks, a great tool to help you manage your personal bookmarks without the social side.
I received a tip the other day from "S" who was letting me know that Webroot is giving away free licenses for their firewall software. This is for a limited time only, and I've already requested several licenses of it for myself.
Google has just made some very "unlike Google" changes to SearchMash, their experimental search engine. Much like Google's search, SearchMash has always offered a rather simple experience that was easy to use. Recently they launched a new flash version that has all kinds of features like tabs to switch between search options (images, videos, etc.) and a "snap preview".
The independent Full Circle Magazine has just released issue 6 today, and as expected it includes some great tips on the recently released Ubuntu 7.10. More importantly they show you how you can upgrade Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) to Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon).
YouTube designers and developers are in the process of making quite a few changes to both the look of YouTube and some of its features. They say that some changes will be to existing features, but they'll also be rolling out some new ones. In the mean time, they've put together a preview of what the new browsing page will look like. Ready to see it?
The New York Times got it right when they said, "It turns out someone does like Windows Vista, along with Office and the other stuff Microsoft sells." Sure Windows Vista is getting bashed left and right, but people are buying it. In fact, consumers bought $1.1 billion dollars more in software than what analysts had originally projected.
Do you remember the WebRunner browser that we wrote about last week? It was created by Mozilla as a way for websites, such as Google Reader, to provide a standalone application for their users. That way people don't have to keep their main browser open all of the time if all they want to do is read news on Google Reader, or browse Facebook.
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).
With today being the grand launch day of Mac OS X Leopard, I thought we'd continue the topic we started last week focusing on Mac computers. There's no better time to poke fun at Apple and Mac and in the process, laugh a little too. Below you'll find a collection of jokes and comics from around the web. I'm not promising gut-busting kind of laughter, but they're still funny. :)
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