Archives for February 13th, 2008

Firefox Live Bookmarks in the Sidebar

From our 7,000+ feed subscribers I'm surprised to see that over 600 of those readers are still using the rather simple Firefox Live Bookmarks to keep up on the news. I've always found the Live Bookmarks system to be overly simple since the only part of the feed that is made available is the title of the article. I guess the simplicity is what draws the users in though.

February 13th, 2008
Firefox Live Bookmarks in the Sidebar

Don’t Highlight Extensions When Renaming Files

One of the things that I always do on a fresh Windows installation is have it show the extensions on all of my files. I'm not sure how many of you do this, but it seems like I'm changing around extensions quite frequently so it makes a lot of sense for me.

February 13th, 2008
Don’t Highlight Extensions When Renaming Files

"Watch Now" Streaming in Media Center with MyNetflix Plug-in

Netflix subscribers and Windows Vista Media Center users now have at their disposal an awesome plug-in that is available as a public beta.  It's hard to believe that this hasn't been done before (at least to my knowledge) because it's extremely useful.

February 13th, 2008
"Watch Now" Streaming in Media Center with MyNetflix Plug-in

How Google Ended Up with Their Logo

Ever wonder how Google ended up with the logo that they did? The designer of the logo, Ruth Kedar recently talked about what went into the process and even shared some of her early ideas.  Surprisingly it started out more complicated and ended up as the more simple logo that is known around the World today.

February 13th, 2008
How Google Ended Up with Their Logo

PdfMeNot: Online PDF Reader

We previously wrote about a free online PDF reader called Samuraj Data that is so darn simple that it's hard not to love it. There's no Flash required and no fancy graphics, just point it to the PDF file you want to view and it will do the rest. Starting tomorrow there will be a new kid on the block, and it comes straight from the creators of BugMeNot.

February 13th, 2008
PdfMeNot: Online PDF Reader

Watch the World Live with Yahoo! Live

It's been a few days now since Yahoo launched their experimental live video service called Yahoo! Live. It launched with such quietness and without fanfare that many of you probably haven't even heard about it yet.

February 13th, 2008
Watch the World Live with Yahoo! Live

Daily Downloads: Firefox, TweakVista, 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).

February 13th, 2008
Daily Downloads: Firefox, TweakVista, and More

CyberNotes: Syncing iPhone Bookmarks with Firefox

When Apple added iPod Touch/iPhone bookmark synchronization to iTunes they, for whatever reason, didn't include Firefox as an option. As it stands right now you can synchronize your iPhone bookmarks with Safari (available on Windows and Mac) or Internet Explorer (available on Windows).

February 13th, 2008
CyberNotes: Syncing iPhone Bookmarks with Firefox