Archives for December, 2007

December 28th, 2007
CyberNotes: Thank You Captain Obvious

Today we're taking a look at actual warning labels that have been found on various actual products. I think the best way to describe them are "Duh" and "Thank you captain obvious!" How stupid do people really think we are? You'll see what I mean...

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December 27th, 2007
2007 CyberNet Awards: Most Innovative Services

Computers have always prospered because of people who sought after ways to fulfill the needs of users. When I look back at where applications and services were just a few years ago I have a hard time believing how far we've actually come.

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December 27th, 2007
As if We Didn’t Know the Wii Was Selling Well…

If you tried to hunt down a Wii this holiday season there is a good chance that you walked away empty handed and with a pounding migraine. The Wii is essentially a money printing machine for both retailers and Nintendo, but a nightmare for consumers who were trying to find one for their kids.

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December 27th, 2007
Where Do You Print Your Digital Photos?

Recently I saw that HP's photo service, Snapfish, offers prints for just 9¢. What a deal, huh? I looked into signing up for an account and it said that my first 20 photos were free, and then after that, each 4 x 6 inch print would be 9¢. That got me wondering what other services charged, and which ones you all use.

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December 27th, 2007
Helpful Tip: Restore Firefox Tabs & Windows

In the Firefox settings there is an option to show the "windows and tabs from last time" when starting up the browser. This is handy for anyone who wants to close their browser, but retain any windows and tabs that were previously open for the next session.

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December 27th, 2007
Zoho Show 2.0 is Amazing

Last Friday Ryan gave a CyberNet Award for the most powerful website to Zoho and mentioned how they offer 18 different powerful products and services that made them deserving of this award. In the comments, Pieter said that Zoho was a little too ugly in his opinion, which I tended to agree with.

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December 27th, 2007
Apple Slaps Clearance Prices on iPods

Apple has always had a "clearance items" section on their site which includes products that are discounted for some reason or another, but it hasn't always included some of the deals that they're currently offering.  If you're considering buying an iPod and you don't care about having the latest generation, you'll certainly want to checkout what they have.

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December 27th, 2007
Daily Downloads: RSS Bandit, 7-Zip, QT TabBar, 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).

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December 27th, 2007
CyberNotes: How to Remap Keyboard Keys

Most keyboards these days have 100+ keys, and there are so many keys that it can be difficult to get them to work exactly the way you want them to. As with most other things on a computer, if there is something that you don't like about the keyboard you should just change it!

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December 26th, 2007
Mouse Pointer Speed Resets on Startup

I've owned a Logitech MX Revolution mouse for over a year now, and I use it with my laptop all of the time. One thing that has always bugged me, however, was that every time I restart my computer the mouse pointer speed (located in the Mouse properties in the Control Panel) is reset back to it's default settings.

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December 26th, 2007
Hack Alert – Check Your Gmail Filters!

One of the features that I use quite often in Gmail is the filter list. With filters I'm able to forward, apply labels, and delete/archive emails as they come in. Unfortunately this was also a source for hackers to wreak havoc on you.

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December 26th, 2007
Weave: Synchronize Firefox 3 Bookmarks

Mozilla has been investigating ways to make it easy for users to carry information (bookmarks, history, etc...) from one browser to another. What they came up with is an extension called Weave, and it can be used across several computers to synchronize data.

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December 26th, 2007
Google Apps for Your Domain gets new Features

A few weeks ago when Google added the color-coded labels feature to Gmail, one of the first things that I thought about was the fact that this feature wouldn't be available in our Google Apps account.

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December 26th, 2007
Happy Belated Birthday Learn Firefox!

It's hard to believe it but Learn Firefox turned one year old on December 25th! With nearly 200 articles, the site has turned into the place to go for those who are just learning all about Firefox. It's also a great place to go when you're looking for a tutorial on a new extension or when you're in need of a new theme and you'd like to see what it looks like before downloading.

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December 26th, 2007
Messenger and Google Talk to Work Together?

These days most of us can't get away with using just one instant messenger. You have a few contacts that you talk to on Messenger, a few on Google Talk, a handful on AIM, etc., and so it's impossible to use just one.

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December 26th, 2007
FREE Antivirus: AVG 7.5 Professional

For a limited time you can download and use AVG 7.5 Professional Antivirus (RapidShare & MegaUpload mirrors) for free. For those of you running the always-free version of AVG there are some advantages to making the upgrade, such as advanced scanning and scheduling options.

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December 26th, 2007
Daily Downloads: MediaMonkey, NOD32, Yahoo!, 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).

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December 26th, 2007
CyberNotes: Google Auto Pager (Pagerization)

How many times each day do you click on the "next" button on a website? Maybe it's for a search page, news, or image sharing sites? With the help of some scripts or extensions you'll be able to rid yourself of the manual navigation burden!

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December 24th, 2007
Happy Holidays!

We just wanted to let everybody know that we're taking a couple of days off to spend  time enjoying the holidays with our families. Thanks to all of you who have sent us tips -- we've received them, we just won't be returning to our normal writing schedule until Wednesday. We should be caught up with everything around Thursday.

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December 23rd, 2007
Windows Longhorn Concept Taskbar

One thing that many Vista complaints have in common is that they nearly all say that "it's not Longhorn." That's true, Microsoft made a lot of changes along the road of Vista's development, and they burned through new concepts faster than a Hummer burns through a gallon of gas.

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