Archives for January 16th, 2008

Steve Jobs Attacks Kindle & Android

The New York Times managed to get some time with Steve Jobs yesterday after his keynote, and there were some interesting remarks in the interview from Jobs. Apparently his mother never taught him that if he didn't have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all.

January 16th, 2008
Steve Jobs Attacks Kindle & Android

Microsoft Plus! for Vista … Where’s the Ultimate Extras?

A forum member over at WinBeta snatched up what appears the box art for a Microsoft Plus! Pack designed for Vista. It was taken from an online Canadian store, called Future Shop, who has since removed the listing from their site.

January 16th, 2008
Microsoft Plus! for Vista … Where’s the Ultimate Extras?

Happy Belated Birthday Wikipedia!

Good thing they make those belated birthday cards for people like us who on occasion, forget to celebrate a birthday the actual date! Yesterday was a big day for Wikipedia, it was the day that they turned 7 years old.

January 16th, 2008
Happy Belated Birthday Wikipedia!

Publishers Can Customize iPhone Webclip Icons

One of the big peeves that I had with the new iPhone and iPod Touch firmware update yesterday was that Apple doesn't give much control over the webclip icons. That's when you bookmark a website to the home screen, and the iPhone snaps a screenshot of the upper-left corner of the screen to assign as the icon.

January 16th, 2008
Publishers Can Customize iPhone Webclip Icons

DreamHost Makes a Big "Um, Whoops" Mistake

DreamHost hasn't exactly been known as a leader in web hosting service. While they are in fact cheap, the saying "you pay for what you get" is generally true here.  Their users often complain of uptime issues as well as terrible customer support with the only benefit being the price.

January 16th, 2008
DreamHost Makes a Big "Um, Whoops" Mistake

MySQL … The $1 Billion Acquisition

MySQL was acquired by Sun Microsystems today (also here and here) for a whopping $1 billion. I can't say it was something I was expecting after MySQL has remained independent for over 10 years, but in the end I think it will be good for both the companies involved and the users.

January 16th, 2008
MySQL … The $1 Billion Acquisition

iGoogle Themes Directory Launches

It was just two weeks ago that we brought to your attention the Custom Skins gadget for iGoogle personalized homepages. This gadget allows users to create their own skins and submit them to a directory where everybody has access to them. The directory for these custom skins is a great addition, and some of you commented on how nice this was.

January 16th, 2008
iGoogle Themes Directory Launches

Daily Downloads: iTunes, uTorrent, Sandboxie, 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).

January 16th, 2008
Daily Downloads: iTunes, uTorrent, Sandboxie, and More

CyberNotes: Sync Bookmarks Between Browsers

One of the most valuable pieces of data your browser can hold are your bookmarks. For some people it's not only important to access your bookmarks no matter where you're at, but also from whatever browser you are using. That's why today we are taking a look at some different ways you'll be able to sync bookmarks between the different browsers.

January 16th, 2008
CyberNotes: Sync Bookmarks Between Browsers