Archives for December 17th, 2007

Personas Offers Better Firefox Skinning

One of the things that the Opera browser does way better than Firefox is skinning. In Opera you can go to their skin site, find a theme that you want to install, and preview it immediately in the browser. No restart is required.

December 17th, 2007
Personas Offers Better Firefox Skinning

Amazon Deal Finder

As you witnessed earlier today with the iPod Touch, Amazon is a great source of deals. The real question is how do you find all of the deals that you're looking for without spending hours browsing through their products each day. Deal Locker has setup a great search tool for Amazon that will help you hunt down some of the cheapest stuff being sold.

December 17th, 2007
Amazon Deal Finder

2007 CyberNet Awards: Best Customer Service

It's time to hand out the first of many 2007 CyberNet Awards! The category is Best Customer Service, and we have three different winners in this category. These are all companies that we've had to deal with on items that we've purchased, but ended up having troubles somewhere down the road.

December 17th, 2007
2007 CyberNet Awards: Best Customer Service

Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007

PCWorld recently published their "15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007" which they said were "." They called them the "" and said that they left a sour taste in their mouths.

December 17th, 2007
Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007

Announcing the 2007 CyberNet Awards

Starting today and stretching until the end of the year, we will be handing out the coveted CyberNet Awards to the most deserving companies, applications, and gadgets out there. It's almost like winning an Oscar, only there isn't much fame and glory associated with the CyberNet Awards. Oh, and you won't receive a statuette, but who wants another dust collector anyway?

December 17th, 2007
Announcing the 2007 CyberNet Awards

8GB iPod Touch for $269.99 Shipped

Looking for a good deal on an iPod Touch? Here it is... Amazon has the 8GB iPod Touch on sale for $269.99 from the original price of $299. According to Pricegrabber, the lowest elsewhere is $284, but then of course you'd have to pay shipping.  Over at Amazon you'll get it for $269.99 shipped.

December 17th, 2007
8GB iPod Touch for $269.99 Shipped

Nifty Business Card Thumb Calendar

How convenient would it be to have a readable calendar for the entire year on one business card? Lifehacker recently pointed out the "Thumb Calendar" created by Adam Sporka which has all of the months of the year on the front and back of a business card.  It's a compact design that really is pretty nifty and would fit perfectly in your wallet. At first glance, it will look confusing.

December 17th, 2007
Nifty Business Card Thumb Calendar

Daily Downloads: Google, ZoneAlarm, Movable Type, 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).

December 17th, 2007
Daily Downloads: Google, ZoneAlarm, Movable Type, and More

CyberNotes: Tweak Your Desktop to Increase Productivity

It seems as though there's never enough time in the days, weeks, and months to get everything done and fit everybody into the schedule.  Time is precious which is why it's important to try and save yourself as much of it as possible.  One of the best things about Windows Vista is that there are a few built-in settings that can be tweaked and changed to increase your productivity.  All it will take is a few minutes and then you'll be shaving minutes off the tasks your perform on your computer.

December 17th, 2007
CyberNotes: Tweak Your Desktop to Increase Productivity