Archives for November, 2007

Yahoo Widgets Gets Some Love

It looks like Yahoo has spent some considerable time designing an all new homepage for their Yahoo Widgets, and I must say, it looks good! They wanted to improve the experience, and that they did. They've also launched a new version of Yahoo! Widgets (Konfabulator) version 4.5 which has new features and some fixes. You can find the upgrade for that here.

November 29th, 2007
Yahoo Widgets Gets Some Love

The Pirate Bay Wants to Help You Discover Music

The Pirate Bay sure does care about their users, don't they? :) Today they've shown this by launching a music discovery feature to help people find more of the music that they like so that they can spend more time downloading files. They were able to offer this thanks to data from Last.fm.

November 29th, 2007
The Pirate Bay Wants to Help You Discover Music

Firefox 2.0.0.11: Two Releases in One Week?

Mozilla pushed out Firefox 2.0.0.10 on Tuesday which fixed three highly rated security vulnerabilities, but a rather critical bug slipped through their test routines. The issue lies in the which is used by some extensions and websites to display images. An example of this can be seen here where a line graph is supposed to appear on the left side using the source image as the background.

November 29th, 2007
Firefox 2.0.0.11: Two Releases in One Week?

Dear Google, Don’t Shun Google Talk…

Hey Google, remember that Google Talk application you have? Yeah, the one that keeps getting ignored? You launched it back in 2005 and added a features in 2006 (offline messaging and voice mailing), but since then it seems you've just forgotten about it. Now it looks like you're focusing all of your efforts on Gmail Chat and the flash based Google Talk gadget for personalized homepages.

November 29th, 2007
Dear Google, Don’t Shun Google Talk…

Vista Transformation Pack 8: Now With Flip3D

It's another big milestone for Windows XP/2003 users! Vista Transformation Pack 8 ( VTP 8 ) was just released, and it will bring even more of the Vista finesse that you know and love without the hefty upgrade price tag. One of the most notable changes is the ability to use the "Aero Glass" without needing WindowBlinds.

November 29th, 2007
Vista Transformation Pack 8: Now With Flip3D

Daily Downloads: Sandboxie, Revo, VLC, 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).

November 29th, 2007
Daily Downloads: Sandboxie, Revo, VLC, and More

CyberNotes: Laptop Battery Status

Have you ever wondered how you can get more information on your laptop's battery? That's a question that many people wonder, especially when they start experiencing shortened battery life. There is a quick and free way for you to get all of this info and more!

November 29th, 2007
CyberNotes: Laptop Battery Status

Defragment Specific Files

Many of you are probably sitting in front of a computer that has the amazing CCleaner application (review) installed. It helps keep your computer free from clutter by deleting unimportant files and cleaning up the registry, which is especially useful after uninstalling a program.

November 28th, 2007
Defragment Specific Files

Optimus Maximus Now More Affordable?

The first 400 Optimus Maximus 113 key OLED keyboards will be shipping in December, and 3 new configurations have been announced for those people that might be on more of a budget. I use the word budget loosely...

November 28th, 2007
Optimus Maximus Now More Affordable?

Free Online Favicon Generator

Favicons can be used for a variety of purposes, including the little website icon that shows up in the address bar or even the icon for applications running on your computer. Favicons have the file extension ICO, and as we've seen before generating a favicon can be a rather tedious process.

November 28th, 2007
Free Online Favicon Generator