One thing that has always left me puzzled is why Firefox takes so long to startup. Both Opera and Internet Explorer take just seconds to get up and running, but on all four of my computers Firefox takes between 10 and 20 seconds to start (even with no extensions installed).

If you find yourself in a similar situation then what you might need is the open source

If you're using Firefox, there's a pretty cool way to enhance your Google Apps Bar. It's called iGoogleBar and it is an extension "that adds Google Apps favicons to the Google Apps Bar, using them as triggers for the Apps' respective iGoogle Gadgets." For example, while I'm logged into Google, across the top of my browser window I see links to Google applications like Gmail, Google Calendar, Documents, Photos, Groups, Web, and more. Clicking

Stardock just released a new cursor management program called CursorFX (previously known as CursorXP). It is designed so that users can install any of the hundreds of cursor themes that have been created. One of my personal favorites is Uista, which is particularly slick on Vista.

To ensure that no one is left out Stardock opted to create both a free and plus

Yahoo is opening up an "all-you-can-eat" buffet and on the menu is web hosting.  There's unlimited disk space, unlimited data transfer, unlimited email storage, and 1,000 email accounts available. And it's cheaper than many buffets out there at $11.95 per month! What a deal, huh?

Of course just like Yahoo's unlimited email service which they started to roll out back in May last year,

There has been a lot of buzz around Microsoft's announcement that Vista SP1 has been sent to manufacturing, but it won't actually be available to the public until March 2008. The reason for the delay is that there are some driver compatibility problems for some users, and Microsoft is trying to figure out the best way to isolate the people who will have

eBay's feedback system has been around ever since February of 1996 when the founder, Pierre Omidyar sought to implement a way for members to exchange experiences. He explained that some people are honest, but others aren't and the hope was that by sharing experiences, the dishonest would be driven away. The feedback system has

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).

As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across