We're all familiar with the basics of how a search engine works - you type in a query and it retrieves relevant links to places around the web. It's simple, easy to use, and helps us find what we're looking for. Given this, I think you'll enjoy a site called BeeMP3. BeeMP3 is a search engine for finding MP3 files on the Internet.

I've got a lot of news to share about Ubuntu, and instead of doing several different posts about it all I thought it would be better to aggregate the info into one convenient article. Prepare your minds for Ubuntu overload!

Tivo owners now have a new convenient way to view their photos on the TV. Thanks to a partnership with both Picasa and Photobucket, users can access their photos (assuming they're an account holder for either service) right from their broadband connected  Tivo device. Depending on the model of Tivo that they own, they can even view them in HD.

Here's a quick reminder for those of you who want to enter any of the Giveaways from yesterday but haven't actually entered. You have less than two hours at this point to do so. Each giveaway ends at 5:00 PM Central time at which point we will pick and notify the winners!

CrossLoop has become a huge time saver for myself, my family, and my friends. With it I'm able to connect to any remote computer that is running CrossLoop, without needing to walk them through a tedious configuration process.

When it comes to Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Microsoft is doing two things that almost counteract each other. First off Microsoft is easing up on the "Reduced Functionality Mode" for those users who don't pass the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) test. As of right now if you don't pass WGA Vista will disable premium features such as Aero Glass, ReadyBoost, games, and BitLocker.

It seems as though the one thing Digg users have requested over and over again, and the one thing that Digg has promised was coming is a dedicated images section.  It finally went live last night which means if users come across a funny or interesting image they think is Digg worthy, they can submit it and a thumbnail of the image will appear aside the submission so that users can get a preview of it before clicking through to the original source.

When Google started distributing the new Gmail 2 I figured they would still have some aces up their sleeves. Well, they just revealed one of those aces: color coded labels for your emails! I know a lot of people have been wanting them to add this feature for awhile, and it is finally here.

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).

Do you find Windows starting up slow because of all the applications that are set to automatically run at the beginning? If you consult anyone tech savvy they will say to cut back on the number of applications that start with your computer, but that's hard for some people to do. Most of the time those programs serve a purpose, and people want them to be running when they need them.